Sentences with phrase «income community of color»

Touting new chemical ingredients in their products, formula makers target many of the neighborhoods that WIC serves — low income communities of color — with ads claiming that their new, enhanced formulas offer the nutritional equivalent of mother's milk.

And when I'm speaking to people in low - income communities of color, there are a number of issues that keep popping up: protecting undocumented people, the subways, and a whole host of things.

Bill backer Antonio Reynoso, whose council district includes parts of Williamsburg and Bushwick, said bag waste «particularly affects low income communities of color» who live in sections of the city where trash is processed.

«If approved, this proposal [to not fund the new transfer stations] almost exclusively concentrates the burden of handling NYC's solid waste in a handful of low - income communities of color in Brooklyn and the Bronx — yet again,» it said in a press release sent out by the New York Environmental Justice Alliance.

Income segregation among black and Latino families is now much higher than among white families, which means that low - income communities of color suffer more than ever from a double segregation by race and class.

His agenda, particularly dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as rolling back climate and public health protections that New Yorkers benefit from, disproportionately harms low - income communities of color.

«They really inoculated the district from having the kind of blowback that other districts have had from low - income communities of color,» says Van Schoales, CEO of A + Denver.

When school closure or teacher evaluation policies disproportionately impact low - income communities of color, is that in itself evidence of an injustice that must be addressed?

For the first time they are taking into account low - income communities of color.

Let's be honest: this is a movement led primarily by white middle - class and wealthy individuals, yet primarily serving low - income communities of color.

Underfunding and the rise of charter schools and standardized testing have worked to destabilize and disenfranchise low - income communities of color across the country.

A new study finds that the availability of charter schools in and near low - income communities of color, increases the march of gentrification in those areas.

«While these concentrations are typically not as severe as those that have long been present in communities of color, we're seeing declines in achievement that pretty much match what low - income communities of color have been experiencing for years.

Many teachers of color report feeling called to teach in low - income communities of color where positions are often difficult to fill.

But these days, the connections between low - income enrollment and lower achievement are being enacted at scale in predominantly white communities with the same depressing regularity as they have been for years in low - income communities of color.

The NAACP criticized charter schools for lack of public governance, the targeting of low income communities of color, increased segregation, inadequate teaching staffs, and harsh disciplinary practices.

For too long, low - income communities of color have been targeted for top - down school improvement efforts.

«[Puerto Rico is] a perfect example of how colonialism & climate change have disproportionately affected low - income communities of color.»

usage in lower income communities of color in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

APEN has been a trailblazer in bringing the voices of APA communities to the forefront of environmental health and social justice fights in the Bay Area, winning real policy solutions for the community across a gamut of issues including occupational safety of high - tech workers, affordable housing, transportation and land - use, and challenging multinational corporations to mitigate pollution that is devastating the health and well - being of countless low - income communities of color.

At NYLPI, Eddie organized numerous grassroots coalitions and campaigns, including the Organization of Waterfront Neighborhoods (OWN) and Communities United for Responsible Energy (CURE), two citywide coalitions of community - based organizations which blocked the siting of mega-waste transfer stations, large power plants, incinerators and sludge plants in environmentally - burdened, low income communities of color, while changing City and State solid waste and energy policies.

At the conference Motivate staff presented alongside our clients about our partnership with Bed - Stuy Restoration in New York City to increase Citi Bike usage in lower income communities of color in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

Typically built in or near low - income communities of color, cracking facilities pose both environmental and social justice problems.

Compounding the distance issue is the problem that many low - income communities of color have worse existing cycling infrastructure.

students worked with The Woman's Fund of Miami - Dade County, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of local women and girls; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-profit.

Despite New York's gains in reducing rates of HIV, the HIV / AIDS epidemic has concentrated in low - income communities of color.

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Jeff Sessions is reviving a losing war on marijuana that is devastating low - income Americans & our communities of color and dashing our ideals of equal justice.

Nationally, 1 in 7 young people are disconnected from the economy, a challenge that is exponentially worse in low - income communities, particularly among people of color.

She has worked for over 20 years leading economic justice organizing campaigns to expand worker rights, immigrant rights, and the rights of low income and underrepresented communities of color.

Even more disturbing, an updated report by the Center for Responsible Lending on payday lending in Colorado found that even in affluent communities of color, the likelihood of a nearby payday store is greater than in low - income, predominantly White areas.

Both low - income neighborhoods and communities of color suffer more health risks due to environmental pollution than their more privileged counterparts.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

This epidemic affects mostly young children of color from low - income communities who live in poorly maintained housing, where windows, doors, walls and ceilings produce invisible lead dust that is ingested by infants and toddlers through hand - to - mouth behavior and inhalation.

Jumaane Williams, as Lieutenant Governor, will be a much - needed champion for communities across New York, regardless of color, creed, or income level.»

Ten years after the foreclosure crisis began, the pain grinds on locally in low - income areas and communities of color, while big financial institutions are riding high with billions of dollars in profits amid record stock - market peaks.

«It has become clear to us... a disproportionate burden will be placed on low - income communities and communities of color.

Community Voices Heard (CVH) members and other Yonkers» residents will speak face - to - face with Mayor Spano, urging him to consider the concerns of low - income community members Community Voices Heard (CVH) members and other Yonkers» residents will speak face - to - face with Mayor Spano, urging him to consider the concerns of low - income community members community members of color.

In a press release, she stated, «We must take action now to ensure that all communities, especially those that are predominately low income and of color, are equipped with the knowledge and tools to protect their neighborhoods.

«Pre-K has the highest impact for kids from low - income communities, kids of color, so in the very districts that probably can't afford it is exactly where we need it.»

And it also means that he has to stop supporting the use of fossil fuels, including his idea to spend perhaps a hundred million dollars to expand the gas plant that is heating the Empire State Plaza and lock in gas emissions into a low - income people - of - color community for the next 30 years in the Arbor Hill area.»

Consumption of contaminated fish «is an especially pressing concern for many communities of color, low - income communities, tribes, and other indigenous peoples, whose members may consume fish, aquatic plants, and wildlife in greater quantities than does the general population,» according to a landmark Environmental Protection Agency study published nearly a decade ago.

Climate change will disproportionately affect low - income communities and some communities of color (Ch.

Royal Silk Scarf — This gorgeous silk scarf adds color to the holidays and supports the needs of children and families worldwide, including those in the community where it was crafted; the luxurious silk was woven by Vietnam's Ma Chau villagers, who receive fair wages & sustainable income through their craft.

What Kids Think About Bullying And Kindness In The Trump Era (WBUR) Richard Weissbourd is quoted: «There is some evidence that low - income kids, and kids of color, are significantly more likely to be community - minded, to live interdependent lives, to help each other out,.»

The latest incarnation is as president and chief executive officer for Achieving the Dream, Inc., a Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit that helps community college students, particularly students of color and low - income students, stay in school and earn certificates or degrees.

Low - income communities and communities of color have had a front row seat to the decades - long failures of our education systems.

The SIG will foster research that examines the ways in which organizing efforts affect school improvement and youth development, particularly in low - income communities and communities of color.

Carter works hard to create community - building and visioning processes amongst her diverse teaching staff and between the teachers and the low - income parents of color whose children attend the school.

They haven't spent a lot of time alongside the community, working, volunteering, engaging with folks in communities of color, and low - income communities, so often there is a large detachment and disconnect in the conversations about the policies that are made and the actual realities happening in these communities.

Many students of color reside in low - income, urban communities and too often do not receive an adequate education and unfortunately, do not get a chance to see such life benefits.