Sentences with phrase «economically challenged communities»

Environmental justice is another concern because much of the oil and gas extraction in the country takes place in rural, minority and economically challenged communities where employment is scarce and people believe they have no other choice.

However, past transportation projects have not always fully succeeded in assessing and mitigating the impact on economically challenged communities.

Its mission is to educate students in underserved and economically challenged communities.

The EEE program started in 2011 as a way to bridge a growing achievement gap for students in an increasingly diverse district, which spans the high - income suburbs outside Washington, DC, and the immigrant - rich, economically challenged communities farther from the capital.

«We lived in a city not that long ago where the smell of urine was so prevalent in some of our economically challenged communities, people felt they were afraid to go out at night and I just think we should enforce the law fairly but keep in mind we have to have some laws,» Mr. Stringer told reporters outside City Hall.

«Our city's annual loss of $ 307 million to preventable subway delays is a critical derailment of the economic lives of many businesses and New Yorkers, particularly those from economically challenged communities who feel any hit to their wallet harder than those with access to alternate commuting options,» said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who requested the study.

SCCC, a sliding - scale community counseling center which now offers EMDR training to its interns and supervisors and provides EMDR treatment to a highly diverse and economically challenged community.

Not exact matches

I work as a food educator / community chef within communities that are economically challenged, so I love the fact that this recipe can be adapted to suit a range of wallets.

Breastfeeding can not be promoted without it also being supported socially, economically, and politically [53], and women should be encouraged to breastfeed, while institutions and communities are challenged to remove the barriers to breastfeeding continuation [54].

«Changing the relationship between hospitals and formula companies is notoriously challenging, even for hospitals that strive to improve breastfeeding outcomes, because many hospitals, especially those serving low - income communities, are economically reliant on free formula,» said Dr. Hahn - Holbrook.

«We are proud of every one of the partners and stakeholders — from forest managers to Gevo and Alaska Airlines — who have laid the foundations for a renewable fuel economy that will keep skies clear and healthy with the potential to bolster economically challenged timber - based rural communities in our region.»

What are some of the challenges in vulnerable and economically stressed communities?

Additionally, many of the economically challenged students had limited experiences participating in community programs, visiting libraries, attending cultural events, and traveling to different localities beyond their neighborhoods.

The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio - economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world.

As hard - pressed, economically - challenged communities are starved of financial resources, the ability of citizens to control the education destiny of their local schools is being systematically taken away from their duly elected public servants.

Funds for the Van Lier Fellowship are provided by the New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowship Program, which supports talented, culturally diverse, economically challenged young people who are seriously dedicated to careers in the arts.

Across diverse projects, Meridian brings people together to address complex ocean policy challenges and find culturally and economically viable solutions that safeguard the longevity of our ocean environments and the communities that depend upon them.

The ideal candidate is an experienced social worker and client advocate with excellent case management and organizational skills, experience working with economically disadvantaged communities and communities of color, a willingness to work collaboratively across legal and social work disciplines, an interest in and experience with teaching and training, and a desire and entrepreneurial skills to help launch an exciting and challenging new endeavor of integrating social workers into a legal organization.

Finding ways to create and sustain socially and economically viable communities across regional and remote Australia is a major challenge for the nation.

Cuts to international family planning would reverse that lifesaving progress, destroying women's ability to both plan and support their families and communities, and thwarting development progress in countries that are the most economically challenged.

And it finds that if people who are living in economically challenging circumstances feel like they are a part of a supportive community that has their back, they are more likely to have better self - regulation skills: