Sentences with phrase «encouraging voluntary work»

«The vast majority of people in Britain are not members of any local church, religious group or community, and so to lay such emphasis on religious identities as being the ones most important for encouraging voluntary work or community building is misguided.»

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I would like to work with organizations representing this community to encourage voluntary registration so that first responders are aware of residents in need of special assistance.

But they caution: «While a voluntary target based approach works to encourage industry reductions, the targets need to be coupled with the forceful government or quasi-government agency to ensure that all sectors of the food industry are aware of the targets and reducing salt in their products to meet [them].»

Baroness Cumberlege, the junior health minister, tells me that her department recognises that passive smoking is a health risk and has attempted to encourage employers, on a voluntary basis, to develop and implement policies to control smoking so that those who wish to can work in a smoke - free environment.

The ashram also encourages Karma Yoga which is a voluntary ashram work where the ashram yoga volunteers prepare ashram food and look after the gardens.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

voluntary positions at Brunel University and the Stemnet charity, which works to encourage pupils to take science and technology subjects

After school there are voluntary homework and sports clubs to encourage pupils to ensure they have completed their school work or taken part in an activity that builds their confidence and encourages teamwork.

(4) Conduct a program for end - stage and renal disease research, to include support of projects and demonstrations for providing special services (including transplantation and dialysis), artificial kidneys, and supplies * necessary for the REHABILITATION of individuals suffering from such disease and which will (A) insure dissemination of research findings, (B) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and new approaches by individual and institutional investigators, and (C) establish and maintain close working relationships, with other governmental and voluntary institutions and organizations engaged in similar efforts, in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data and reports among investigators in the field of end - stage renal disease.

(3) Conduct of a program for spinal cord injury research, to include support of spinal cord injuries projects and demonstrations established pursuant to section 303 (b), which will (A) insure dissemination of research findings among all such centers, (B) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and new approaches by individual and institutional investigators, and (C) establish and maintain close working relationships with other governmental and voluntary institutions and organizations engaged in similar efforts, in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data and reports among spinal cord injury investigators.

CFA and its affiliate clubs work nationally with local shelters to help humanely reduce homeless and feral cat populations and to encourage voluntary neuter / spay of pet cats.

CFA and its affiliate clubs work nationally with local shelters, at a grassroots level, to help humanely reduce homeless and feral cat populations, and to encourage voluntary neuter / spay of pet cats.

Launched in late 2011 by project Aware, 100 % Aware is a voluntary program that encourages PADI dive centres around the world to promote the work of Project AWARE, a non-profit organisation that relies on financial support from environmentally concerned divers.

The wind farms in Friday's settlement came on line before the Obama administration drafted voluntary guidelines encouraging wind energy companies to work with the Fish and Wildlife Service to avoid locations that would impact wildlife.

We are encouraged to pursue 50 hours of voluntary pro bono work every year as part of a professional responsibility to serve those less fortunate among us.

I encourage the Government to take appropriate action to remove the five - year lease provisions under the NTNER Act and to work with the Northern Territory land councils to transition to voluntary leases.

It encourages debate and promotes research on childhood disability and works closely with voluntary organisations to advocate for disabled children and their families.