Sentences with phrase «engage local families»

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They've still got an uphill battle to make sure that they meet the very stringent environmental conditions put forward in their partnership with the Squamish First Nation, but the proponents have respectfully engaged with First Nations, will provide job training and good, family - supporting jobs to local people, and will proceed in a way that minimizes climate changing emissions at the plant.

The Fatherhood Institute and the Family Rights Group are running a two year project, initially with six local authorities, to engage more effectively with fathers and other men around the child.

Cerini, owner of the well - known 30 years family - run business, «Bronx Tax Man,» decided to enter the race after recently engaging in local community activism.

A lot of those towns are already engaged in a struggle to keep down local property taxes levied on working families and retired residents.

The DA will continue to support the local Drug Treatment Courts and the Veterans» Court in Buffalo, which operate within the criminal justice system to engage low - level non-violent offenders in long - term treatment programs and to thereby return them successfully as contributing members of their families and the community.

«New York must continue to lessen the burden of property taxes for all residents, lift middle - class families up out of challenging times, and empower voters to engage their local leaders to make real, positive fiscal change,» Cuomo said.

The progress of this research will touch all of us as we age, become caretakers for family members and; friends, and remain engaged citizens in helping to determine local and national policy.

Engage the staffer in a discussion about the importance of local, nutrient - dense foods to you and your family, and why your local food sources should not be subject to FDA regulation.

Unfolding in intimate diary style cancerpants charts Ro and her partner Julie's emotional odyssey as they engage their entire circle of friends, family and local community to aid Ro's quest to find meaning, life enrichment and personal growth.

LIVING JAWS: A series of lively and engaging discussions with cast, families, crew and locals on the making of JAWS, including how the film has impacted lives and families in the 1970's and beyond.

(High - performing faith - based schools in Cameroon, for instance, primarily educate students from wealthy — and likely more academically - engaged — families, and the schools don't have to deal with the corrupt local officials that plague state schools.)

Engage Detroit city leaders, like the mayor and local developers, in addressing safety, transit, and social - service support to help families and schools develop a strong choice infrastructure.

The network will help them start conversations and engage with local and national decision makers who have not just a moral but a legal duty to take urgent and bold action to tackle the illegal and harmful levels of air pollution that are putting their families» health at risk.

These programs would, among other purposes, «assist the Secretary, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies in the coordination and integration of Federal, State, and local services and programs to engage families in education.»

Learning Exchanges catalyze individuals and teams to re-imagine how schools and communities can fully engage collective power for the benefit of children, youth, and families by reclaiming the purposes of education as academic, social - emotional, and civic; uniting the power of place and wisdom of local people; redefining professional learning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and communities.

Local social services agencies, hospitals, colleges and graduate schools, legal services organizations, food banks, and government agencies, among others, are engaged to provide for the wide range of needs presented by students and their families.

Widmeyer Communications published a guide, «Incorporating Authentic Parent and Family Engagement in State Plans under ESSA,» which explains how parents and families should properly engage Local Education Agencies (LEA) while they are working to write new plans under ESSA.

As the regulation is implemented, the coalition calls for KDE to work energetically to engage parents and other community stakeholders in creation and implementation of a dashboard that clearly communicates results to families and local communities — those who most need to understand the impact of student achievement and school performance.

This is why movement conservatives not engaged in education discussions are naturally be more - supportive of measures such as the expansion of school choice (because they conform to their views that markets and private actions by families should be the deciding forces in education) than of other reform efforts that seem to involve what they may perceive more - robust federal or state government roles, or involve what they consider to be an abrogation of roles they think should be in the hands of families or local governments.

We've also studied the most effective strategies that schools and nonprofits can use to engage families in guiding their child to and through college through conducting a literature review, holding focus groups with DC families, and piloting strategies at the local level.

Panel Discussion: Systemic, Integrated and Sustained Family Engagement Following Dr. Mapp's presentation, a panel of local community school experts talked about the strategies their districts and agencies use to engage families.

Manager, Political Engagement, Bay Area [email protected] 510-344-7240 The manager of political engagement engages the charter community in political work, including mobilizing charter - school families around elections, building our database of charter school parents and teachers, fundraising, campaign volunteering, and growing and managing our local PACs.

We host trainings and workshops, and build capacity amongst families so they can successfully engage state and local policymakers.

