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SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:🥕 🍓 Headline Rewrite: Climate Crisis Continues to Raise grocery PricesNova Scotia forests, farms wither under drought-like weather conditions<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Food</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Farming</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hunger</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FoodBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoodBank</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-forests-farms-wither-under-drought-like-weather-conditions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-forests-farms-wither-under-drought-like-weather-conditions</a>

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2025/06/02" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2025/06/02</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Jun 9 2025]

CBC British ColumbiaB.C. government says nearly all social assistance cheques delivered last month amid postal strike B.C.’s Ministry of Social Development says nearly all social assistance payments were distributed in November amid the Canada Post strike, and it is ready to deliver another round of cheques later this month if job action continues.     <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/postalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#postalstrike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-social-assitance-cheques-canada" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-social-assitance-cheques-canada</a>...

CBC CanadaThousands of social assistance cheques haven't been given out during Canada Post strike: B.C. ombudsperson Thousands of social assistance cheques have not been distributed in British Columbia because of the Canada Post strike, prompting an investigation by provincial Ombudsperson Jay Chalke.  <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/social-assistance-cheques-postal-strike-1.7403896?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/social-assistance-cheques-postal-strike-1.7403896?cmp=rss</a>

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2024/11/11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2024/11/11</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Nov 18 2024]

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2024/04/22" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2024/04/22</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Apr 29 2024]

C.<a href="https://mas.to/@dmacphee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dmacphee</a> Agreed: kids should not go <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hungry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hungry</a>.But adding a new program to feed them seems wrong. We have various <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#social</a>-<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/assistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#assistance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/programs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programs</a> for families. Do those programs provide enough to <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/feed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feed</a> the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#children</a>?If the answer is "no", then we should increase what those programs provide to fix them - not add a new, overlapping program.If the answer is "yes", then ... why is the support not being spent on feeding the children? *That* should be fixed.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a>

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2023/10/02" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2023/10/02</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Oct 9 2023]

Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦Ontarians on social supports ‘worse off’ than before pandemic, study suggests | Globalnews <a href="https://bit.ly/3ZGF5Wp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3ZGF5Wp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoubleODSPNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoubleODSPNow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ODSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODSP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inflation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoodInsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rent</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ontariogreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ontariogreens</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/onpoli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@onpoli</a>

Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦My expenses have really gone up in the last year but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ODSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODSP</a> hasn't kept up with inflation. I really need some help and launched this fundraiser. Please. Thank you for reading. <a href="https://bit.ly/42iTOq8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/42iTOq8</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Barrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Barrie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disabled</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/barrie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@barrie</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ontariogreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ontariogreens</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/canadiangreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@canadiangreens</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/onpoli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@onpoli</a>

Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦What the new Ontario budget means for those on social assistance | TVO Today <a href="https://bit.ly/42SJZ3I" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/42SJZ3I</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ODSPoversty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODSPoversty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ODSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODSP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoubleODSPNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoubleODSPNow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OntarioBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OntarioBudget</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ontariogreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ontariogreens</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/onpoli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@onpoli</a>

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2023/03/13" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2023/03/13</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Mar 20 2023]

PhoenixSerenity<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BlackPressMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackPressMedia</a> has learned that some residents at an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Abbotsford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Abbotsford</a> men’s treatment centre, which houses people working through their addictions, had not received their cheques by mail as of Thursday evening. Typically they would be sent out by the second last Wednesday of the month. However, inclement weather suspended service by Canada Post in many regions, including the Fraser Valley.<a href="https://www.todayinbc.com/news/social-services-cheques-stuck-in-the-mail-due-to-weather-many-wont-arrive-until-after-christmas/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.todayinbc.com/news/social-services-cheques-stuck-in-the-mail-due-to-weather-many-wont-arrive-until-after-christmas/</a><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BritishColumbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DelayedCheques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DelayedCheques</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Snowstorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snowstorm</a>

Jan Brülle<a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introduction</a> I am a Sociologist at Goethe-University Frankfurt. I am mainly doing research on <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poverty</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/LabourMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourMarkets</a>, and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialPolicy</a>.I am currently working on a project on systems of public benefits to low-earners in Europe (<a href="https://sciences.social/tags/inworkbenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inworkbenefits</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/EITC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EITC</a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialAssistance</a>). I am looking at effects on labour markets and social inequality using <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a>-SILC and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/OECD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OECD</a> data (thanks to funding by the German Research Foundation). I will post updates here and look forward to learn about new research.

Ron PiggottChronic Pain Tip #2: Research available social support. There may be no central directory. Talking to individuals receiving help, the staff of soup kitchens and food banks will help you connect with the available services and broaden your network.... <a href="https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2022/08/22" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-chronic-pain/2022/08/22</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lowincome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialassistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialassistance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialservices</a> [Next Tip Aug 29 2022]

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