Sentences with phrase «in the homes of volunteers»

Groups such as the Refugee Children's Movement, which brought 9,354 children to Britain between December 1938 and September 1939, saved many children by bringing them to safety and placing them in homes of volunteers.

All dogs are fostered in the homes of volunteers.

The dogs are in homes of volunteer foster families and the only way to meet them is to start the adoption process by filling out an online application or joining us during one of our events.

Those who can be cared for outside of the veterinarian clinic are placed in foster care in the homes of volunteers.

We do not have a facility, all of the dogs in our rescue live in the homes of our volunteers until they find their forever home.

Our animals are «sheltered» in the homes of our volunteers... we feel that this close - up and personal care leads to better socialization of the animal which, in turn, creates a happier, healthier, and more adoptable pet!

In most rescues the dogs are fostered in the homes of volunteers.

All of the adoptable pets on our Petfinder site are currently living in the homes of our volunteers where they're being loved and treated as members of the family.

Rather, the beagles we rescue are cared for in the homes of our volunteers until the right home is found for each dog.

Our dogs are fostered in the homes of volunteers with great knowledge and appreciation for this loyal breed.

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This fall, our team members in and around Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia volunteered with Cradles to Crayons, a national organization that provides children from birth through age 12 with essential items — all free of charge — to help them thrive at home, at school, and at play.

Since its founding in 2006 in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, SBP has rebuilt homes for more than 1,300 families with the help of 180,000 volunteers in New Orleans; Joplin, MO; Staten Island, NY; Rockaway, NY; Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ; San Marcos, TX; Columbia, SC; White Sulphur Springs, WV and Baton Rouge, LA.

Hurricane Harvey flooded the homes of thousands in the Houston area — but it also revealed heroes like Wil Scott who didn't only help in the immediate crisis, but continue to volunteer, long after the waters receded, to help others rebuild their lives.

A Dogwood volunteer, Raza Mirza, explains why he is voting in Vancouver's October 14 by - election, and every election for that matter That night there was a special excitement in my home — everyone was jammed in front of the television waiting.

A proud dual U.S. / Israel citizen, he has served as a volunteer in the Israel Defense Forces» Home Front Command, a specialized division of the Israeli Army dedicated to domestic and international search and rescue.

Sales rep Elaine Murray of Royal LePage Northstar in White Rock, B.C. recently volunteered for a home build experience in Nepal.

Volunteers from businesses and the community will converge upon Beyer Ford dealership in Morristown, N.J. on May 3 — 4 to frame walls for the future home of a U.S. Army Veteran.

Homes for Sonoma, a group of volunteers from architecture, education and marketing, drafts a plan to build homes for victims of the October wildfires in Northern California.

In the Orlando area alone, teams volunteered at: Orlando Union Rescue Mission, The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Grandma's House at Orlando Health and Rehabilitation Center, Give Kids the World, Westminster Care of Orlando Nursing Home, Ronald McDonald House, Girl Scouts of Citrus and The American Cancer Society, among others.

When Hurricane Harvey came through Aransas Pass, he left behind a lot of destruction of homes, businesses, and lives, but in the aftermath, a group of volunteers came in to work hands - on in the community and help it rebuild.

«We see it in the compassion of church leaders and volunteers who visit our hospitals, care homes and hospices - and those who comfort the bereaved.

With the exception of a few wackos in the Idaho panhandle, home - schooling parents are not bent on isolating their children, and most home - schooled kids make friends through the Scouts or church groups or volunteering.

Parents in the local football and cheerleading league sent out a Facebook message, asking for volunteers to fix the damage before the family — particularly the 10 - year - old girl and 9 - year - old boy, who are members of the local sports and Girl Scout group — returned home.

We have worked with scores of churches that had, for instance, until recently kept a typewritten list of members in the church office, financial records in a software format on the volunteer treasurer's home computer, and correspondence on the church secretary's PC, with no effective way to share or integrate the information each cache contained.

In such cases the volunteers themselves should take on the responsibility of soliciting orientation materials, reading articles on cross-cultural adaptation, and getting in touch with consultants from national or regional mission agencies, missionaries on home assignment or in retirement, and experienced volunteerIn such cases the volunteers themselves should take on the responsibility of soliciting orientation materials, reading articles on cross-cultural adaptation, and getting in touch with consultants from national or regional mission agencies, missionaries on home assignment or in retirement, and experienced volunteerin touch with consultants from national or regional mission agencies, missionaries on home assignment or in retirement, and experienced volunteerin retirement, and experienced volunteers.

Costello inspires me to imagine what a wonderful sign of the Kingdom it would be if Christian volunteers in every city in America got up in the middle of the night to welcome convicts home with a warm bed and some of the scraps from a fatted calf.

Helping could take several forms, from something quick and easy like donating money to an established charity working in the New Orleans area to gathering a group of friends and spending a few days volunteering with a charity on the ground, working to clear debris from homes and to start to repair the damage.

