Sentences with phrase «critical need for communities»

Surveys over the years have shown a very interesting public viewpoint: even among consumers who respond that they rarely or never visit their local libraries, those same individuals still list access to public libraries as a critical need for communities.

There is a critical need for community persons without professional accreditation to be members of the staff of community mental health centers because minority groups have been inadequately represented in the mental health professions.

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The nonprofit Last Mile Health is assembling a massive team of health workers who can serve critical health care needs for people within their own communities — i.e., provide the «last mile» of medical service delivery built into the organization's name.

Taube Philanthropies» executive director, Shana Penn, said, «Taube Philanthropies is committed to being there for people and communities in need, whether those needs be long - term cultural and educational challenges, or critical emergency relief such as that which faces us in Houston.

Horton said school boards and administrations need to demonstrate to the communities they serve how school meals are «critical for fulfilling the mission of the school, and stop seeing them as a separate program that needs to break even.»

Identifying core components of interventions found to be effective and understanding what it takes to implement those components with fidelity to the program model is critical to successful replication and scale - up of effective programs and practices in different community contexts and populations.7 There is growing recognition in the early childhood field of the importance of effective implementation and the need for implementation research that can guide adoption, initial implementation, and ongoing improvement of early childhood interventions.8, 9,10 The promise of implementation research and using data to drive program management is compelling because it offers a potential solution to the problem of persistent gaps in outcomes between at - risk children and their more well - off peers.

The team of experienced critical care nurses, respiratory therapists and paramedics, is responsible for transporting critically ill children from community hospitals to Floating Hospital for Children when needed.

While allowing communities to tailor the HFA program to fit their unique demographic needs, in 1993 HFA released their first set of «Critical Elements,» a total of 35 requirements that must be met for any site to use the Healthy Families branding.

«Partnering with Gamble Jones, a longstanding community establishment with a shared mission of serving the needs of children and families in our backyard, is a privilege for Five Acres and an opportunity with their support to expand more awareness of the critical need of keeping families safe and intact.

Molinaro, who has been highly critical of Cuomo, said that while he won't run for the state's highest office, he believes New York needs «new leadership, new ideas and renewal of a spirit of community that too many of our elected officials have abandoned,» and he vowed to be an «ardent supporter» of whoever is ultimately tapped by the GOP.

Expanding affordability and connecting with community needs, such as housing for homeless refugees on Buffalo's West Side, is critical to strengthening our neighborhoods and growing the economy.

At 9 a.m. Friday, the Center for New York City Affairs will host «Getting Proactive in the Preserving & Strengthening of Human Services in NY,» discussing «the economic and social impact of human services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.»

The Vienna Senior Housing Complex and other developments like it address a critical need for our senior citizens, who are the most vulnerable members of our communities.

Westchester County Board of Legislators Chair Ben Boykin said, «The Vienna Senior Apartments, and their 40 units of affordable housing, address a critical need for individuals 62 and older in our communities.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER The five Democrats seeking their party's nomination for mayor spent 90 minutes with hundreds of members of our community last week, and the results were encouraging for those hoping to move critical LGBT needs to the top of the city's agenda in the next four years.

That is why it is critical we are there for them — to provide the training and tools they need to best protect and help the community.

Our voices were heard on critical issues such as the need to enhance community input on the siting of Wi - Fi kiosks, as well as on investing revenue from the deal into infrastructure improvements that will help our City close the digital divide for Brooklynites and all New Yorkers.

Under the leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo, in New York State, the tax credit program is critical to revitalizing communities and building and preserving homes for low - income families, seniors, and those in need of support services.»

This upsetting event sheds light on a critical issue in The Bronx: the need for traffic and roadway designs that work with, not against our communities.»

Speaking at the 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, Buhari said: «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family and communities at all levels on the critical role of protecting children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

Syverud wrote an open letter to the community on Tuesday - his second day on the job - asking for patience and noting that critical questions are needed for such a massive project.

Speaking in Abuja to mark 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, President Buhari said, «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family, communities at all levels, on the critical role of protecting the children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

NEW YORK, NY (05/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Early this afternoon, a team of welfare recipients, unemployed New Yorkers looking for work, public housing residents, and people living with HIV / AIDS — members of the grassroots organizing groups Community Voices Heard (CVH) and Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL - NY)-- led other New York residents in a series of actions in Lower Manhattan to highlight the inequality prevalent in our City today, and lift up the need to restore critical programs currently proposed to be cut in Mayor Bloomberg's Fiscal Year 2013 budget.

The results of this survey will provide critical information in determining community values, satisfaction levels, needs and priorities, and demographics for the County's long - term planning efforts.

Another $ 40,000 went to North Star Fund as a matching grant «to educate and organize grassroots communities on the need for high - quality, universal Pre-K and after - school and the UPKNYC plan to pay for these critical investments,» said a campaign spokesman.

The study also did not determine whether increased ICU admissions for opioid overdoses resulted from improved community emergency response that may have saved lives but then required critical care, or whether the increased ICU admissions indicated that community emergency response needs improvement so patients require a less intensive hospital care.

