Sentences with phrase «foster social mobility»
The option to purchase their apartment will be transformative to the lives of the occupants of these 94 units, as homeownership has been proven to foster social mobility and create opportunities to enter the middle class.»
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Both the biblical and philosophical humanisms that emerged in the first and second centuries C.E. were fostered by and responded to two enormous social changes: new discrepancies of status (the same person could occupy more than one role in a pluralistic and mobile society), and the downward mobility of values.
«Rather than foster greater social mobility, this Government will only exacerbate the inequality and injustice we are already witnessing in our society, with children and young people bearing the brunt.»
David Johnston, chief executive of the Social Mobility Foundation, also receives an OBE, as do Gerri McAndrew, chief executive of Buttle UK, former chief executive of the Fostering Network, and chair of the grant management panel at the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies, and Naomi Marek, chief executive of Sky Badger, which supports the families of children with disabilities or special educational needs.
«These essential renovations are a reflection of our core values — investing in and nurturing our youth, providing opportunities for social mobility, and fostering a technologically savvy workforce.»
David Brooks, in his Jan. 3 New York Times column, suggested that the new Congress focus not on the size of government but on what he calls the Achievement Test: «Does a given policy arouse energy, foster skills, spur social mobility, and help people transform their lives?»