Sentences with phrase «address homelessness from»

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The Seattle Times reports that both candidates promised to address Seattle's acute homelessness problem, though Durkan claimed an early advantage in the race, with endorsements from local politicians, business groups, and labor unions.

Honorees will be Ben Yee, former leader of the Manhattan Young Dems and current VP of the National Young Dems, someone (as yet undecided) from the Cooper Square Committee (addressing homelessness), and Soffiyah Elijah, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of NY (regarding prisoner's rights).

Diana has worked hand - in - hand with constituents to address issues ranging from housing, homelessness and mental health, to schools, immigration and gun violence.

Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to shift the focus from an outbreak of Legionnaires» Disease in the south Bronx by addressing the problem of homelessness and mental illness.

Mangano's address covered issues ranging from veteran homelessness to the water quality in the Long Island Sound, but he focused on the revitalization of Nassau County's economy since taking office in 2009.

Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military serHomelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military serhomelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military serhomelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»

The mayor, a Democrat who gave his speech on Monday night from notes but without a text or teleprompter, focused on jobs and the affordability of the city; critical issues like homelessness and schools were, by design, not addressed.

«What we've learned from the beginning is that to really address deep poverty and homelessness, it requires rebuilding the community,» Baxter said.

A new report out of New York City suggests that policy makers should identify troubled schools by their absenteeism rates — a relatively easy data point to obtain — and then work to fix the schools by addressing each one's unique problems, from homelessness and child abuse to teacher turnover and safety.

Read Humane Canada's Cats in Canada Report from 2012 - the first report of its kind to address cat overpopulation, cat homelessness and other feline welfare issues across Canada.

We believe that a mandatory ordinance does not address the core problem of dog and cat homelessness, which stems from irresponsible pet ownership.

«Efforts to address animal homelessness often focus on helping animals in shelters, but this research and our own community - focused programs show we need to focus just as much on keeping pets from entering shelters in the first place, specifically by helping owners access critical resources,» said Matt Bershadker, president and CEO of the ASPCA.

Pindell revolutionized painting from her early, radical explorations of color and shape to her later work that expanded to address human rights injustices such as war, famine, homelessness, racism, and the AIDs crisis.

Other issues were more contentious, but ultimately the negotiated budget increased funding to several key areas including: $ 28 million for safety improvements at the state's mental health hospitals; $ 7 million for recruiting new public school teachers and retaining existing ones; $ 190 million from the state's emergency fund to address damages from the last round of wildfires; $ 15 million to expand programs that combat homelessness; and, $ 8 million to backfill tuition cuts made to state colleges and universities during the 2015 session.

Combined with education, outreach, supportive services and policy initiatives, our programs holistically address both the short - term housing crisis and underlying causes, so that more families can move from a path leading to homelessness to one of safe and stable housing.

As part of a number of presentations on ways to address unmet needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing mental health issues, conference participants will hear from the Wadamba Wilam program as an example of a collaborative approach that has been targeting homelessness and mental illness in a proactive and positive way.

Problems such as homelessness that have long developmental trajectories, are perhaps best understood from models of cumulative adversity and amplification of risk.32, 33 Based on life course development and social learning theory, the risk amplification model addresses mechanisms through which experiences on the street amplify negative developmental effects originating in the family.

Education is a critical strategy both for addressing child and youth homelessness and for preventing it from re-occurring in the future.