Sentences with phrase «afford food and shelter»

Ideally, more families in the «developing nations» would be able to afford food and shelter, better health care and education for their children that could eradicate child labour.

At the January 12th membership meeting the Village Independent Democrats endorsed a letter to Speaker Christine Quinn applauding her support of the Fair Wage For New Yorkers Act as a first step toward ensuring a living wage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our city.

Not exact matches

Does Mr. Brownback not factor in the fact that most people still need to spend a minimum amount of money to live in modern society (food, shelter, etc.), and it is those people who can not afford to spend more than a minimum that consumption taxes affect the most (which, as you noted, has often been an argument for income tax)?

A New School study reported that 42 percent of New York City residents live in households that can not afford basic necessities, including food, shelter, health care and child care.

Among the board - certified teachers, 44 percent reported that the largest share of their students came from «well - to - do families with few if any financial problems,» while only 8 percent reported that the largest share came from «families who can not afford the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter.»

On this day, veterinarians and veterinary technicians repair and clean animal shelters, create pet food banks, provide free care to pets in shelters and those belonging to people who otherwise can't afford it.

Care Credit — for pet owners to apply for credit to pay vet bills Brown Dog Foundation — for pet owners whose pet faces a treatable life - threatening condition Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program — for cat owners Goldstock Fund — for pet owners and rescues Grey Muzzle Organization — for shelters and rescues, to help senior dogs Best Friends Animal Society's Resources — for pet owners and rescues Jake Brady Memorial Fund — provides financial aid for vetwork for pet owners The Pet Fund — for pet owners who can't afford vet care Shakespeare Animal Fund — for pet owners who can't afford vet care, focusing on seniors and offers low cost spay / neuter programs throughout the US Veterinary Care Partnership Program — for IIADP assistance dogs Prince Chunk Foundation — Prince Chunk Foundation helps pet owners in financial crisis Vet - I - Care — helping families secure the resources required to provide much needed specialty and emergency care for their pets Rose's Fund: financially assist pet owners and Good Samaritans who have an animal with a good prognosis for a healthy life, but are at a financial loss Red Rover Relief Grants: financial assistance grants so pet owners, Good Samaritans and rescuers can care for animals who need urgent veterinary care, resources for pet owners struggling with economic hardship, and resources for victims of domestic violence Handicapped Pets.com: assistance for caretakers of disabled pets Gimpy Dogs: help for surgeries and other care Pet Food Stamps: for pet owners who need assistance paying for pet food Stewie to the Rescue: helps to bring affordable spay and neuter services, wellness services, and emergency and surgical care to pet owners who otherwise would not be able to afford even the most routine and essential veterinary visits Friends & Vets Helping Pets: helps low income families cover extraordinary veterinary expenses necessary to save a pet's lFood Stamps: for pet owners who need assistance paying for pet food Stewie to the Rescue: helps to bring affordable spay and neuter services, wellness services, and emergency and surgical care to pet owners who otherwise would not be able to afford even the most routine and essential veterinary visits Friends & Vets Helping Pets: helps low income families cover extraordinary veterinary expenses necessary to save a pet's lfood Stewie to the Rescue: helps to bring affordable spay and neuter services, wellness services, and emergency and surgical care to pet owners who otherwise would not be able to afford even the most routine and essential veterinary visits Friends & Vets Helping Pets: helps low income families cover extraordinary veterinary expenses necessary to save a pet's life.

What I particularly love is that they will not only be offering pet food at shelters and rescues but also at human food banks so struggling families can feed their dogs and cats real pet food instead of table scraps or worse, having to give their beloved pets away to shelters because they can't afford to feed them.

Titanic's Pantry (also known as the Sacramento Pet Food Bank) was launched in November 2009, when local shelters were seeing more and more people surrendering their beloved family pets because they could not afford to feed them.

Little known to most homeowners, there is a host of resources available for those who can not afford to provide food, shelter, and care for their cats or kittens.

Then he could afford food & shelter for himself and the dog.

Of course, the animals» basic needs including medical care, food and shelter must come first but too often quality - of - life is relegated to the status of «optional,» viewed as a luxury they simply can not afford.

When Michael B. came to our shelter to surrender his beloved German shepherd because he could not afford to feed him, he was provided food and directions to all of the local pet food banks, which allowed him to keep his dog instead of surrendering the animal, and a profound connection was made.

There are over 50 million Americans who currently receive Food Stamps, many with dogs or cats, who simply can not afford to feed their animals, and these cherished companions are dropped off at animal shelters where they will most likely be put to sleep.

Winter is especially challenging for individuals and families who can not afford proper clothing, food and shelter.