Sentences with phrase «means safer communities»

Reducing recidivism means less crime, it means safer communities, it means fewer taxpayer dollars spent on incarceration.

Not exact matches

It means the opportunity to live in communities with clean, safe neighbourhoods, good schools and efficient transportation.

«Our collective commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work has meant that thousands of women and children have access to safe shelter and the chance to rebuild their lives after violence.»

And it means listening to the stories of survivors, identifying our blind spots, learning from our mistakes, and vowing to do everything in our power to make our churches and faith communities safer places to worship and grow together.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

Farmers using sustainable agriculture techniques can mean the difference between a community having safe water or not.

The FA Community Shield may mean different things to different people, but it is safe to assume that the FA Community Shield, for the vast majority, is the last friendly game...

Fakhrid - Deen hopes the book will help provide that safe space and sense of community, especially for those living outside of LGBTQ - friendly states and without the means to go on R Family cruises or LGBTQ summer camps.

«The country's extremely low crime rate means it's safe, and the general feeling among parents is that the community can be trusted to help look out for its own,» she writes.

Providing access to clean, safe baby gear and essentials means healthier kids, happier families and a thriving community for all.

«Staten Island is overwhelmingly a bedroom community... that doesn't mean we can't have a different housing topology, that doesn't mean that we can't have a safe, clean, hip waterfront community and this is going to be that,» Borough President James Oddo said.

In Ghana, he said, its immediate mission was to make available the means to respond at short notice, safe clean drinking water following a major natural disaster and that it would continue to explore other areas of service to the community and this includes health service and initiating new skills training programmes.

To put these principles into practice, Winkler suggested that social and natural scientists can aid in clarifying priorities for water usage and contribute to standardizing the meanings of «safe» and «accessible» water for different populations, through collaboration with and participation of community members.

«While this may mean their children never get a certified education,» Adelman says, «at least parents feel the school is part of their own community and they feel safe sending their children there.»

Most teachers cover three crucial areas: the right to feel safe, not just physically but psychologically safe, and what that means; the right to fundamental respect and fair treatment of one another; and obviously the right to learn without undue and unreasonable distraction from other students, so what a learning community ought to feel like.

We are committed to helping you strengthen systems to support and protect all of the students and adults in our school communities, ensuring our schools are the safe havens they were meant to be.

One student leader, Diana Coronado, summarized her experience by saying, «A positive school climate means being a community and acting like one, helping others approach their goals, being available for each other, and making that community a safe place.»

The purpose for a gay enclave was in response to a historical intolerance for gay lifestyles; many found it necessary to congregate as a means of living in a safe community that would allow for the exploration of the social and political dimensions of gay life.

Now, what that means is that it's a law set up usually to keep the community safe.

That means it was 100 percent reliable in identifying cats who had ringworm, which in turn means that any cat it said was negative truly was negative, and was safe to go out into the community.

Our mission is to serve the people and animals of Central Ohio by providing safe, temporary shelter and care for abandoned or otherwise homeless cats and dogs, and to reduce pet overpopulation by means of spay and neuter, education, and community outreach.

«While supporters of Breed - Specific Legislation (BSL) argue that the only way to be safe from dog bites is to eradicate «dangerous breeds» from the community, there is little evidence that supports BSL as an effective means of reducing dog bites and dog attacks.

Cancun beach apartments is located in a gated residential community, which means 24 hour security is always there to ensure you feel safe and at home during your stay.

The report is meant to help inform Americans» choices and decisions about investments, where to build and where to live, how to create safer communities and secure their own and their children's future.

Mr. Sanders's payments will cover the installation of gravity - fed biosand water filters, which are meant to replace the practice in many developing - world communities of boiling water to make it safe for use.

Concord is a friendly, safe community — but that doesn't mean you're immune to auto theft.

However, a spokesperson for Facebook told Variety that the two platforms are different, which means that different approaches will be required to reach the goal of creating safe communities.

This should rather be seen as a means by which Facebook is trying to keep the community safe by regulating and cracking down on scam promotions as the number ICO scams are on the rise with many of them being promoted by major social media outlets like YouTube, Google and Facebook.

The common themes include: a shared negative experience of colonisation and cultural disruption, including in many cases catastrophic declines in physical, spiritual and cultural health and wellness over multiple generations; the consequent desire among First Nations to regain Indigenous self - determination and self - governance in order to nurture healthy and happy future generations; the need to understand cultural differences in how the meanings of health and wellness are understood and applied at the community, family and individual levels, and to therefore identify culturally appropriate responses, including traditional modalities and safe systems of care; the significance of cultural diversity between different Indigenous groups or communities within both countries; the differing needs and circumstances for Indigenous health and wellness in urban, regional and remote settings; and the challenges of delivering health services to remote communities in often harsh environments.

«Our collective commitment to giving back to the communities where we live and work has meant that thousands of women and children have access to safe shelter and the chance to rebuild their lives after violence.»

It means the opportunity to live in communities with clean, safe neighbourhoods, good schools and efficient transportation.