Moreover, we believe the emphasis on meaningfully engaging educators, families, and community members in the development of state and local implementation plans holds great promise.

I recently helped organize a Family Math Night at a local school where we spent an evening playing with dice and letting students freely engage with a variety of math concepts.

Cities from Boston to Los Angeles are locked in fierce fights over charter schools, which critics say siphon off money and the most engaged families from local districts, while skimming the best students and steering away the most challenging — not always with better results.

Key responsibilities will include providing assistance on the intersection of state and local responsibilities for the delivery of services to children and families of youth engaged with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Judicial Department, the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and other state agencies..families of youth engaged with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Judicial Department, the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and other state agencies..Families (DCF), the Judicial Department, the Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and other state agencies...»

Safer, stronger communities: Charter schools typically engage local businesses and other organizations to help provide resources and services to the school and its families.

Opportunities include offering peer education in schools, speaking to small groups of similar age children at local events, volunteering at community based get - togethers, and creating unique ways to engage friends and family, and spread the word about animal rescue.

The success of LTCR ultimately depends on the support of dedicated volunteers who share our compassion to save homeless animals and engage in local community activities that help keep dogs and families together.

From our kids» Travel Journal to our Local Activity Guide, every aspect of Westin Family is designed to engage and inspire young travelers.

The Retreat's programs include a residential shelter for women and children, a 24 - hour domestic violence hotline, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy for all victims of domestic violence, programs to engage troubled fathers and other men who may be at - risk of committing family violence, and an in - school violence prevention education program taught in local area schools.

Included were various groups of sketches, watercolours on wood and oil paintings of everything from intimate portraits of family members and scenes of the Red Army engaged in historic battles, to sites along the route of the Long March, which took place in the mid-1930s, and local figures and landscapes in Tibet.

Education Partnerships support Watermill's year - round education initiatives, engaging local educators, children, and families through creative workshops.

Artist Partnerships give additional support for artists to participate in our International Summer Program, Artist Residency Program, and opportunities outside of The Watermill Center Education Partnerships support Watermill's year - round education initiatives, engaging local educators, children, and families through creative workshops.

support Watermill's year - round education initiatives, engaging local educators, children, and families through creative workshops.

YouCAN (Youth Climate Action Now) is a program developed by Our Children's Trust that trains and supports youth, their families, and other supporters to engage in civic participation with local government.

Local public schools are also being engaged to reinforce the use of recycling and zero waste at school and engage students» families to participate in the Town's composting program.

The Pittsburgh divorce attorneys at our family law firm, Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, are engaged members of the local and national legal community and have garnered a revered reputation as industry thought leaders.

One way to be certain you and your family are properly protected is to engage the services of a local Trusted Choice ® member agent.

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Local marriage and family therapist Dr. Dahlia Berkovitz says parents who engage in alienating behavior often have attachment issues that are triggered by the divorce.

The following resources and strategies address how to engage families who have experienced domestic violence, including case planning, family group conferencing, and team decision - making, including State and local examples.

Family Leadership and Perspectives National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (2012) Offers resources and State and local examples of engaging families to continue to improve outcomes for children and their families.

With Early Milestones Colorado's help, communities have been engaged in an eight - month local participatory planning process to develop local child maltreatment prevention plans and promote family well - being by completing the following tasks, as outlined in the framework:

In 2014, Thrive will continue to provide funding to the 10 Early Learning Regional Coalitions, which play an important role in coordinating and connecting resources and programs in their communities (including home visiting, WaKIDS Early Learning Collaboration and Early Achievers); getting information out to families about the importance of early learning; engaging harder to reach families and communities; and creating local advocates who take action to generate support for early learning at local and state levels.

One MIHOPE site partnered with a local preschool to reach and engage families in both early childhood education and home visiting services.

In an effort to build and maintain connections with over 160 agencies in 21 states and countries trained on Be Strong Families Parent Cafes, resulting in almost 100,000 Be Strong Families Parent Cafes being held worldwide, BSF has organized a monthly webinar series providing opportunities for parents and program to share café success stories, discuss successful tips on engaging parents and strategies for growing local parent café teams.

They are talking with state and local program leadership about engaging additional states in MIHOPE - Strong Start, to contribute to the total number of families and geographic diversity of the study.

KIDS supports over 8,000 disabled children, young people and their families every year by delivering around 125 services across England, engaging with approximately 80 Local Authorities.