Sentences with phrase «families increases in employment»

For the most disadvantaged families increases in employment may be accompanied by decrements in maternal mental health and family functioning.

Not exact matches

Ultimately, through this program, the NOSF aims to improve the economic security of families, increase revenue, and expand employment in local businesses led by entrepreneurs of color.

(1) employment growth, sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic Summaries in August 2016, with the percentage representing the employment change from June 2015 to June 2016 in each city; (2) population growth, based on and sourced from the 2014 and 2015 Census, with the percentage representing the change in population from 2014 to 2015; (3) increase in home values, based on Zillow Home Value, with the percentage representing the change in median home values for single - family homes from June 2015 to June 2016, sourced August 2016; (4) years to pay off property, which was based using the median home value for July 2016 and the median rent for a single - family residence for July 2016, both sourced from Zillow; median rent was multiplied by 12 to obtain yearly rent and then home value was divided by yearly rent to determine how many years it would take for the home to be paid off from rental income using current home values and rent prices for each city.

However, lessons were learned from these early programmes and in 2004, the Texas Fragile Families initiative reported an increase in child support orders / paternity establishment among its participants (with a «dose» effect — the longer the young father was involved in the programme, the more likely he was to establish paternity / pay child support); and employment rates up from 50 % at the start of the programme to almost 70 % at six months and 80 % at one year (Romo et al, 2004).

Apparently «sorted» young fathers who have left education and are succeeding in employment may need help to redefine their goals: while in the short - term their employment status may sit favourably with the young mother and her family, and therefore facilitate the young father's engagement with his child, better qualifications may pay off in the longer term, not only because of the father's increased earning capacity but also because better qualifications are associated with better parenting and with couple relationship stability (Yeung, 2004).

«A study conducted in California showed that for every dollar invested in Head Start, we create $ 9 in return through increased earnings, employment, family stability and decreased governmental assistance, crime, and special education costs,» Higgins said.

You can look at the company and see if there is something you can do to improve company performance or increase your value at work, get your resume up to date, trim your household expenses, look at other employment opportunities, investigate ways to supplement your income (like selling things on Trade Me), and encourage your family to join together in an economising mode.

Increased development of new and existing businesses in West Sussex should generate significant benefit to the County Council but will undoubtedly lead to more families moving into West Sussex through new employment and thereby increasing the pupil numbers still further.

Since it is known that receiving low grades in elementary school is a predictive factor for dropping out during middle school and that receiving more than one failing grade in a core academic course during ninth grade is a predictive factor for dropping out during high school, tutoring can make a difference.29 Providing access to tutoring to improve students» grades before they are at risk for dropping out could help them to complete further schooling, which, in turn, increases their likelihood of finding employment and earning a family - sustaining salary in adulthood.

These include an involuntary decrease in income, involuntary loss of employment, or an increase in essential home or family costs.

The Ministerial Taskforce Charter outlines the government's long term agenda for Indigenous policy while at the same time focusing on the strategies to be put in place urgently to improve outcomes.23 As the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, stated «every dollar spent on Indigenous projects and services must contribute to improved outcomes».24 The Ministerial Taskforce Charter stresses the urgency of improving social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians focusing on housing, health, education, employment, family violence, increasing economic development, improving community safety, and law and justice.

Programs that increased both mother's employment and family income led to small but positive effects on children aged 2 to 5, particularly in cognitive skills, behaviour, health and family well - being.

Will the skills taught in marital education programs be a match for the poverty - related stresses experienced by low - income families, or are additional supports such as employment and income also needed to reduce divorce and increase the number of healthy marriages?

The results suggest that child care subsidies might not be needed to support parental employment for the nonpoor families included in this study, but they do have a range of effects on child care outcomes that could lead to other, unmeasured effects, such as reduced parental stress and increased family well - being.

In welfare and employment programs that provide earnings supplements, increased family income plays a key role in improving children's school achievemenIn welfare and employment programs that provide earnings supplements, increased family income plays a key role in improving children's school achievemenin improving children's school achievement.

«While we've seen an increase in employment in recent years, many of these jobs are low - wage and can not support even basic family expenses.

Some argue that the key to increasing marriage in low income communities is to provide job training to increase the wages and employment of fathers.One problem with this approach is that government job training programs generally have a very limited impact on employment and earnings.More importantly, data from the Fragile Families survey show that increasing fathers» employment and earnings will have only a marginal effect in increasing marriage.

To examine whether state child care subsidy policies can combine goals of increasing maternal employment and increasing access to quality child care for children in low - income families, the research team studied one state's comprehensive policy, through a cross-sectional survey of 665 randomly selected families using centers, Head Start programs, family child care homes, public school preschools, or informal care, including a sample of families on the waitlist for child care subsidies.

Goals: Increase the employment rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are long term CD&EP participants or CD&EP participants where there is access to mainstream labour market; increase the average income of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the NNYR and reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living below the poverty line; safe and viably sustainable Indigenous communities, families and individuals (in terms off housing, infrastructure, essential services, employment, health, law, justice and education); identify the key stakeIncrease the employment rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are long term CD&EP participants or CD&EP participants where there is access to mainstream labour market; increase the average income of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the NNYR and reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living below the poverty line; safe and viably sustainable Indigenous communities, families and individuals (in terms off housing, infrastructure, essential services, employment, health, law, justice and education); identify the key stakeincrease the average income of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the NNYR and reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living below the poverty line; safe and viably sustainable Indigenous communities, families and individuals (in terms off housing, infrastructure, essential services, employment, health, law, justice and education); identify the key stakeholders.

Strategies: Negotiate with government agencies to secure royalties from natural resources and facilitate sharing / promotion of states resources; advocate on behalf of Aboriginal people regarding expansion of rights to access flora / fauna via Aboriginal Lands Act etc; increase employment of Aborigines in all government levels; ensure adequate funding to provide legal services; establish mentoring programs / pro-active alternatives with communities / families.

Strategies: Improve employment opportunities, increase CDEP places, develop domestic violence kit, community workshops for victims and perpetrators of violence, mentoring and peer support programs, role of Elders acknowledged, Roll of Honour established, more services to provide support for Stolen Generations; Aboriginal children's services delivered by Aboriginal community controlled organisations; increased resources for early intervention programs; needs analysis mapping of family needs in the area.

Stress factors that are more likely to be present and to affect single mothers than happily married mothers include: financial problems, living in a bad neighborhood, juggling increased outside employment and childcare demands, post-break-up domestic violence and harassment, divorce and custody litigation, and interference with family and household routines by nonresident parents and other third parties (i.e. responsibility without decision - making authority).

Over the past decade trends such as minimal increases in young family incomes, greater employment volatility, and welfare reform initiatives have placed economic pressure on parents to participate in the labour force, even when their children are very young.

The good news is that the BLS Occupation Outlook Handbook projects a 19 percent increase in employment for mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists through the year 2024, which is significantly better than the national average for all occupations combined (7 percent).

With the number of families with children also on the rise, demand for larger rental units will increase as well, particularly in communities with access to good schools and employment centers.»