Sentences with phrase «from local community organizations»

The university has previously come under fire from local community organizations, including Harlem's Community Board 9, which says the $ 150 million in funds that Columbia promised the neighborhood in exchange for expansion into Harlem has not been handled properly.

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Prior to Black Friday, Patagonia announced that it would donate 100 percent of its global retail and online sales from the shopping event straight to grassroots organizations that work in local communities to «protect our air, water and soil for future generations».

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, is slated to take effect Sept. 1, but has been challenged in court by rights organizations and localities that say the law infringes on local governments» constitutional rights, and will sow fear through immigrant communities by dissuading people from reporting crimes or testifying as witnesses out of fear they will be deported.

Born out of N ot For Sale, a non-profit with the mission to eradicate modern - day slavery around the world, the organization built REBBL as a self - sustaining business that would source ingredients from the Peruvian Amazon to improve the local community.

Since 2014 James has served as president of the Hawaiian Venture Capital Association, a professional organization designed to bring together members from the local entrepreneurial, investor and business communities to interact through educational and networking events.

It broke ground in March that year with the help of teachers and students from a local school and, to this day, continues to work with the community, donating some of its 2,000 pounds of produce each year to local organizations.

Gun violence has torn up many communities across the country, mainly due to negligence on behalf of local and national government to properly regulate access to guns, ignorance to their constituents» varying situations, and willingness to take money from organizations that very clearly do not have the best intentions for the future of the United States.

A decade later, a study of Episcopal churches by Wade Clark Roof showed that church people tend to be divided into two groups: the «locals» who prefer to live in small communities, get their satisfaction from relating closely to families and to friends, and belong to local groups; and the «cosmopolitans» who prefer living in large cities, get their satisfaction from dealing with ideas and international issues, and belong to large state or nationwide organizations.

Additionally, on one Thursday of eight months every year called Community Day, a local nonprofit organization receives 5 percent of the day's total sales from New Leaf.

With support from the Alliance, the companies will seek partnerships with local organizations and community leaders to increase the scope and impact of the initiative and drive change in the marketplace for the health and well - being of their communities.

From Annapolis, Maryland, to Anaheim, California, Towne Park we also get together for employee birthdays and encourage associates to have fun while giving back to our local communities through volunteer events and civic organizations.

Comprised of leaders from LGBTQ student organizations across Pennsylvania, we work on college campuses and in local communities on behalf of LGBTQ young people.

Buy fresh fruits and vegetables from a local fruit stand, farmers» market, or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) organization.

Do a search online or get a community events and organizations calendar from your local library.

Call specialists will problem solve and refer callers from throughout Vermont to government programs, community - based organizations, support groups, and other local resources.

For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitchen.22

• The School Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, and more.

He sees this as a chance to prove the validity of the organization's model for building an economical, self - sustaining food community around local resources, an approach sparked by Curtin's observation that the kitchen's regular purchases of hothouse tomatoes flown in from Belgium seemed out of whack.

Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on anLocal campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on anlocal government, and the list goes on and on.

QUEENS, NY — Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Stop & Shop, with help from students of I.S. 93Q, today unloaded 1,000 Easter hams off an 18 - wheeler in front of Borough Hall, donated in time for preparations for the upcoming holiday to five local Queens organizations: Catholic Charities Queens North Community Center of Astoria, Chinese - American Planning Council's Nan Shan Senior Center of Flushing, Hour Children of Long Island City, Korean Community Services Senior Centers of Corona and Flushing, and Queensbridge / Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Senior Center of Long Island City.

But local legislators say the loss of member item money will, ultimately, only hurt their communities; that the ones taking the hit are the local organizations and services that rely on support from elected officials to stay afloat.

So there was a bittersweet feeling in the air at Mohonk Mountain House as the Gardiner Democratic Committee gathered community activists, current and former public officials, staff from various land trusts and environmental organizations and other local luminaries to review some highlights of Hinchey's career and give him a sentimental sendoff.

Volunteers are recruited from all over WNY and our care recipients are referred through our community partners including our interfaith coalition, local service organizations, fellow not for profits and governmental agencies.

The deputy mayor and the teachers - union chief chose Cincinnati because of its «community schools» approach, which wraps schools in social services, from dental care to mental health, and partners with local businesses and community organizations.

Finally, Rosalie Burgher, who recently received a state Senior of the Year award for her years of service to the Olive Free Library and other community organizations, nominated local engineer, former film technician and anti-fracking organizer Jim Sofranko, with a second from his wife.

«I was honored to join representatives from the library, community organizations and local officials to announce the «Read Aloud 15 Minutes» program to encourage parents, grandparents and caregivers to spend at least 15 minutes a day reading to children.

