Sentences with phrase «of voluntary home»

Former Governors Christine Todd Whitman (R - NJ) and Brad Henry (D - OK) wrote for The Hill about the success of voluntary home visiting programs in each of their states.

In May, bipartisan majorities in the legislature approved policies that strengthen the state's ability to get the full, cost - saving benefits of voluntary home visiting.

Parenting Works: The Public Safety and Economic Benefits of Home Visiting (PDF - 5,660 KB) Council for a Strong America (2018) Discusses the impact of voluntary home visiting programs in preventing future child abuse and neglect.

A new report released this week by the Council for a Strong America, underscores the impact of parenting and the importance of voluntary home visiting in contributing to the success of families facing economic and social challenges.

This report provides county - by - county data on the availability of voluntary home visiting programs in California, as well as several estimates of the need for these programs.

We partner with the Department for Children and Families Child Development Division partner to deliver a comprehensive system of voluntary home visiting in Vermont.

Not exact matches

Christians, moreover, should seek specific legislation where appropriate (e. g., regulations of nursing homes, censorship of pornography, prohibition of state casinos), while encouraging non-governmental solutions whenever feasible (e. g., child abuse counseling centers, voluntary contributions to the arts).

But then some surprises: Canada, whose government led by Steven Harper has been backing away from the previous government's commitment to Kyoto, began publicly leaning toward the U.S. position; and then, to the embarrassment of the Kyoto group, Japan, home country of the treaty and of course a signatory to it, joined the United States and Canada in looking favorably on the voluntary approach.

From 1993 to 1999, using an earlier iteration of the data form, we collected largely retrospective data on a voluntary basis mainly from direct entry midwives involved with home births approached through the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics and Research Committee and the Canadian Midwives Statistics» Collaboration.

These voluntary programs tailor services to meet the needs of individual families and offer information, guidance, and support directly in the home environment.

Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

One of the great benefits to home education is that the boys can follow their interests and do voluntary or paid work as and when it crops up.

In most cases, the meal program is entirely voluntary participation (as you pointed out, low NSLP eligibility), and parents are either using our service, sending meals from home, or more often than not, a combination of the two.

1992 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended that, in response to this crisis, the nation begin to develop a nationwide, voluntary home - visiting program.

HFA is a voluntary home visiting program that was founded on the ideals of excellence, trust, and transformation and was launched in 1992 by Prevent Child Abuse America (formerly known as the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse) with funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities.

What I seem to gather is this: 1) The absolute risk of death from home birth is LOW, which is why homebirth advocates say that this study proves homebirth is «safe», however: 2) Compared to HOSPITAL births, the rate of death for homebirth is MUCH higher, and 3) The midwives reporting did so on a voluntary basis, so this isn't a study that is worth very much anyway.

The program supports Federal Home Visiting Program grantees in the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovations to strengthen and improve delivery of coordinated and comprehensive high - quality voluntary services to eligible families.

The program supports the delivery of coordinated and complete high - quality, voluntary early childhood home visiting services to eligible families.

To succeed, ministers in the Home Office and the Department of Communities and Local Government must work with the voluntary sector and businesses in three areas.

Home secretary John Reid argued: «We need to open up the reservoir of potential assistance for offenders so that every provider - public, voluntary, charitable and the private sector - can play to their strengths.»

However, the government was accused of weakening Hips after it decided home condition reports would only be a voluntary component of the packs.

For this reason, we have taken concrete steps to address their humanitarian needs and to ensure that necessary conditions are established to enable the voluntary return of the displaced persons to their homes in safety and dignity.»

Yesterday the home secretary said she intended to enforce a mandatory code of conduct on the drinks industry - a decision that ends the 10 - year campaign by ministers to persuade the drinks industry to enforce a voluntary code on responsible promotion of alcohol sales.

The take - home lesson is that the brain has specific cortical circuits that, when triggered, are associated with sensations that arise in the course of wanting to initiate and then carry out a voluntary action.

I have seen progress in recent years, with commitments to universal early education growing in states like Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, and my home state of Massachusetts, where the legislature has consolidated governance of early - education programs and made a commitment to provide voluntary, universal prekindergarten for 3 -, 4 -, and 5 - year - olds by 2012.

