@franklyless
Sociologist @acadiaU, mom of 4, grandma of 5. Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice - scholar of family and child poverty, food insecurity in early childhood, health inequity, social policy. Author of Out of Milk: Infant Food Insecurity
Today, CCPA-NS released our annual Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia using 2023 data. In 2023, more than 40,000 children in Nova Scotia lived in poverty.
Read the report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Something is terribly wrong. Canada needs interventions to safeguard first-food systems. Infants has a right to food, and families have a right to feed.
Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) has been renewed for another term as the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice. Congratulations Lesley!
Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...
Tune in to listen to our chat about infant food insecurity on the new @foodstudies.ca podcast #digestingfoodstudies
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Actress Giovanna Fletcher went to visit baby banks around the UK and found an army of volunteers working tirelessly to help new mothers.
Ruby Harrington presents the Fed Family Lab @acadiasociology.bsky.social new survey data on food insecurities in early life at @csa-sca.bsky.social #sshrc
Congratulations @lindsaygrahamuk.bsky.social - wonderful news.
Is only we have a healthy start program in Canada
What is a Simpsons one-liner that either loves rent-free in your head, or you use in everyday life?
Thanks @dentremy.bsky.social for this excellent article
End child poverty by giving people money
Also: HST holiday; Halifax poop is becoming more costly; taser
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Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Today we release the new report on Child and Family poverty in NS. A record high increase- for both child poverty and childhood food insecurity
Thank you!
My book, Out of Milk is about maternal and infant insecurity in Canada. I could say more but my book trailer is more interesting m.youtube.com/watch?v=ymaM...
Stay tuned for the NS Child and Family Report Card coming in December for the details of this depressing fact.
Really loving these starter packs.
Nova Scotia Child and Family Report Card coming in December. Spoiler alert in the National card. NS still stacking up poorly
Acadia Sociology is presenting the film "940 Caledonia" followed by a panel discussion. November 19th, KCIC Auditorium @ Acadia University.
Excuses.
@franklyless.bsky.social and I have heard them all.
Largest increase in a single year. We need to end all forms of poverty. The development of our youngest are most vulnerable to long term effects. 1 in 5 children. 1 in 4 babies. Gov needs to support families. We lifted them with pandemic benefits. It can be done.
This article was a long time coming. Many years ago mothers introduced me to finding formula online. Students at @AcadiaSociology spent a year with me on Kijiji and Facebook exploring what was going on from coast to coast. It was more than we imagined. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
