Sentences with phrase «by local community groups»

However, in many ways, the New South Wales approach was originally similar to that in the Northern Territory, especially since land was to be inalienable and held by local community groups.

Amicus Brief filed by Local Community Groups in the U.S. District Court for D.C. in support of EPA's decision to veto the Spruce No. 1 Permit

Charter schools simply fulfill a need people have for educations supported by local community groups that aren't one - size - fits - all.

City Council member Diana Reyna, joined by a local community group, claimed in a press conference at City Hall today that two new residential...

The project's specs were heavily shaped by a local community group.

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From 2005 to 2014, the company received at least $ 613 million in local government subsidies to build warehouses and another $ 147 million for its data centers, according to a report by the Institute for Local Self - Reliance, a group that pushes for local resources to be dedicated to community developlocal government subsidies to build warehouses and another $ 147 million for its data centers, according to a report by the Institute for Local Self - Reliance, a group that pushes for local resources to be dedicated to community developLocal Self - Reliance, a group that pushes for local resources to be dedicated to community developlocal resources to be dedicated to community development.

Local competitions: Entrepreneurial contests held by neighborhood associations and other community groups are a great place to start.

Florida's High Tech Corridor spans 23 counties across the state, connected by three research universities, more than 20 local and regional economic development organizations, 14 community and state colleges, 12 regional workforce boards, countless industry groups and the thousands of innovative companies that call this region home.

Virgin Unite's overheads are covered by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group, meaning that 100 % of all donations received will go directly to helping support local BVI communities.

Spurred by the industrial revolution, a small group of entrepreneurs saw the need to distribute clean, abundant water supplies to local communities.

After the early experiments by individual persons, the group life of special dedication that we know as monasticism began to grow; so that nearly every geographical area had both local churches for people in general and special Christian communities for monks.

In a Midwestern city of 50,000, a marriage counseling center begun by a group of clergymen and based in a local general hospital which furnished secretarial service, is to be incorporated into the new mental health center established in the community.

A decade later, a study of Episcopal churches by Wade Clark Roof showed that church people tend to be divided into two groups: the «locals» who prefer to live in small communities, get their satisfaction from relating closely to families and to friends, and belong to local groups; and the «cosmopolitans» who prefer living in large cities, get their satisfaction from dealing with ideas and international issues, and belong to large state or nationwide organizations.

The «Local Church Mental Health Study - Action Project,» using Howard Clinebell's Mental Health Through Christian Community and the Leader's Guide by Paul E. Johnson, is a resource for such groups.

Alternative plans to improve recycling rates being proposed by industry are 28 times less expensive and include significant funding to community groups and local governments to clean up litter hot spots, and more importantly, keep them clean into the future.

Sulo is a nonprofit group organized by IRRI that helps women become effective leaders in the local community.

This important collaboration has been shaped by wetland and community groups, local irrigators, landholders, businesses, Aboriginal community representatives and scientists.

802-786-5111; Monthly support groups staffed by breastfeeding peer counselors in your local community

Attachment Parenting International (API) is directly involved in building resilience in communities across the nation and around the world through its local API Support Groups and accredited API Leaders by supporting secure parent - child attachments.

Activate Good is a nonprofit Volunteer Center activating volunteers to help charitable causes in our local community by connecting individuals, groups, and companies to volunteer needs with nonprofits around the Triangle.

Strategic Plan Focus for July — Goals 2, 3, and 4 World BF Month is the perfect opportunity to promote a culture supportive and accepting of breastfeeding (goal 2) through parties and health fairs, etc., build, link, and ensure access to state and local resources (goal 3) by providing information to moms about resources online and in your community, and to engage stakeholders in alignment of goals and actions to increase breastfeeding support (goal 4) by pulling in other groups that work with moms and babies to help with World Breastfeeding Day / Week / Month (WBM) activities!

The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Devcommunity planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Devcommunity leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community DevCommunity Development.

The Community Builders interviewed by the auditors lacked knowledge of HUD's grant programs, the report said, and in some cases improperly interfered with housing transactions between local officials and nonprofit groups, resulting in the loss of millions of taxpayer dollars.

All parties believe in wider community involvement, in local decision - making and that some services are best run by neighbourhood groups, as long as there is no self - interest.

So there is, for example, provision for a «Community Right to Buy» which would give local groups new rights to protect vital assets such as shops, pubs, libraries and leisure centres by taking them over when they are threatened with closure.

