Sentences with phrase «better than a sheltered»

«Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected.»

If you want something better than a shelter dog you will need to do your homework.

«Remember, any loving home is better than a shelter.»

Not exact matches

OPINION: Housing First initiatives are better at combatting homelessness than shelters, and make more fiscal sense for taxpayers, too

Through the City of Houston Department of Health, Americares donated wheelchairs, walkers as well as medicine to the George R. Brown Convention Center mega shelter, where more than 10,000 people sought refuge.

I have volunteered in homeless shelters in two major cities and the ones that rely on private donations exclusively do a MUCH better job of helping the homeless and the poor than the government run shelters.

I know that you may be sheltered from how the rest of the world speaks, but you might as well be dismissing people because they speak with a different accent than you do.

What better way to push back against the darkness than to step into it with the very things it's trying to take away — food, shelter, medical care, protection.

Yet, the «instinct,» if we want to use that word, is of a higher order than mere cravings, which Gopnik glosses over when he compares the impetus to read to our need for clothing and shelter: «there really are no whys to such things, anymore than there are to why we wear clothes or paint good pictures or live in more than hovels and huts or send flowers to our beloved on their birthday.»

More than 8,000 disaster victims have been assisted through more than $ 400,000 in donations to the American Red Cross and its National Disaster Relief, which offers shelter as well as food and emotional support to victims of disaster.

This year, The Bowery Mission provided more than 406,000 meals to men, women and children, 91,000 nights of shelter and 44,000 articles of clothing, as well as showers, haircuts, and expert medical and optometric care.

Well if he wants to go, let him, our players tend to believe they are better than what they are, place in a different club would surely open their eyes that the football world is not the sheltered life of Arsenal.

Right now, playing big minutes in the minors, in all situations, could very well be better for his long - term development than limited, sheltered NHL minutes.

In order to better manage the large distribution of Night Night Packages in the San Francisco Bay Area, volunteers may be requested to deliver (or mail) their completed Nigth Night Packages to one of our drop - off locations rather than to the shelter offices directly.

** 10 tote order minimum * SF BAY AREA PARTICIPANTS ONLY In order to better manage the large distribution of Night Night Packages in the San Francisco Bay Area, volunteers may be requested to deliver (or mail) their completed Night Night Packages to one of our drop - off locations rather than to deliver them to the shelter offices directly.

I found the canopy to be bigger than the one on the Regular model and it does make a difference as it allows for more headspace, as well as provides more shelter from the sun for your older child at the back.

Mr. de Blasio said he and Ms. Quinn had been looking for an opportunity to work together publicly on the issue of homelessness since she took her new position, and what better event than one where they handed out toys to children at a Win shelter on the eve of Christmas Eve?

We are told this is the better way to respond to the present situation, by helping to provide shelter, food and healthcare to refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan — each of whom are currently host to many more refugees than Europe is receiving.

«New York's most vulnerable residents deserve far better than the unacceptable conditions we found in these shelters,» DiNapoli said.

The task force is made up representatives of more than a dozen nonprofits, including the Bowery Residents Committee, Supportive Housing network of New York, Catholic Charities and HELP USA, well - regarded operators and providers among the city's shelter, supportive housing and homeless services professionals.

It has been shown to save government money and provide better outcomes than the array of government services homeless individuals use without supportive housing, including homeless shelters, substance abuse treatment, psychiatric hospitals, hospital emergency rooms, jail and prisons.

Cuomo's budget office estimates that the provision will hurt 1.7 million middle class to wealthy homeowners in New York who pay much more than $ 10,000 annually — 46 percent of all homeowners statewide itemize deductions — as well as reduce property values because of the eroded tax shelter of homeownership.

If you're a transgender young adult who's been evicted from your home by your own parents, going into a single adult shelter could do more harm than good.

Their parents do more than usher them into the world; they feed, clothe, shelter, and protect them for a good portion of their lives.

Of these, a high proportion are so - called command - and - control genes that help bacteria decide whether to form colonies or to continue seeking better shelter, possibly making Pseudomonas «smarter» than other bacteria.

These containers are more comfortable than tents and provide much better shelter from the Antarctica's harsh conditions.

