Sentences with phrase «benefiting local children»

«The Idaho Potato Commission was honored to be part of such a wonderful event benefiting local children in need,» said Frank Muir, President / CEO, IPC.

Working with my fellow REALTORS ® in such a relaxed setting allows us to focus on raising funds that directly benefit local children.»

Not exact matches

All proceeds benefitted a local homeless shelter for women and children, and my firm was spotlighted as an organizer.

Proceeds raised stay local and directly benefit pediatric and neonatal programs at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.

Whitey's created an ice cream called Elephant Trunks to benefit the local zoo and children stricken with cancer.

All proceeds benefit Rancho Damacitas Children & Family Services and other deserving local charities / www.pontewinery.com

Maybe children won't benefit any less if they stay in their local communities, but when they get to the high school level and know what sport they want to concentrate on, then they should travel to national tournaments in hopes of being seen by college scouts.

With that in mind, we have developed a program that allows you to benefit homeless children in your local area.

Fathers will take time away from work with the agreement of their employers if they see a real purpose and benefit to their children, and release arrangements may sometimes be negotiated with local employers.

Guests will enjoy a Mr. Men Little Miss book reading by a local parenting blogger, refreshments and activities for children and the opportunity to take part in a book drive benefitting a local Boys & Girls Club.

Volunteer opportunities might include tutoring younger children, helping out at the local animal shelter, visiting a local nursing home, or taking on a large project that would benefit the community.

Tickets benefit local charities serving women and children in DuPage County.

The benefits of such a program are numerous: the food is fresher and less likely to be processed; children can actually meet or learn about «their» farmers and / or visit the farms where their food is grown; and more money stays in the local economy to support farms and related businesses.

«The vitamins, minerals and health benefits from local fresh fruit and vegetables, not only allow our children to be physically healthy, but research has shown that healthy eating is also key to brain development,» said Commissioner O'Neal.

§ 191.915 (1999) requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide new mothers with a breastfeeding consultation or information on breastfeeding, the benefits to the child and information on local breastfeeding support groups.

The cost is $ 30 and proceeds benefit local families of children in the neonatal intensive care unit at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago through The Jackson Chance Foundation, an Illinois non-profit dedicated to providing support to NICU fchildren in the neonatal intensive care unit at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago through The Jackson Chance Foundation, an Illinois non-profit dedicated to providing support to NICU fChildren's Hospital of Chicago through The Jackson Chance Foundation, an Illinois non-profit dedicated to providing support to NICU families.

Local health departments often manage lists of community resources and lead projects that can greatly benefit children and families who have been exposed to violence.

Those in receipt of working - age benefits including - child benefit, child tax credit, income support, universal credit and jobseekers» allowance - have more reason than most to worry about inflation as all of these have just been frozen for four years, along with local housing allowances which determine housing benefit rates.

It was only Child Benefit and a small maintenance grant from the local authority (approx same amount as EMA), that persuaded them to let me go.

James S. Rubin, Commissioner of New York State Homes and Community Renewal said, «Children, families, and the entire city will benefit greatly from the opportunities for healthy local food and economic growth that this innovative project will bring to Buffalo.»

«We appreciate the good work of our benefit committee and the many generous people and local businesses who contributed to making this event a success for so many children in our community.»

Every council is required by law to have a local child poverty strategy, and the good news is that reducing child poverty benefits everyone by cutting the costs to local authority services and boosting the local economy through improved skills and qualifications for school leavers.

«I am a current local 1102 member who has benefited from the child care program.

Research has also shown that investing in child care bears a substantial economic benefit to the community by boosting the local economy as a whole as well.

Changes to how the money used to support the most disadvantaged pupils in Wales will benefit those in nursery and reception and children in local authority care, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams announced today (Mon 27th March).

Through the financial literacy tool, users can learn about their eligibility and dollar amounts for up to 18 federal, state and local benefits with programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants and Children (WIC), or ways to save on utility bills.

I have seen Vinnie volunteer for the benefit of children, shop at local merchants and dine at local restaurants.

