Sentences with phrase «expanding community service efforts»

Such programs and models include expanding community service efforts to include a legal component, collaborating with other legal departments, working with nonprofits and community development organizations, and creating organization - wide, impactful projects.

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At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

«Building a Community, Building Hope» will feature opening remarks from Commissioner of Social Services Al Dirschberger followed by panel discussions on expanded ECDSS efforts to broaden the scope and expertise of service planning and provision through the use of collaborations with community Community, Building Hope» will feature opening remarks from Commissioner of Social Services Al Dirschberger followed by panel discussions on expanded ECDSS efforts to broaden the scope and expertise of service planning and provision through the use of collaborations with community community partners.

The new effort aims to stop the Hepatitis C virus in its tracks by increasing access to medications that can cure Hepatitis C and expanding programs to connect New Yorkers in high - risk communities with wrap - around Hepatitis C prevention, screenings and treatment services.

In what may be the beginnings of a municipal effort to expand Internet access to unconnected areas of Saugerties, local officials have been talking with communities that have established their own web service infrastructure.

Officials said robust efforts reducing reliance on fossil fuels by expanding public transit, including electric buses and rail service, as well as conservation and a transition to renewables can help further lower the community's figure.

In the run up to the 2008 presidential election (and before we could get too deep in the education work), Be the Change's first campaign, an effort to expand national and community service called ServiceNation, started getting real traction.

NCASE supports school - age care and summer learning programs by working with state - wide school - age networks and other community partners to expand learning opportunities for school - age children; identifying and promoting family engagement approaches; and coordinating with early childhood and school - age stakeholder groups and other federal programs to maximize effective service delivery models and minimize duplication of efforts.

Reaching this goal will take a collaborative effort of families, schools, and community partners working to improve classroom literacy instruction, provide appropriate reading interventions and support services, and expand opportunities and remove barriers to learning that exist outside of school.

undertake research, and promote research, with a view to reducing barriers to the employment of older persons, and the promotion of measures for utilizing their skills; publish and otherwise make available to employers, professional societies, the various media of communication, and other interested persons the findings of studies and other materials for the promotion of employment; foster through the public employment service system and through cooperative effort development of facilities of public and private agencies for expanding the opportunities and potentials of older persons; Sponsor and assist State and community informational and educational programs.

The shelter hires its first Volunteer Coordinator in an effort to expand its programs and services into the community.

Efforts have included reuniting people with displaced pets at Baytown Animal Shelter and in the community; providing pet food and supplies to help keep people and their pets together; assisting with adoptions at the shelter and through large - scale adoption events; recruiting new foster families to rescue pets from the shelter; expanding our roster of rescue partners and transporting pets to reputable organizations within a 200 - mile radius of Baytown; and working with veterinarian partners to provide low - cost and free services to rescued and owned pets.

The Arts Fund, in a concerted effort to expand services to the local arts community, welcomes artists of all media to participate in the exhibits and programming of the new Communitycommunity, welcomes artists of all media to participate in the exhibits and programming of the new CommunityCommunity Gallery.

«It is an important part of the ABA's efforts to expand access to legal services to low - income communities.