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Queens County children some of the poorest in Canada, report finds

December 19, 2024 by Rick Conrad

Nova Scotia’s Queens County has one of the highest rates of child poverty in Canada, according to The 2024 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia.

The new report on child and family poverty in Canada ranks Nova Scotia as the worst in Atlantic Canada and one of the worst in the whole country in reducing child poverty. And Queens is a top problem spot in the province.

The report, which looked at household incomes from 2022 based on tax filings, found that more than one in five children live in poverty in Nova Scotia, or 23.8 per cent. In Queens County, the numbers are even worse, where 31.5 per cent of children live in poverty, the fourth highest rate in Nova Scotia. That’s a 10 per cent increase over the numbers from 2021, representing 510 children.

The rate is even higher in Liverpool at 32.8 per cent.

Queens County Food Bank copes with higher demand, drop in donations

April 17, 2024 by Rick Conrad

More people are using the Queens County Food Bank at the same time as donations are dropping.

Shelly Panczyk, chairwoman of the food bank on Main Street in Liverpool, says the charity served 4,993 people last year. Of those, 1,494 were children.

That’s up markedly from when she started at the charity four years ago. She said back then, they’d see 40 families a week. Now, it’s closer to 55 families a week.

“I just want people to realize that this is a very, very busy place. I call this the third grocery store in Queens County.”

Clients can go to the food bank every 21 days to stock up on food and household items. The food bank also operates a thrift store on Main Street, about a block away.

Last year, revenue at the food bank alone was down by $107,000. But expenses climbed by $17,000. The thrift store, though, generated $82,000 in net income for the food bank.

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queens county food bank

Queens County children some of the poorest in Canada, report finds

Queens County Food Bank copes with higher demand, drop in donations

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