Sentences with phrase «national support groups»

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The references to Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings, AA Meetings, Narcotics Anonymous Meetings, NA, and 12 Step Meetings refer to national support groups that adhere to the disease concept of alcoholism and drug addiction following 12 Step disease based principles.

Fayose governor challenged the DSS to tell Nigerians those who sponsored the Tuesday protest in Abuja by a group that called itself National Support Groups for Good Governance, (NASUGG), saying «When protesters went round major streets in Abuja on Tuesday, protesting against Governor Wike, where was the DSS then?

Beth Anderson, executive director of the Pediatric / Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association, a national support group for parents, advises you to use your common sense; If you suspect GERD, chart your baby's crying in duration and intensity, as well as any other symptoms that cause you concern, and share this information with the doctor.

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Breitbart is known for supporting what some refer to as the «alt right» movement in the United States, a loose affiliation of politically conservative groups that include overtly racist organizations such as Richard Spencer's National Policy Institute, which advocates for something it calls «white nationalism.»

Several groups including the National Congress of American Indians and the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association along with 34 other tribes on Thursday filed a court brief supporting Standing Rock's request.

In the piece, Lynne Vaughn, chief innovation officer of the national YMCA, said, «Working out in a group provides support, accountability and structure.

Nearly two - thirds of respondents also said they'd support calling up the National Guard or reserves to address civil unrest like that seen in Charlottesville in August, when white supremacists clashed with counterprotestors, one of whom was killed by a car driven by a man who had protested with a white - supremacist group.

For moral support, contact one of the many inventors» groups that dot the country, through the National Congress of Inventor Organizations, in Logan, Utah, at 801-753-0888.

The National Jewish Democratic Council said Monday that while it has expressed concern in the past about Hagel, the group expects him to following the president's lead in «providing unrivaled support for Israel.»

The main opposition group — known as the Syrian National Council — told the NY Times that they've «recently received more powerful anti-tank missiles from Turkey, with the financial support of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.»

Complaints from small business owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported the bill.

For example, the group was instrumental in supporting and helping to pass the 1988 Women's Business Ownership Act, which expanded women entrepreneurs» access to credit markets; instituted a three - year, $ 10 million training and technical support initiative for women business owners; and created a National Women's Business Council.

The Alberta Investors Protection Group — an organization that works to help victims of investment scams, fraud, and misconduct — said it would support a national securities watchdog, but only if it has teeth.

Reacting to the Cambridge Analytica scandal last month, Andrea Jelinek, chair of the European Union's influential data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party — which is made up of reps of all the national DPAs — said the group would be supporting the ICO's investigation.

This holiday season, Zillow Group is pleased to announce The Home Project is making a $ 100,000 donation on behalf of Zillow Group employees to Covenant House, a national nonprofit organization that has been helping homeless and trafficked teenagers, young adults and single moms with kids receive shelter and support across the country for more than 40 years.

The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) accelerates a thriving, early - stage investing ecosystem in Canada by connecting individuals, groups and other partners that support angel - stage investing.

The Startup Visa program was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in April 2013, with the participation of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) in order to support the efforts of Angel investor groups in bringing innovative young companies and their entrepreneurs to Canada, furthering our innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

After that massacre, the N.R.A. said it supported a national ban on bump stocks, an extremely rare gun control endorsement by the group.

While the majority of Canadians expressed support for an FTA with China and the percentage has grown significantly over time, we should not ignore the groups who are either opposed or undecided (see 2017 National Opinion Poll: Canadian Views on Engagement with China).

Organizers at national gun control groups, who provided logistical support and public relations advice as the students planned the Washington rally, said they believed that the students would not become disillusioned by the lack of immediate action in Congress.

In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and support.»

Still a third national survey (1997) discovered not only that a strong majority of African - Americans (57 percent) and Hispanics (65 percent) favored vouchers, but also that it was precisely the black age group most likely to have children in the public schools (those 26 to 35) who supported vouchers most strongly (86.5 percent!).

Kyle Haselden, the late editor of the journal, explains that at a conference on Church and Society, convened by the National Council of Churches, one of the so - called «work groups» declared that American society is guilty of overt violence against the poor and maintains an unacceptable order of injustice, and that the church supports this exploitation by its own «systemic» violence.

Psychological operations, according to a field manual produced by the U.S. Army, involve the «planned use of propaganda and other psychological actions to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of [U.S.] national objectives.

For example, the National Congregation Survey (NCS) reveals that conservative Protestant churches are more than twice as likely as mainline churches to offer nontraditional family ministries like support groups for divorced and single adults.

