halifax_poverty_2014

This twitter will be strictly used to spread awareness and statistics about poverty in the lovely city of Halifax. *This will be used for a University project*

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Where are you sleeping tonight?

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1 in 13 seniors live in poverty in the HRM (http://t.co/MhVPOHpYAN)

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It's important to remember that those living in poverty still have the same basic needs as those who aren't, such as food, water and shelter

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1 in 7 women live in poverty in Canada (http://t.co/XUGLlQguTb)

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Posting statements to make people think about the poverty in Halifax, they are up around the downtown core

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Temperatures are dropping, just because you have a warm bed tonight, doesn't mean everyone else does #thinkaboutit

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1 in 3 foodbank users are children (http://t.co/REwxo0w61j)

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In 2011 stats showed that 29,000 Nova Scotia children live in poverty. (http://t.co/REwxo0w61j)

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Have you had a meal today?

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Compared with the rest of the country, Nova Scotia has the fifth lowest percentage of people living with low incomes. (ngnews.ca)

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Over the past year (2013), 200 homeless Nova Scotians were helped off the street and into more stable housing. (http://t.co/dktHeYy8ws)

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The poverty rate for seniors living in Nova Scotia is now 1.9 per cent, among the lowest in Canada (http://t.co/llTtFvOq8K)