Sentences with phrase «backbone of the community»

Do they miss the experience of having to leave home to shop, and do they feel the mostly low - paying jobs in those stores were the backbone of their communities?
They are the economic engines of our country and provide critical infrastructure that drive our prosperity, acting as a backbone of our communities.
In all these settlements the local church was the backbone of the community, and through its freemen the final authority in all matters civil.
They're the backbone of a community striving to use business as a force for positive change.
«Hudson Valley families and businesses, especially the small businesses that are the backbone of our community, are being underserved in Albany and I am running because we deserve better,» Smythe said.
Besides what we do on the job, we are also the backbone of the communities where we live, contributing in every conceivable way.
«These volunteers are the backbone of our community and they should be recognized as such.
Simanowitz said his campaign platform includes tax incentives for small businesses, which he described as «the backbone of our community,» and ensuring that Queens jobs stay in the borough.
Our teachers, nurses, moms, dads, small business owners and working families are the backbone of our community and they deserve a State Senator who will always put them first,» Cruz said in a news release.
I believe that middle and working class families form the backbone of our community, and that we have been carrying more than our fair share of economic burdens in recent years.
SBS will also partner with community - based organizations to assess the strengths and challenges of Inwood's commercial corridors and respond with initiatives, like organizing merchants, in support of the vital businesses that are the backbone of our community.
«Senator Espaillat has always served diligently as an advocate for his constituents, including our small immigrant businesses, who are the backbone of our communities,» the statement said.
«These businesses are the backbone of our communities and provide residents with the basics they need like fresh and affordable food,» he said.
The co-operative and its 217 members were then the backbone of the community, which nearly put a halt to coconut farming and work in the bush.
This has been the backbone of community engagement with Microsoft and Windows 10, and its public face, Gabe Aul, took a few minutes to talk about the program and thank its users.
REALTORS ® are the backbone of a community, often times supporting local causes large and small, helping people realize their dreams of homeownership and volunteering their time to help improve the communities in which they live.
Local businesses are the backbone of any community, so I greatly
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