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In social policy, the Party is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by developing a «living wage» policy that is sufficient to allow workers to support their families; make changes to the welfare system to encourage people on social assistance to move beyond poverty, such as allowing some benefits to remain until they are firmly established in the workplace; and reviewing the housing component of Alberta Works social assistance to bring it in line with the current reality of the Alberta housing market.

Moreover, this growth has often entailed vast industrialization and capitalist accumulation which have trapped millions of human beings in grinding cycles of poverty and exploitable cheap labor, as well as ravishing and poisoning environment after environment.

They also offer emergency assistance for disaster victims, as well as a chance at self - sufficiency for adults trying to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.

As population pressures increase around the globe, and the pace of conversion from forests to farmland accelerates, current farming and grazing practices will only continue to intensify the cycle of poverty experienced by most farmers, especially in and around our planet's most sensitive and unique ecosystems.

Farmers can make the appropriate decisions the about guarantee system and the market that empower them as price makers rather than price takers, ensuring that farmers and their communities can break the poverty cycle and have a fair level of prosperity,» Leu wrote.

As a society we need to do more to help people break out of the cycle of poverty but its hard to help people who won't help even help themselves.

Unless this vicious cycle of the underlying causes of poverty is broken with education as an enabler, African women will continue to be relegated to the dark prehistoric ages of witchcraft and sorcery.

«As a community, we need to support meaningful economic development which provides good - paying jobs that can help break families out of the cycle of poverty.»

This is a sound strategy, as investing in future generations is critical in disrupting cycles of poverty.

To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by land resources such as food, poverty reduction, clean water, climate and disease regulation and nutrients cycling.

As young adults work to break the cycle of poverty or strive toward being the first in their family to go to college, they experience a disproportionate burden of stress — and were not resilient in terms of their future health due to the combined burden of lived adversity and striving to change it.

your purchase supports artisans as they end the cycle of poverty in their lives.

As one of the In order to break the cycle of poverty, we must first start with the heart.

The cycle of poverty is a phenomenon where poor families, more severely in LEDCs, become trapped in poverty for generations due to limited or no access to fundamental resources such as education, financial and subsequent generations also being underprivileged.

«For kids [and] their parents who are in cycles of poverty, violence, and even abuse, [we see] as we come to know their stories.

Today, as a School Management Organization (SMO), the Partnership is intensifying its efforts to break the cycle of poverty and close the achievement gap across our network schools.

As an independent 501 (c) 3 and private school management organization, our mission is to develop outstanding Catholic elementary schools that provide low - income students with the academic preparation, values and skills they need to break the cycle of poverty and lead fulfilling, productive lives.

As one principal stated, «Our ultimate goal is that our economically disadvantaged children will break the cycle of generational poverty.

For a half - century, our nation has focused on school - readiness programs such as Head Start as the best way to help low - income children escape the cycle of poverty.

Republicans overwhelmingly support the «schools of hope» measure as a way to break the cycle of poverty in low - income communities.

As education reform leaders and unions fight over policies that mandate rigorous teacher evaluations and encourage the growth of charter schools, poor kids are losing out in the most basic of ways — a situation that embeds them deeper in the cycle of poverty.

As a first generation college student from a low - income inner city community, I feel a sense of responsibility for breaking the cycle of poverty in my family.

The cycle of poverty made it taboo to talk about personal finance so I watched in silence as my parents stressed over money.

I'm talking about when a blogger writes about how annoying beggars in Cambodia are and fails to so much as mention the country's bloody history and the Khmer Rouge regime created a cycle of extreme poverty that endures today.

He also brings up the whole gamut of meritless «scientific» arguments (solar activity, Milankovitch cycles, cosmic rays, nameless «natural cycles,» platitudes about «uncertainty / complexity») as well as the usual conspiracy theories about AGW theory being a commie plot to bring down the west, etc., all of which made it hard for me to take his poverty argument seriously for a long time.

Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the second leading cause of death among 15 — 19 - year - old women, 1 and babies born to adolescent mothers face greater health risks than those born to older women.2, 3 Moreover, adolescent childbearing is associated with lower educational attainment, and it can perpetuate a cycle of poverty from one generation to the next.4, 5 Thus, helping young women avoid unintended pregnancies can have far - reaching benefits for them, their children and societies as a whole.

The Space Coast Center for Mothers with Children is located in Melbourne, Florida, and provides homeless mothers and their children a place to live as a family and break the cycle of poverty.

Though the positive effects of home visiting programs are generally small, these programs have been heralded by many as a key model of early intervention capable of producing long lasting effects for children and families and ending the cycle of poverty and are receiving unprecedented support as an evidence - based initiative.

With a median age of 35.9 years, Tucson residents tend to be well established with careers, families, and children.2 Yet, some families struggle financially, which can cause stress in the marital relationship, as well as create difficulties for children who do not have the finances to pursue academic or job training skills they need to break the cycle of poverty.

«There is no quick fix for these issues, however as the largest employer of Aboriginal people in many communities, Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisations provide an important means of lifting health and wellbeing in their local communities and breaking the cycle of poverty, incarceration poor mental health and social emotional wellbeing.

Second, to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty through raising the attainment of poor children so that they will be better off as adults.

Courtney Smith is no stranger to doing the boots on the ground work, having spent many years as a coordinator, educator, and mentor with national and local for purpose organizations — Courtney is committed to positive youth development and helping break the cycle of poverty.

They don't get the proper education they need or deserve, miss out on a lot of opportunities, and as a consequence get into a horrible cycle of poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, and poor relationships.

As a result, less «mental bandwidth» remains for education, training, time - management, assistance programs and other steps that could help break out of the cycles of poverty.

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Its mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.

It provides hot soup and sandwiches — as well as love, hope and purpose — to people caught in the cycle of poverty and addiction, says the marketing firm.

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Founded in 1997 by Lady Anne Tree, Fine Cell Work aims to provide inmates at 29 prisons across the country with a nest egg, as well as the hope, discipline and self - esteem needed to escape the cycle of poverty and crime.