Sentences with phrase «commitment to children in»

Show your commitment to children in need of permanent families and to the families who adopt with your NACAC membership.

The state was also criticized for its lack of commitment to children in poverty.

75, president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone reflects on his lifelong commitment to children in Harlem and how his time at HGSE was truly formative.

Today, we reaffirm our commitment to every child in Los Angeles in our search for partnership and investment for the schools our students deserve.»

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In honor of Yousafzai's commitment to international education for women and children, here are five quotes to inspire you to go out and make a change in the world todaIn honor of Yousafzai's commitment to international education for women and children, here are five quotes to inspire you to go out and make a change in the world todain the world today:

But with the disease still killing a child in Africa every few minutes, those eager to finish the job are worried that the presidency of the United States — a crucial funding source for international malaria control efforts — is now passing to a man whose commitment to global health projects is uncertain.

«I want my children to eat meat that is delicious, sustainable and safe,» said Nahmias, in a statement, «this is our commitment to future generations.»

NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

The government's election commitment to allow families with children under age 18 to split income would actually encourage a reduction in labour force participation.

In recognition for reaching this goal, a portion of the neonatology unit expansion will be recognized as the «Marriott Vacations Worldwide NICU - wing» which will memorialize the company's long - standing commitment to children, especially the very tiniest newborns.

Valley Haven President Kristen Millon welcomed volunteers in the morning, thanking them for their commitment to Harlingen's kids and reminding them all of the difficult circumstances children who come to Valley Haven have endured.

This commitment continues to help make a difference in the lives of so many of Central Florida's children.»

Her thanks were echoed by 7UP Snapple Group Branch Manager Oscar Valdez, who also talked about Dr Pepper Snapple Group's Let's Play initiative and its commitment to providing great opportunities to play for children in need.

Prime Minister Harper and Finance Minister Joe Oliver were so confident that this commitment was a «no - brainer» that the Prime Minister announced in a «mini-budget» in October, the Family Tax Cut, and increases to the Universal Child Care Benefit along with a number of other small initiatives.

In recognition for reaching this goal, a portion of the neonatology unit expansion will be recognized as the «Marriott Vacations Worldwide NICU - Pod» which will memorialize the company's long - standing commitment to children, especially the very tiniest newborns.

The bill appears to be heading toward the finish line, though at least three other Republican senators remained publicly undecided on Friday, including Mike Lee of Utah, who has allied with Mr. Rubio in pressing for an expanded child credit, and Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has been trying to extract commitments from Republican leadership related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

«We felt God was leading us to more permanent commitments with children... You know, there are over a 100 children per day waiting in [our] state to be adopted.»

But when, by contrast, parental love is grounded in the facts of biological and historical bonding, the child lives in a setting offering the kind of acceptance human beings need in order themselves to become capable of adult commitment — a setting in which individuals who are separate but connected can grow and flourish.

Ann Marie worked for CPS at the time, and having recently wed her partner, Patricia (in a church commitment ceremony at which I served as celebrant), she decided to become a foster co-parent to Hailey, a child with special needs stemming from the chaos of her life's earliest months.

A commitment to the larger good, a sense of wonder, and the ability to say «yes» to life and all it brings are caught by children who experience them in the need - satisfying adults in their early life.

That Children Weep In an entreaty that she cites from The Book of Common Prayer, Agnes Howard challenges parents to decide what we believe and to consider how our behavior and attitude toward our teenagers, daughters in particular, reflects our core commitments («Hating the Teens We Indulge,» FebruaryIn an entreaty that she cites from The Book of Common Prayer, Agnes Howard challenges parents to decide what we believe and to consider how our behavior and attitude toward our teenagers, daughters in particular, reflects our core commitments («Hating the Teens We Indulge,» Februaryin particular, reflects our core commitments («Hating the Teens We Indulge,» February).

Such commitment obliges us to witness to the unique and irreplaceable task of the family in bringing up and forming our children in particular with respect to education in the faith, family education and questions relating to the right to life; subjects for frequent discussion, learning and reading in the family.

Do you have any advice or ideas for those of us at home with small children, or working the daily grind 9 - 5 jobs, or in school full - time to honor our commitments to family, work and school while simultaneously working to benefit our communities?

The report went on: «The fact that so many Sharia rulings in Britain relate to cases concerning divorce and custody of children is of particular concern, as women are not equal in Sharia law, and Sharia contains no specific commitment to the best interests of the child that is fundamental to family law in the UK.

We need many more opportunities and ways to make common cause with others in the faith.How else can we learn to deny own wills in following after Christ, or foster a resilient moral commitment on the part of our children?

