Sentences with phrase «children in their neighborhood»

«We feel neglected,» said Bonnie Lieberman, who is raising two children in the neighborhood.

After all, as she admits, what happened in the garden didn't happen to other children in the neighborhood but only to her — «only me, me in my family, me in my family when I'm seven going on eight, me in my family when I have reached the age of reason...» (emphasis mine).

What about the parents who never had children, and didn't have the money to adopt, and didn't qualify for foster care, but still took care of needy children in their neighborhood?

So that children in neighborhoods that had no resources in poor public schools were able to still get a quality education.

It's not an easy road — it takes a lot of work and a lot of coordination — but lives of children in neighborhoods like those can be turned around.

«There are a lot of children in this neighborhood, but there's really no safe place for them to go,» said resident Kim Coppens.

All help out in small ways, but no one is taking ultimate responsibility for the fate of all the children in the neighborhood.

To prove that Isaac was hers, Sarah breastfed all the children in the neighborhood.

In response, the Erie County Health Department has narrowed its inspections program to focus on residences that are home to young children in neighborhoods where lead poisoning is most prevalent.

McMahon said at least five children in the neighborhood have Lyme disease and plenty of adults have reported tick bites.

Alex Mack, a nanny who looks after two children in the neighborhood, said the construction netting and chicken wire that now surrounds the area where the slide once stood raises safety concerns.

More than half the children in some neighborhoods are poor.

More children are living in high - poverty neighborhoods following the Great Recession — a troubling shift because children in these neighborhoods are a year behind academically, according to new research from researchers at Rice University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin.

White children lived in Los Angeles neighborhoods where, on average, 32 percent of the children in their neighborhood were Latino and 46 percent were white.

In 2010, Latino children, on average, lived in Los Angeles neighborhoods where 75 percent of the children in their neighborhood were also Latino and 9 percent were white.

One of those panels that I went to was on gunshot wounds in children in a neighborhood in Philadelphia; and I was just astonished at the mapping software that is used to try to understand on an epidemiological level why do some kids get shot or what increases your risks of getting shot.

Demand for the film has been high, and some fans have even been organzing special viewings for children in their neighborhoods who may not otherwise be able to attend, courtesy of the Black Panther Challenge, started by Frederick Joseph, who was surprised by star Chadwick Boseman and talk - show host Ellen DeGeneres for his efforts.

I cried, because it seemed nobody cared about the children in my neighborhood.

Parents would not want to go back to a system built on unequal access to schools, but they don't want to be denied options in the interest of maintaining quotas or forcing all children in a neighborhood to attend the same school whether it meets their needs or not.

Most children in my neighborhood continued to live lives untouched by the promise of Brown.

Diggs said that, as a child, it would have been nice to have books that helped him out, especially with the isolation of being the only black child in the neighborhood.

The schools would serve no more than 50 children in each neighborhood, according to the mayor, who was responding to an idea proposed by the school board.

Students went on to agree that an odor of trash, a sight of overgrown weeds in a yard, an absence of any children in a neighborhood park might be signs of imbalance, thereby effecting the well - being of the community.

The coordinators said in all the programs parents who opted for a «choice school» over a neighborhood school were better educated and supervised their children's schoolwork more closely, compared to parents who kept their children in the neighborhood school.

This work ignited her commitment to ensuring that children in every neighborhood can access an education that will equip them to be the authors of their own futures and leaders in their communities.

At the Charlestown community meeting on school choice options that was held last week by Boston Public School (BPS) officials, two goals that will affect the children in our neighborhood who attend or might attend the public schools were brought to light.

Over $ 1 billion could have provided more opportunities and more one - on - one attention to children in our neighborhood public schools, but instead it is being used to pay back voucher lobbyists.

«Every child in every neighborhood deserves access to an excellent education.»

But the federal initiatives around education seldom take such a holistic approach; instead, competing departments engage in bureaucratic turf wars that, while fun within the Beltway, are tragic for children in our neighborhoods.

The recent election showed there is strong public support for improving district accountability, creating better educational outcomes, supporting students beyond the classroom, and making sure every child in every neighborhood has access to a great school.

The children in the neighborhood — and similar communities across the country — are living with two sometimes - competing visions of education reform.

Education Matters envisions a West Contra Costa where our leaders are united in driving toward an excellent school for every child in every neighborhood in our community, enabling our students to reach their full potential.

Our current location's bigger and brighter classrooms allow us to serve more children in the neighborhood, and create a positive and comfortable learning environment for all of our students.

If a family chooses to enroll their children in their neighborhood school, they should be able to.

The SBAC results reveal some bright spots, while confirming that there is still much work to ensure every child in every neighborhood can be on track for success in college, career, and life.

We believe that every child in every neighborhood deserves access to a high - quality public school.

If you have or plan to have children of your own, if you have family with young kids who visit frequently, or lots of younger children in your neighborhood, you are probably seeking a dog breed that is good with children.

Spread the word to the children in the neighborhood.

They involve other children in the neighborhood in their fundraising efforts and help spread the word about animals needing homes.

And what Neel eulogized in her diary, she immortalized in oils: street scenes, interiors and, above all, portraits of the men, women and children in a neighborhood far from the suburban Philadelphia of her youth, which the artist adopted as her own.

A local policeman confronted the gallery owners to get it removed, «as children in the neighborhood might see the painting.»

It's quite common in the Indian society for parents to compare their children with other children in their neighborhood or with their cousins.

The Front Porch Project is a community - based, research - supported program that helps ordinary citizens know when and how to safely step in when they are concerned about a child in their neighborhood or a public place.

• Offer to baby - sit so parents can get a little break • Be a listening ear for a neighbor who is struggling • Coordinate a meal sign - up calendar for new parents or a neighborhood family in need • Organize a block party so families can meet each other • Start or participate in a carpool to help families • Increase social connections by introducing yourself to a new neighbor or saying hello to your neighbors by name • Get to know the children in your neighborhood and ask them how they are doing • Ask a family if they need something picked up the next time you run to the store • Run an errand, shovel snow, or do yardwork for a parent in your neighborhood • Invite a neighborhood family to your home for dinner • Donate children's used clothing, furniture and toys for use by another family

From observing the way they interact with my children and the children in our neighborhood, I know that they would both be excellent parents.

We live in the same community and are both involved with our neighborhood parks committee where we have worked together to keep our parks safe and clean for the children in our neighborhood.

API uniquely endeavors to envelop all parents and caregivers with new, practical information and support to help them attain and retain early, healthy secure attachments though connected relationships with children in any neighborhood, setting or socioeconomic level.

We shall report on the characteristics of these families that seem likely to prevent the poor outcomes that so often befall children in these neighborhoods.

Not only was his daughter's cat hit by a truck in front of the home, but children in the neighborhood constructed an actual pet cemetery behind the four - bedroom Maine home that is still there today.

There's nothing better for kids than to have other children in the neighborhood.