Sentences with phrase «for vulnerable families in»

This multi-agency group are currently developing their plans to set up a home visiting scheme for vulnerable families in the borough.

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For over 50 years, regardless of the political environment or changes in the economy, GLIDE has stood with the most vulnerable, including poor people, those with illness, people of color, immigrants, as well as all families and children fleeing war and oppression.

The bishops» message called on «Congress and the administration to protect essential help for poor families and vulnerable children and to put the poor first in budget priorities.»

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

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.

RMH is making a real difference every day for families in their most vulnerable moment, McHappy Day is just a special time to support others going through the same things in our community.

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.

One of Tulsa Family Doulas» most popular services is postpartum doula support where we provide certified support for the new mom during the vulnerable transition to life with a newborn with daytime, overnight and live - in care when family may not be nearby to provideFamily Doulas» most popular services is postpartum doula support where we provide certified support for the new mom during the vulnerable transition to life with a newborn with daytime, overnight and live - in care when family may not be nearby to providefamily may not be nearby to provide help.

It is designed for practitioners to hand out as part of their service's in - depth engagement with fathers, and many buyers have reported that it is especially useful when dealing with dads in vulnerable families.

The invaluable evidence it produced contributed to the ongoing funding and planning of support services for pregnant women & new families, including targeting services to the most vulnerable, strengthening evidence based practice & training of staff in all aspects of infant feeding.

For us, babywearing has always been first and foremost about wellness — health, bonding, security, safety, love — a key tool in the holistic development of our most precious and vulnerable gifts, and a way to improve the lives of families during what can be a rather overwhelming time.

We urge organizations in Maryland to sign on to this letter reaffirming our collective commitment to a strong and effective national nutrition safety net for vulnerable, low - income individuals and families.

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.

But research has shown significant positive outcomes for vulnerable families enrolled in home visiting, including improved maternal, newborn, and infant health, better educational attainment for moms, improved school readiness, and reduced child abuse.

«This generous grant allows us to further our work to find safe, healthy and permanent family solutions for the most vulnerable children in Los Angeles,» said Five Acres Chief Executive Officer Chanel Boutakidis.

These federal funds will help Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. support important educational programs for children and will reduce the cost of high - quality early childhood care for some of the most vulnerable families in our community.

«Tish is focused on continuing her work to be an effective public advocate, standing up for working families and the most vulnerable New Yorkers,» the spokesperson told BuzzFeed News in an email.

«However, in providing for a service complaints commissioner, we accept the need for external, independent assurance, especially for a vulnerable young trainee - or his family or friends - who may feel uncomfortable about approaching a commanding officer directly.»

«The time to stop the House's cuts in vital services and supports for the nation's poorest and most vulnerable families is now, before they become part of the final budget resolution,» said Renwick.

The day Nixon actually announced her candidacy, he released a statement that put front and center his liberal accomplishments, which read like a progressive wish list: «Governor Cuomo has delivered more real progressive wins than any other Democrat in the country, including passing marriage equality, the strongest gun safety law in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, free college tuition, paid family leave, record setting funding for public education, expanding and protecting healthcare for our most vulnerable, and banning fracking.»

Barnardo's chief executive Martin Narey said: «There's some pain in this Budget for the poorest families, but we recognise the government has done what it can to protect the most vulnerable.

Such families are the main vulnerable group for which the government in the UK (outside of Scotland) believes it has any housing responsibility.

Louis Tehan, Executive Director of Upstate Cerebral Palsy, said: «The Oneida County College Corps Program is one way that we can help attract and retain young people as well as address the need for a highly dedicated workforce to deliver crucial and pivotal help in shaping the lives of vulnerable children, youth and families.

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«Governor Cuomo has delivered more real progressive wins than any other Democrat in the country, including passing marriage equality, the strongest gun safety law in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, free college tuition, paid family leave, record setting funding for public education, expanding and protecting healthcare for our most vulnerable, and banning fracking,» the spokesman said.

Along those same lines, will the progressive Working Families Party buckle and endorse Cuomo for a third time or put up a more leftist candidate that could reduce his vote total and potentially make him more vulnerable in the general election?

The Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center is a not - for - profit health clinic which has served thousands of the most vulnerable residents and families in Westchester County regardless of their ability to pay.

«Just as Lady Liberty holds her torch high in our harbor, New York will always stand for freedom and tolerance, and while the federal government tries to tear families apart and betray our core values, we will never back down from fighting for the most vulnerable among us.»

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.

Her powerfully - grounding performance is matched in intensity by those of Abigail Breslin as the taken for granted Anna; Sofia Vassilieva as the wasting away Kate; Jason Patric as the stoic family patriarch; Evan Ellingson as the brooding big brother; Alec Baldwin as a vulnerable crusader for the underdog; and Joan Cusack as a judge concerned about the best interest of the plaintiff.

But, most importantly, I want to thank the Brierley family for putting themselves in such a vulnerable place and sharing their story with the world.

Room for improvement Although we have some of the best educational provision in the world which supports our most vulnerable young people there is always room for improvement and it is hoped that the proposals in the Green Paper, and the legislation that follows will support schools and colleges in improving their provision for children, young people and their families.

Minister for vulnerable children and families, Edward Timpson, said: «We've already made the biggest changes for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in a generation, but we want to go further and build on that success.

Identified Students include those whose families participate in other federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where their incomes have already been thoroughly scrutinized, and those who are identified by other programs as extremely vulnerable, such as programs for homeless and migrant children.

In the wake of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals» recent decision to uphold most of the state's immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, we renew our call for the San Antonio Independent School District to provide meaningful protections for our undocumented students and their families, and ask that our district make ensuring the safety of our most vulnerable community members its top priority.

In a system that is often touted as a model for what schools can do for kids, many of our most vulnerable students and families, particularly Latino families, are invisible.

They include a «Later to Literacy» program that supports the literacy needs of ESL students; the «Village of Attachment,» where staff, families, and community members create a web of support around the most vulnerable students; «Youth in Transitions,» an after - school program that works closely with students alongside their parents; and «PAWS,» a program designed to help immigrant students who entered the school system late in their high school years develop fundamental skills for success.

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.

In the end, the key lesson was that, in the low - income communities involved, systems - level initiatives, by themselves, could not transform poor educational, school, and health outcomes for vulnerable children and familieIn the end, the key lesson was that, in the low - income communities involved, systems - level initiatives, by themselves, could not transform poor educational, school, and health outcomes for vulnerable children and familiein the low - income communities involved, systems - level initiatives, by themselves, could not transform poor educational, school, and health outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

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.

With nearly 7,000 employees working in programs across the nation, it is a recognized partner for families, schools and communities, serving many of our countries most vulnerable populations in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, and child welfare.

Today, with vital services for vulnerable Americans under threat, young people like Rudra need family — in all its forms — more than ever.

Included in this strand are topics that focus on how trauma - informed practice can improve opportunities for success for our most vulnerable children and families.

Through comprehensive coverage of the programs in place to support family and community engagement, district leaders were able to understand the importance of community partnerships for helping vulnerable children and families within Nashville's context.

In addition to replicating the success of Annie Fisher in New Haven, the founders of ECMS have placed particular emphasis on two elements of full Montessori implementation that are also recognized as best practice for serving vulnerable families (Epstein, 2010; Reynolds, et.al, 2001In addition to replicating the success of Annie Fisher in New Haven, the founders of ECMS have placed particular emphasis on two elements of full Montessori implementation that are also recognized as best practice for serving vulnerable families (Epstein, 2010; Reynolds, et.al, 2001in New Haven, the founders of ECMS have placed particular emphasis on two elements of full Montessori implementation that are also recognized as best practice for serving vulnerable families (Epstein, 2010; Reynolds, et.al, 2001).

«We are pleased to have partnered with Stanford Law School to provide this comprehensive resource for all public school leaders in California including our member charter public schools, seeking guidance on how to protect the most vulnerable students and their families that they serve,» said Ricardo Soto, Esq., Senior Vice President, Legal Advocacy, and General Counsel for CCSA.

Reacting to the School Report research, Edward Timpson, Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, said the government would «transform mental health services in schools» and was commissioning research to help schools identify which approaches worked best.

«Last night I was speaking to the need for compassion towards vulnerable families who feel underserved by the current school system and need new and better options,» she said in a statement.

«However, I believe this is an argument to strengthen and reinvest in public schools — not privatization in any form, including vouchers — to make our schools more equitable and inclusive for vulnerable families.»

Why is it that these clueless know - it - alls who are pushing (as in drug pushers) all digital / all the time wifi «learning» haven't the slightest concern for what may be the short - term and long - term adverse physical, emotional, and social consequences for America's children, and particularly for America's most vulnerable children — those living in extreme poverty, those with the whole panoply of neurological / cognitive / sensory disorders, and those from non-English speaking families.