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A large silver bell sit on the ground in front of a building of red bricks. A red-and-white sign on the wall of the building says "The North Dartmouth Outreach Resource Centre. Home of the Food Bank."
Posted inLocal News, Poverty

‘Our numbers are up:’ higher food prices impacting Dartmouth food banks and clients

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson February 23, 2023March 2, 2023

The North Dartmouth Outreach Resource Centre served 90 households in the second week of February, reaching 150 adults and 72 children.

Wooden Scrabble blocks that spell out, "do the good thing."
Posted inMorning File

Doing good deeds: it’s not all about you

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent November 29, 2022November 29, 2022
Dramatic low-angle black-and-white photo of a generator.
Posted inMorning File

Heartwarming mutual aid is great, but it’s time for large-scale collective solutions

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch September 29, 2022January 5, 2023
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
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
Posted inMorning File

Let’s go on holiday… to late 1960s PEI!

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch May 6, 2020January 11, 2023
Posted inLabour

Child care workers go round and round with bus complaints

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent September 20, 2019November 5, 2022
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You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.


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