At 12:30 p.m., Families Together in New York State, a lead member of the Raise the Age NY campaign, holds its annual Legislative Awareness Day and Luncheon where over 400 family members, state leaders, youth and advocates from around the state will speak on
issues impacting families of children with social, emotional and behavioral needs, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany.
Caregivers of a relative's child with problem behaviors and mental health
issues impacting family functioning and caregiver loyalty confusion; unique family dynamics as a result of relative caregiving; strained relationships with birth parents of the child; poverty and needed resources; abrupt change in life style with the addition of children, and the stress involved, especially for grandparents; housing and other needs such as furniture, clothing, food; isolation and loss of normal same age companionship of friends
Not exact matches
We likely wouldn't be having such a lengthy dialogue about this
issue to begin with if it weren't for the ominous student loan debt crisis
impacting millennials and their
families.
More visible to the outside world than modernizing our Membership model, we also strive to lead by taking public stances on
issues that
impact businesses across Greater Vancouver, and thus our communities and the standard of living we aspire to have for our
families.
Even after social scientists had accumulated data demonstrating that the optimistic predictions concerning the
impact of divorce and single - parent
families on women and children had failed to materialize, most mainline churches ignored this evidence, continuing to say little or nothing about the
issues.
The Sheppard
family of Chapel Hill was concerned about environmental
issues, so they participated in a «carbon challenge» to measure the
impact of their lifestyle choices on the environment.
I think it is important to point out that this isn't just an
issue for middle class
families who care deeply about their child's diet and are able to provide abundant healthy food choices but school menus have great
impact on many, many poor children who, through no fault of their own and often with no agency to change the situation, end up being pawns in the lunch tray wars.
As a queer person of color, she is LGBTQ affirmative with a deep understanding of the multicultural
issues that
impact individuals and
family systems.
Family - of - origin
issues and complex trauma history Our
families typically are our first teacher and
impact how we approach and interact with the world.
The projects goals are to: 1) reduce the number of children expelled from early care and education settings due to behavioral
issues, 2) increase understanding of social and emotional development and its
impact on educational success, and 3) link and bridge systems and services on behalf of a child,
family, and program.
The EFR Counseling Program aims to provide easily accessible and high - quality counseling services to individuals (youth and adult) and
families in a safe and confidential setting to address
issues of depression, anxiety, addiction,
family or marital conflict, and / or other concerns that
impact daily functioning and quality of life for all members of our community.
After many years as a litigator, and seeing the negative
impact on clients and their
families of the adversarial approach, Attorney Guthrie opened her own practice focused on the non-adversarial approaches to resolving
family law
issues.
Identify and promote best practice programs and speak on
issues of critical importance
impacting healthy social emotional development, education, and welfare of young children and
families.
I witnessed some of my friends as they battled with their baby's sleep
issues and I saw how lack of sleep
impacted the whole
family unit and created disharmony and in some instances, disease.
These have enormous and varying
impacts on
family dynamics, school success and other health
issues.
A true CIO is never suggested, but a «controlled crying» or «camping out» method may be suggested — but only if the following criteria are met: baby is over 5 months of age, the
family has tried everything else, and doctor has approved (i.e. there are no medical
issues that may be
impacting sleep).
Now in its 10th year, the
Family Online Safety Institute annual conference will address
issues as diverse as cyberbullying, online harassment, virtual and augmented reality and the
impact of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things on children and their
families.
«I thank Majority Leader Flanagan and the Republican Majority for providing me with an opportunity to advance
issues that have a positive
impact on hardworking New Yorkers and their
families.»
Developed First Annual Women's Empowerment Summit to address personal wellness, learn professional development skills, and discuss current
issues impacting themselves, their
families and their community.
«As Puerto Rico rebuilds, Florida remains committed to doing everything we can to help the
families impacted by Hurricane Maria and aid in the recovery process,» Gov. Rick Scott said in a statement
issued October 2, the same day Florida declared a state of emergency in reference to the arrival of Puerto Rican migrants.
«There are
issues that
impact LGBT
families that come before the court and they are not easy,» she said.
Opponents of gambling note that casinos can actually make a local economy worse, with
issues ranging from increased costs to law enforcement to the
impact a gambling addiction has on
families.
The aide said that Clinton plans to continue to emphasize progressive
issues — especially those
impacting women and
families — that have long been her convictions, even before she was in public life.
