Sentences with phrase «important civic service»

The era of women's busy and important civic service, however, wound down as domestic helpers grew scarce, and as professional social workers and administrators took over many of the activities that had previously been controlled by unpaid volunteers.

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«Borough presidents play an extremely important role in the civic life of each of our boroughs by providing an invaluable human interface between our constituents and our behemoth city service agencies,» Mr. Díaz said.

In these service projects these students were gaining and demonstrating important competencies for life, for work and for civic engagement: compassion, empathy, imagination, complex thinking, the capacity to understand social challenges, the skills to identify a point of entry to address them, and the courage, commitment and skills to implicate themselves and to collaborate across several dimensions of difference in constructing a solution.

But volunteering is not enough, he says, and service learning can help teach important skills for civic participation.

«Libraries play an important role in our civic and cultural life, and Sony believes that it's important to support public library systems as they expand their services and digital offerings, particularly eBooks,» said Phil Lubell, vice president for Sony's Reader business.

This important program offers adult workshops to train professional and civic groups, guided tours of our facility, and our Kids Community Service program.

Through Art in the Parks, the National Park Service and its partners are fostering wider civic engagement and dialogue around some of today's most important societal issues — from environmental preservation and conservation, to freedom of speech and expression.

Outside of her practice, community service, civic engagement and pro bono work are an important part of her professional life.