Sentences with phrase «as relief agencies»

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The agency warned last fall that there's little evidence to support kratom's use as a «natural» pain relief alternative, and in February, it issued a public health advisory saying that kratom compounds — ostensibly meant to replace addictive opioid products — are actually opioid products themselves.

If Issue 2, or the Drug Price Relief Act, passes, the act would require the state and state agencies, including Ohio Medicaid, to pay the same or lower prices for prescription drugs as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs does.

The press also noted that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) donated C$ 500,000 as relief aid to earthquake survivors in central Taiwan and that Canada sent a team of civil engineers with expertise in building in earthquake zones, a medical team and others to assist in the recovery effort.

CFTC acting chairman Christopher Giancarlo's plan to simplify some of the agency's overly - complex post-crisis rules will come as a welcome relief to the futures and options market.

The bishops of the United States created Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as an agency for the charitable activities of the US Catholic Church in foreign countries.

One of the things I like the most about my deconversion is that I am not as dependent on external beings anymore, that I have more agency and potential than I previously assumed: it's a relief

It has severely limited affirmative action as a remedy for past discrimination against minorities, even though the post-Civil War Congress that passed the Fourteenth Amendment also enacted race - targeted benefits for black soldiers, schools and relief agencies.

«Motivated in large part by their religious traditions of protecting the vulnerable and serving «the least of these,» as Jesus instructed his followers to do in the Gospel of Matthew,» writes Eric Marrapodi, «World Relief and other Christian agencies like the Salvation Army are stepping up efforts and working with law enforcement to stem the flow of human trafficking, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking.»

Hanging on to substantial wealth can be justified only if you can accomplish at least as much good by hanging on to it as by giving the whole lot to a relief agency that would use it to fight hunger or to a scholarship fund for the underprivileged or to similar good causes.

For example, if you want to work for an international relief agency, you may be better suited acquiring a tangible skill such as nursing, urban planning or business administration than obtaining a master's degree in international development (of course, this varies depending on the organization).

One of the agencies, World Relief, was started in 1945 as the War Relief Commission when evangelicals wanted to help refugees fleeing war - torn Europe.

Christians give to blind missions for cataract surgeries, to this and to that... Which relief agency is not full of Christians if not officially than as simply co-workers?

It was not clear, when they advocated intervention in Bosnia and Rwanda, that relief agencies fully understood the political as opposed to the humanitarian implications of what they were calling for.»

In 2006, the United States provided 6 million tons of food aid to agencies such as CARE, Catholic Relief Services, World Vision and Save the Children, which distributed the bags of wheat, rice or corn and containers of vegetable oil.

As soon as he had taken office, steps were taken to curb bank failure and hoarding; he worked out a program designed to help farmers, developed a nationwide system of relief, instituted a public works program to give the unemployed some work, attempted to develop a national recovery program for industry, and set up agencies to help home owners save their homes and businesses and their investmentAs soon as he had taken office, steps were taken to curb bank failure and hoarding; he worked out a program designed to help farmers, developed a nationwide system of relief, instituted a public works program to give the unemployed some work, attempted to develop a national recovery program for industry, and set up agencies to help home owners save their homes and businesses and their investmentas he had taken office, steps were taken to curb bank failure and hoarding; he worked out a program designed to help farmers, developed a nationwide system of relief, instituted a public works program to give the unemployed some work, attempted to develop a national recovery program for industry, and set up agencies to help home owners save their homes and businesses and their investments.

«The issuance of a new executive order on refugees and immigrants acknowledges that there were significant problems with the first executive order that caught up green card holders and others as they tried to enter the United States,» said Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, the evangelical refugee resettlement agency forced to close five offices and lay off 140 employees in the wake of Trump's decision to halve America's intake of refugees from 110,000 to 50,000.

In simple words, human love - in - act, human concern for justice, human relief of oppression, and sound human ways of relationship are all properly to be taken as creaturely reflections of and creaturely agencies for the divine Love that is God, the primal cause and the final affect.

UN and aid agencies all agree that humanitarian relief programmes must include training on how to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, as well as how to support non breastfed children in ways that do not undermine breastfeeding.

New York's $ 182 million share of the nationwide $ 7 million Citigroup settlement includes at least $ 90 million in mortgage relief as well as directing funding for land banks and community development agencies aimed at housing for low - income earners, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Monday announced.

