My core fear is that this is part of a larger trend to substitute charity for the proper provision of publicly
funded essential services.
This week's order prevents GDB's depositors, such as municipalities and public agencies, from withdrawing their money, except to
fund essential services.
The budget
funds essential services at a minimal cost to taxpayers, while honoring the County Legislature's law mandating a $ 10 million payment be made to reduce the deficit.
The government first raised the issue as a financial and federation one, after the Federal Government shifted responsibility to the States to
fund essential services to the communities but it has also warned increasingly of social outcomes and abuse and neglect of young children that are «a disgrace to this state».
«Federal Governments have long understood and recognised the uniqueness of these remote communities, which is why they have continued to
fund essential services for more than 50 years.»
Premier Barnett has admitted that the closures will «cause great distress» and are «not a good option» but says that he must shut down the communities because the Federal Government will no longer
fund essential services such as power, water, health and education — and the WA Government can not meet these costs without support from the Federal government.
However, this piecemeal approach of
funding some essential services while underfunding or eliminating others is dangerous and does not ensure the long - term viability of all programs that vulnerable children and families rely on.
Australia may no longer be able to depend on the mining boom to
fund essential services and basic human rights for Indigenous communities.
Not exact matches
She added: «We will work with the new Administration and Congress in raising awareness that elimination of federal
funding to CPB begins the collapse of the public media system itself and the end of this
essential national
service.»
The
essential services still allowed for withdrawal, in order of priority, include certain federal
funds, payroll, and money for police, fire, medical, education, and disaster recovery operations.
«Customer
service is the cornerstone of our business, which is evident from our
essential servicing touchpoints — a simple application, same - day decision and fast
funding — to our commitment to truly understanding small business owners» needs and finding the right solutions to help them thrive,» Marrache adds.
While it's laudable that Cameron and others contribute to the CASA Foundation which supports mental health for children, teens and their families, the fact that the Alberta government is relying more and more on charity to
fund essential public
services is making things worse.
«It's inevitable the general
fund will run out of cash, exposing the people of Puerto Rico to a loss of whatever
essential services remain,» Antonio Weiss, a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School who worked at the Treasury Department during the Obama administration, wrote in an email.
These
funds go directly to Covenant House, an organization that provides food, shelter, safety, and
essential support
services to homeless and trafficked young people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The annual event is magnificent in its simplicity: Dine at one of the 3,000 participating restaurants in nearly 60 cities across North America and that restaurant will donate a generous portion of the day's proceeds to
fund HIV / AIDS care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other
essential services in their city.
Each restaurant donates a percentage of the day's food sales, which goes to local organizations to
fund care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other
essential HIV / AIDS
services.
Food Rescue returns $ 6.75 as charity agencies can redirect valuable
funds from buying fresh, nutritious food to other
essential services.
The benefits for the Council are very clear, at minimal risk they have # 7 million additional
funding to pay for
essential services across the city of Liverpool.
Local businesses create jobs and help
fund your town's
essential services such as public schools, police and fire departments through their tax dollars.
Each time someone posts a photo on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag, al fresco will donate products to The Ellie
Fund, an organization that provides
essential support
services for breast cancer patients and their families like free, healthy meals and grocery store gift certificates.
«This calls for an immediate coordination of government -
funded services and available financing for vital
services that may not be covered, but are equally
essential for local evacuees to get back on their feet.»
Many oil or mineral rich monarchies or authoritarian regimes use nationalized / royalty owned oil and / or mineral wealth to dramatically limit domestic taxation and to
fund a welfare state for average citizens, sometimes with straight cash dispersals, sometimes with heavily subsidized prices for certain
essentials of life, and sometimes by heavily subsidizing
services like health care and education.
We all know that taxes serve a vital purpose —
funding essential public
services and infrastructure.
Nancy Miller, head of a nonprofit that provides
services for the blind, says state
funding was
essential when her organization built a new vocational center for young people in Rockland County.
«This
funding does just that by helping these organizations complete capital projects that further their ability to deliver
essential services.»
The firm's nine clients listed on its county registry include the New York Cosmos soccer team, which is seeking to build a stadium on state property in Elmont; the Nassau County Village Officials Association, which advocates for state and county aid, and the nonprofit Family Residences &
Essential Enterprises Inc., which for years has received grant -
funded county contracts to provide various mental health
services.
