Sentences with phrase «local programs in communities»

Those dollars are used to support local programs in communities just like yours.

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Above all else, encourage a program of patronizing your local bookstore, supermarket, shoe store, you name it, in the interest of maintaining the life of your community, even at some expense.

Stonecipher's aviation school, which has a waiting list for people anxious to get in, has partnered with the local community college and is the exclusive training program for the Professional Helicopter Pilot Program at Yavapai Cprogram for the Professional Helicopter Pilot Program at Yavapai CProgram at Yavapai College.

Though many community banks in this program have, controversially, used this money to pay off TARP rather than lend to small business, Hall says the money will help Team Capital make $ 200 million in loans to local small businesses, and it has enabled it to loan out $ 40 million in the past year.

CSA Financing Community supported agriculture, or CSA, programs were first popularized by eco-conscious foodies; they pay local farmers a lump sum at the beginning of the year in exchange for regular deliveries of produce.

As the size and breadth of the company has expanded, G Adventures has slowly evolved into a multinational with 36 socially responsible programs in various communities that aim to provide education and business opportunities to locals by creating tourism jobs for them.

It sends teams of volunteer health professionals to carry out disaster relief, long - term development and community health programs with local partners, ships millions in humanitarian aid to countries around the world, and provides mobile dental care to those in need in the US.

Starbucks will also work with Teamwork Englewood, a non-profit that brings community services together, to provide a multi-week job skills training program for local youth — based on Starbucks own world - class customer service training curriculum for new hires — in a specially - designed classroom space located within the store.

Throughout the year and into the new year, Starbucks and its partners will continue to give good in many ways, from donating unsold food to local food banks through Starbucks FoodShare program to youth training and job hiring programs, to its commitment to hiring veterans and military spouses, to connecting with the community every day in Starbucks stores.

Similar to those stores, the new location in Englewood will support efforts to revitalize the community by creating meaningful local jobs, providing a unique in - store job skills training program for youth, and investing in local minority - owned contractors and suppliers.

Whether you're new in town and want to get plugged into the local business community, a seasoned Vancouverite who wants to build your network and grow as a professional, or a recent graduate of our Leaders of Tomorrow mentorship program, this is the place for you!

In June, I travelled to Russia with Nicolaus Tideman to meet with some of our Georgist counterparts and help create a program for local communities to collect land rent.

Above and beyond their significant involvement in Jumpstart, our local stores invest heavily in local programs that help Canadian communities thrive, and are dedicated to initiatives that promote healthy, active living, including encouraging participation in physical activity, sports, and outdoor living.

If you're an organization that supports hunger relief in your local community and need Walmart's support, please click here to apply for Walmart's $ 1,000 Community Grantcommunity and need Walmart's support, please click here to apply for Walmart's $ 1,000 Community GrantCommunity Grant program.

The program culminates in an opportunity for you to pitch your idea before a gathering of local business leaders at the Pre-Accelerator Pitch Showcase which is open to the community.

Take more budget - friendly education options into consideration, such as community colleges and state schools, opt for night classes at a local university, or enroll in online programs to further your education without spending a lot of money.

Depending on the program you choose, it's possible to stay in your community, working with local nonprofits, public agencies, and projects that benefit low - income Americans.

Through a posture of reconciliation and humility (not merely a vision of «community service»), they can engage urban communities through volunteering with early - stage literacy programs, partnering with ministries in underserved neighborhoods, and investing financial and human capital in local urban businesses.

When the Community Mental Health Centers Act was adopted in 1963, it provided Federal support for the development of a national program of comprehensive mental health services based in local communities.

Give awards for service of merit: annual awards to the best public service programs on local TV; special «Service Citations» to media leaders in the community; a prize for the best local TV or cable program in the community.

In previous chapters I have suggested what concerned citizens can do to deal with television without censorship: create local television councils and community action to get stations to accept their responsibility for the public welfare; introduce media education courses in the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV, public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measureIn previous chapters I have suggested what concerned citizens can do to deal with television without censorship: create local television councils and community action to get stations to accept their responsibility for the public welfare; introduce media education courses in the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV, public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measurein the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV, public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measures.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

In the case of local programming, a local Community Media Action Board could assist.

Such a program will be of mutual benefit to the local churches and the mental health center in a local community, for it will mobilize the clergy and the resources of the religious community in a creative partnership of community service and improved health.

