Sentences with phrase «by the local community for»

For instance, the federal government's Community Development Block Grants, which are dispensed by local communities for economic growth, require that contractors hired by the borrower pay the prevailing wage rate for that location.

Home secretary John Reid said: «The new respect areas will take public accountability one step further, with regular statutory «face the people» sessions where they will be scrutinised by their local community for the work they have done and have yet to do.

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For instance, studying the cooking and wardrobe habits of Indian mothers - in - law and daughters - in - law helped Lindstrom and his team make recommendations for how to design the packaging of a breakfast cereal and understanding the isolation of rural and suburban North Carolinians trapped in a car - centric culture sparked his recommendation that a local grocery store chain should double down on its feeling of community by emphasizing its homey roast chicken offeriFor instance, studying the cooking and wardrobe habits of Indian mothers - in - law and daughters - in - law helped Lindstrom and his team make recommendations for how to design the packaging of a breakfast cereal and understanding the isolation of rural and suburban North Carolinians trapped in a car - centric culture sparked his recommendation that a local grocery store chain should double down on its feeling of community by emphasizing its homey roast chicken offerifor how to design the packaging of a breakfast cereal and understanding the isolation of rural and suburban North Carolinians trapped in a car - centric culture sparked his recommendation that a local grocery store chain should double down on its feeling of community by emphasizing its homey roast chicken offering.

CSA Financing Community supported agriculture, or CSA, programs were first popularized by eco-conscious foodies; they pay local farmers a lump sum at the beginning of the year in exchange for regular deliveries of produce.

The tunnel threat report also accused Netanyahu and Ya'alon of endangering Israelis living near Gaza by halting government funding for their local security teams, and pulling out the soldiers who used to stand guard outside their communities in the year and a half leading up to the operation.

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.

As the size and breadth of the company has expanded, G Adventures has slowly evolved into a multinational with 36 socially responsible programs in various communities that aim to provide education and business opportunities to locals by creating tourism jobs for them.

It accomplishes this by building healthy, sustainable communities through local engagement and partnerships and by focusing on the leading causes of mortality for mothers and children in targeted communities throughout Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

South Australian premier Jay Weatherill, who is standing for re-election this weekend, said the Whyalla project would benefit the wider community by improving local grid stability.

Pick - Pack - Play: Supporting the Local St. Louis Community (Samantha King for NiftyMom.com) You should know by now, getting outside and keeping the kids active has always been a priority of mine.

Similar to those stores, the new location in Englewood will support efforts to revitalize the community by creating meaningful local jobs, providing a unique in - store job skills training program for youth, and investing in local minority - owned contractors and suppliers.

In addition to creating jobs, serving as a community gathering place, and delivering a fantastic retail experience in the community, this store will be the first to offer a dedicated onsite training space where local youth can sign up for retail skills training courses provided in partnership by two local nonprofits.

Now, as Kraft Heinz, we're eager to once again celebrate the pride of local hockey communities and help build the sport by providing much needed awareness and financial support for local rinks.»

We give something back by getting involved in our local communities, supporting great causes and developing the creative talent of the future - for free.

South32 said there has been no disruption to production following a ruling by the Colombian Constitutional Court that the mine had caused health problems and environmental damage for local communities.

Walmart Canada kicks off Giving Tuesday by inviting eligible community organizations to apply for 1,000 local grants of $ 1,000 to support hunger relief and local services that help families in need.

Members, sponsors, staff and friends of the Realtors Association of Hamilton - Burlington (RAHB) showed their generosity and community spirit this holiday season by raising $ 75,000 for a local children's charity.

Win - win for the blockchain: We provide stability by decentralizing mining activities again, letting the community fully participate in mining and making mining - operations immune to local regulations, governmental restrictions, energy price spikes and bringing peace of mind to the global blockchain infrastructure.

Walmart Canada kicks off Giving Tuesday by inviting eligible community organizations to apply for 1,000 local grants of $ 1,000 to support hunger relief and local services that help families in...

The stores aim to boost local economic development through the creation of new jobs and by partnering with women - and minority - owned businesses and local nonprofits to provide job skills training opportunities for youth in the community.

VICTORIA — Two years after promising to stand «shoulder to shoulder» with communities affected by the Mount Polley disaster the Christy Clark government has failed to address the disaster's impacts on the local economy and failed to hold the company accountable for polluting Quesnel Lake, says New Democrat Leader John Horgan.

Local B.C. Liberal MLAs dismissed concerns raised by doctors, local representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the comLocal B.C. Liberal MLAs dismissed concerns raised by doctors, local representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the comlocal representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the company.

