Sentences with phrase «youth advocate with»

Seeking the role of a youth advocate with government or non-government organization which gives me a platform on giving my opinion on various causes related to the youth of our society and reach out to as many young people as possible

To work as a youth advocate with an educational institution or non-profit organization which gives me a chance to coordinate youth involvement in various community programs and make the youngsters of our society aware of the different issues affecting them

Not exact matches

These are good women, one who is a child welfare advocate, another who works with poor minority youth.

It is with shocking and provocative passion of youth, not the impotent rage of old age, that Luther advocated the only appropriate retort to the Devil's dung: «You go eat it!»

He also coached high school football, served as an athletic director and held high level positions with the Athletic Institute and the American Sports Education Institute before creating NAYS, which would become the nation's most well - known and respected advocate for youth sports under his leadership.

The organization supports a network of youth mentoring programs run by and for those with learning differences, and organizes advocates to support the full inclusion of people with learning disabilities and ADHD in all aspects of society.

EDITOR»S NOTE: Lindsay Davis, a former Miss Ohio, is a youth sports health advocate, diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at age 17.

Join our Facebook community to connect with youth sports safety advocates from across the world and stay up to day with the newest trends in youth safety and making real changes in your community.

Family Equality Council has ongoing outreach and social media campaigns targeted at equipping our members and partners with the tools to advocate for youth in the child welfare system and LGBTQ prospective foster and adoptive parents.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Stepping up the effort to press the Cuomo administration to provide more funding to shelter homeless youth, State Senator Brad Hoylman, an out gay Manhattan Democrat, appeared with fellow elected officials and advocates outside of City Hall on February 12 to make the case.

We want to make all of this evidence accessible to anyone with an interest in alcohol - politicians, reporters, health professionals, students, youth workers and others - and to advocate for effective responses that will reduce the toll of alcohol in society.

As advocates for children's rights, we have been working with other concerned charities, including the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Standing Committee for Youth Justice, to ensure MPs understand the reality of what is being proposed.

Anti Tobacco Youth Advocates from Cortland High School with teachers Kat Rhinehart and Melissa Potter, in Albany.

Advocates say it can be decades before a victim comes to grips with what happened in their youth and is prepared to move forward.

At 9:30 a.m., NYC Council members Stephen Levin, Donovan Richards, Jr., Rafael Salamanca Jr., Daniel Dromm, Laurie Cumbo, Barry Grodenchik and Mathieu Eugene, along with foster youth, advocates, and agencies hold press conference to call for the passage of a legislative package that would strengthen the foster care system for New York City children, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 12:30 p.m., Families Together in New York State, a lead member of the Raise the Age NY campaign, holds its annual Legislative Awareness Day and Luncheon where over 400 family members, state leaders, youth and advocates from around the state will speak on issues impacting families of children with social, emotional and behavioral needs, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany.

CITY HALL — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to seize control of the state's troubled juvenile justice system was met with resounding support from youth advocates and City Council members at a council hearing Wednesday.

The group would monitor the extent and complications of opioid addiction; spread awareness of symptoms and aftereffects through seminars and workshops; monitor and assess the state of and improvements in treatment modalities; interface with manufacturers, retailers, and physicians offering products to treat pain; pressure the medical community to reduce availability of addictive analgesics and advocate for nonaddictive substitutes, and maintain an interface between treatment programs and similar programs targeted at youth, health care, aging, and housing.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

This historic change, which brings New York in line with 48 other states, is also thanks to the voices of impacted youth and families, faith leaders, advocates, providers, legal service organizations, Family Court Judges, and citizens who have spent many years urging New York to Raise the Age!»

That's why Odiele is partnering with InterACT Advocates for Intersex Youth, a non-profit organization that aims to stop medically unnecessary treatment on children born with intersex traits.

About Blog As a former foster child, my passion is advocating for and with foster care youth, publicizing the challenges that they face and addressing their developmental and emotional needs through workshops.

I had fun in my youth with mind expanding substances (excepting narcotics) and still advocate the use, but don't do anything all that thrilling...

About Blog As a former foster child, my passion is advocating for and with foster care youth, publicizing the challenges that they face and addressing their developmental and emotional needs through workshops.

Vista Square is home to a family resource center with family advocates, welfare - to - work staff, Child Protective Service workers, youth counselors, and job counselors.

As the number one advocate for youth, the 4,100 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country and on U.S. military installations worldwide work to ensure great futures are within reach of the nearly 4 million members by helping them stay on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.

But if you want to address the real - world scenario, one in which millions of underserved youth don't meet those descriptions and don't have a high - quality school available, it's time for school choice advocates to dispense with ideology, engage regulators, and get serious about a policy environment that promotes measurable quality, scale, and access.

