Sentences with phrase «many vulnerable families»

«Many drug companies are lining their pockets at the expense of some of the most vulnerable families in our nation,» Rep. Elijah Cummings (D - Maryland) wrote in a statement accompanying the memos.

Our Pledge We are pledging up to $ 5 million in cash and in - kind contributions over the next five years to support vulnerable families.

- Another report from the Child and Youth Advocate about absent child protection and inadequate supports for vulnerable families;

«Families Matter» is backed by UK - based charity Families Against Stress and Trauma, which provides support to vulnerable families of individuals at risk of joining conflicts.

They are extremely vulnerable families, women and children who are fleeing for their lives.

«We have the opportunity to rescue, help, and bless some of the world's most oppressed and vulnerable families.»

These are the most vulnerable families and children we've specifically chosen to help after months of interviews and background checks — not just because they don't have ties to terror groups, but because they are vulnerable to exploitation.

We partner with local leaders to bring aid to these vulnerable families, whose children will most likely be orphaned within the next year if they don't receive support.

This may require extra staff training, but handled properly even more dads in vulnerable families could soon be hitting the centres» radar.

This is how it works: • The Children's Centre manager identifies relevant agencies already dealing with vulnerable families — for example schools, health visitors or a local homeless families unit • A simple form summarising the facilities and activities available at the Centre, and asking for a parent's contact details and a signature, is created • The manager / staff at the other agency agree, as part of their usual data recording protocols, to ask relevant service users to fill in the form.

Engaging with fathers in vulnerable families is one of the toughest nuts Children's Centres must crack.

The «Consent to Contact» scheme, developed by the Wellington and Meredith Children's Centres in Ipswich, involves reaching out to vulnerable families by «piggybacking» onto the work of other agencies.

It is designed for practitioners to hand out as part of their service's in - depth engagement with fathers, and many buyers have reported that it is especially useful when dealing with dads in vulnerable families.

At a time when a sharp focus is on infant and maternal mortality, making it more difficult for vulnerable families to maintain a breastfeeding relationship will hurt mothers and their babies.

This provides Mead Johnson with the opportunity to market their products directly to some of the most vulnerable families.

In Pennsylvania four evidence based programs receive expanded funding to support vulnerable families.

Critical parenting services to vulnerable families will continue, utilizing current group leaders and based on the ECPC approach to early childhood development.

Nonetheless, there is a lot of evidence that parents have a much bigger impact on their preschool - aged children than teachers do, and that pro- grams to support good parenting practices in vulnerable families pay off in the long run, especially in the early years.

Early childhood home visitation has a promising future that builds on its successful history serving vulnerable families across our nation.

I had been up in the night with a sick child, before leaving at 6 a.m. for a 3 - hour drive to conduct on - site interviews with 9 vulnerable families over a couple of days.

But research has shown significant positive outcomes for vulnerable families enrolled in home visiting, including improved maternal, newborn, and infant health, better educational attainment for moms, improved school readiness, and reduced child abuse.

Lastly, it is essential that decision - makers reach out to vulnerable families during the preschool years, as these families are the hardest to involve in parenting programs (obstacles due to language, location, and / or hours of availability).

«Basically, in terms of vulnerable families, we're looking at families who may have particular stressors in their lives that are impacting their young children,» Betancourt says, «whether it's economic or social emotional stresses or differences that they're handling at the time.»

Eligibility has been defined to focus on the most vulnerable families: first - time pregnant women, and first time parents with a child less than 6 months of age.

The ABI today launches a national campaign to help the UK's most vulnerable families in rented accommodation cope with a financial shock, such as a burglary or a flood.

These federal funds will help Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. support important educational programs for children and will reduce the cost of high - quality early childhood care for some of the most vulnerable families in our community.

Our policies will be aimed at the least well off and will address the need to support vulnerable families, provide proper education, tackle the epidemic of debt, fight crime and drug abuse and give people a decent environment to live in.

«The time to stop the House's cuts in vital services and supports for the nation's poorest and most vulnerable families is now, before they become part of the final budget resolution,» said Renwick.

«This is going to be incredibly detrimental to children of color, to poor children, to the most vulnerable families and children in our country.»

And we are supporting our most vulnerable families to make breastfeeding the norm and improve health outcomes from birth.»

It needs to not only help those who are homeless but also prevent those vulnerable families and individuals who are at risk of becoming homeless from joining them,» Clive Betts MP, chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, said.

ACS said the administration has invested more than $ 100 million in child welfare reforms that have driven down foster care caseloads, improved case worker effectiveness and increased support to vulnerable families.

A leading Bronx reverend recently urged the Speaker to «sack» the fee lest it «push vulnerable families, seniors and immigrants from slipping below the poverty line.»

This new statewide commitment to supportive housing should prioritize homeless people, and target high users of multiple systems, including vulnerable families and youth, survivors of domestic violence and those exiting institutions.

Government appear content to leave vulnerable families flailing in limbo at the expense of children's life chances and wellbeing.

Our most vulnerable families have the least support.»

Mr Copley accused the government of being «content to leave vulnerable families flailing in limbo at the expense of children's life chances and wellbeing».

We are calling on the next government to ensure that the benefits system is adequate to protect vulnerable families, not punish them.»

The President noted that Nigeria was coming out of recession and government's efforts were aimed at easing economic hardships with more jobs, social security platform for vulnerable families and unemployed as well as infrastructural projects.

As Nicholas Confessore wrote in The Times this week, other stealth bills include an effort by the funeral home industry to be allowed to sell package deals, an unfair way to pressure vulnerable families.

«Their main concern throughout all of this really is helping these vulnerable families they're working with,» Keith said during Press Pass.

«Higher priced products, like vegetables, may not be the food that gets packed first for vulnerable families that need to make tough choices about school lunches.»

Kate Middleton in a lovely and sophisticated velvet coat that she pulled off quite nicely as she traveled all the way to South Wales to visit and support all the vulnerable families out there.

Whether a vulnerable family is hesitantly reaching out to investigators to find out why they're being targeted, or a versatile screenwriter is searching for a frightening new story to tell, people are constantly being thrust into unfamiliar situations.

The elements are familiar — a rural house, a vulnerable family, some pissed - off demonic spirits — but filmmaker James Wan (the first Saw) knows how to use them.

Kim Sweet is executive director of Advocates for Children of New York, an organization working to secure quality and equal public education services for New York City's most impoverished and vulnerable families.

The difference is this: with years of experience working with vulnerable families, Kineara's practitioners are well aware of the impacts of multiple forms of vulnerability on young people.

Data about particular circumstances such as low income or any learning disabilities may also leave vulnerable families susceptible to being targeted by cold - callers and scam companies.

Keeping Kids Cosy aims to improve the health and well being of vulnerable families with young children and reduce the pressure on health and social services.

Family Action supports 45,000 of the most vulnerable families each year, while Magic Breakfast — which ran the department's previous breakfast club programme — has supported the provision of breakfasts to over 31,500 children across 550 schools.