«There's no better feeling than giving a gift for a special occasion, but we can choose to extend that service - minded attitude in all aspects of our lives by giving freely of ourselves as much as we can,» says Eric Paskel, certified yoga instructor, founder of Yoga Shelter.

The former write - in candidate for Arizona governor traveled to Ukraine looking for love but ended up hungry and sick in a homeless shelter — the victim Single Hot Moms - 3 reasons why it's much better to date a milf or hot mom rather than a princess.

When you have dedicated episodes of these guys taking shelter from a storm, an entire episode with an awful hipstery filter fest, even more cringy dialogue and ridiculous death scenes that mean nothing other than just being shocking and violent; well that's when the show suffers.

It's easy to confirm this statement because there's nothing more important in this world than homes or other buildings which provide shelter as for humans so for items as well.

This year, the snubs were fewer and less harsh than in years past (like that year they totally ignored three of the best films of the year in Drive, Take Shelter and Young Adult, and failed to nominate the year's best lead actress performances).

Movies, best seen in a big dark room full of strangers, are uniquely suited for creating and sustaining a sense of captivating mystery, and few films have done it better this year than Midnight Special, the latest from writer - director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud).

In both cases, they are award worthy, with Norton showing a deep inner pain and inability to express his true feelings, though we know always know what he's going through, while Watts, removed from the sheltered, superficial life she once lead, finds out there is more to her world than balls and flirtations, as well as more to the essence of love.

It does, however, give the film viewer a better seat than the audience and you won't see better live performances of most of these numbers, predominantly them songs from their most recent albums (from «Gim me Shelter» and «Jumpin» Jack Flash» to «Bitch,» «Tumblin» Dice» and «All Down the Line»).

No director understands Shannon and his abilities better than Jeff Nichols, and this film is a nice companion to Take Shelter as a showcase for the actor's unique brand of emotionality.

This fact - based drama is more than a feel good story about a woman sheltering Jews in the city's bombed out zoo at great personal risk.

Not to overstate things, but it's time to talk about Michael Shannon and the fact that it'll be amazing if there is a better, more refined, more electrifying performance this year than his work in Jeff Nichols's «Take Shelter.»

«Generally, you're better off if the money remains tax sheltered than taking it out and investing in a non-registered account.

So if the goal is to shift the most potential growth into tax - sheltered accounts, an RRSP looks like a better home for high - growth stocks than low - yielding fixed income.

This is the reason I try to get as much money in tax - advantaged accounts as possible (401k, IRA, etc.) My biggest problem in this effort is that I have more money to invest than what I can shelter from taxes — hence I have a good amount that's subject to taxes each and every year.

Just keep in mind that while all TFSA investments are sheltered from income tax, some assets are better suited to the account than others.

So back in the good «ol days, VAs and the other tax wrappers had their place, because the amount of taxes sheltered was much more than the taxes that would have been paid.

As an organization whose mission is to end the killing of pets in shelters, of course Best Friends Animal Society encourages people looking for a pet to adopt from a shelter or rescue group, rather than buying from a pet store, breeder or online retailer.

Solution: While it may seem unfair that your pet has to spend time alone, it is still better than making him take his chances in a shelter!

He will love you the way you are... and again, it is better to be alone at your home than to die alone in a shelter.

Through June 2006, Best Friends provided many items and services for pets and shelter staff and helped increase the number of pets adopted annually from under 2,000 in 1994 to more than 4,600 in 2005.

Study: Save 5 times more dogs, cut costs and improve health in your animal shelter Short of finding a magic wand, there's really nothing better than foster care programs for boosting lifesaving, cutting costs and improving health in animal shelters.

So instead of implementing HONEST reforms that help reduce pet populations in communities and programs that HONESTLY rehome animals surrendered to shelters or picked up as strays, they instead focus on these quick fixes just to get rid of the animals, rather than finding good, loving homes for the animals.

The organization saves and shelters thousands of animals each year through its famed Red Star ® Rescue program, ensures the welfare of more than one billion farm animals, researches new ways to help children with cancer, veterans and others through animal - assisted therapy, and protects some 100,000 animal actors on television and movie production sets each year through its well well - known «No Animals Were Harmed ®» program.

An ill - mannered intact male dog can be a chore to deal with day in and day out, but common sense dictates that neutering and training are a better course than surrendering the dog at the shelter because he is difficult.