Sentences with phrase «community advocacy»

He also argued that his longer period of experience in government and community advocacy made him the better candidate to represent the community.

Community advocacy includes creating programs and services, developing partnerships, and changing public policies, laws, and practices to improve children's health.

Chris Banks, the director of community advocacy group East New York United Concerned Citizens Inc., said the city should scratch the Forbell Street location off the list of possible jail sites.

FYI Peer Educators also participate in community advocacy on issues such as comprehensive sexuality education, sexual assault awareness, safer sex, LGBTQIA rights, and more.

The hoped - for outcomes of the event, which runs from 3 to 4:40 p.m., include an increased understanding of school funding in Wisconsin, alternatives to cuts in funding, and formation of community advocacy groups.

CAAAV, a Bronx - based community advocacy organization, will be hosting a New Year's celebration event on Saturday, April 18 from 10 pm - 1 am in Fordham, which is home to approximately 1,000 Cambodians.

«We all have a responsibility to take our turn at community advocacy, but it is absolutely OK to take a break if you are overwhelmed,» says Anne Grunsted, a Chicago mom to a boy with Down syndrome.

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, along with 19 other community advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit today against the Empire State Development Corporation and Forest City Companies,...

Brands will serve community interests and grow based on community advocacy.»»

She advises corporate, academic and nonprofit institutions, such as Nasher Sculpture Center, SMU's MBA / MA Arts Entrepreneurship program, Cultural Data Projects and foundations in coordinating regional, state and community advocacy programs; taught as an Adjunct Professor in the SMU Arts Administration program and is involved in the development of the National Center for Arts Research.

Shireen leads the organization in providing community advocacy and education for schools, technology centers, and workforce development programs, as well as other ongoing digital media initiatives.

A lifelong resident of South East Queens, Miller has dedicated her life to community advocacy through creative organizing and citizen participation.

She also sits on the boards of the Long Island Organizing Network, a nonprofit community advocacy group, and Long Island Housing Partnership, an affordable housing agency.

Debra Smith, head of the family and community advocacy committee of the Erie County Opiate Epidemic Task Force, acknowledges the opioid epidemic has become more of an issue for white, middle - class people.

Project RESULTS utilizes Community Advocacy Teams made up of jobseekers, their family members, and agency employees.

Last week, we addressed plans for a national community advocacy agency to «call out» the practice of investor overlays as discriminatory against minority borrowers.

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Her creative practice and community advocacy work often dovetail into work that addresses political, social, and environmental concerns through writing and the visual arts.

He continues community advocacy in Edmonton, serving in various positions at local organizations including board member for the Edmonton Community Foundation, the Citadel Theatre and the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society.

The Public Benefits Group also offers community advocacy and client representation in denials or terminations of government benefits in the administrative tribunals and appellate courts.

Please see our Program Descriptions and Certificate in Community Advocacy pages for more information about our programs.

About: Nassau Suffolk Law Services (NSLS) is dedicated to providing equal access to basic human rights and services through provision of high quality legal representation, public information and community advocacy training to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island.

I believe that my clinical training, education, and community advocacy allow me to understand and support your needs.»

If real public schools discriminated against students based on their ethnicity, language skills or special education needs, the Courant and every other respectable media outlet, as well as every education and community advocacy organization would be calling for investigations and prosecutions.

Glushefski has been endorsed by Democratic, Women's Equality and Working Families parties, as well as 12 unions and 10 other community advocacy groups.

Higgins is a former president of Miami's Downtown Democrats organization who has volunteered for community advocacy groups like Miami's PACT.

Hello, McDonald's) Posted to: Diversity Leadership January 18th, 2010 Del.icio.us Brands will serve community interests and grow based on community advocacy.»»

Ms. Castro has a powerful legacy of community advocacy and is the mother of U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro and Julián Castro, former San Antonio mayor and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

«My decades of experience in community advocacy will allow me to help solve problems faced by our Town Government.»

We accomplish our mission by soliciting, collecting, rescuing, growing, preparing and packaging food for distribution through a countywide network of social service agencies and programs; and through public awareness, education and community advocacy.

But community advocacy & leadership won this,» she tweeted.

A coalition of public and private sector labor unions and their community advocacy allies has launched a new radio ad that takes Wall Street to task for «collecting a record $ 144 billion in pay and bonuses» and issuing a rather nebulous call for building an economy that «benefits everyone.»

The board voted 27 - 9 with two abstentions in favor of supporting the play - street application of Jackson Heights Green Alliance, a community advocacy group fighting for more park space, which rallied about 150 supporters throughout the neighborhood Thursday and marched them from 78th St. into the Louis Armstrong Middle School cafeteria where the meeting took place.

No amount of good deeds, not Smith's community advocacy, church leadership or political authority, were enough to offset his attempts to pollute the process, said Judge Kenneth Karas, who chided the once - powerful Smith for violating the public's trust.

The borough president closed his speech by citing Community Board 1's fight to keep the terror trials out of lower Manhattan as a prime example of the power of community advocacy.

The Near Westside Initiative, a community advocacy group has been working with the state transportation department on a redesign.

A longtime resident of Queens, She has dedicated her life to community advocacy and civic engagement throughout the borough.

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, along with 19 other community advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit today against the Empire State Development Corporation and Forest City Companies, in an attempt to block the approval of the massive Atlantic Yards project in Prospect Heights.

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, along with 19 other community advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit today against the Empire State Development Corporation and Forest City...

The Community Advocacy Program provides advocacy to survivors of domestic violence by providing a wide range of free and confidential services to clients.

Actively building an advocacy network to strengthen support among all stakeholders in the community

Her community advocacy has served families in the areas of parenting, substance abuse awareness, child abuse prevention, and juvenile court intervention groups.

The result is reduced inequity and greater opportunities for family engagement in community advocacy and policy.

The tireless and persistent effort of the Our Cities Our Schools coalition of parents, teachers, students, unions, and community advocacy groups made this happen.

He also coordinated the effort of a Los Angeles coalition of civil rights, education and community advocacy groups — known as Communities for Los Angeles Student Success, or CLASS — to use the state's new K - 12 local funding law to improve achievement for minority and low - income students.

Keynote by Ms. Rosie Castro Ms. Castro has a powerful legacy of community advocacy and is the mother of U.S. Congressman...

He also coordinated Communities for Los Angeles Student Success (CLASS), a Los Angeles - based coalition of civil rights, education and community advocacy groups dedicated to closing the opportunity and achievement gaps for students - of - color and students living in poverty.

Dr. Gollon graduated from Boston College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and an emphasis in Community Advocacy.

Since then, Kathleen co-founded and served as president of Feral Cat FOCUS, a community advocacy group for free roaming cats.