Sentences with phrase «justice program funding»

A commitment to alternative approaches to school discipline with an enhancement in the Restorative Justice program funding.

Not exact matches

Responding to those calls, House lawmakers proposed $ 2.3 billion in March toward funding mental health, additional training, and school safety programs at the Departments of Justice, Education and Health and Human Services.

Despite the province funding a similar Calgary program, Alberta Justice says they are looking at changing the program due to falling revenue.

«This is why it is so important, especially now, to ensure funding for programs like the Vera Institute of Justice's New York Immigrant Family Unity Project so that immigrants facing deportation have a fair day in court.

The program, funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, began May 1 and officials said 43 people have already gone through the court; 40 of whom are in inpatient care.

The budget proposal also caps New York City's allotment for preventive child welfare services and eliminates funding for Close to Home — also a city - focused program that aims to keep teens out of the adult criminal justice system.

And he added that the city is spending $ 31 million on Close to Home, a juvenile justice program that places city youth whom family courts determine need a period of out - of - home placement in residential programs closer to their families and communities — a program that used to be funded by the state.

The Department of Justice and HUD are providing this funding through their Juvenile Re-entry Assistance Program (JRAP).

Among the proposals in her «Rent Justice for All» program are ending the preferential rent loophole, by which landlords can offer an apartment for less than the legal regulated rent but can revoke this privilege whenever the lease is renewed; expanding rent stabilization statewide to buildings with six or more units, which is currently the law in New York City; and increasing funding to the state's Homes and Community Renewal agency.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

«He is not only taking money from an individual that is notorious for funding right - wing attacks on Black Lives Matter, criminal justice reforms and anti-poverty programs, but he is also illegally using these funds.»

The Attorney General's funding will make a significant difference for the programs that receive it,» Kristin Brown Lilley, Director of Policy Advocacy for Empire Justice Center said.

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and New York State Senator Stephen Saland announced $ 100,000 in funding secured by Senator Saland from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice for Dutchess County to expand the Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) program.

Expanding such programs, including the creation of a city - wide bail fund as Speaker Mark - Viverito recently proposed, would go a long way in ensuring our justice system is more effective and just for all New Yorkers.»

In 2010, the Brennan Center for Justice interviewed him when he was the city's public advocate about the city's small - donor public - funding program.

More than $ 1.5 million in county funds plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants have been spent trying to tackle the drug crisis since early last year, in addition to related Medicaid spending and other criminal justice programs.

Watch for heightened debate - and finally some decisions - about recurring issues: the state's Brownfield Tax Credit program, justice reforms (see below), renewing the New York City mayor's power over its massive school district, and, of course, school funding.

In another important spending bill that funds science programs that Senate appropriators have not yet taken up, the House Appropriations Committee approved July 13 the fiscal 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies measure that would give NASA a $ 219 million boost above 2017 enacted levels.

In November, for example, the U.S. Justice Department threatened to sue Southern Illinois University for running three such programs, one a «bridges» effort for underrepresented minorities pursuing science degrees, funded by the National Science Foundation (Science, 25 November 2005, p. 1263).

In the years since Wintemute's 2013 conference appearance, his prominence has grown, and his research has expanded, thanks to $ 848,000 in NIH funding from the now discontinued program and to $ 2.2 million in support from the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The study was funded in part by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in Washington, D.C., the National Institutes of Health, the National Human Genome Research Institute and the Templeton Foundation.

Senators voted to retain a provision, attached to a Justice Department appropriation bill, that would prohibit the use of federal funds to «obstruct the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer.»

By building on connections with the police, schools, and other community partners, look to education, juvenile - justice, substance - abuse - prevention, and other sources that do not traditionally fund after - school programs.

Among the specific programs are those funded through JJDPA's Title V, the only federal program that provides delinquency prevention funding at the local level to reach youth at risk and help keep them out of the juvenile justice system.

The Institute for Justice crafted language for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program that specified that children, not schools, received scholarship proceeds and thus schools were not to be considered recipients of federal funds.

«Compared to other states, North Carolina has a pretty good fiscal capacity for spending — but it isn't spending its money on public schools,» said Molly Hunter, director of the ELC's Education Justice program, noting that the Tar Heel state was very last in terms of the «effort» it put into school funding.