The NASPE also advocates the merits of recess because it provides youth with additional opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class, but when schools rely on several teachers to supervise great numbers of children on a playground during recess, the resulting issues can be blamed on specific physical activities like tag.

She comes to OHR from Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE), where she worked on education policy issues for youth with special needs.

We don't need any more puffy announcements of youth liberation, such as «This greater self - awareness and freedom brings with it new responsibilities and opportunities for students to better advocate for themselves.»

He began his career in education over a decade ago when he served as the student member of the California State Board of Education and as a youth advocate and trainer with the California Association of Student Councils.

Rodriguez began his career in education over a decade ago when he served as the student member of the California State Board of Education and as a youth advocate and trainer with the California Association of Student Councils.

Kids of Character presents at seminars and conferences and advocates for character development with youth and parent organizations, service groups and business leaders.

(Utah) Providing breakfast for students with long bus rides, offering quick grab - and - go meals, or even serving food after the bell rings can effectively increase participation in school breakfast programs — something that can boost outcomes for low - income youth, advocates say.

Coalition Members: PCAPS (Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools) includes: Action United, AFT Pennsylvania, AFL - CIO Central Labor Council, Fight for Philly, Boat People SOS, Jewish Labor Committee, Jobs With Justice, Juntos, Media Mobilizing Project, Neighborhood Networks, Occupy Philadelphia Labor Work Group, Pennsylvania Working Families Organization, Philadelphians Allied for Responsible Economy (PHARE), Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT Local 3), Philadelphia Home and School Council, Philadelphia Student Union, SEIU 32BJ Local 1201, UNITE HERE Local 634, Working America and Youth United for Change (YUC)

She had advocated for a change in the discipline code for four years as a youth leader with Make the Road New York, a grassroots group that aims to empower Latino and working - class communities by advocating for education, housing, and labor - rights issues.

The Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year Award is presented to a young person — who — through his or her creativity, leadership, and dedication, has positively affected policy or change in his or her school or community in a way that aligns with PTA's mission and goals.

Along with about 40 other young education advocates, she ensured that the voice of youth was integrated into the deliberations and the outcome document about the continent's education agenda.

Her work as a court appointed special advocate for youth in the dependency system fuels her passion for ensuring all students have the opportunity to succeed, as does her work with Special Olympics University Leaders (SOUL), an organization she co-founded to help college students across North Carolina more effectively advocate for their peers with intellectual disabilities.

Here is an assessment by Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth with Public Counsel.

All across the country parents, youth, education advocates, organizers and allies of the #WeChoose campaign stood in solidarity with our indigenous brothers & sisters against Columbus Day and the modern day colonization that still plagues communities of color all around the country!

A contributor to the Romance section of Gale's What Do I Read Next, co-author of Voice of Youth Advocate's annual «Clueless: Adult Mysteries with Young Adult Appeal» column, a reviewer for Library Journal, and co-author of The Mystery Readers» Advisory: The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem (2001), Charles was named 2002 Librarian of the Year by the Romance Writers of America and names good chocolate and good books as two of the world's great pleasures.

According to legal complaints, some libraries are denying users access to websites that discuss Wicca and Native American spirituality; blacklisting websites that affirm the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities while whitelisting sites that advocate against gay rights and promote «ex-gay» ministries; and refusing to unblock webpages that deal with youth tobacco use, art galleries, blogs, and firearms.

The recipient may be a public librarian, academic librarian, school librarian (public or private), an educator (pre K - 12 or any level therein, or higher education), or youth literature advocate whose vocation, work, volunteer service or ongoing promotion of books with and / or on behalf of youth is significant and sustained.

When I see how passionate some of our youth are — joining us at protests, fundraising and really getting involved at a young age — it gives me hope for a future with no puppy mills and advocates for the humane treatment of all animals,» she says.

The Wisconsin Humane Society Green Bay Campus offers after - school programs for youth to get involved with the animals at the shelter and become advocates for their furry friends.

About Blog As a former foster child, my passion is advocating for and with foster care youth, publicizing the challenges that they face and addressing their developmental and emotional needs through workshops.

YouCAN youth advocate for lasting legal protection for the atmosphere, oceans, and the Earth's natural resources in the form of binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and climate recovery planning in line with the best available science.

Youth participate directly in local government decision - making and petition City Councils for adoption of locally - tailored climate recovery laws, testify in public meetings of the City Council, and advocate at work sessions with local government leaders.

The platform, includes youth, Indigenous peoples, frontline communities, advocates, and policymakers who have come to Bonn with organizations from across the U.S..