In a national survey conducted in November 1990, 29 percent of Americans said they were «currently involved in a small group that meets regularly and provides support or caring for those who participate in it.»

Adds the former president of a national environmental organization, who has looked in vain for support from religious groups in efforts to protect wilderness and wildlife: «The Unitarians occasionally let us meet in their buildings; that's been our primary contact with churches on this issue.»

Among the groups that Chick - Fil - A will no longer support are the National Organization for Marriage and Focus on the Family.

The church - related groups supported a number of justice - related issues, and chief among the groups were the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, the Communication Commission of the National Council of Churches, the United States Catholic Conference, and the Inter-religious Committee for Corporate Responsibility.

Just because pro-choice advocates make these arguments does not mean that courts (the same courts that are ready to overrule Roe) are likely to discover abortion rights under a statute that does not even mention abortion and that was enacted with the support of pro-life groups like the National Association of Evangelicals and the Mormon Church.

Guérékoyamé - Gbangou previously called for pontifical support to deal with the disarmament of armed groups and the restoration of the national army.

As tempting as it may be to try and start something new on your own, it is far wiser to identify these groups, at the local and national level, and lend your support.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), the National Council of Churches, and Lutheran and Methodist groups are among the organizations supporting Peters's map.

substantial, in part because of the political ties of many of its preachers, beginning with their support of a number of conservative causes and candidates in l980, but also because they galvanized strong support from a relatively small group of people who for the first time found a national public articulation of their views.

But if Catholics were confused by her behaviour, she will have been reassured by the unequivocal support of the National Secular Society, who welcomed «Ms Kelly's statement thatthere will be no scope for religious groups to discriminate if they are given welfare services to run.»

Supporting the Organic Trade Association are groups and companies including Organic Valley, Stonyfield Farms, Pete & Gerry's Eggs, National Co + op Grocers and the Accredited Certifiers Association.

Established in 2003, the Regal Foundation is dedicated to supporting national and local philanthropic groups.

Its financier, National Australia Bank, forced the group to sell its vineyards in return for support.

«The safety of low - kilojoule sweeteners is supported by regulatory agencies throughout the world, such as the The National Health and Medical Research Council, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ), European Food Safety Authority and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as leading health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dietitians Association of Australia.

«The safety of low - kilojoule sweeteners used in diet drinks is supported by leading regulatory agencies throughout the world, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Food Safety Authority, the National Health and Medical Research Council, and Food Standards Australia and New Zealand — as well as leading health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dieticians Association of Australia.»

We were delighted last year when the Philippine Farmers» Advisory Board, a group composed of national and regional farmers» organizations that provides input on agriculture matters to government agencies, issued a statement of support for our Golden Rice research as well, after our dialogue with their leadership.

Last November, EPA supported a national Summit to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders representing different areas of the food system.

The national governing body launched its Turning the Corner campaign in December 2016, supported by The AA, RAC and a number of pedestrian groups, to bring the UK's junctions in line with those seen in countries such as Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Local support group leaders have been instructed to refer all national media contacts to API headquarters.

Our efforts touch the lives of parents worldwide through local support groups, our quarterly publication, Attachment Parenting: The Journal of API, this newsletter, and national advocacy efforts.

Groups advocating promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding need to provide accurate information, to educate and communicate on breastfeeding issues.This needs development of strategies at national and government level for Information, Education and Communication (IEC).

To connect with other parents who understand your situation, find a local support group or get involved with a local chapter of a national autism awareness group.

Steering group — This study was planned and coordinated by Jean Davies, research midwife, Newcastle; Pat Davies, health visitor, Sunderland; Alan Fortune, general practitioner, Alnwick; Linda Hedley, senior midwife, Berwick; Edmund Hey, consultant paediatrician, Newcastle; Barbara Hinchcliffe, health visitor, Hexham; Maureen Hodgson, community midwife, North Durham; Ann Kirkpatrick, midwifery supervisor, Darlington; Jane Lumley, National Childbirth Trust, Hexham; Norma McPherson, community midwife, Barrow in Furness; Diane Packham, Association for the Improvement of Maternity Services, Newcastle; Willie Reid, consultant obstetrician, Carlisle; Marjorie Renwick, regional maternity survey coordinator, Newcastle; Margaret Robinson, community midwife, Cockermouth; Laura Robson, director of midwifery education, Newcastle; Sheila Smithson, community midwife, Middlesbrough; Ann West, senior midwife, Penrith; Margaret Whyte, the Society to Support Home Confinement; Jane Wright, community midwife, Teesside; and Gavin Young, general practitioner, Penrith.