Sentences with phrase «advocacy groups supported»

Good government advocacy groups supported the strict limits, saying they reduced a culture of special access.

Councilmembers and advocacy groups support the bill in its current form, and are concerned that crucial pieces of it will be lost during negotiations to get it passed, committee chair Julissa Ferreras said.

Advocacy groups supporting a change in Bush's policy say they believe McCain as president at a minimum would sign legislation similar to DeGette's.

Like the Boston Foundation, Strategic Grant Partners is a leading pro-charter school foundation that has provided funding to charter schools and advocacy groups supporting charter schools.

Excel Bridgeport serves as the primary advocacy group supporting Governor Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch and «Superintendent of Schools» Paul Vallas» education reform policies.

A consumer advocacy group supported the Bureau's requirement that disclosures for non-federally related mortgage loans be made in a format substantially similar to the standard form because it believes uniformity is beneficial for consumers.

Not exact matches

It all comes down to how Everytown, an advocacy group that supports stricter gun laws, defines school shootings.

The three members, Ellen Futter, David Cote and James Crown, for whom shareholder advocacy group ISS had urged shareholders to withhold support, garnered less than 60 percent support each..

The group hailed the new mental health support as a legislative «victory» - one of the few they have seen in four years of ceaseless advocacy to tighten America's gun laws.

In the months and weeks leading up to the congressional debate, she's met with dozens of lawmakers, conservative advocacy organizations, and business groups to build consensus and support for a plan that adopts parts of a 2015 proposal by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.

Complaints from small business owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported the bill.

Our Patient Advocacy Group provides support and education for patients and their families, for caregivers and to the community as a whole.

VICTORIA — Nearly 6000 children will finally keep their child support payments because parents, advocacy groups and New Democrats pressured the B.C. Liberals to stop clawing back their much needed support.

Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland organized the March for Our Lives in DC, on March 24 with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.

In an effort to bring some added focus and momentum to the issue, we've recently joined forces with Women in Capital Markets and the Women's Executive Network — two leading advocacy groups in Canada — to promote and support gender diversity in investment management.»

Founded by angel and venture investor Russ Shaw, Tech London Advocates (TLA) is an advocacy group that aims to support technology start - ups in finding new investment, new talent and achieving high growth.

Survivors of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School organized the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC, on March 24, with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Founded in 1989, Center Families programs include support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents; trainings for teachers and school administrators; advocacy and activist efforts; support around alternative insemination and other biological parenthood options; forums on custody issues when LGBT parents separate; financial planning for alternative families; and recreational programs for children 8 and under (Halloween Parties, Holiday Parties, Play Days, etc.).

We are Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota (PPSM), a group of mental health & perinatal practitioners, service organizations, and mother volunteers who provide support, advocacy, awareness, and training about perinatal mental health in MinSupport Minnesota (PPSM), a group of mental health & perinatal practitioners, service organizations, and mother volunteers who provide support, advocacy, awareness, and training about perinatal mental health in Minsupport, advocacy, awareness, and training about perinatal mental health in Minnesota.

Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition www.chicagoareabfc.org An advocacy group made up of individuals dedicated to protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding and increasing its acceptance in the greater Chicago area.

Our efforts touch the lives of parents worldwide through local support groups, our quarterly publication, Attachment Parenting: The Journal of API, this newsletter, and national advocacy efforts.

Michelle Hickman: Well, you know, I was pretty amped up, and I reached out to several breastfeeding advocacy groups, hoping that somebody would tell me what I'm supposed to do and how to do it; and just to have support from them - and Best for Babes» Tina Forbes ended up calling me back.

Below is a list of resources for groups that offer support, education, are involved in advocacy or help facilitate searches.

«We are a growing population and one thing that has been lacking at the community center has been something to service the families and children,» said Richard Alalouf, director of South Florida Family Pride, a volunteer group that provides advocacy and support for LGBT families.

It will improve wildlife habitats, help control flooding, improve streamwater quality, avoid added congestion and protect property values, said Kaaren Oldfield, a Glen Ellyn marketing and media consultant who headed an ad hoc advocacy group called Neighbors for Open Space, which supported the proposal.