RRR continued its partnerships with local charitable organizations through all of its races and special events, such as the American Cancer Society's «Relay - For - Life», the «Hood to Coast Relay» benefiting Habitat for Humanity of Rockland, Rockland Family Shelter, United Hospice of Rockland, Rockland County Police Hispanic Society, People to People, and the Pediatric Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the Children's Hospital at New York Presbyterian and Columbia University, among others.

The findings further suggest that TAs would benefit from more opportunities to develop their understanding of children's behaviour and national and local SEN processes, through training and support.

Funds are distributed to providers and families through mechanisms such as federally funded Head Start programs, public pre-kindergarten programs that are funded primarily by states or local jurisdictions, and state Child Care Assistance Programs, which tend to target resources to low - income families, as well as tax preferences that benefit middle - and upper - income families.

Kids who get regular physical activity experience a slew of important health benefits, and strengthening exercises such as yoga could help: in a 2014 study, kids with stronger muscles were found to have a lower risk for developing conditions like heart disease and diabetes. If your children are interested in trying yoga,  ask your local studio if they offer any classes targeted at kids.

Key recommendations for government in the report that won API support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play prChildren responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play prchildren and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play prchildren of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play provision.

Local parents of elementary - age kids have set out to make Hogg a school they and their neighbors want to send their kids to, which means higher test scores, tighter discipline, and a college - prep curriculum - changes they believe will benefit all children, not just their own.

I'm delighted that our partnership with Turinglab is benefiting children from local communities.»

The oft - praised benefits of state and local control — experimentation, innovation, and competition for excellence — have failed to eliminate the substandard schools that many children attend.

Thousands of children have also benefited: The books are collected after commencement and donated to a local organization or school.

This is actually something parents of home - schooled children have done for years, but increasingly some seem to be saying that they would like some of the benefits of the local public school, for which they are paying with their tax dollars, as they do so.

Even though education and local authority budgets are being squeezed, API members pride themselves on creating stimulating, challenging, engaging and fun places that children enjoy playing and learning in and that teachers and nursery managers see immediate benefits from.

The advantages of a cashless catering system can be seen right through the school meal supply chain, with children, parents, caterers, schools and local authorities all benefitting.

It will allow not only the elite young players from Liverpool to benefit, but also the young children from the school and the local community.»

When parents send their children somewhere other than the local public school, it's not because they believe that the private market is the best way to deliver education or that their child will benefit from a longer bus ride.

The presentation ends with information about life in the Amazon as a Fairtrade farmer, and the benefits Fairtrade has brought local children.

A parent might think their child would benefit in other (harder to measure) ways by opting out of the local public school.

Air Force 2nd Lt. Patrick Gargan, a spokesman for the 6th Air Mobility Wing, the base host unit, said that «while MacDill Air Force Base has no official role in the establishment of a charter school on base, we are interested in anything that may potentially benefit local and military children.»

Learning Exchanges catalyze individuals and teams to re-imagine how schools and communities can fully engage collective power for the benefit of children, youth, and families by reclaiming the purposes of education as academic, social - emotional, and civic; uniting the power of place and wisdom of local people; redefining professional learning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and communities.

While corporate reformers push slash - and - burn techniques that ignore and even destroy local institutions, the Abbott program proves that cultivation of community resources reaps long - lasting benefits — for children and the neighborhoods.»

«We want as many schools as possible to take advantage of the significant benefits academy status brings because it means more schools run by great heads and teachers, not local authority or Whitehall bureaucrats, and more children getting a first - class education.

-- so that a large percentage of families who have «won» the Norwich Free Academy bonanza are those who sit on appointed or elected boards, or who work in the Town Hall... it's unclear who got this year's bonus special dispensation... But one family seems to believe that all of their children will get the NFA benefit — at a cost of over $ 100K of local taxpayer dollars (with increased segregation and isolation in the impoverished Windham schools).

There are so many different schooling options in the Houston area — public, charter, magnet, vanguard, Catholic or other private schools — that you have the benefit of choosing from many possible local schools for your child.

Held to a higher standard of accountability than traditional public schools, but with the benefit of added autonomy that puts local school leaders and teachers in charge, Tennessee's public charter schools are empowered to create a challenging and focused learning environment for students, while giving parents even more direct and meaningful opportunities to participate in their children's education.