In particular, he and his team have a platform next week to help show that what is good for business is good for voters — and
essential for public
services, since they can not be sustained if enterprise makes no profits with which to
fund them.
He concluded that «in the light of building society performance, it is
essential that we examine the future
funding of the Financial
Services Compensation Scheme.
The move could hamstring cities that rely on federal
funding for a variety of
essential services.
The Legislature must add the
funding necessary to eliminate the Governor's proposed cuts in vital public
services that are
essential to the well - being of working families and the needy.
If council bosses start telling their local papers that Whitehall is making them pull scarce
funding from
essential services to look after refugees — not a vote - winning demographic — the pressure on central government will grow.
By classifying emergency medical
services as «
essential services», several new
funding sources will be made available to organizations.
The state congress passed a pair of emergency spending bills on Monday to halt that, keeping
essential services funded, like schools.
«People who need
essential services will wind up paying the price for giving additional tax breaks to the wealthiest New Yorkers, because less
funding means the
services they depend on will be reduced or eliminated.»
But the state congress passed a pair of emergency spending bills on Monday to halt that, keeping
essential services funded, like schools.
«The Boys & Girls Club has been providing quality youth
services to the children of our community for over 75 years and the
funding we receive is
essential for us to continue to provide these quality programs.
At a press conference held Wednesday afternoon at the city (soon to be county) tourism office on Lower Broadway, Hein touted the merger saying that the city would no longer be forced to choose between
funding its tourism promotion efforts or channeling the money into
essential services.
In addition, the county
funds and administers
essential services to those most at risk, including our seniors, veterans and youth.
At the campaign rally as, at this week's gubernatorial debate, Hawkins called for a $ 15 an hour minimum wage and to
fund essential state
services by increasing taxes on the rich while cutting taxes for 95 % of New Yorkers.
Others view the «discretionary»
fund as an
essential lifeline to the city's many non-profit social
service and cultural institutions.
The Council identified eight major priorities in its response: increased investment in city youth; investment in healthcare, education, jobs and legal
services for immigrants; specific
funding for the diverse communities; capital investment in infrastructure; creating a Rainy Day
Fund and adding to existing reserves; baselining
essential city
services; expanding criminal justice, community support, and human
services; and more accurately tracking city agency performance.
In these positions, research findings were an
essential part of trying to provide practical policy choices in health
services delivery, and substantial external research
funds were made available to address tropical diseases and other health issues.
Earlier this year, Sir Robert Naylor, national adviser on NHS property and estates, recommended that wasted NHS land and property («estate») should be sold to
fund essential backlog maintenance of existing buildings and deliver plans for a modern health
service.
The ASF Walk raises
essential funds for research to find treatments and a cure for Angelman syndrome, and provides resources and support
services to families of individuals with AS.
Multiple experts from health professions expressed concerns that a lack of genomics training is hampering roll - out of genomic medicine; the report raises concerns about the current plans to reduce
funding to the Health Education England (HEE) Genomics Education Programme, and instead underlines the imperative for the Government to increase support to HEE, as an
essential element for the National Genomic Medicine
Service.
They clearly limit the types of
services for which they will accept public
funds, depending on their judgment of how strongly public
funding will affect their ability to maintain their
essential philosophy and mission.
Reviewing the practices of other industrialized countries as well as U.S. case law, Glenn concludes that third - party payments (or vouchers) to individuals seeking treatment or
services is the best way of using public
funds to provide
services while preserving the
essential character of religiously affiliated
service providers.
But in the real world, in real schools, moving money does little more than deplete
funding from already high - need schools that use such resources to offer student and, sometimes their families,
essential services they can not afford on their own.
Thankfully, libraries are eligible for FEMA
funds because they are considered «
essential community
services.»
Positive banking history is described as follows: No NSF (non-sufficient
funds) items during the preceding twelve months in the
Essential Checking account; the
Essential Checking account must have a positive balance at the time of the request to upgrade the account; an eFunds check must show no additional negative history in the preceding twelve months (including banking history from other banks); and all monthly
servicing fees must have been paid in full for the 12 preceding months.