Category: low-income
-
Why Single Mother households are more likely to be poor
Single mother households are more likely to experience poverty due to a combination of economic, social, and structural factors. These include: 1. Single income: Single mothers typically have only one source of income, which is often not enough to meet the financial demands of raising children, especially if the mother…
-
Pets & BC Housing
By Sarah Pump, Executive Director Recently, PAN has been contacted for support by several families experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. Some of these families have been on the wait list for subsidized housing through BC Housing for a long time and don’t understand why they haven’t received a placement. There…
-
Beggars CAN BE Choosers
By Sarah Pump, PAN Executive Director Last week, a desperate low-income mother posted in a Nanaimo Facebook group. Her little family had been sponsored with a gift hamper and it had just arrived. She was depending on it to have Christmas gifts for her kids. She stated that the hamper…
Poverty Advocacy Nanaimo 