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Home » Equity and Equality » Poverty » Page 3

Category: Poverty

A woman stands next to a brightly painted food pantry.
Posted inEconomy

Documentary looks at food deserts in rural, urban communities across Nova Scotia

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent February 25, 2022November 30, 2022
The interior of a community food pantry. It's a plastic cabinet with wooden shelves. Shown are two shelves, one of which has a can of tomatoes, two cans of soup, and a carton of chocolate milk. The shelf below it has two plates of raw potatoes, carrots, an onion, and an apple.
Posted inMorning File

Filling a need with the Fairview Community Food Cupboard

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent January 20, 2022November 30, 2022
Tents remain in Meagher Park in Halifax. New tarps have been added to winterize the encampments.
Posted inMorning File

Living on the streets can kill

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch December 14, 2021January 25, 2023
A colourful grocery store display of vegetables including yellow and red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers.
Posted inEconomy, Poverty

Report: Families expected to pay $966 more for groceries next year

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont December 9, 2021December 22, 2022
Three women volunteers in the kitchen of the North Dartmouth Outreach Resource food bank repackage macaroni and other bulk goods, at a long table in a kitchen with counters and two refrigerators..
Posted inMorning File

Filling the need at food banks in North Dartmouth

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent November 25, 2021November 29, 2022
A young, sad looking child peering out through slats of a wooden deck of playground equipment.
Posted inPoverty

CCPA-NS report: Child poverty rate down just 0.1 of a percentage point in 30 years

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont November 24, 2021December 22, 2022
Posted inLabour

Report: living wage in Halifax now $22.05/hour

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent November 3, 2021November 29, 2022
Posted inEducation, Poverty

Educators for Social Justice NS wants election candidates to implement recommendations to eliminate child poverty

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont July 30, 2021December 22, 2022
A photo of a keychain with a little plastic house attached. It has a grey peaked roof, and is painted in red and white.
Posted inHousing, Poverty

CCPA-NS report: more than 30,000 permanent affordable housing units needed in NS

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont May 26, 2021December 23, 2022
Posted inHousing

Dartmouth tenants head to social media to find Hope for Highfield

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent April 15, 2021November 29, 2022

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