Sentences with phrase «needy among»

Congresswoman Yvette Clark said Cumbo's choice to hold her inauguration at the NYCHA community center «is a reflection of the councilwoman's desire to serve the most needy among us.»

Considered from this perspective, compulsory fasting and abstinence, practiced regularly, routinely, and in common, was a recognition by the Church that identification with the poor and hungry, with those who know themselves to be needy before God because they were needy among men, is not an option for Catholics, but a necessary and definitive sign of their redemption, as essential in its way as attendance at Mass..

However, it has belatedly come to attention that, for example, in concentration camps, people have a better chance of survival if they band together into small groups of selfless persons who are ready to give the little they have to the most needy among them.

I'll make sure to judge god on what he did and did not do for the needy among us too.

Actions include setting and updating sustainability goals, improving the sustainability profile of their packaging, reducing solid waste generation, greenhouse gas emissions and consumption of water and power, supporting environmental organizations and adopting corporate social responsibility initiatives to improve the plight of the neediest among us.Read More >

«I have spent years fighting for small business owners, family farms, hardworking families and the neediest among us against the corrupt, rigged system that has allowed Albany politicians and their cronies to literally steal from Upstate New Yorkers while destroying our economy.»

«Justice Mendez, in a four - page decision made public on Thursday, ruled that «innocent children,» particularly the neediest among them, could be hurt by financial cuts, as the plaintiffs had argued.

«Understanding how social programs work in tandem with one other, and being able to conduct state - by - state comparisons, will help users identify innovative state programs to strengthen the safety net so critical to the neediest among us.»

Not exact matches

-- «If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.»

Take christianity out of the world and you will also remove 95 percent of the charity work among the world's neediest.

There is no chicken and egg question: Did they share everything because great grace was upon them» or did they receive great grace because «there was not a needy person among them»?

When it comes to social action, is there a middle ground for people between giving money from a distance and dropping everything to live among the needy?

«There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were possessors of lands «or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles» feet; and distribution was made to each as any had need» (Acts 4:34 - 35).

This step is not for everyone, but I think it is becoming more and more important for people today if they want to see Jesus at work among those in our communities who are truly needy.

If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard - hearted or tight - fisted toward your needy neighbor.

But what happened in the early Church, as you know, was that they began to share everything in common and it says, «There were no needy persons among them.»

There is a world of difference between a private devotional gesture, the action of the specially pious, and the prophetic witness of the whole community — the matter - of - fact witness, repeated week by week, that to be Christian is to stand among the needy.

And where the volunteer efforts that are favored should be located is suggested by the fact that so many people — especially among those who have thought more about their responsibility to the poor — believe active involvement in churches would be a good way to help the needy.

As the competition for a share of the world's limited goods becomes more bitter, justice will vanish in the desperate struggle for survival, and tyrants and bureaucracies will arise to establish some order among the needy and fearful people.

Conservative Christian let us take care of the poor, the needy, the elderly among us.

Among other things, I like to have this recipe on hand as a quick lunch fix for my girls... a dollop of pesto mixed in with some warm brown rice pasta and chopped chicken is a fave with them (and a life - saver for me when Sammy is crying and needy)!

Major federal programs administered by DSS include Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as «Food Stamps»), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, among others.

Lawyer Rudolf Amenga - Etego, who is also an environmentalist, has indicated to Starr News through his spokesperson, Gilbert Atanga, that he would use his MP Common Fund to strengthen needy constituents through education, health, water and sanitation programmes among other interventions if voted as MP for the area in this year's general elections.

Among the high points: a guarantee that the Adirondack Park will «be forever kept wild» and, as of 1938, assertions that promoting public health, educating all kids and aiding the needy are the government's obligation.

Doctors who describe themselves as religious are slightly less likely to practice medicine among the needy, according to a University of Chicago survey of 1,144 physicians of all specialties.

It may be the age of #MeToo, but a Las Vegas - based online dating site that purports to match needy college... The site said Temple, Penn State and Pitt were among the 100 top schools for new student memberships.

In the end, it is a proposal about giving our neediest students more choice among public schools.

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.

Seniority, tenure, bumping rights, LIFO — all of these policies make it easier for teachers to choose (and remain in) the schools they want and harder for administrators to assign them — especially the most senior and likely most effective among them — to schools where they might do more good in classrooms with more challenging (but needier) kids.

Launched more than a decade ago as an edict of the Abbott rulings, New Jersey's school construction program for its neediest cities was once touted as among the nation's most ambitious.

This school year, the concern was so great the district placed a social worker in some of the neediest schools, but that resource is not shared among other schools.

Among other things, the new legislation sets an adequacy target for each school district, and the new distribution model takes into account local resources and prioritizes funding for the state's neediest districts, a much needed move away from inequity in the funding system.

Should the formula spread the funding to more students or leverage it most heavily among the neediest?

This highly regressive funding system is unfair to both students — whose educational quality is largely driven by their zip code, and taxpayers — whose property taxes are among the highest in the country, with needier areas often taxed at even higher rates.

Requires applications to include a student recruitment and retention plan and allows SBE to deny a charter renewal when a school made insufficient efforts to effectively attract, enroll, and retain students from among the same educationally needy populations.

The effort aims to eliminate food waste and to provide extra nutrition both to hungrier kids in the cafeteria and to needy residents in communities in Orlando and Osceola counties, among others, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

European luxury SUVs are a dubious bunch, but even among this mechanic - needy group, the X5 stinks, and BMW's four - year warranty is only par for the course.

Homeless pets are among some of the neediest creatures of all; often abandoned by their humans, they're forced to rely on the help of strangers.

Among the most agreeable of all small housedogs, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a strong, athletic, and lively little herder who is affectionate and companionable without being needy.

Among other awesome projects, they distribute pet food to needy local pet owners on a regular basis.

Justin Harmon, a spokesman for Cooper Union, said in a statement that «the decision to charge tuition was tremendously difficult» but he said the neediest students will get more financial aid and the school will still be «among the most affordable elite institutions in the world.

Walt's astonishing renewable energy work among some of the worlds most needy was truly inspirational.

Buying groceries and other items online often means saving time and / or money, both of which are at a premium among low - income families receiving government assistance through programs like SNAP, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program.

Assessing Outcomes among Dual - System Welfare and Child Welfare Involved Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work, The Butler Institute for Families (2012) View Abstract Describes improvement outcomes of children and families involved in TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and the Jefferson County Division of Children, Youth and Families (CYF) programs.

The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) recognizes that child poverty is among the most pervasive social problems challenging Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other poor households — due to the combination of children born to single mothers, father absence, and high unemployment.

This year's winners are: Doris Attebury of R / E Professional Consultants, Lubbock, Texas, founder of East Lubbock Special Angels, which collects donated goods from the community and distributes them to those in need; Jean Clary of Century 21 Clary & Associates, Emporia, Va., founder of Children are Really Extra Special, a program that enlists corporate sponsors to fund educational opportunities for 4,000 low - income, rural school children; Craig Conant of Elsberry Realty, Warrensburg, Mo., who supports many projects in the community including founding a Big Brothers / Big Sisters chapter and a children's memorial park; Debra Parmenter of Coldwell Banker Heritage House, Durango, Colo., who, among her many charitable activities, founded Adopt - A-Family, an organization that donates Christmas gifts to the needy; and Matthew Schrum of Weichert, REALTORS ®, Yardley, Pa., who has worked as a volunteer firefighter for 19 years.