Sentences with phrase «for vulnerable families at»

The money was used to buy hampers, food and gift cards to help make the holidays joyful for vulnerable families at five schools.

The joint commitment from the Health and Education sectors to work collaboratively should improve access to parent information, child health, and educational services for vulnerable families at an optimum time in the life of the child.

Florida MIECHV is working to organize a statewide Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Primary Prevention (MIECPP) Advisory Council to promote, support and foster a coordinated service delivery system for vulnerable families at the state and community - levels.

Not exact matches

During the 1948 siege of Jerusalem, these two rooms accommodated refugees from more vulnerable neighborhoods, who stepped over the sleeping family at night on their way to the toilet that could not be flushed for lack of water.

Respecting the sanctity of human life at every stage of development and decline, securing the integrity of marriage and family life, protecting the disabled and vulnerable, caring for the marginalized and imprisoned» these are among the mandates that are bringing, and must increasingly bring, Evangelicals and Catholics together.

Most small - scale family farmers live in remote locations and lack access to credit, so they are vulnerable to middlemen who offer cash for their coffee at a fraction of its value.

This is how it works: • The Children's Centre manager identifies relevant agencies already dealing with vulnerable families — for example schools, health visitors or a local homeless families unit • A simple form summarising the facilities and activities available at the Centre, and asking for a parent's contact details and a signature, is created • The manager / staff at the other agency agree, as part of their usual data recording protocols, to ask relevant service users to fill in the form.

At a time when a sharp focus is on infant and maternal mortality, making it more difficult for vulnerable families to maintain a breastfeeding relationship will hurt mothers and their babies.

It's really none of your business and unless a mom asks for your advice, it can really do a lot of harm at a time when a mom may feel vulnerable and when she might be making the best choice for her family, even if it's a different choice, than you made or would make.

I had been up in the night with a sick child, before leaving at 6 a.m. for a 3 - hour drive to conduct on - site interviews with 9 vulnerable families over a couple of days.

I worked for five of the most wonderful, challenging, eye opening years on the High Dependancy Neonatal Cardiac Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital where I would care for the most delicate of babies, most sick babies, most vulnerable babies and their parents and families.

At 2:30 p.m., the state Child Welfare Coalition and the Citizens» Committee for Children of New York urge state lawmakers to reject state budget cuts targeted at vulnerable children, youth and families, third floor, outside state Senate Chambers, state Capitol, AlbanAt 2:30 p.m., the state Child Welfare Coalition and the Citizens» Committee for Children of New York urge state lawmakers to reject state budget cuts targeted at vulnerable children, youth and families, third floor, outside state Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albanat vulnerable children, youth and families, third floor, outside state Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albany.

«Government plans to cut critical support for families denied asylum is a direct - and potentially devastating - assault on vulnerable children's lives,» Peter Grigg, director of external affairs at The Children's Society, said.

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The President noted that Nigeria was coming out of recession and government's efforts were aimed at easing economic hardships with more jobs, social security platform for vulnerable families and unemployed as well as infrastructural projects.

«Firehouses are the pillars of the neighborhood, where Queens families turn to for safety and rescue at our most vulnerable hours.

The findings underscore the importance of actively screening and offering culturally sensitive, convenient care for our most vulnerable populations, says co-author Fred Rogosch, associate professor of psychology at the University of Rochester and director of research for Mt. Hope Family Center.

Dr. Hackam seeks to work with industry partners, as well as nurses, doctors and families of patients around the country, in order to develop novel regimens to safely and effectively deliver appropriate nutrition to the most vulnerable infants, who are at risk for the development of intestinal disease.

«Charters continue to achieve for the students and families who chose them, including the most vulnerable and at - risk, and continue to show why New York State should fund charters equitably.»

From negative comments on social media to pressures to look a certain way, the well - being of young people is at risk,» said the minister for vulnerable children and families, Edward Timpson

With a heavy emphasis on equity and access for students and families in our most vulnerable school communities, the annual summer institute will support leaders at the school and district level to embrace the complexities, challenges, and opportunities of their positions.

From our perspective, decisions such as the one at issue here miss the fact that public education is evolving and should be driven by a commitment to meet the needs of students and families and not by deference to a bureaucratic structure that often seems better for the adults in the system than for the most vulnerable children.

