Sentences with phrase «behalf of low»
Advocacy for Immigrants We advocated on behalf of low - income immigrants in 100 + matters in 2016, and helped many more in legal clinics.
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About: Established in 1978 to advocate on behalf of low - income Virginians on poverty issues of statewide importance, Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) is the only statewide organization providing training to local Legal Aid program staff, private bar attorneys, and low - income clients, relating exclusively to the legal rights of Virginia's poor.
Pro Bono Week is a time to thank volunteers and acknowledge the life - altering service pro bono attorneys perform on behalf of low - income clients.
Committed to the philosophy that community service is part of the privilege of practicing law, Crowley Fleck has a long history of pro bono (meaning for the good of the community) legal service on behalf of low income and disadvantaged people in our communities.
The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.
To ensure that people are treated equally and fairly before the law by educating policymakers and the public about the importance of civil legal aid in our communities and advocating for sufficient public funding for civil legal aid on behalf of low - income people in Washington State.
August 2, 2016: New Hampshire Legal Assistance wins Supreme Court appeal on behalf of low - income parents of children with disabilities Federal assistance for children with severe disabilities is designed to support their special — and often expensive — needs.
She has received congressional, state, regional and local awards for her work on behalf of low - income communities and communities of color.
The increase in direct financial assistance is part of more than $ 750 million in annual energy investments by the state on behalf of low - income New Yorkers.
If we are supposed to be worrying on the behalf of low lying nations and our own coastal areas surely it is the REAL sea level (the one that makes things wet) that we are interested in.
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) is a nonprofit organization specializing in consumer issues on behalf of low - income people.
Advocacy on behalf of low - income consumers is an integral part of our work at the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project (SLBA).
We offer our testimony here on behalf of our low income clients.1
If you practice law as a prosecutor, public defender or provide advocacy on behalf of low - income communities at a nonprofit organization, you may have a portion of your federal student loans forgiven.
On behalf of our low - income clients, we join her in demanding that the Department halt collection of Corinthian borrowers» debt and discharge their loans.»
The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice; along with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), a national organization advocating for parental choice on behalf of low - income and working - class families; and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), the only statewide entity dedicated to advocating for charter schools at -LSB-...]
The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice, along with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), a national organization advocating for parental choice on behalf of low - income and working - class black families, today announced the results of the annual Parental Satisfaction Survey.
Parents, education advocates and civil rights groups, who represent Communities for Los Angeles Student Success, or CLASS, are organizing a «silent protest» on behalf of low - income students, schools and communities by placing...
Parents, education advocates and civil rights groups, who represent Communities for Los Angeles Student Success, or CLASS, are organizing a «silent protest» on behalf of low - income students, schools and communities by placing 375 empty desks on Beaudry Avenue.
With some 30,000 students on charter school waiting lists statewide, 10,000 of them in Boston, Baker made one last pitch at a Roxbury rally the night before the election, framing the ballot question as a battle on behalf of low - income families» «desire and desperation for something better.»
Kest was the head of New York Communities For Change and was deeply involved in unionizing workers and advocating on behalf of low - income New Yorkers.
Despite her cheerleading on behalf of low - income workers, Hillary Clinton has done minimal work on the minimum wage, her presidential rival's camp said Monday.
Concern, however, arises on behalf of lower earners; those who are less financially astute and most likely to be seduced by access to an amount of money higher than they may have ever seen.
Not exact matches
Express Scripts is one of the three massive PBMs that help negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs in the form of rebates on behalf of health plans.
They have also testified on behalf of several bills focused on alleviating the cost of diapers for low - income families.
On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has given the 2018 - 19 Provincial Budget an overall grade of «C +.
Lower corporate taxes, as Stantcheva and others have argued, raise managerial incentives to hold down wages on behalf of shareholders.
On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has given the 2017 - 18 Provincial Budget an overall grade of «A.»
The nonprofit organization can even negotiate with lenders on your behalf to lower rates or cancel a portion of your balances.
VICTORIA, B.C. — On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has given the 2017 - 18 Provincial Budget an overall grade of «A.»
VICTORIA, B.C. — On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has given the 2018 - 19 Provincial Budget an overall grade of «C +.»
On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, The Vancouver Board of Trade is urging Unifor and the UTA to work with the port to find a solution to truck drivers» complaints, rather than drive away business and jeopardize our local economy.
With a low - cost or zero - closing cost mortgage, closing costs are paid by the lender on behalf of the borrower.
The federal government would borrow on behalf of this Crown Corporation by issuing 30 - year bonds at historical low interest rates (around 2 %).
VANCOUVER, B.C. — On behalf of its thousands of Members across the Lower Mainland, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has assigned an overall grade of «B» on its 2017 Federal Budget Report Card.
Someone took footage from a low budget movie called «Desert Warrior», did a fast overdub to add the offensive comments, and put it out on the net to obscure the fact that these people in the lands attacked by the US are actually angry over invasion, conquest, looting, drone strikes against civilians, torture, and being shot at by the United States on behalf of Israel.
Community leaders, parents, and students need clear and actionable data so that supportive action can be taken on behalf of struggling students and low - performing schools.
Jody has over 25 years of experience in the water sector where she has been responsible for driving a range of initiatives including state water reforms under the National Water initiative, driving the momentum and integration of The Living Murray, delivery of environmental water with and on behalf of Basin states, development and implementation of a plan to avoid widespread acidification to the lower lakes of the Murray system during the Millennium drought and identification of the sustainable level of take to be embodied in the Murray - Darling Basin Plan.
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all
But it is his time with the Gunners for which Parlour is most fondly remembered and, speaking on behalf of Brother UK, he talks us through the highs and lows of his playing days.
As I posted earlier this week, I submitted comments on behalf of new coalition of plant food companies to support the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's recommendations to lower red meat and processed meats and increased plant foods.
Both officials need a strong working relationship with the federal government and with each suffering from low job approval ratings, they should get back to working on behalf of New York's citizens, not their own political ambitions.»
As you can see from the invite below, these are low - dollar affairs that are being held as much to whip up grassroots support as they are to raise cash to help the labor - backed party's effort on behalf of its preferred Democratic primary candidate against Espada, Gustavo Rivera.
Her outrage on behalf of Gordon, when she feels him traduced, is very touching: «What really upsets me is knowing that this is a very deliberate attempt to smear Gordon... as we approach an election... it is so personal, so destructive, and comes from a place of low morality».
On behalf of the citizens of Lower Manhattan, I commend President Obama and the Administration for their commitment to keeping the promise made to us on September 11, 2001.
The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanding.
The evidence allegedly links Silver to official action taken on behalf of real estate developer Glenwood Management that blocked a methadone clinic from relocating near one of its buildings in Lower Manhattan, according to the New York Times.
Also, Lord Browne's report «Sustaining a Future for Higher Education», which recommended graduates should only begin to repay tuition fees when or if they earned # 21,000 or above, estimated that only the top 40 % of earners on average would pay back all the charges paid on their behalf and that 20 % of the lowest earners would pay less than today.
The arguments against paid sick leave, as stated in the Capital Region Chamber's petition opposing Local Law «C» on behalf of its more than 2400 area businesses and organizations, include: the proposal will hurt our economy, reduce jobs, lower the county's sales tax revenue, and act as «an impediment to attracting, retaining and growing jobs.»
Now he is stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel... as no one with a real career is going to work on behalf of a treasonous egomaniac who will be out of office after Mueller lowers the boom on him... Hurry please Mueller!