Good, sustainable farming supports regional communities by working with groups like Fair for Life fair trade funds and partnering with the farmers and members of a community to jointly develop programs that address needs in local communities such as medical support, improving critical local infrastructure, supporting local schools, establishing sources of potable water, nutrition education, to name a few.

DOCTOR STRANGE KEY PLAYERS: Benedict Cumberbatch, who (like Eddie Redmayne) needs to expand critical community / fanboy adoration into fly - over state mainstream love (he's also in San Diego for TV's Sherlock Holmes); Marvel Studios, launching a deeper, darker heroic figure sans Avengers box office might; the effects crew, who are expanding upon (and, one assumes, enhancing further) visual cues introduced in Christopher Nolan's Inception.

Rather than relying only on a numerical index or an A-F grading system that would obscure the critical information needed for improvement, the measures above should be part of a dashboard that informs educators and the community about progress in each area and allows for analysis of what's working and where attention is needed.

For millennial eLearners, this flexibility of course and program structure can help increase buy - in and may be a critical way to make the learning community suit this younger generation's needs.

Support networks of teachers and administrators are critical for rethinking our curriculum and our role in larger community issues, to best serve the needs of poor, inner - city second language learners.

«Each day, Connecticut teachers see firsthand how our state's funding system fails to meet the needs of all our students - particularly those with special needs and living in low - income communities - which is why their insight and expertise will be critical to finding a solution that will work for our students and our state,» said E4E - Connecticut Executive Director Justin Boucher.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

As our charter school community grows, so does the need for founding board members with the critical skills required to steer charters schools from mission development, through petition submission, to becoming operational.

As the charter school community grows, so does the need for founding board members with the critical skills required to steer charters schools from...

The need for critical analysis of the ways in which culture and cultural identities (their own, their students», the school's, the community's) influence teaching and learning

In common planning time, teacher teams begin with an analysis of the holistic needs of students; in professional learning communities, the teacher teams begin with the analysis of students» academic progress; and in the critical friends groups, the teacher teams begin with an identified need or interest for improved practice.

As E-School News reported, «when it opened its doors in 2006, Philadelphia's School of the Future (SOF) was touted as a high school that would revolutionize education: It would teach at - risk students critical 21st - century skills needed for college and the work force by emphasizing project - based learning, technology, and community involvement.

Community Schools integrate critical student and family support services with high quality instruction, ensuring the conditions needed for students to engage and excel.

The Children's Guild District of Columbia Public Charter School's mission is to use the philosophy of Transformation Education to prepare special needs and general education students for college, career readiness, and citizenship in their community by developing in them critical thinking and creative problem solving skills, self - discipline and a commitment to serve a cause larger than themselves.

Specifically, the authors suggest that Twitter is useful for ongoing reflection and provides potential for preservice teachers to engage with larger communities of practice outside of their own institution; however, preservice teachers may need scaffolding and guidance for developing critical reflection skills and maintaining involvement in communities of practice.

Gwen Benson, associate dean of School, Community, and International Partnerships at the College of Education and Human Development at Georgia State University — a recipient of a 2014 TQP grant — believes that this strong partnership is critical in preparing teachers for the challenges they will face when they have graduated and found jobs in high - need schools.

The nations 2700 YMCAs respond to critical social needs by drawing on their collective strength as one of the nation's largest not - for - profit community service organizations.

Brinig: As we discuss in our book, the loss of Catholic schools is a «triple whammy» for our cities: When Catholic schools close, (1) poor kids lose schools with a track record of educating disadvantaged children at a time when they need them more desperately than ever; (2) poor neighborhoods that are already overwhelmed by disorder and crime lose critical and stabilizing community institutions — institutions that our research suggests suppress crime and disorder; and, (3) middle - class families must look elsewhere for educational options for their kids, leading many to migrate to suburbs with high - performing public schools.

AmeriCorps members address critical needs in communities across AmeriCorps, including improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth.

Today, over half of all public school students are living in poverty.7 Yet over the past decade, state and local funding for public schools has declined.8 Federal support to ensure the schools in low - income communities have the resources they need is critical.

We need to show Congress that librarians are providing critical services for communities and teach Congress about the impact that librarians» -LSB-...]

99.7 % of sponsored children; 100 % of sponsored children; 55,239 children receive at least one nutritious meal each day; 12,746 individuals have accessed Chalice skills development programs; 39 water projects, 23 schools, 250 houses, and funds for 37 individuals or communities for urgent needs (famine relief, critical medical needs, etc.);, 2291 children left the program in 2015 - 2016 because they have completed their education and / or their family is now able to sustain itself

Now is a critical time to make sure the facility will have everything needed for the animals and the community.

By donating your car, truck, motorcycle, boat, or RV to Hopalong Animal Rescue, you not only play an important role in helping us advocate for animals, but you also support us in educating our local communities about the critical need for animal adoption and the benefits of spay / neutering.