Starring Kevin Bacon, it is the true story of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl who volunteers to escort home to Wyoming the remains of Private Chance Phelps whose life was taken during the war in Iraq.

Founder Mark Overbay discovered the incredible flavors of handcrafted nut butters as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zimbabwe, and decided to try to whip them up back home in North Carolina.

Two - dozen staff members from Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House in New York City will volunteer their time on Monday, September 9 to assist in the construction of a mortgage - free, custom - built home for injured veteran, USMC Sergeant Gregory Caron.

«This is a volunteer - run club, they are part - time players and in our own small way we are very proud of our home ground and the prospect of Arsenal coming perhaps overtakes the fact that we could try to go to a neutral ground.»

The dominant play of defensive tackle Jesse Mahelona in his first season for the Volunteers, during which he had an SEC - best 181/2 tackles for loss on his way to All - America honors, caught a lot of people by surprise — his coaches, SEC opponents, fans back in his home state of Hawaii and even, apparently, himself.

IT»S ALL ABOUT THE SPONSORS Thanks in large part to our sponsors, hosts and exhibitors, volunteers and staff, the KidFest's Inaugural SportStars Field of Dreams was a Home Run!

With a Masters Degree in Community Health Education, a husband who is a physicianteacher of Family Medicine, Margaret began her community volunteer work in her home of Bristol Tennessee teaching childbirth and parenting classes.

Circle of Moms: Get advice from thousands of other moms in an online private sharing circle for sharing family updates Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court - appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.

In addition to her work at Growing Home, Anita serves on the Board of ECPAC (Early Childhood Programs of Adams County), was a volunteer with Colorado Haiti Project, and served as a Girl Scout leader and community volunteer to her two teenage children.

Gause is one of 25 «Grandma, Please» volunteers, who will be honored Monday in a 10 a.m. awards ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Started 10 years ago as a service for senior citizens by the Uptown Center Hull House Association and supported by the Chicago Community Trust, the program handles at least 800 calls a month from youngsters who come home after school to an empty house and want to talk to a grownup.

This home was built in 39 hours, with 600 volunteers, 200 companies, and $ 45,000 in donations of cash, product and labour.

The Park District of Oak Park is looking for people to volunteer a few hours each month to conduct guided tours of Farson - Mills House, a distinctive Prairie Style landmark at 217 S. Home Ave. in Oak Park.

In addition, volunteers will receive a docent manual containing a complete history of the house, Pleasant Home, and its two flamboyant owners - John Farson, a millionaire investment banker, and Herbert Mills, inventor of the slot machine.

The providers may be credentialed or certified professionals, paraprofessionals, or volunteers, but typically they have received some form of training in the methods and topical content of the program so that they are able to act as a source of expertise for caregivers.3 Finally, home visiting programs are attempting to achieve some change on the part of participating families — in their understanding (beliefs about child - rearing, knowledge of child development), and / or actions (their manner of interacting with their child or structuring the environment)-- or on the part of the child (change in rate of development, health status, etc.).

One compared volunteer counsellor support in antenatal and postnatal period to usual care (Graffy 2004), one compared proactive with reactive telephone support for mothers living in disadvantaged circumstances (Hoddinott 2012), one compared breastfeeding support and encouragement for mothers of preterm infants to usual care (Junior 2007), one compared home nurse visits to usual care for «well» breastfeeding newborns and mothers (Paul 2012), one compared prenatal paediatric home visits to usual care (Serwint 1996), and one compared support from a close female confidante to usual care (Winterburn 2003).

Right now I'm standing in our cousins» flooded home, hauling out whatever can be salvaged, along with an incredible team of volunteers from my children's school.

Beginning at 5:00 am GMT and facilitated by accredited volunteer counselors (LLL Leaders), in more than 15 languages, participants can log in from the comfort of home to join in the conversation at LLLI 24 - hour Global Online Meeting.

My book, Ground Wars: Personalized Communication in Political Campaigns, deals with how American political campaigns mobilize, organize, and target their field operations, using large numbers of volunteers and paid part - timer workers to contact voters at home at the door or over the phone.

As prominent scientists wrote to the home secretary last week, a researcher who develops a new substance which could help combat depression will currently be in contravention of the law if they do volunteer trials.

His book, Ground Wars: Personalized Communication in Political Campaigns, deals with how American political campaigns mobilize, organize, and target their field operations, using large numbers of volunteers and paid part - timer workers to contact voters at home at the door or over the phone.

Susan also volunteers at AKTION Club, which was founded a decade ago to enhance the quality of the life for disabled group home residents living in and around East Aurora (there are 12 group homes involved in the Aktion Club in East Aurora.)

As the threat of Hurricane Irma draws closer to home, volunteers from across the Hudson Valley are preparing to help out those in need.

Hodgkinson also visited the office of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose campaign he had worked on as a volunteer, and was in email contact with the two Democratic senators from his home state.