Sentences with phrase «needs of communities of color»

Kresge Foundation grant «To ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts include the needs of communities of color»

His research interests include storytelling across social networks, modifying the use of virtual and augmented reality to serve the needs of communities of color, and facilitating site - specific community organizing for those at the margins of dominant culture in the US.

There's a broader issue magnified by the intensity of reactions to the Parkland shooting: When it comes to gun violence, race and the unique needs of communities of color are still being overlooked in the national conversation.

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Beyond being an incredible song, its chorus became a rallying cry of protesters in the United States — «a kind of comfort that people of color and other oppressed communities desperately need all too often: the hope — the feeling — that despite tensions in this country growing worse and worse, in the long run, we're all gon» be all right,» as Slate culture writer Aisha Harris put it.

Few people are willing to share so that communities can provide the physical well - being and spiritual care needed by all our country's citizens (male and female, white and of color, rich and poor) Too often we take the easy way out and pass responsibility to the next generation.

The Kingdom of God is an inclusive and open reality, seeking to include people irrespective of their sex, race, age and color; willing to reflect on and respond to needs and ideas beyond the Christian community and thus entering into dialogue and service with all.

We saw a need for a resource built and held by communities of color, and we created the PMHA - WOC to support women, families, and professionals.

We believe that joining together as communities of women of color is a critical step in advancing our capacity to better serve women in our local areas who are in need of perinatal mental health services and resources.

«For years, Make the Road Action has mobilized communities from across the state to stand up to Governor Cuomo's destructive policies which put our values at odds with the needs of New York's communities of color,» Nixon said in a statement.

«If you have been a person of color and you stood out on the sidewalk and a taxi passed you by, if you are someone that is trying to figure out how to make ends meet from our communities, and «I just need a job to make sure I have an opportunity for my family,» if I'm just trying to figure out how to have more justice in my communities, that's why you stand on the side of Uber,» he said.

Jumaane Williams, as Lieutenant Governor, will be a much - needed champion for communities across New York, regardless of color, creed, or income level.»

«We recognize and we need to, again, have another discussion on community - based organizations that serve marginalized communities, immigrant communities, either the Asian community, organizations that serve women and girls and communities of color and recognize that they are disproportionately under - resourced in the city of New York,» she said.

«We desperately need a president who will fight back against the schemes that CEOs and Wall Street bankers have used to economy and steal wealth from our communities, especially communities of color,» said Ivette Alfonso, Citizen Action of New York president.

The administration also invited agencies to collaborate who predominately service communities of color and were not a part of the original task force to ensure inclusivity and meet the needs of all victims.»

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

A former college drop - out, Baskin is conscious of the systemic challenges many women, people of color, and impoverished communities experience in attaining the education credentials needed for economic advancement.

«Pre-K has the highest impact for kids from low - income communities, kids of color, so in the very districts that probably can't afford it is exactly where we need it.»

«LGBTQ young people, particularly LGBTQ communities of color, are more vulnerable to becoming homeless and need our support,» said Department of Social Services Commissioner Steven Banks.

«Just as leaders in Michigan rightly directed the conversation to Flint in their hour of need, I am urging that we pivot the physical venue to a site like the Brownsville Recreation Center and subsequently focus the discussion matter to solutions for issues impacting historically disenfranchised communities of color,» Adams said.

I was lamenting the fact that an African American official has such poor relations with folks who are from the same cultural background as he, that he needs the intervention of someone from another race in order to connect with communities of color...» Mueller accuses Bryan of using bullying tactics.

Olivas's Parity Project addresses this problem by helping its 25 member media organizations locate reporters of color and by setting up community boards whose members advise those organizations on what kinds of stories need to be told.

«Health care providers and the yoga community need to continue to reach out to people of color and in lower socioeconomic levels — populations that suffer more stress and higher rates of lifestyle - related diseases,» says McCall.

Royal Silk Scarf — This gorgeous silk scarf adds color to the holidays and supports the needs of children and families worldwide, including those in the community where it was crafted; the luxurious silk was woven by Vietnam's Ma Chau villagers, who receive fair wages & sustainable income through their craft.

