Sentences with phrase «community organizations across the country»

William Dermody, a spokesman for the American Beverage Association, said the ties represent a long commitment by the industry to support community organizations across the country.

As has been chronicled by nutrition, hunger, medical, national security, education and community organizations across the country, the bill is harmful to children's health, heaps administrative costs on schools, and plans to bury parents in more bureaucratic red tape, all while subsidizing well - off children at the expense of our less fortunate kids who need help.

Leora holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst MFA Program for Poets and Writers and from Brown University, and has taught in universities, homes and community organizations across the country.

Since 2010, Quicken Loans team members have enthusiastically dedicated 375,000 volunteer hours to community organizations across the country.

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Also this fall, these pilot sites, as well as the Stop itself, will officially become part of Community Food Centres Canada, the organization that's driving the development of such centres across the country.

Gun violence has torn up many communities across the country, mainly due to negligence on behalf of local and national government to properly regulate access to guns, ignorance to their constituents» varying situations, and willingness to take money from organizations that very clearly do not have the best intentions for the future of the United States.

United Way is honoured to work with Canada's leading corporations, employers and labour organizations in communities across the country.

This program ensures that our restaurants» high - quality, surplus food is donated to hunger relief organizations in our local communities across the country — rather than simply disposing of it in landfills.

The idea quickly caught on within communities, schools and organizations across the country.

In addition to programs run by the government there are many private and community - based organizations in neighborhoods across the country, including food banks, soup kitchens, food pantries, and Meals on Wheels programs, that provide temporary assistance to help.

It has since grown into a collaborative effort of over 700 local and national organizations all working together to establish community and school gardens across the country.

We're in the fabric of social service and community - based organizations across the country to which fathers, mothers, and families turn for help.

Rebuilding Together Saratoga County is an affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together organization, which was founded in 1988, and now consists of 142 affiliates helping homeowners in need in communities across the country.

So instead of focusing on colleges, the two decided to take a different tactic, creating events with community - based organizations across the country, Hayes says.

I was able to travel across the U.S. and Canada meeting with school boards leaders, community organizations, foundations, and governments to collaborate on initiatives that fostered civic education, and was grateful to see the collective passion that educators across the country held for the success of students.

Finally, advocacy involves partnering with national civic and policy leaders and grassroots organizations in communities to build a field committed to this new vision of education while also identifying policy barriers and opportunities to implementing a more comprehensive system of supports for children in communities across the country.

Our member organizations — community schools of the arts, arts and cultural centers, preparatory programs, arts education divisions and more — play a critical role in providing creative learning opportunities to communities across the country.

We strengthen the ability of individuals and organizations to act as global citizens in their communities, countries, and across the world.

Our national reach and experience makes it possible to provide responsive, ongoing support to school systems, community - based organizations, coalitions, government agencies, and philanthropic institutions across the country.

Union - led reform can't be accomplished without collaboration, and NEA members at priority schools across the country are teaming with parents, principals, community organizations, and elected leaders to raise student achievement.

Twenty - three major organizations from across the country also signed a letter sent to Secretary DeVos, in which they stressed: «This federal guidance remains essential for holding our school systems accountable at the local level and for keeping this issue at the center of the national dialogue so that communities can work together to create solutions that bring an end to racial and discipline disparities and provide support so that all students can succeed in our nation.»

Coalitions of community - based organizations, student groups and teachers unions have developed in a number of cities across the country to rally around educational justice.

The United Way Campaign for the Common Good will mobilize millions of people and organizations across the country to take action and improve the education, income and health of America's communities.

«All across the country, we're seeing success because of partnerships among students, parents, educators, districts, government, community organizations, businesses and foundations.

As a nonprofit organization serving low - income families and high - poverty communities across the country, PowerMyLearning is eligible to receive Cy Pres funding.

It was inspiring to meet and hear from GEAR UP professionals across the country on how they are working with students and families, schools, local organizations, and higher education to increase postsecondary opportunities for their states and communities.

As schools and districts across the country struggled to find high - quality, well - prepared leadership capable of improving learning, a need emerged to identify and support home - grown, innovative ideas generated by local nonprofit and community organizations, and to create new learning networks through which knowledge about improving leadership could spread to others in the field.