He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.

Local officials, community leaders and advocacy groups, by contrast, have strongly opposed granting the arena a never - ending permit.

In an event anticipated among local wonks, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner (a liberal Democrat) teamed with Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci (a Conservative Republican) to argue against the metropolitan government plan proposed by the community group Consensus.

The de Blasio administration has scheduled a final vote Tuesday to approve construction of two apartment buildings inside Brooklyn Bridge Park, despite opposition by local elected officials and community groups.

Powerful new partnerships with the common aim of achieving a more environmentally and economically sustainable future can be forged by community action groups and local authorities - which often regard each other with mutual suspicion and mistrust according to social scientists.

Squadron, who represents, the Lower East Side, and Wright were joined by members of the tenant association, community leaders, representatives of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1 and other labor groups.

Free schools are tax payer funded, free from local authority control and are run by teachers, parents and community groups.

As part of the agreement, the Yankees also created a Community Benefits Fund, controlled by a volunteer board, that would give out $ 800,000 a year in grants to local community groups, $ 100,000 a year in equipment and merchandise, and 15,000 free game tickets.While some of these grants, merchandise and tickets have been distributed, activists at the rally said much of it remains unaccouCommunity Benefits Fund, controlled by a volunteer board, that would give out $ 800,000 a year in grants to local community groups, $ 100,000 a year in equipment and merchandise, and 15,000 free game tickets.While some of these grants, merchandise and tickets have been distributed, activists at the rally said much of it remains unaccoucommunity groups, $ 100,000 a year in equipment and merchandise, and 15,000 free game tickets.While some of these grants, merchandise and tickets have been distributed, activists at the rally said much of it remains unaccounted for.

The website is offered by Rochester College Access Network, a program of REF which is a community collaborative involving local colleges and universities, not - for - profit groups, philanthropic groups, the Rochester City School District and local businesses.

Professor Gallent explained: «Planning and Local Government reforms are seen by community groups as serving the interests of policymakers rather than local peLocal Government reforms are seen by community groups as serving the interests of policymakers rather than local pelocal people.

A group led by Christina Johnson, an educator and local resident, applied to the SUNY Charter Schools Institute earlier this year to establish the Mohawk Valley Community Charter School within the Utica School District to serve elementary - aged children.

The potential new law comes after years of lobbying by community groups to remove the facility from the neighborhood, according to Luis Garden Acosta, founder of El Puente, a local advocacy organization.

A new nonprofit group created to advocate for the Harlem community is controlled by workers and allies of local elected leaders, The Post has learned.

The partnership brings together Ghana Home Loans, which is backed by the Abraaj Group, local promoters, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and Rendeavour, the developer of Appolonia City, which is a unique partnership between the Chiefs, elders and community of the Appolonia stool.

The project, a partnership between Borough President Scott Stringer and a host of local community groups, seeks to limit energy usage by painting rooftops white instead of the heat - attracting tar beaches that top many buildings.

«The perception of disability by community groups: Stories of local understanding, beliefs and challenges in a rural part of Kenya» is published in PLOS ONE on August 3, 2017.

The student group, which is the local chapter of a national organization, serves the local Asian / Pacific Islander American communities by conducting free health screenings at various community centers for diabetes, vision impairment, and hypertension, as well as hepatitis B and C, which disproportionately affect people of Asian descent.

Good, sustainable farming supports regional communities by working with groups like Fair for Life fair trade funds and partnering with the farmers and members of a community to jointly develop programs that address needs in local communities such as medical support, improving critical local infrastructure, supporting local schools, establishing sources of potable water, nutrition education, to name a few.

The night was organised by Monaseed Community Development Group to raise money for the local playground fund and the organisers were delighted with the turnout - with over 100 people attending.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

The UK's approach has resulted in minibuses being a common sight, used by a wide range of organisations such as charities, local authorities, community groups and, of course, educational establishments.

active support by private foundations and community groups of efforts to continue local desegregation plans and programs, through research, advocacy and litigation;

Currently, federal funds flow directly to local Head Start centers, which are run primarily by community - based groups.

The foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger.

After being matched by more than $ 600 million in goods and services from the local communities that were recipients, the money was given to nine large city school systems, a consortium of rural schools, and two national school - reform groups, among others.