ALBERTA — Alberta Helping Animals Society In vulnerable populations such as transient or homeless people, seniors, and individuals and families living at or near the poverty line, veterinary care and spay / neuter procedures for pets can sometimes be cost - prohibitive.

Radisson Hotel Group ™, today announced at its Americas Business Conference in Orlando, Fla., a new global partnership with SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest not - for - profit organization dedicated to building loving, stable families for orphaned, abandoned and other vulnerable children.

She remains a passionate advocate for services committed to helping vulnerable children, youth and families and is very excited to join the Board of Directors at Peacebuilder's International.

«The fact that some of them [victims] are somewhat related to our congregational family doesn't make us any more vulnerable or more moved than the tens of thousands of people who were at the vigil [on Feb. 15 for the victims],» Arnold said.

In the United Kingdom family group conferences are mainly used in child welfare, particularly when a child is at risk of going into care, although some local areas are using the approach to prevent school exclusions, tackle anti-social behaviour, address youth offending and in planning for vulnerable adults.

Do have a look at this detailed assessment on how policies stack up for vulnerable children, from the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare.

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

These Operational Guidelines provide the operational framework for the Family Mental Health Support Services (FMHSS) component of the Sub-Activity «Early intervention support services for vulnerable families with children and young people who are showing early signs of, or are at risk of developing, mental illness».

I have been explicitly clear that I feel the current system for supporting children with SEN and disabilities is too adversarial and does not have children's needs at its heart, and we need to look at how to improve the services these vulnerable children and their families receive.

«At Planned Parenthood, we believe health care is a right, not a privilege, and we are outraged that Peter King and his anti-women's health colleagues in the House of Representatives have not only demonstrated their total lack of regard and respect for American women and their families, but have also ensured that the most vulnerable and at - risk people in our community will no longer have access to the health care they both need and deservAt Planned Parenthood, we believe health care is a right, not a privilege, and we are outraged that Peter King and his anti-women's health colleagues in the House of Representatives have not only demonstrated their total lack of regard and respect for American women and their families, but have also ensured that the most vulnerable and at - risk people in our community will no longer have access to the health care they both need and deservat - risk people in our community will no longer have access to the health care they both need and deserve.

Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson, met with members of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) at the Department for Education on Monday 9 January, where he confirmed funding from April 2017 of nearly # 60 million.

Within his first few days in office, Trump's administration took direct aim at vulnerable women and their families around the world by reinstating and, for the first time in history, expanding the already dangerous legislation.

These NICE Pathways have been published at http://pathways.nice.org.uk There are references to various systemic therapies, including in the Costing report: In the category of working with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people, there are references to family - based interventions and «intensive interventions (such as family therapy) for those who need it».

Ms. Anderson spent a decade at the Center for the Study of Social Policy helping states and local jurisdictions change policies and practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

The third grant is aimed at addressing the interaction between family, school, child, and contextual risk such as poverty and early child developmental outcomes Dr. Oxford is also co-principal investigator on three NIH funded grants testing the effectiveness of intervention programs for vulnerable populations.

Understanding the value of how similar backgrounds, traits, and healthy interactional processes can increase the stability of a marriage is important for at least two reasons: First, because low - resource families tend to experience higher levels of stresses and strains compared to high - resource families, they are particularly vulnerable to negative interactional processes that can disrupt functional family patterns and marital relationships (Harris et al. 2012; Schramm et al. 2011).

Family conflict at the end of life: Lessons learned in a model program for vulnerable older adults

About 540 guests took a stroll down the boardwalk for the Heartland Family Service «Carnival of Love» Gala at the Embassy Suites on Saturday, Feb. 13, helping to raise a record $ 264,000 to serve the most vulnerable children and families in our community.

Over 500 guests showed their love for Heartland Family Service on Valentine's Day at the agency's «Carnival of Love» Gala at the Embassy Suites by helping raise more than $ 205,000 to help vulnerable children and families in our community.

However, utilization of the PCERA in the NICU may allow professionals to identify vulnerable parent — child dyads at risk for interaction difficulties, and thus allow for the development of more targeted interventions for these families.

A controlled trial of an intensive home visiting programme and social support programme for vulnerable families where children could be at risk of abuse or neglect reported a cost per unit improvement in maternal sensitivity and infant cooperativeness of # 3246 (2004 prices)(Barlow et al., 2007; McIntosh et al., 2009).