Across the country, state policy - makers, school districts, major foundations, community — based organizations, and social entrepreneurs are implementing promising initiatives designed to arrest the cycle of school failure before it starts and ensure children read well by third grade.

Both organizations share a commitment to making Reading more accessible and are working together to support literacy programs in Aboriginal communities across the country.

As a business banking member of OneUnited Bank, you join thousands of small business owners, non-for-profit organizations, and various commercial entities across the country that are committed to the development of urban communities.

This organization came about in order to bring awareness of and protection to those felines living outdoors in communities all across the country.

As word of the devastating flood spread throughout the No More Homeless Pets Network community, partners from more than 50 shelters and rescue organizations across the country contacted the network team at Best Friends and offered to take pets already at Louisiana shelters when the flood hit, which would free up space for pets rescued from neighboring damaged or destroyed shelters.

To address these challenges, The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the official nonpartisan organization for cities of 30,000 or more, and Mars Petcare, a world leader in pet nutrition and pet care products, launched the BETTER CITIES FOR PETS ™ Grant Program March 18, a nationwide initiative designed to help cities promote, support, and expand pet - friendly programs and policies in communities across the country.

SAN ANTONIO — Today, the Petco Foundation, in partnership with Halo, Purely for Pets, announced the third annual Holiday Wishes campaign, which awards grants to animal welfare organizations across the country that are busy at work ensuring the pets in their communities have homes for the holidays.

In preparation for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, animal welfare organizations across the country worked together to transport adoptable shelter pets from Florida and Texas to other areas of the country to help free up shelter space in the communities that were in the hurricanes» paths.

«The organizations and individuals honored at this year's event offered unique, eye - opening stories and testimonials of the dedicated hard work taking place across the country to create lifesaving communities for animals.»

The PETCO Foundation — established in 1999 as a result of increasing hands - on involvement with animal welfare agencies across the country — exists to support community organizations and efforts that enhance the lives of companion animals while strengthening the bond between people and pets, and serves to manage PETCO's charitable endeavors.

When Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the coast, rescue organizations from across the country stepped in to support displaced companion animals.

Pawmetto Lifeline's rescue program, HEART (Help Every Animal Reach Tomorrow), partners with Midlands municipal shelters and 501 (c) 3 rescue organizations across the country to facilitate the rescue of homeless pets in our community.

Again, this is the Best Friends blog, and I work for Best Friends, so I can only comment on our work — but as a national organization, we work directly on the ground in communities all across the country and directly support local shelters and rescue organizations.

Breaking the isolation and joining a community of animal welfare organizations across the country that share the same goals.

As Trathen Heckman of the Transition US movement wrote in a recent blog post: On a single weekend, May 14th & 15th, thousands of us will take to the streets, the garden, schoolyard, home, apartment and city hall to take action as part of the 350 Home & Garden Challenge... A multitude of organizations across the country will transform, retrofit and revitalize our landscapes and homes to grow food, conserve water, save energy and build community.

Gibbs fought for years to get the site cleaned - up and went on to become the founding director of the CHEJ, an organization that helps local communities combat toxic waste and environmental issues across the country.

CCSA is the nation's only business - led trade organization for community solar: its 32 members represent the leaders of the industry in the United States, and billions of dollars in clean energy investments across the country.

So we're here today to kick off a nationwide grassroots campaign called «Plug - In Partners,» bringing together local governments, businesses, cities, organizations, and community groups from across the entire country, to say to the automakers, «Americans understand the problem, and Americans will deal with the problem.

In the course of our work so far with the Better Bike Share Partnership, we have tapped into the existing equity efforts and seen more and more sparks of new interest in the eyes of bike share operators, community - based organizations, cities and advocates across the country.

Kate Meis, Executive Director of the Local Government Commission in Sacramento, an organization that works with cities in California and across the country to build sustainable communities, agreed that local actions — and local activism — can bring major change.

The Peoples Climate Movement is made up of community organizations, groups, and citizens from across the country.

On November 20th, Open Neighborhoods is partnering with Solar Mosaic and organizations across the country to hold Community Solar Day.

The demographic issues facing small communities and rural areas have not gone unnoticed however, as organizations across the country are taking proactive steps to attract new lawyers to communities outside of urban centres.