Its Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman, Chris Gunness, broke down in tears during a TV interview yesterday as he described what was happening in Gaza.

Two years after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee and almost one year after Superstorm Sandy altered New York's land and seascapes, relief aid — from both private donors and government agencies — has been painfully slow in coming, as communities struggle to return to normal.

The bipartisan budget deal reached in late October offers some much - needed relief for federal science agencies, but it remains a temporary fix for programs hit by the spending caps known as «sequestration ``, which took effect in 2013.

The new study is the latest attempt by the academic research community to seek relief from what it sees as the steady accretion of unreasonable and costly government - wide regulations and policy directives from individual agencies.

The 18 - member committee, which worked on the report for more than a year, identified specific steps that states, federal agencies and medical providers should take to stem the tide of abuse of substances including heroin, fentanyl and prescription drugs — even as they ensure pain patients have access to legal relief.

A resource page for DOT emergency relief and disaster recovery efforts as states, communities, and transit agencies work to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

Ginsberg Law Offices, P.C. is a debt relief agency as defined by the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Any individual person (not a corporation or partnership) is eligible for Chapter 13 relief as long as the amount of their debts does not go above $ 307, 675 for unsecured debts (those with no collateral) and $ 922, 975 for secured debt and they are earning wages that cover more than their reasonable living expenses.The person must also have received credit counselling from an approved agency within the 180 days prior to filing and had not been dismissed from another type of bankruptcy filing in this time period.

As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, my office is considered to be a «Debt Relief Agency» under the Bankruptcy Code.

They are acting either as a creditor to manage their debt account, or as a lender to write a new loan, not as a debt relief agency.

When you file for bankruptcy relief, your main thought is to stop calls from collection agencies and to leave the mountain of crushing debt behind you as you make a fresh financial start.

Each entity has been designated by the Federal Government as a qualified debt relief agency that helps folks file bankruptcy under the bankruptcy code.

As you know, the FTC does not have oversight of any nonprofit, tax - exempt credit counseling or debt relief agencies.

$ 50,000 grant to Houston PetSet: As a locally - based nonprofit dedicated to working with animal welfare agencies and rescues, Houston PetSet will use its emergency relief grant from PetSmart Charities to help smaller nonprofits who are assisting with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and require grants of $ 5,000 or less.

«Retailers should not be looking at the Marketplace Fairness Act as any kind of relief from Internet competition,» says Crosby Renwick, executive director of strategy at CBX, a New York City - based brand agency and retail design consultancy.

We are classified as a debt relief agency.

The 2,200 - acre site, which closed a decade ago and is being turned into a park, was also temporarily reopened as a transfer station, helping officials and relief agencies clear debris from around the city.

As a debt relief agency, we work with our clients on - on - one to understand the scope of their financial situations.

One provision, codified as 11 U.S.C. section 526 (a)(4), prohibits anyone considered to be a «debt relief agency» from advising clients «to incur more debt in contemplation» of filing a bankruptcy petition.

To learn more about our firm, including our work as a debt relief agency helping people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code, visit our testimonials page to read what our clients have to say about our Monmouth County lawyers.

The last Credit Slips post focused on bankruptcy attorneys» ads in the 2013 Yellow Pages and surveyed the wording that attorneys used to describe their roles as debt relief agencies.

Specifically, we allow covered entities to use or disclose protected health information without individual agreement to federal, state, or local government agencies engaged in disaster relief activities, as well as to private disaster relief or disaster assistance organizations (such as the Red Cross) authorized by law or by their charters to assist in disaster relief efforts, to allow these organizations to carry out their responsibilities in a specific disaster situation.

Like other types of fraudsters posing as your bank, a government agency or even a potential landlord, fake not - for - profits and false fundraisers aim to collect money from people under the guise of a sneaky scam: solicit donations for a nonexistent holiday or relief campaigns, and pocket the proceeds once you've handed over your money.

We are classified as a debt relief agency.

We are classified as a debt relief agency.

During the Great Depression, the Family Society (which subsequently changed its corporate name from Associated Charities to the Family Welfare Society of Ithaca) accepted the role as Ithaca's singular welfare relief agency by distributing food, clothing and financial assistance to the city's neediest families; thereby depleting the majority of the modest endowment it had acquired prior to the Depression.

Additionally, she is engaged in weekend events such as helping the homeless, often packaging and delivering foods for a local Jewish Relief Agency, park clean ups, as well as helping out at other community events, etc..