Programs: API trains and accredits Leaders around the world, hosts regular support groups, online forums, and parent support, conducts advocacy, research, and outreach programs, publishes a magazine, The Attached Family, and several enewletters, as well as an annual Journal of research, teleseminars, book club, AP Month in October, and many other programs.

If you have trouble finding parents of kids with similar challenges, consider joining an online support or advocacy group for families of kids with special needs.

The group offers support to all individuals affected by stillbirth or loss of a newborn infant, and its website includes information on local groups and advocacy opportunities.

Founded in 1988, the Home Birth Option of Cleveland is an advocacy group whose purpose is to support, encourage, and educate women and their families about gentle birth alternatives.

Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support was established in 1977 and has been active in numerous pregnancy loss advocacy and awareness activities including everything from promoting the rights of parents to bury their miscarried babies, to organizing support groups around the Support was established in 1977 and has been active in numerous pregnancy loss advocacy and awareness activities including everything from promoting the rights of parents to bury their miscarried babies, to organizing support groups around the support groups around the nation.

To remedy that, advocacy groups and government officials are waging a publicity campaign to inform poor families of the program and recruit new sponsors to support it.

Adoption Assistance / Adoption Subsidies Adoption Tax Credit NACAC Conference Minnesota Adoption Support Network Parent Group Guidance Youth Advocacy

We build networks of youth and parent groups that provide advocacy and support.

Website that aims to provide evidence - based resources and support about VBAC from a variety of sources; scientific studies, professional guidelines, government reports, birth advocacy groups, as well as successful and established VBAC programs.

Katie has been trained in disability advocacy by the ARC of King County, is a Parent Trainer through the Finding Your Voice program of the Washington State Education Ombudsman, and has founded several parent support groups for parents of children with disabilities.

Find an advocacy group with whom you can identify and support them with your time, money, and talent.

Sharon is very active in adoption advocacy support groups and church organizations.

Labor Plus Package 4 In - Home Prenatal Sessions including: - Prenatal Coaching / Education - Planning for Birth, Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Childbirth Class Series including: - 4 weeks of group, interactive learning Labor Support including: - On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy - In - Hospital Breastfeeding Support - In - Home Breastfeeding Support 2 In - Home Postnatal Sessions: - 5 hours of Postpartum Care - 1 Overnight Postpartum Shift - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals

Labor Support Package 3 In - Home Prenatal Sessions: - Prenatal Coaching / Education - Discount on Group Childbirth Classes - Planning for Birth, Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Labor Support Including: - On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy 1 In - Home Postnatal Session: - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals

As GOLD Lactation enters its 12th year, we're excited to continue our work of exploring the latest research, trends, new ideas and hot topics in the world of human lactation, along with bringing you cultural perspectives of breastfeeding around the world and updates from advocacy groups and non-profit organizations dedicated to breastfeeding support and promotion.

It was a modest beginning for what would become the largest breast - feeding advocacy organization in the world, La Leche League International, with support groups in every state in the U.S. and in 68 countries.

From its beginnings as a small support group near Chicago, this year in October LLLI celebrates its 60th anniversary as the world's leading mother - to - mother breastfeeding advocacy organization, with a presence in over 70 countries and around 7,000 accredited LLL Leaders worldwide.

Okay, if Facebook isn't really a mass communications tool, how CAN advocacy groups and political campaigns use the site and others like it to help spread their messages and build support?

Names are names and supporters are supporters, and campaigns and advocacy groups MUST build their lists if they're going to be able to leverage support, raise money and apply politicial pressure in the long run.

This tactic isn't new, of course, since advocacy groups have pushed advertisers to drop their support of particular networks and shows many times in the past, but that doesn't make it any less effective.

United Patients Alliance — a non-profit advocacy and support group campaigning for legal access to cannabis for therapeutic purposes - responded to Flynn's comments by organising a «tea party» protest outside parliament and enacting his call for civil disobedience.

Those are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

Records show advocacy groups tied to the party have received millions in state funding and financial support from labor unions — in essence biting the hands that feed them.