It is apparent that in nearly every instance the clergy has been included in the planning of the community mental health program at the national, state, and local level.

Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group of churches who sponsor a joint community program.

«Coca - Cola Consolidated sponsors numerous youth programs, local YMCAs, educational and recreational programs in many of our region's community centers, colleges and universities, along with scholarships.

Yesterday, USDA announced more than $ 56 million in grants to support local and community food projects, including a program administered by my agency, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

As a regional craft brewery, Odell Brewing is committed to serving the communities in which it distributes by minimizing its environmental impact, sourcing local raw materials, and through its charitable giving program known as Odell Outreach.

The Community Kickback program was started in 2009 to showcase and support local charities in western Michigan.

Wholesome Wave is a nonprofit organization with a mission to increase access to (and affordability of) fresh, locally grown food through programs that work with neighborhood farmer's markets and encourage those in under - served communities to make healthier choices and buy local produce.

The Murray Darling Basin Authority, Basin States, the scientific community, local groups and others have existing environmental water and aquatic health monitoring and evaluation programs and strategies in place.

This is a program delivered in partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare and social enterprise FoodCloud that connects Tesco stores to local charities and community groups, enabling us to redistribute food that's left over at the end of the day to people in need.

The program encourages responsiveness to both local communities and growing consumer trends, keeping California's wine industry viable in an increasingly competitive global market.»

Remember, because 100 percent of the net revenue raised through the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays with local councils, when you purchase Girl Scout Cookies you're not only getting a delicious treat — you're also making an important investment in your community.

This program ensures that our restaurants» high - quality, surplus food is donated to hunger relief organizations in our local communities across the country — rather than simply disposing of it in landfills.

LDEI Atlanta provides thousands of dollars of funding and numerous volunteer hours to local organizations each year, focused on helping organizations working in the areas of: green tables / farming, global culinary initiatives, the culinary community and programs that teach cooking, nutrition or support anti-hunger work.

We also engage employees in our goal to create 3 billion Better Days by giving them 45,000 volunteer days to use at local community food banks, community farms and breakfast programs.

J. Lohr is an active steward of this program and plans to fundraise for HOPE Kit Packing Parties to help distribute these kits to women in local community hospitals.

That breaks down to over $ 400,000 in local scholarship funds, $ 200,000 to Sonoma County Education programs, $ 100,000 to local sports and community programs, and on a national level, $ 250,000 to Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign.

In practice, she supports local ethnic communities, particularly Afro - Colombian peoples, with programs to help them to revive and preserve their ancestral knowledge and ingredients (many of which have become forgotten or disused), nurturing sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship, and helping them find routes to market.

In addition to cash and product donations contributed to regional feeding programs, employees from The Kraft Heinz Company lead volunteer efforts year - round to ensure these local communities have ready access to fresh, healthy and affordable food.

We display works by local artists and art programs and participate in community events, appreciating and enhancing our dynamic neighborhood.

The cooking school brings national as well as locally - acclaimed and beloved chefs to work directly with customers, and Southern Season's Share the Food non-profit foundation, a program that fights hunger and poverty, works with local charities to reach the hungry in the local store community.

Available to more than 2 million homes in California as a part of Comcast's commitment to the communities that it serves, Comcast Hometown Network is a 24/7 channel that includes original programming and unique local content that you can't get anywhere else.

For every delivery, we empower a family in need by providing access to affordable fruits & veggies through our Produce in a SNAP program and through donations to local community organizations.

Master's students in John F. Kennedy University's Sport Psychology graduate program work with youth in summer camps, year - round workshops and in the local community.

Imagine the medal count in 20 years if, instead of showing a 30 - second commercial spot, a brand helped communities capitalize on Olympic inspiration by spearheading fundraising for local sports programs.

I spoke with several other students that I personally trained at the Honor Council's first ever Integrity Day about defining success in qualitative rather than quantitative ways, organized presentations for parents in the local community, wrote brochures explaining of the program for the teachers, and held discussions about how Challenge Success ties into Jewish values at my Hebrew School.

The momstown program pass also provides access to private, local message board forums where you can engage with moms in your community, take advantage of special momstown discounts, and become connected with moms in your community that you might not have met without momstown!