I believe in nationality; not in terms of race or of divine commissions for world conquest, but simply thus: mankind inevitably organizes itself in communities according to its geographical distribution; these communities by sharing a common history develop common characteristics and inspire local loyalty; the individual family develops most happily and fully when it accepts these natural limits.

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

«This year - long tour has given me a real understanding of how the innovation and vibrancy displayed by cathedral staff and their congregations is ensuring that these important churches continue to play a crucial role at the heart of local communities now and for centuries to come.»

A new report commending England's 42 Anglican cathedrals for their continued importance as places of worship, their wider community work and their commitment to promoting local economic growth has been published today by the Department for Communities and Local Governlocal economic growth has been published today by the Department for Communities and Local GovernLocal Government.

In Living Faithfully in a Fragmented World: Lessons for the Church from MacIntyre's «After Virtue» (1998), Wilson responds to moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, who concludes his celebrated 1991 critique of modernity by calling for «the construction of local forms of community within which civility and the intellectual and moral life can be sustained through the new dark ages which are already upon us....

During these crusades, Moody pioneered many techniques of evangelism: a house - to - house canvass of residents prior to a crusade; an ecumenical approach enlisting cooperation from all local churches and evangelical lay leaders regardless of denominational affiliations; philanthropic support by the business community; the rental of a large, central building; the showcasing of a gospel soloist; and the use of an inquiry room for those wanting to repent.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

I like to think that everything from the gathering of the berries to the raising of my tinies to the feeding of the hungry to the advocating for my local community's needs is a sacrament, and a foretaste, that we embody the Gospel by our roots, too, by our transforming love, by our unhurried community development, by our friendships, by our casseroles, and our wanderings.

From communities throughout the developing world, every inspired design is crafted with love using local materials (usually natural or recycled) and time - honored skills by makers they have known and worked with for years.

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.

Whether by creating new collaborative structures or working through existing agencies such as local community development corporations, neighborhoods need to assume the central role in designing and implementing strategies for their own improvement.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

Consider local parks, empty lots owned by neighbors who wouldn't mind having them cleaned up and taken care of for free and church lawns that might serve the community better by growing food instead of requiring regular mowing.

We are dedicated to using our gifts, talents and resources to help end extreme poverty, care for orphans, rescue slaves, and see communities transformed by serving our international local partners through education, job creation, healthcare, and spiritual development.

They're a tribe — people like us — committed to caring for orphans & vulnerable children by empowering & resourcing high - capacity local leaders in order to transform communities & break the cycle of extreme poverty.

Since that time we were allowed to hold our services at a warehouse held by the local high school and though its not so much the building that matters for a religious body, the dilapidated premises were certainly having a notable impact on the strength of our community.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Several prominent writers, including Michael Gerson of the Washington Post, rightfully challenged this recent legal decision by a local German court in Cologne, which would effectively criminalize ritual circumcision for infant males as an exercise of religious freedom for minority religious communities in the country.

This is of crucial importance, for when we seek to place preaching within the context of the «wider community,» meaning by that both the local community in which a congregation exists and the global community, part of what we seek is a theological understanding of that context.

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.

The local tax collectors, who obtained the concession by bidding for it, and had to exact for the chief tax collector as much as possible in indirect taxes — e.g., tolls on imported goods — were indeed Jews, but because of their dishonorable practices, and no doubt also because of their subservience to an alien government, they were so hated and despised that they were not counted as members of the Jewish community, and all intercourse with them was avoided.

The Hunger Walk / Run — an annual 5K walk and «fun run» founded in 1984 — is operated by the Atlanta Community Food Bank to raise awareness and critical funds for local hunger relief.

Renowned for its enticing menu complimented by a remarkable wine selection and uber - cozy ambiance, the restaurant has become a staple in the community for discerning locals and tourists, alike.

Simultaneously, during 2012 — 2015, three years of mentoring were provided by «The Postharvest Education Foundation» for more than a dozen Tanzanian extension workers and post-harvest trainers who are currently working within the local communities in and around Arusha to improve post-harvest handling practices and reduce losses in horticultural crops.

Although the community forestry model has been in use in Cameroon for more than 20 years, its adoption has been slowed by the limited capacity of local communities to comply with complicated regulations, operate competitive enterprises, and access markets for sustainable forest products.

The American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America seeks to make a significant contribution to the health of local communities by providing grants to support charitable programs at community organizations that work to advance both the physical health of their local citizens and the environmental health of their communities.

Since its establishment in 1989, Tablas Creek has been a trendsetter for its wine region, actively involved in the Paso Robles community through the local winery association and by hosting workshops to share sustainability practices.

The American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABHFA) seeks to make a significant contribution to the health of local communities, by providing grants to support charitable programs at community organizations that work to advance both the physical health of their local citizens and the environmental health of their communities.