Sentences with phrase «building your support village»

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You've had a lot of support systems build up, things like Idea Village, Launch Pad.

Because of that week, not only was my own life changed profoundly through friendships and awakenings, but I'm proud to say that we — and I mean all of us because you have all walked this road with our family — we have partnered with incredible leaders to build a school for kids in earthquake ground zero Port - au - Prince (staffed and run by Haitians), supported a home - based village for trafficked children near the border, built a preschool for early support for these children, supported schooling and food programs in neglected villages decimated by the cholera outbreak, supported pregnant and nursing women with a fantastic maternity centre, and so much more.

Would it be desirable to build an economy that supported local communities as did the village markets of yesteryear?

Yet the Soviet economy turned out to be a Potemkin village worth less than its scrap value after the fall of Communism, unable to support Russian military power when forced to compete with an American build - up.

BUFFALO GROVE — A skeptical Village Board is refusing to support a plan to build an assisted - living center in the Buffalo Grove Town Center.

We also encourage each woman and partner to take advantage of the many classes and support groups we recommend — from prenatal yoga, yoga for labor workshop, and postpartum mommy and me yoga classes, positive birth story pregnancy circles, community new mother blessing ceremonies, annual family reunion, postpartum mom circles, pregnancy retreats and a variety of other educational, supportive, and fun events, classes, and ways to connect with other likeminded people and build community — in an effort to bring back the needed village it takes to raise a new baby, and new parents.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — Members of the Arlington Heights Skate Committee asked the Village Board on Monday night for its support in building a skate park.

Middle and high school students from North Aurora have apparently persuaded village officials to support building parks for skateboarders and in - line skaters.

California therapist, coach and writer Mercedes Samudio has a mission to end parent shaming and help parents build a «shame - proof village» that will support them in using effective parenting strategies and sustaining strong, healthy relationships with their children at every age.

Your membership also provides the Village with the support necessary to care for our historic buildings, priceless collection of early American artifacts, heritage breed animals and heirloom gardens as well as our expert costumed interpreters and outstanding educational programming for both the general public and school children alike.

We are grateful to them for their generous support and look forward to building a strong partnership for the future,» said Old Sturbridge Village President and CEO James E. Donahue.

The construction of the Gateway building will not only support and strengthen the Village's vibrant main street community, but it will also grow economic opportunity in Tioga County, by offering retail space to encourage commercial development, as well as, residential apartments that will increase the population and consumer base in the downtown,» said Brittany Woodburn, Economic Development Specialist with Tioga County ED&P.

Administered by Empire State Development, the state's main economic development agency, the Restore New York program provides funding to villages, towns and cities to support demolition of vacant buildings and rehabilitation of condemned and surplus properties.

The scheme would require 90 % support among local people, but the Commission, which includes the Local Government Association and the Campaign To Protect Rural England, said it would bring conflict to village communities and become an obstacle to house - building.

Cuomo is trying to earn support from several Nassau County incorporated villages for his plan to build a third track on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line — even if it means tacking on the expense of eliminating seven grade crossings along the route.

The $ 23.7 million solar project — built on a 50 - acre site leased from the Agahozo - Shalom Youth Village, established to care for children who lost parents to Rwanda's 1990s genocide — was developed by the Dutch - American firm Gigawatt Global with support from the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), a Power Africa partner; Scatec Solar ASA of Norway, which engineered and built the solar plant; and government investment arms and development finance institutions from the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Austria and the United Kingdom.

Building a village also requires the involvement and support of those in the wider community.

To complement these efforts and provide support for the schools, the project then seeks help and involvement from the community, building relationships with parents, village leaders, churches, and community - based organizations in order to connect schools with on - the - ground resources and expand support and sustainability.

«If you want to really build sustainable school reform then you have to take into account poverty, the conditions of communities, and you have to work intentionally and systemically to weave all kinds of relationships and supports,» Lauren Wells, who administered Global Village for NYU, told WNYC last spring.

The Village brought social service agencies, community - based organizations, business, universities, and families together to build partnerships that supported the instructional and educational goals of schools in the Global Village network.

WE Villages is our sustainable international development program which helps people build stable, thriving communities and gives them the power and dignity to support themselves.

The Trust also provided grant support for the restoration of the former hay loft that has been a studio, salon, and exhibit space as Whitney expanded her footprint in Greenwich Village to eventually include nine buildings along 8th Avenue as part of the first Whitney Museum of Art in 1931.

• Built in a traditional village format, each hub will contain the necessary plant and machinery and support the entire community by way of health benefits, education, and skills learning.

In her own village, Lopata succeeded in convincing the public and local authorities to support small - scale tourism instead of building a large resort.

The Matney's also wanted to make sure that their shoes are socially responsible, so they carry lines like Mohop, which are ribbon - tied sandals made in the US, and Ethletic sneakers, whose manufacture provides coop community building opportunities and supports local water initiatives in a village in Pakistan.

When it comes to the building and zoning obstacles that face many other tiny house communities, Severn acknowledges that the process was made much easier by the support of the larger Olympia community — and also by having all women county commissioners: «That was crucial — they instantly got the environmentally sustainable aspect of the village, as well as the need for community.»

The organizations that hosted and supported the camp throughout that time created Panza, a nonprofit that raised money and public support to build the village, according to the vision of the Camp's founders.

An example of a local Transition effort that I've been involved with that has already effected change in my own community is our work to build community support for our recent Village Building Convergence.

Local employers are keen to have a workforce in place to support the vast projects underway including a new village in Lubbersthorpe, Leicestershire which will see 4000 houses built and is expected to create 2000 jobs.

I hope to assist you on your path to build your village and provide the support you need!»

HomeLife Benchmark Realty (Cloverdale) provides an annual scholarship to Kwantlen Polytechnic University, raised over $ 38,000 for Variety, the Children's Charity through its annual golf tournament, supported a Habitat for Humanity build and is a partner in the Elikia Village Project in the Congo, Africa.