Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty
For nearly twenty years, Dr. Frank has collaborated with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia Office (CCPA-NS) to produce the annual Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty. The CCPA-NS is an independent research institute focusing on social, economic and environmental justice.
The 2023 Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty, co-authored by Lesley Frank and Christine Saulnier, describes the poverty rates of children and families in Nova Scotia using 2021 data. The 2023 Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty revealed the greatest single-year increase in poverty in Nova Scotia. The report offers 10 recommendations for government to eradicate child poverty. The 2022 report was published with the support of the CCPA-NS, Campaign 2000, and the Fed Family Lab.
As a result of Dr. Lesley Frank's work on the Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty for the past two decades, Dr. Frank was awarded with the Queen's Jubilee Medal by South Kings MLA, the Honourable Keith Irving in January 2023.
Dr. Lesley Frank receiving the Queen's Jubilee Medal.
Media
"2023 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia." Global News. January 31, 2023
Dort, Lois Ann. "Report card shows how to address child poverty, but government action lacking." Penticton Herald. April 12, 2023.
Cooke, Alex. "N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, 'almost entirely' due to pandemic relief." Global News. March 9, 2023.
D'Entremont, Yvette. "Federal benefits reduced child poverty in Nova Scotia, but 'province did very little,' report finds." Halifax Examiner. March 9, 2023.
Hoffman, Josh. "COVID relief led to record drop in child poverty in Nova Scotia, report says." CBC News. March 9, 2023.
Munro, Nicole. "Nova Scotia's child poverty rate dropped by record numbers, thanks to COVID-19 financial assistance." SaltWire. March 9, 2023.
Saulnier, Christine and Lesley Frank. "Kids Can't Wait: Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia in 2020." The Monitor. March 9. 2023.
Thinking Out Loud with Sheldon Macleod. "Good & bad news about reduced child poverty in Nova Scotia." SaltWire. March 9, 2023.