The potential new law comes after years of lobbying by community groups to remove the facility from the neighborhood, according to Luis Garden Acosta, founder of El Puente, a local advocacy organization.

Local elected officials will be represented; there will be five community board members; and two representatives from «local stakeholder organizatLocal elected officials will be represented; there will be five community board members; and two representatives from «local stakeholder organizatlocal stakeholder organizations.

The Fort Drum community group also provided the Missile Defense Agency with 200 resolutions and letters of support from local organizations and business that want the interceptor site at Fort Drum, said Kevin Jordan, who chaired the organization's missile defense task force.

Widespread support for the project is evident, not only by viewing the list of endorsements the project has received — which range from local officials to chambers of college, tourism officials, area colleges and not - for - profit organizations — but also by the proliferation of signs placed in the yards of residents throughout southern Ulster County welcoming the Nevele back to the community.

NEW YORK, NY (04/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Council Members Brad Lander (D - Brooklyn), Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan), Eric Ulrich (R - Queens) and Jumaane D. Williams (D - Brooklyn) came together on the steps of City Hall Wednesday with partners from Community Voices Heard, the Participatory Budgeting Project, and the Urban Justice Center's Community Development Project and dozens of local organizations to declare the results of the groundbreaking participatory budgeting vote held last week.

«Not only that the Presiding Judge is from Bayelsa state, and from Ogbia Local Government Area, making him to come from the same Local Government with President Jonathan, and from Otuegwe village, a sister village of Jonathan's Otuoke community, but also along with the president, is generally believed to belong to the Ogbia Brotherhood, a socio - politcal organization established to advance the cause of Ogbia people worldwide.»

In the end, thanks to support from local organizations and members of the community, she bagged 19 stool samples and had them flown south to Montreal to be analyzed.

The success of STI «will depend on the efficiency of the science - policy - society interface,» involving stakeholders from governments, civil society, indigenous peoples and local communities, industry and business, academia and research organizations.

In 2003, an academic - community collaboration called the Environmental Justice Partnership (EJP) was launched, bringing together faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions with a community board that includes East Baltimore residents, leaders and members from local organizations.

I have a few community cookbooks from local organizations as well as some Junior League cookbooks.

Aside from this online community, there are also local organizations that will give assistance to anyone who have just found and had decided to come out into their real self.

United Way, the Road Home, and the Utah Humane Society are just a few of the nonprofit organizations and charities in Salt Lake City that can always use some help from local community members.

One solution being tried by a range of institutions from the federal government to local community development organizations is to make charter schools look more attractive to lenders by promising to repay the loan should the school default.

We encourage educators to work with their administrative teams, parent and community organizations, and their local school board to think differently about how, when, and where design materials come from.

Parents, teachers and other community members are invited to the final conference, as well as guest speakers from local organizations doing relevant work.

The 89 grants, ranging from $ 23,641 to $ 499,951, were given to local education agencies, community - based organizations, and education partnerships located in areas with high dropout rates.

For firsthand accounts from oral narratives, have students contact local African American community organizations for people who might provide oral histories.

Those organizations ranged from non-profit local community groups needing volunteers to retail businesses offering paid employment,» Wilson told Education World.

This includes local grants from Metro United Way, Louisville Metro Government, and other community organizations, as well as grants through the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centerscommunity organizations, as well as grants through the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning CentersCommunity Learning Centers program.

The Secretary specifically invites advice and recommendations from State and local education administrators, parents, teachers and teacher organizations, principals, other school leaders (including charter school leaders), paraprofessionals, members of local boards of education, civil rights and other organizations representing the interests of students (including historically underserved students), representatives of the business community, and other organizations involved with the implementation and operation of title I programs.

The district conducts an annual climate survey — reaching parents, students, business people, faculty and staff members from local colleges, and other community partners including members of faith - based organizations — to learn what community people think about school and district programs and practices.

In honor of National Parental Involvement Day, Thursday, November 19, 2015, the State Education Resource Center (SERC) and the CT Parent Information and Resource Center (CT PIRC), in collaboration with the CT Commission on Children, cordially invite you to nominate a parent from your local school and / or community organization for a Parental Involvement Recognition Award.

Previously he served as Senior Program Director for Evaluation and Policy Research at WestEd and Founding Director of its Washington, DC office where he led a nationwide staff conducting research, evaluation, and technical assistance efforts for clients from federal, state and local agencies, national and community - based foundations, and non-profit and for - profit organizations.

A group of community - based organizations including E4E - Los Angeles is pushing state and district leaders to ensure money from the governor's Local Control...