Sentences with phrase «increasing number of young people»

Increasing the number of young people in real estate has been a longstanding goal of the industry, so it's good news that the median age of REALTORS ® dropped this year.

In the first year of the campaign, Planned Parenthood of Nassau County saw an increase in testing and we are committed to increasing the number of young people who get tested again this year.

«Their commitment will hopefully serve as a catalyst for other similar partnerships in New Orleans and nationwide aimed at increasing the number of young people who graduate from four - year colleges.»

For Dropouts, a Way to Drop Back In An increasing number of young people neither attend school nor work, a study finds.

With such easy access to sexually explicit content, it's no surprise that we have an increasing number of young people sharing this type of content across the classroom.

Des Mannion, head of NSPCC, said: «As these figures reveal, the pressure to do well is being felt by an increasing number of young people.

The Welsh Labour Government's flagship Jobs Growth Wales scheme is failing to stem the increasing number of young people not in employment or training.

«Out there in the world is a growing and increasing number of young people who don't believe in God... They have no communities or groups.

Patricia Schreck, manager of the Episcopal Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia, is one of many who report «an increasing number of young people and those in the 25 - 35 year range getting into intense Bible study.

But more important are the changing patterns and attitudes of campus life, the enormously increased and still increasing numbers of young people who are on campuses, and the various kinds of movements that combine to make young people think of religion and the church as false, traditional, or irrelevant.

Even more recent statistics published by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that an increasing number of young persons are thinking twice about marriage.

«It would be dangerous should increasing numbers of young people miss the opportunity to develop their understanding of the full diversity of faiths and beliefs.

A national rowing group with ties to the Winklevoss family is looking to invest about $ 2 million in St. Charles to establish a professional rowing club in the Fox Valley and increase the number of young people involved in the sport.

Presenters proposed changes in science education as a means to increase the number of young people around the world who pursue science careers, to foster innovation, and to provide skills geared to help meet the goals set out in the UN sustainability agenda.

«As increasing numbers of young people and parents come to these events, the word is getting around and more are eager to attend.

DPW Spends R53 million on Tertiary Education The Department of Public Works (DPW) continues to help increase the number of young people

«It is dangerous for there to be increasing numbers of young people missing the opportunity to develop their understanding of the full diversity of faiths and beliefs.

In effect, the nation's urban high schools, which served increasing numbers of young people from poor and immigrant families, were arguably providing the best academic and, for a smaller number of students, vocational education available in the United States at that time.

The programme aims to increase the number of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education by 2020.

It helps them become highly effective organisations that transform lives; then it helps them expand significantly so as to dramatically increase the number of young people they serve.

Increase the number of young people in the Great Lakes region who enter college prepared to succeed, and who complete quality college credentials that lead to careers with family - sustaining wages.

Emily White writes in The Guardian that loneliness will be «the next great moneyspinner,» as increasing numbers of young people seek antidotes for their loneliness through paid services.

Another big change has been the increasing number of women who have entered the field (Smith estimates the male / female ratio is now about half and half in B.C.) and an increasing number of younger people entering the industry.

Not exact matches

A new study found that young people are reporting loneliness in increasing numbers and at a rate outpacing that of their elderly counterparts, USA Today reports.

The authors claimed that an «Increasing numbers of academic studies are finding that mental health problems have been soaring among girls over the past 10 - and in particular five - years, coinciding with the period in which young people's use of social media has exploded.»

Mozaffarian also mentioned that the disproportionate number of younger people drinking sugary beverages compared with elderly people would dramatically increase the number of people who have diseases related to the drinks.

The number of people below the poverty line, measured in terms of minimum necessary nutritional standards, is said to be going down and yet malnutrition as well as severe physical debilities and destitution are on the increase, especially these affecting women and children, the simple physical capacity of the youngest generation to withstand the strains of living becoming ever more unstable and fragile.»

Modestly increasing numbers of bright young people from all denominations are seeking theological training.

«Whereas evangelical churches (and increasing numbers of mainline ones) seek to attract young people by designing spaces stripped of Christian symbols or tradition, JW people seem to like the traditional feel of the sanctuary, with its dark wood, stained glass and high ceilings.

Still, plans are under way for creating the necessary vehicles and artificial environments for space travel and residence, vast resources of intelligence and materials are being expended on research and development in the field of space technology, and increasing numbers of able young people are being educated for future work in this field.

As well as increasing the number of black and minority ethnic (BAME) clergy, the church also wants to attract more women and younger people.

«Are you aware of the number of militants they [South Africans] had trained, what if they trained these militants in badges (sic), can we link the increase (sic) rate in arm (sic) robbery to this training offered by mercenaries, can we link the recent cases of contract killings to the training; are there young people in the country already trained by these men and what are they actually doing with the skills acquired.»

The number of young people not in employment, education or training has increased to record levels, government statistics released today show.

We work with 50,000 children and young people across the UK and our projects are still seeing increasing numbers of families who are at breaking point and children who are at risk of neglect, entering the care system, or are getting into trouble with the law.

Barbara Young, Chief Executive at Diabetes UK, said: «We are very concerned that at a time when numbers of people with diabetes are increasing — data last week revealed a 130,000 new cases in the past year — we are seeing a decrease in frontline diabetes specialists.

The number of young people breaching their anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) has increased to more than half over the past two years, new figures show.

When the researchers looked at the home life of the young people they found that being in a step family, the number of family members living at home or family income does not increase the likelihood of them regularly staying out past 9.00 pm without telling their parents where they are.

The statistics demonstrate the depth of the recession's impact on young people, who face the most difficult job market in decades and increased competition for university places, with a record number of applications this year.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

«Access to public education and important educational opportunities is now, for an increasing number of children and young people, on the basis of their parent's ability to pay.

«As the Council begins our Executive Budget hearings on May 6th, we will continue to strongly push for critical investments that will greatly expand employment opportunities for our young people by increasing the number of year round and summer youth jobs, advocating for vital legal services and workforce development skills to support our growing immigrant population and fighting to combat food insecurity in our City,» they said.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have questioned Labour's ability to deliver on their new mental health targets, as new figures show a large increase in the number of young people waiting over the target time for specialist treatment.

Unless we put the system right now we run the risk of increasing the number of residually unemployed, only this time it will manifest itself as large numbers of younger people permanently excluded from gainful employment.»

The governor and his aides also say young people are flocking back to Buffalo: the number of young adults ages 20 to 34 in the Buffalo - Niagara region has increased by 8.3 percent since 2010.

Dewasha is convinced that more emphasis should be placed on educating and directing young aboriginal people into high - demand areas and that increasing the number of aboriginal students in science and technology is an important step toward the community's transition from being social dependents to contributing to the economy.

The number of young people under 18 who were victims of sex crimes in connection with dating service sites in 2006 increased to 1,153, up 92 people from the prior year.

The discussions were useful in getting everyone to think about the number of factors that can increase young people's vulnerability to gang involvement.

Whether growing numbers of young people are seeking help for anxiety disorders because of rising exam pressures, or our increasing acceptance of mental health issues, it is clear that students are in need of some extra support.

The DofE is keen to increase the number of educational establishments they work with to give more young people the chance to do their DofE and lead successful and fulfilling lives.

Alan Milburn, Commission chairman, said: «The government is committed to giving all young people a chance to make something of their lives, but the current drive to increase the number of apprenticeships isn't delivering for people under the age of 24.