Too many
families have been
impacted by this
issue, and we believe a community effort is needed to stop it.
At a recent public hearing on the
issue, he shared his struggles with conversion therapy and its
impact on his
family.
«I'm wary of universalizing an experience that is so nuanced and unique to each
family unit and even more wary of claiming that such experiences hold genetic power,» she explains, adding, «there are many, many reasons why people get divorced, and children of divorced parents will be
impacted differently depending on a variety of circumstances: age at which divorce occurred, how contentious the split was, if there were custody
issues, the list goes on.»
From the time, many years ago, he spent an hour coaching me on double unders to most recently fixing my long time fatigue / strength
issues (via Func Med), Ben has had a huge
impact on me and my
family.
And, of course, Hashimotos is in the same
family of hormone related
issues and that has also been
impacted.
Your body can feel stress from: too little rest or sleep, poor diet, autoimmune disease (which have huge
impact on your body's intricate hormonal systems), financial / business / work /
family / relationship
issues, some medications / drugs and / or overuse of alcohol.
To be honest, I had little knowledge about global water
issues and how it disproportionately
impacts women, who have less time for school or work due to hours spent collecting clean water from miles away for their
families.
Having both our kids away at school, some
family members with significant health
issues, and the prolonged illness and eventual loss of our beloved dog all
impacted my writing muse.
While the organization is currently focused on the
impact of marijuana legalization on children and
families, Youth Forward intends to address other
issues affecting vulnerable youth as the organization grows.
As Donald gets drawn into her life,
family issues come into focus — in a film that also aims for gangster grit, community awareness and emotional
impact, but compromises on everything.
Several of the articles in that
issue take a close look at the
impact of changes in
family structure on educational attainment in the U.S. and in other countries.
A text about the modern
issue of working mothers and its
impact on the
family and on the mothers themselves + related reading comprehension tasks.
Issued in the spring of 1972, the panel's final report predicted that, unless steps were taken, alternatives to public schools would all but disappear; the greatest
impact, the report noted, would be felt in «large urban centers, with especially grievous consequences for poor and lower middle - class
families in racially changing neighborhoods where the nearby nonpublic school is an indispensable stabilizing factor.»
A special
issue of Education Next published in Spring 2015 looked at the
impact on children of being raised in a single - parent
family.
The curriculum of this yearlong course explores pressing community and school - based
issues impacting students,
families, and teachers.
Several other
issues (personalized learning, racial disparities, the effect of cell phones on student learning) will also be under the spotlight this year, but one
issue — despite its profound
impact on students and
families — will likely remain unaddressed.
By strengthening schools, parishes and neighborhoods we have the ability to make a positive
impact on many social
issues within our community: strengthening
families; reducing violence, crime, and poverty; building community; combatting racism; and reducing destructive behaviors.
«Collaboration and dedication are key to making a positive
impact on the
issue of hunger in the U.S. and we're proud to work with the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom and our ten other nonprofit partners to support hunger relief and nutrition education for
families in need.
A writer and journalist, Caitlin specializes in child and youth
issues and the
impact of public policy on
families and communities.
She speaks around the world on the
impact of violence, media and other societal
issues on children,
families and schools.
A third recommendation of the
issue brief is to emphasize known high -
impact dropout prevention strategies, particularly career development and job training,
family engagement, and mentoring.
We were also able to make an argument during this election for the role our schools play in the overall health of our city, and lay out a strategy for our union to play a more proactive role in the
issues — such as a $ 15 minimum wage, affordable transportation, and affordable housing — that
impact the
families we serve.
Below are some initial
issues and ideas that IEL is exploring to enlarge its footprint and increase its
impact on children, youth,
families, communities, and systems.
There is almost universally no mention of the fundamental
issue of children being so stressed out and distracted from learning due to dysfunctional
families and how such
families are so severely
impacted by the broken
family policies, laws, and courts in this country.
If your
family has a history of
issues with drugs or alcohol, and you're concerned about this
impacting your kids as well, child life insurance may be a good consideration.
While these bumps can
impact a
family's finances, the important thing to remember is that despite having a serious health condition, table rated policies will allow an applicant and their
families to have coverage, which may be a very important
issue in many instances.
Laura Slawny is an award - winning executive news producer with more than 15 years experience writing about
issues that
impact families all over America.