Sentences with phrase «city youth council»

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The Kingdom is often taking root in small ways — in our kitchens and in our parish halls, in our streets and our subsidized daycares, in youth group mentoring relationships and after - school care, in prayer circles and by - law meetings at city council.

Among those who presented were John Register, a two - time U.S. Paralympian; Craig Rot, youth development director for USA Team Handball; Megan Weagley, multisport education manager for USA Triathlon; Todd Galati, senior director of Science and Research for the American Council on Exercise; Dr. Brian Greenwood, associate professor at California Polytechnic State University; and Lacy Bienkowski, recreation programmer for the City of Mesa.

Oakbrook Terrace: — The City Council is expected to continue discussions with the Oakbrook Terrace Park District over the possible merging of similar youth - related functions that the two governments now perform separately.

The Oakbrook Terrace City Council will begin discussions this week with the Oakbrook Terrace Park District about possible cost - cutting moves that could result in the transfer of some, if not all, of the functions of the city - run Butterfield Road youth cenCity Council will begin discussions this week with the Oakbrook Terrace Park District about possible cost - cutting moves that could result in the transfer of some, if not all, of the functions of the city - run Butterfield Road youth cencity - run Butterfield Road youth center.

The youth center dates to 1976, when it was founded by then - Mayor Richard F. Sarallo, whom the City Council honored in 1993 by naming the center for him.

The City of Norwalk, Conn. made history last month when the Norwalk Common Council voted 15 to 0 to approve Youth Sport Concussion Guidelines for its 6,000 youth athletes and 700 coaches who use municipal fields, gyms and faciliYouth Sport Concussion Guidelines for its 6,000 youth athletes and 700 coaches who use municipal fields, gyms and faciliyouth athletes and 700 coaches who use municipal fields, gyms and facilities.

The plan was unanimously approved by the city council and the Norwalk Concussion Guidelines took effect on April 15, 2015, covering the over 6,000 youth players and 800 coaches who were not covered by the state's concussion law due to a legal loophole.

Last year, the de Blasio administration joined the City Council to disburse $ 12.7 million between community organizations and social services tasked with reducing gun violence and offering supportive programs for local youth.

Two volunteers for City Council candidate Kevin Kim have filed a police complaint that they were harassed last week by a group of youths, who shouted racial slurs and tossed a football at them as they campaigned along Francis Lewis Boulevard, a spokesman for Kim said.

Tuesday At the City Council on Tuesday — The Committee on Youth Services will meet at 10 a.m. to discuss proposed laws relating to runaway and homeless youth servYouth Services will meet at 10 a.m. to discuss proposed laws relating to runaway and homeless youth servyouth services.

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Fight against local authority cuts to youth services and press council leaders across the city to invest in youth centres and out of school support for young people

At 11 a.m., during a joint hearing, members of the NYC Council's Committee on Education and Committee on Health receive testimony about a legislative proposal intended to improve detection of concussions during scholastic football games and practices, and a legislative proposal that would establish a Youth Sports Health and Safety Task Force; Council Chambers, City Hall, Manhattan.

Mount Vernon — Councilman Richard Thomas held a Youth Symposium in City Council Chambers, Mount Vernon City Hall, Friday, May 29th to set an agenda for justice and peace.

City Council Members Ritchie Torres and James Vacca will welcome the youth to the day's activities.

«The last couple of weeks have reinforced everything that is stake for our LGBTQ youth, particularly for the transgender community,» said New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Other council members appealed to Mr. Fuleihan for improvements to existing city agencies, notably jobs programs to employ city youth over the summer months.

«HMI is thrilled to co-present this 2nd Bronx LGBTQ Youth Summit in partnership with Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Council Member Ritchie Torres, Council Member James Vacca, Initiative Champion Council Member Carlos Menchaca, and the LGBTQ Caucus of the City Council.

The amount of new fines for retailers that illegally sell tobacco to youth will be ironed out in City Council.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER By unanimous votes on March 7, the City Council approved three measures aimed at strengthening shelter options for homeless youth in New York, including a long contested move to raise the age limit for eligibility in youth shelters to include those 21 to 24 years old.

As a City Council Member Madeline helped make the East Bronx a better place, and was a champion for the creation of a new golf course at Ferry Point Park and a fighter for the needs of senior citizens and youth throughout the community.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito declared today that an initiative launched last year to guarantee legal representation to all of the undocumented immigrant children inundating the city has been a success — and has already obtained asylum for more than a dozen youth lacking proper paperwork.

Join City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and the Children's Aid Society on Tues., Aug. 11th from 1 — 4 p.m. for the 9th Annual Step Up, Speak Out and Take Action East Harlem Youth Fair.

Syracuse's Youth Council, a group of young people learning how the city's government works, sat in on their first Common Council meeting in March.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

Friday and the weekend All day Friday, Common Cause NY, Citizens Union, the New York City Council, and other partners will host Student Voter Registration Day «to increase youth voter registration and excite young people about being involved in the democratic process.

De Blasio and the NYC Council agreed on an $ 82.1 billion budget for New York City that adds tens of millions in new spending for initiatives, including summer jobs for youths, after - school programs and reserve funds to help the city weather an economic downtCity that adds tens of millions in new spending for initiatives, including summer jobs for youths, after - school programs and reserve funds to help the city weather an economic downtcity weather an economic downturn.

