Sentences with phrase «given communities a voice»

In a letter filed Tuesday, Lighthouse Wind Project Manager Taylor Quarles urged a choice that would continue efforts to give the community a voice in the process.

«I look forward to working with him to keep giving our communities a voice.»

Mamnun Haq, a Budget Delegate for PBNYC in Council District 39, said, «Participatory budgeting gave my community a voice in how the city invests in this neighborhood.

It gives the community a voice while making it clear that the board's role is to authorize schools, not operate them.

Our democracy relies on giving the community a voice, and charter schools that are worthy will surely get the support they need.»

We are a well - funded, tech - for - good company, and since launch in May 2015 we have helped important cases raise millions of dollars in funding, seen plaintiffs get their cases to the Supreme Court and given communities a voice.

It all started with reviews, giving the community a voice, but now Yelp has expanded into food ordering, reservations, requesting a quote, and messaging a business directly.

Not exact matches

However, when social media gave neglected communities a voice, beauty brands were among the first to court and cater to them.

Giving people a voice is a principle our community has been committed to since we began.

We work with the patient community to understand the patient journey, to increase disease awareness, and to give a voice to patients and their families who often feel isolated by their disease.

Years of frustration and mounting discontent from Yindjibarndi people about the current applicants and YAC and the endless division and fighting within the community provided respected Yindjibarndi Elders Rodney Adams, Sylvia Allan, Maudie Jerrold, Francis Phillips, Allery Sandy, Ken Sandy and Diana Smith with the motivation and the courage to give all Yindjibarndi people a voice and an opportunity to vote on 23 June.

It has given them a voice to have leadership within the community and within their own culture too.

A sense of community has been restored when residents of urban neighborhoods have been given responsibility for improving their own lives and a voice about decisions in their communities.

The Web also is important in giving a voice to previously overlooked communities.

A blog with a community of discussion like this is an excellent place to bring this out since it's easy for many voices to weigh in, rather than just those specially chosen to give their view.

The mission of the Church is to reverse Babel, to give new voice and understanding to communities struggling to achieve meaning.

Sojourners (formerly called the Post American) gives voice to another opinion in evangelicalism concerning social ethics, one increasingly being felt by the wider community.

One of his earliest works, On Order, gives voice to his hunger for a coherent curriculum and authentic learning community.

By giving victims a voice and encouraging offenders to take responsibility for their actions, restorative justice can move communities toward the healing and wholeness that the government can't accomplish with the power of imprisonment.

NeueMinistry.com will help equip you with practical ideas, fresh resources, and engaging articles by ministry leaders just like you — it will also give you a place to share ideas, add your voice to the conversation and be a part of the community.

The merger will give us a greater reach and a stronger voice, creating even more impact for farmers, communities, and our planet.

Membership gives you a louder voice and an empowered community of women (and men) who support you to take risks, speak up, believe in yourself, step up and step out.

You sort of get what you get with Lynch (ask the Buffalo Bills and the Seattle Seahawks) and coaches and his teammates tend to let him be, let this free soul fly, allow for his foul mouth and loud voice and giving heart for his community speak for the essence of his realness.

I feel blessed that we can ALL represent the LGBTQ community, and I love that Adam is giving voice and visibility to people who feel like they are like him.

The blogging community has a wide and diverse range of views and sometimes one can feel like the lone voice on any given subject but the blog exists to allow debate and the airing of those views.

They fund research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes and deliver services to hundreds of communities, provide objective and credible information and give a voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.

Give a voice to 1000s of poor communities in the developing world and democratize the media.

Kirkwood says by running for the legislature's 2nd District seat, and that he wants to give a voice to underserved members of the community.

We need people who will give voice to underrepresented communities in New York City, and I have all the confidence in the world that Reshma will be that voice.»

And, each donor is a potential volunteer and a voice for the campaign in his or her community — once you've given to a campaign, you're INVESTED in it, and you're much more likely to work to make sure that that investment pays off.

Afua Atta - Mensah, executive director of Community Voices Heard, also criticized the announcement, saying more funding is needed «given the gravity of the city's heating crisis.»

«New Yorkers deserve a voice in how their communities are governed, so I'm glad that Governor Andrew Cuomo chose today to give Battery Park City residents two seats at the table,» State Senator Brian Kavanagh said.

The new law will give «the community a voice» in these town decisions, according to a press release from the legislators.

Now, those who make a choice to be involved in our party will be given a real voice; a «primary» for the London mayoralty will expand our engagement across the capital's communities; and our processes for selecting candidates more broadly will open up.

He ticked off a list of school governance reforms the union is pushing for in Albany: don't allow the citywide Panel for Educational Policy to be controlled by one person; give Community Education Councils a real voice, especially concerning co-locations; and require that the schools chancellor be an educator.

Government exists to protect and serve the widow and the orphan, to ensure fairness and equity in our community, to give voice to those at the forgotten fringes of our society.

As the public voice for Central New York, WCNY's mission is to connect with and give back to the community that supports us.

She urged them to use their knowledge to serve the society saying «give voice to the voiceless, volunteer to read in your communities, do your part to combat illiteracy, offer talks on women's empowerment and civil rights to curb abuse of all forms».

Still, Mark - Viverito lavishes money on supporters, giving $ 65,000 in the past two years to low - income advocates Community Voices Heard and helping to push $ 160,000 in council funds to Picture the Homeless, run by her ally Lynn Lewis, according to budget data.

I am speaking tonight to give voice to our committee and everyone in our community who is outraged to find this ugly symbol in the heart of our city,» said Maxwell.

The process is meant to give residents a voice in the rezoning process, said Matthew Washington, chair of Community Board 11.

The idea that one person will be able to adequately take over the work of 19, and give all these diverse communities a voice, seems improbable at best.

This innovative process will give my neighbors a direct voice in how their tax dollars are spent on projects that will address community needs.

«Community Voices Heard is glad that there is a call for Albany to dedicate more funding to NYCHA, especially given that a real commitment on their part has been missing for a number of years and we believe that this funding is a great starting point,» said Ann Valdez, a public housing resident and member of Community Voices Heard.

The MPAC aims to give Arab - Americans in the Hudson Valley a voice in politics and in their communities.

«I intend to be there every time they open the door to give a strong voice to my community,» he said.

The campaign is designed to start a community conversation to educate the public on the real facts surrounding mental illness and give those who suffer a voice in an effort to reduce or eliminate stigma in Erie County.

I'm running for Congress to give people their voices back so together we can address the real concerns facing our communities,» said Teachout in her announcement statement.

The Senators of the Hudson Valley Delegation will next hold two public hearings to assess the priorities and impacts of the SFY 2010 - 2011 budget, to give a voice to the needs and concerns of the residents, communities, organizations, and elected officials of the Hudson Valley.

Moreover, grassroots, non-profit, and neighborhood leaders throughout the cities, towns, and villages in Erie County are successfully reviving local commercial corridors in the heart of each community, rigorously promoting the important advantages of supporting local businesses, and giving a louder voice to our treasured assets.