Of course, these Restorative Justice programs can only be made possible with trained staff and adequate funding.

Since 2013, the Department of Labor - funded program has yielded an array of powerful outcomes for youth involved with the juvenile justice system through restorative justice projects, record expungement, school retention, job placement, and more.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, IEL's Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) was recently awarded its fifth RAMP grant, this one for $ 3 million.

It's as strong as any constitutional principle that there is,» Justice Kagan continued, «that when we have a program of funding — and here we're funding playground surfaces — that everybody is entitled» to that funding «whether or not they are a religious institution doing religious things.»

Should the public charter school choose the supplemental funding, the public charter school may only expel a student for a reason expressly allowed in law and must provide a disciplinary alternative education program or juvenile justice alternative education program, as applicable.

The money is coming from the largest source of federal funding for state, local, and tribal public safety activities and is one of several programs administered by the Department of Justice that support law enforcement operations and improve officer safety.

The ACLU Racial Justice Program, along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Center for Children's Advocacy is currently working to continue these advancements in integration in Hartford.

This Request for Proposals (RFP) will fund prison - based, jail - based, and community - based college programs for criminal justice - involved students.

Phoenix, Ariz. — The Institute for Justice vowed to intervene on behalf of parents and children to defend against a lawsuit filed yesterday by Arizona special interest groups challenging the nation's first publicly funded education savings account program.

Thurmond, who sponsored legislation to fund restorative justice programs in 30 districts, cautioned against misusing police officers, including school resource officers, on school campuses.

And in 2015, in the 4 - 3 Hart v. State decision written by Chief Justice Mark Martin, the majority upheld a school voucher program that allows taxpayer dollars to fund tuition for private schools that have virtually no legal obligation to provide students with even a basic education.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded guidance regarding Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as it relates to transgender students in schools and educational programs that receive federal funding.

Thurmond passed legislation to provide millions of dollars to school districts to keep kids in school and out of the criminal justice system, fought for money to make sure that all California youth in foster care can go to college, and increased funding for early education programs.

«Racial discrimination in our nation's educational systems persists and both the Departments of Education and Justice are failing to protect the civil rights and educational future of our Black and brown students,» said Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. «This administration must stop endangering students of color and instead ensure equal educational opportunities and foster educational excellence by upholding the federal school discipline guidance and promoting policies and programs that keep students safe.»

Chapter 37, Sections 37.006 (l)(Funding for Alternative Education Services in Juvenile Residential Facilities), 37.007 (e)(mandatory expulsion for possession of firearm), 37.011 (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs), 37.012 (Funding of JJAEPs), 37.013 (Coordination between School Districts and Juvenile Boards), and 37.020 (Reports Relating to Expulsions and Disciplinary Alternative Education Program Placements);

This funding covers all educational programs for youth in juvenile justice facilities, classrooms in residential treatment centers, classrooms in alternative high schools, etc., and Check & Connect.

The Department's Chief FOIA Officer provides high - level oversight and support to the Department's FOIA programs, and recommends adjustments to agency practices, personnel, and funding as may be necessary to improve FOIA administration, including through this annual Chief FOIA Officer Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

The Texas Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program (Texas SLRAP) is currently funded by the State Bar of Texas and administered by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF).

As Director of the Criminal Justice Program for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Lora Dunn assists prosecutors and law enforcement throughout the country on animal cruelty cases — from research and written support on motions, pleadings, and briefs to trainings and presentations.

«Animals are living, sentient beings, but the law inadequately classifies them as property,» Lora Dunn, director of the criminal justice program at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, said in an email.

They have a Facebook group, a petition for the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and a fundraising campaign to demonstrate that the community cares enough about this program to ante up and pay ALL of the costs if need be (philanthropic donations have been funding all vet care, training of trainers, and gear for the dogs all along).

This evening celebrated a decade of programs made possible by the Nelson Fund for Social Justice at the Portland Museum of Art.

It goes to the MBF to fund programs in Massachusetts that increase access to justice and that enhance the administration of justice.

Together, the Council and its social justice collaboration partner, the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, oversee program committees working on Criminal Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court justice collaboration partner, the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, oversee program committees working on Criminal Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Justice, oversee program committees working on Criminal Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Reform.