On June 1, 1996, more than 200,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to «protecting and improving the quality of life for all children,» in the words of Marion Edelman, head of the CDF.

It is about how to make a living, who will work when and where, whether to have children, who will care for the children, how to relate to in - laws, how to relate to the community and how to organize political commitments.

The more you conform to the practices the church blesses and honors for heterosexuals — public pledges of fidelity to another person, family commitment to the nurture of children — the less likely that you can be ordained and that you will be welcomed to work out your discipleship in most Presbyterian congregations.

In his recap of the visit, he urged the Church «to re-propose the sacrament of matrimony as a gift and indissoluble commitment between a man and a woman, the natural environment for the welcoming and education of children.»

Whatever legal and public policy solutions are reached in the coming years, Christians need to find a social, political and religious way to secure the well - being of women and children, involve fathers in the lives of their children, and support gays and lesbians who want to establish committed relationships and receive the benefits and blessings that go with this commitment.

Love as equal regard should also leave the marital couple with an ethic of commitment sufficient to live together, raise children, meet hard times, confront misunderstandings and remain integrated in the relationship.

The test of conscience for any sexual act is whether or not it is in accord with the central purpose of the family, which is to embody the ideal of individual worth through an unconditional covenant between husband and wife and unconditional commitment to children.

She refers to the man in his 40s who divorces his wife because her commitment to church and to gardening and her dislike of tennis make him doubt that she will be a sufficiently amusing partner to cheer his retirement years; a young mother who admits that her husband is her best friend, but who divorces him because she no longer feels very romantic toward him; a woman who marries someone she doesn't especially like because she fears she may never find anyone better and then, after having several children, does find someone more to her liking.

Even if this is not the case, it is less common than it used to be in families for prayers to be said together or for children to beencouraged to seek a vocation of total commitment to Christ.

They also have more time on their hands, so they're much more able to be involved in the pastoral work of the Church as they don't usually have the commitments that a husband and father, wife and mother, have with family and children.

The theological justification for infant baptism depends on the commitment of parents and members of congregations to the task of rearing the children and youth of the church «in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.»

I'll merely suggest the obvious: The future of the Catholic faith belongs to those who create it with their fidelity, their self - sacrifice, their commitment to bringing new life into the world and raising their children in truth, and their determination to walk Christ's «narrow way» with joy.

If the purpose of gay marriage is in the spirit of validating family life for gays, and that includes the openness to raising children and lifelong commitment, then in my view, I don't see how this compromises the inst - itution of marriage and in fact is probably a positive thing.

Some of these churches encourage infants or children to be presented and blessed in a service which usually involves thanks - giving for the gift of the child and also the commitment of the mother and father to Christian parenthood.

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

«One of the saddest moments during my time as Education Secretary was the day I took a call from a wonderfully generous philanthropist who had devoted limitless time and money to helping educate disadvantaged children in some of the most challenging areas of Britain but who now felt he had no option but to step away from his commitments because his evangelical Christianity meant that he, and his generosity, were under constant attack.»

Second, and more crucially, that secular objection (as in the hippie saying I heard so often in my youth: «Don't lay your value trips on me, man») rests on the assumption that someone can authentically sexually donate himself to another without making a definitive commitment to the other person; that is, he can «hedge his bets,» so speak, without paying the consequences ¯ a foolish assumption given the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, the divorce rates, the numbers of children born out of wedlock, and so forth.

If I don't believe in gay marriage, I will not participate in it and will teach my children WHY I don't believe in it, being certain to clarify that the values that I hold dear, and the religious commitments that I have made are NOT transferable to others.

Nevertheless, we need to remind ourselves that the ethical burden for loving children and not treating them as commodities lies in the commitment by parents and community to love each child and to seek his or her fulfillment regardless of the child's genetic makeup or form of procreative origin.

A viable lifestyle for the future must involve our investing more of our time, skills, and resources in self - transcending, family - transcending, nation - transcending commitment to helping save the biosphere and making a full life as possible for all the earth's children as it is for our own.

Of course, starving children in Ethiopia ought to be fed; but what universities are about, given our commitments, includes the study of lemurs.

Through your commitment to life, whether by accepting the birth of other children or by welcoming and caring for those most in need of someone to be close to them, you will become promoters of a new way of looking at human life.»

«Their passionate commitment to stand in the gap for the world's poorest children has inspired me every single day.»

In 2010, Eat»n Park Hospitality Group launched its «LifeSmiles» program and through this initiative it has strengthened and expanded its commitment to the health and well - being of children.

A primary example of the company's commitment to this ideal is its Quest For Life program, which was initiated in 2010 after a group of parents decided they wanted a complete change to the way their children ate at school.