ESPC in the News

ESPC in the news: Child poverty rates dipped in the pandemic lockdowns. What are they like now?

by | March 11, 2024 | ESPC Announcements, ESPC Documents: Media, ESPC in the News, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Poverty

ESPC in the news: Child poverty rates dipped in the pandemic lockdowns. What are they like now? February 18, 2020 On February 27, 2024, Sydney Sheloff, our Strategic Research Coordinator, told Radio Active that the dip in child poverty rates didn’t last. Listen...

Op-Ed: Child Care Should Be a Priority in Edmonton’s Civic Election

by | September 23, 2021 | ESPC in the News, Levels of Government: City of Edmonton, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Women

Op-Ed: Child Care Should Be a Priority in Edmonton’s Civic Election February 18, 2020 Note: this op-ed was originally published in the Edmonton Journal on September 23, 2021. By Jeff Bisanz, Jennifer Fischer-Summers, and Brett Lambert Child care became a ballot box...