David Hinojosa, who works with the education department to provide school districts the technical support they need to promote civil rights, discussed ways in which low - income communities and communities of color can be reassured that integration does not suggest that they possess deficiencies but rather that they bring strengths that will add to a healthy school environment.

The findings suggest a need to understand parents» experiences and engagement within and across both school and community contexts, particularly for parents of color in predominantly White settings in which schools may mirror or compound the microaggressions they may experience in nonschool settings.

As a Chicago native and son of a Chicago police officer, Chris realized at a young age the crucial need for high - quality educational opportunities for people of color in communities like Chicago and St. Louis.

In Berkeley, we coached teams at Berkeley High School to create small learning communities to better meet the needs of low - performing students of color.

Location: Middle Tennessee Priority: Excellent Teachers and Leaders for Every Child Topic: Teachers of color in Tennessee shaping education policy, amplifying their voices and advocating for their professional needs, and on behalf of their communities.

««By teaching to the test, we are depriving a generation of youth, particularly youth of color growing up in low - income communities, from developing the critical thinking skills they need, and our country needs, to be competitive in this global economy,» added Matt Cregor, Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

«We need to stop targeting those in the community that are of color and are of cultural diversity.

Most importantly, improving the pipeline of novice teachers will help better serve students of color and students in low - income communities, who need great teachers the most.

Participants enhance their knowledge and skills as facilitative leaders and coaches and work as an equity - focused community of practice to support teachers as they adapt practices to respond more effectively to the needs and aspirations of students of color and in so doing, all of the students they serve.

If the power of solidarity is going to reclaim our schools, more affluent, predominantly white activists will need to develop an anti-racist understanding of the movement against standardized testing and the barriers that communities of color face to joining — including the very real fear from parents of color that their children's schools will be shut down if they don't encourage them to score well on the tests.

We need to empower communities of color so they can take charge of their children's education, not treat them like puppets.

You can help support this effort by organizing one or more activities in your community to raise awareness of the need for these important protections for students of color during the week of Friday, March 16th through Thursday, March 22nd.

A central rationale for providing these alternatives is that traditional schools fall short in educating children from low - income households and communities, children of color and children with special needs.

The Washington public school system needs more innovation, especially to meet the needs of low - income, high - risk children from communities of color struggling in traditional public schools.

Teachers who work in urban and poorer communities, those that work with students of color, those that work with English language learners and those that teach students with special education needs will be especially punished under the new teacher evaluation system.

The trouble is, many communities across this nation have a history of systematically denying people of color access to healthy environments and important decision - making processes, as well as important resources needed to combat environmental inequities.

While the dangers in Flint and Standing Rock eventually became major stories this year, they were not the only ones worthy of attention, and there are other environmental crises hurting communities of color that still need the support of media to amplify a harsh reality.

Young people, communities of color, and low - income communities are on the front - lines of the climate crisis and we need to stand together now.

«The «Just Solar Garden» at Shiloh Temple underscores the need for solar energy equality and equal - employment opportunities in communities of color, like the North Side of Minneapolis,» said Julia Nerbonne, executive director of Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light (MNIPL).

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The project was intended to gain insight into the issue of over-representation (or racial disproportionality) from the perspective of the child welfare community, including agency administrators, supervisors, and direct service workers, and to describe the strategies child welfare and child - welfare serving agencies use to meet the needs of children and families of color in the child welfare system.

It's up to us to fight for Planned Parenthood health centers, so they can continue to serve the people who rely on them — people who come from communities that need our continued support in this new reality: immigrants, people of color, the LGBTQ community, people of faith, and more.

Many communities of color face greater obstacles to obtaining and benefiting from health care services than non-Latino whites, with some communities having the greatest need for preventive health care like lifesaving cancer screenings, testing and treatment for STIs, Pap tests, and health education.

The brief underscores the importance of engaging low - income parents in developing solutions to address their needs, focusing on communities of color which are disproportionately impacted by poverty, and creating partnerships between government, businesses and faith - based institutions.