At 9:30 a.m., NYC Council members Stephen Levin, Donovan Richards, Jr., Rafael Salamanca Jr., Daniel Dromm, Laurie Cumbo, Barry Grodenchik and Mathieu Eugene, along with foster youth, advocates, and agencies hold press conference to call for the passage of a legislative package that would strengthen the foster care system for New York City children, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP): Last year, at the urging of Council members, the city baselined $ 39 million in funding for 60,000 slots for SYEP, which provides six weeks of paid work to people 14 - to 24 - years - old.

CITY HALL — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to seize control of the state's troubled juvenile justice system was met with resounding support from youth advocates and City Council members at a council hearing WedCouncil members at a council hearing Wedcouncil hearing Wednesday.

11:30 a.m. Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Jeanne Mullgrav testifies at a City Council budget hearing, on the 16th floor of 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

Advocates have continued to gather together for meeting and days of action in anticipation of the May 24th New York City Council Youth and Education budget hearing.

Jackson steered $ 3,500 in City Council discretionary funds to Hugs for Harlem in 2009 to mentor and educate youth in computer classes and job training.

12:00 PM — Council Member Andy King, the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program and RiverBay Corporation, will host a holiday party from noon to 5 p.m., at 177 Dreiser Loop Auditorium, Co-op City, Bronx.

This year, the sticking points were considerably lower - profile, like a boost for summer youth employment the City Council had requested and was included in the deal announced today.

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Syracuse Common Councilor Jean Kessner is trying to help her city combat this problem: Kessner recently announced a proposal to establish a Youth Advisory Council made of Syracuse area high school students.

The Syracuse Common Council and the Syracuse City School District are looking for more applicants to fill the city's newly created Youth Advisory CounCity School District are looking for more applicants to fill the city's newly created Youth Advisory Councity's newly created Youth Advisory Council.

Multiple Council members also addressed what they see as underinvestment in city youth, particularly the Summer Youth Employment Program and afterschool programs under School's Out New York City (SONYC), key issues the Council had highlighted in its preliminary budget respocity youth, particularly the Summer Youth Employment Program and afterschool programs under School's Out New York City (SONYC), key issues the Council had highlighted in its preliminary budget respyouth, particularly the Summer Youth Employment Program and afterschool programs under School's Out New York City (SONYC), key issues the Council had highlighted in its preliminary budget respYouth Employment Program and afterschool programs under School's Out New York City (SONYC), key issues the Council had highlighted in its preliminary budget respoCity (SONYC), key issues the Council had highlighted in its preliminary budget response.

Warren plans to share some of the things that work in Rochester with other cities, and study other cities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and Famcities, and study other cities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and Famcities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and FamCities» Council on Youth, Education and Families.

The five honorees were Judge Nichelle Johnson Muhammad, the first Muslim appointed to the Mount Vernon City Court, who went on to win the Democratic Primary and ran uncontested in the General Election on Tuesday, selected by Councilwoman Roberta Apuzzo, Nesta Felix of NewFlex Youth Programs, Inc. selected by Councilman J. Yuhanna Edwards, Chanese Coleman of Coleman & Coleman selected by Councilman André Wallace, Jamie Pessin selected by Councilwoman Lisa Copeland and Black Westchester Magazine's Editor - In - Chief AJ Woodson selected by Council President Marcus Griffith.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said that she was pleased that ACS and the Dept. of Juvenile Justice would be merged, saying «I think the goal is to do a better job serving youth.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced a $ 82.1 billion budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2017 at City Hall Wednesday afternoon, putting millions of additional dollars towards summer youth jobs, libraries and seniors while securing more money for the city's reserve fund and the citywide savings progCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced a $ 82.1 billion budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2017 at City Hall Wednesday afternoon, putting millions of additional dollars towards summer youth jobs, libraries and seniors while securing more money for the city's reserve fund and the citywide savings progCity Hall Wednesday afternoon, putting millions of additional dollars towards summer youth jobs, libraries and seniors while securing more money for the city's reserve fund and the citywide savings progcity's reserve fund and the citywide savings program.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

«As the Council begins our Executive Budget hearings on May 6th, we will continue to strongly push for critical investments that will greatly expand employment opportunities for our young people by increasing the number of year round and summer youth jobs, advocating for vital legal services and workforce development skills to support our growing immigrant population and fighting to combat food insecurity in our City,» they said.

«Despite her relative youth, Rebecca Lynch knows first - hand the challenges working families face in New York City and will fight tirelessly on their behalf as a member of the City Council,» said Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ.

The youth council will also give councilors the chance to hear what problems young people face in the city.

The Council will also look to expand summer youth employment, increase anti-gun violence initiatives, create tech incubators in outer - boroughs including Staten Island, and beef up funding for repaving rough city roads.

That outcome was stunning given the speaker's long identification with the LGBT community — as the 1991 campaign manager and later chief of staff to Tom Duane, the Council's first out gay member; as head of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; as a demonstrator arrested year after year in protests against the exclusion of openly gay participants in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and as a Council member who pursued a range of initiatives in support of the community, including a school anti-bullying law, a requirement that the city only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community CenCity Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; as a demonstrator arrested year after year in protests against the exclusion of openly gay participants in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and as a Council member who pursued a range of initiatives in support of the community, including a school anti-bullying law, a requirement that the city only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community Cencity only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community Center.

Williams pushed for increased funding towards the Summer Youth Employment Program, in effect doubling what the city has promised so far, a concern echoed by Council Member Laurie Cumbo and Ferreras - Copeland.