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Lesley Frank

@franklyless.bsky.social
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Sociologist @acadiaU, mom of 4, grandma of 5. Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice - scholar of family and child poverty, food insecurity in early childhood, health inequity, social policy. Author of Out of Milk: Infant Food Insecurity

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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We have been busy at the Fed Family Lab. Thanks to @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca for the funding to do this work and the trust to use these methods!
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CCPA Nova Scotia @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Today, CCPA-NS released our annual Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia using 2023 data. In 2023, more than 40,000 children in Nova Scotia lived in poverty. Read the report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #nspoli
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Something is terribly wrong. Canada needs interventions to safeguard first-food systems. Infants has a right to food, and families have a right to feed.
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Acadia Sociology @acadiasociology.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Acadia Sociology's Dr. Lesley Frank (@franklyless.bsky.social) has been renewed for another term as the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice. Congratulations Lesley! Read more here: www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Tune in to listen to our chat about infant food insecurity on the new @foodstudies.ca podcast #digestingfoodstudies rss.com/podcasts/dig...
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Infant Food Insecurity | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Whether you breastfeed, formula feed, or do both, securing sustenance to infants can be both fundamental and fraught. Lesley Frank has been doing research on first food systems and infant-and-caregive...
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 31/07/2025
Actress Giovanna Fletcher went to visit baby banks around the UK and found an army of volunteers working tirelessly to help new mothers.
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Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Ruby Harrington presents the Fed Family Lab @acadiasociology.bsky.social new survey data on food insecurities in early life at @csa-sca.bsky.social #sshrc
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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On World Hunger Day, make maternal nutrition a government priority | Letter
Letter: Former development ministers Valerie Amos, Lynne Featherstone and Liz Sugg call on leaders to commit to ensuring that women and children have access to good nutrition
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
www.unb.ca/alumni/news/...
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How food insecurity affects the youngest Canadians
Dr. Lesley Frank (PhD’13) is working to address the global problem of family and childhood food insecurity while advancing food justice and health equity in Canada
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
www.unb.ca/alumni/news/...
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Hungry for solutions: the rise of food insecurity across Canada and on our university campuses
Learn what three UNB alumni are doing to tackle poverty and food insecurity and their recommendations for long-term solutions
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Is only we have a healthy start program in Canada
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
What is a Simpsons one-liner that either loves rent-free in your head, or you use in everyday life?
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Thanks @dentremy.bsky.social for this excellent article
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 18/12/2024
End child poverty by giving people money Also: HST holiday; Halifax poop is becoming more costly; taser www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
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End child poverty by giving people money - Halifax Examiner
It is damnable that any child lives in poverty. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today we release the new report on Child and Family poverty in NS. A record high increase- for both child poverty and childhood food insecurity
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My book, Out of Milk is about maternal and infant insecurity in Canada. I could say more but my book trailer is more interesting m.youtube.com/watch?v=ymaM...
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OUT OF MILK by Lesley Frank | Book Trailer
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Stay tuned for the NS Child and Family Report Card coming in December for the details of this depressing fact.
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Really loving these starter packs.
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Liam Swiss @liamswiss.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Acadia Sociology is presenting the film "940 Caledonia" followed by a panel discussion. November 19th, KCIC Auditorium @ Acadia University.
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 07/05/2024
www.saltwire.com/atlantic-can...
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Sticker shock on essential baby formula still stinging in Cape Breton | SaltWire
SYDNEY, N.S. — With a three-month-old, a five-year-old and a seven-year-old, Devon McIsaac of Glace Bay is well versed in the recent spike in baby formula ...
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Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social · 17/02/2024
Excuses. @franklyless.bsky.social and I have heard them all.
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Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
Largest increase in a single year. We need to end all forms of poverty. The development of our youngest are most vulnerable to long term effects. 1 in 5 children. 1 in 4 babies. Gov needs to support families. We lifted them with pandemic benefits. It can be done.
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Lesley Frank @franklyless.bsky.social · 22/01/2024
This article was a long time coming. Many years ago mothers introduced me to finding formula online. Students at @AcadiaSociology spent a year with me on Kijiji and Facebook exploring what was going on from coast to coast. It was more than we imagined. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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