The HSE is a member of the UK Play Safety Forum (PSF), a voluntary body consisting of the play organisations of the four home nations, RoSPA, the Association of Play Industries and many other organisations connected to children's play.

The topics in this bundle are: * family * relationships * free time * technology and social media * food and eating out * town * home * charity and voluntary work * poverty and homelessness * healthy living * holidays * tourism * working life * school * post-16 education * ambitions * environment (I also have a file on festivals and traditions in German - speaking countries, but it's only available as an individual set, not part of the bundle)

Suitable for all ages and abilities, at schools, colleges, work, voluntary groups, community groups, care homes, clubs and cafes, here is a collection of fantastic ideas about 90th Birthday Cupcakes, design and build a brand new Royal Carriage, a new Palace fit for the Queen made from recycled materials, fly 90 colourful flags for 90 seconds, plant a beautiful 90th Birthday Celebration Garden....

The EPA trailer standards, which exclude certain categories such as mobile homes, will begin to take effect in model year 2018 for certain trailers, while NHTSA's standards will take effect as of 2021, with credits available for voluntary participation before then.

A good place to look is the American Society of Home Inspectors, a nonprofit, voluntary professional society whose members must pass a technical exam, follow a code of standards and ethics, and have performed at least 250 home inspectiHome Inspectors, a nonprofit, voluntary professional society whose members must pass a technical exam, follow a code of standards and ethics, and have performed at least 250 home inspectihome inspections.

If you are thinking of selling your home or entering into an assisted voluntary sale, you need to think about where you will live.

This post will discuss more of the differences between voluntary surrender of a home to a lender and letting a house go into foreclosure, what happens when you file for bankruptcy instead of opting for foreclosure, and how long either a foreclosure or bankruptcy discharge will stay on your credit report.

From 1 July 2017, up to $ 15,000 of voluntary contributions made over a financial year ($ 30,000 in total) can be withdrawn to buy your first home.

Under the first home saver super (FHSS) scheme, first home buyers are able to use up to $ 30,000 of their voluntary contributions to purchase a home.

If you are asked to agree to a voluntary legal charge either by one of your creditors, or if your partner asks you to sign an agreement to a legal charge on your home, you must get legal advice first.

In general, a loan modification is a voluntary restructuring of debt by the lender to make it possible for a borrower to remain in the home and to make payments to the lender under new terms.

Under the scheme, you'll be able to make voluntary super contributions, within existing contribution caps, and from 1 July 2017 up to $ 15,000 of those voluntary contributions made in a financial year can be withdrawn to purchase your first home.

Moreover, whenever possible, we use in - home testing protocols, recruiting the voluntary services of our employees» pets and the pets of our loyal customers.

The Foster Home also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless One Love, its officers, volunteers, agents, employees, contractors and representatives from any and all losses, fines, claims or damages, including reasonable attorneys» fees, arising out of or relating to the foster animal or his / her voluntary foster care of such animal, including any claims for injury or damage to persons or property caused by the foster animal.

The Foster Home understands that all work done with One Love is at his / her own risk, and hereby releases One Love, its officers, volunteers, agents, employees, contractors and representatives from any liability of any kind whatsoever arising from his / her voluntary foster care and / or from any claims relating to adoption, ownership or possession of the foster animal.

All Ziwi Peak feeding trials or research programs involving animals are conducted using in - home testing protocols, often recruiting the voluntary services of our employee's pets, as well as the pets of our loyal customers.

The Foster Home also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Partnering for Pets, Inc. its officers, volunteers, agents, employees, contractors and representatives from any and all losses, fines, claims or damages, including reasonable attorneys» fees, arising out of or relating to the foster animal or his / her voluntary foster care of such animal, including any claims for injury or damage to persons or property caused by the foster animal.

Wildfire threatened Calistoga, home to two of the three Napa hotels owned by his Anvaya Group, and his own neighborhood in Santa Rosa was under a voluntary evacuation order.

A proponent of voluntary simplicity, she downsized her home and has been living in a co-housing community for eight years.

The European Union, home of the EU Emissions Trading System, hosts the largest number of buyers — both compliance - driven and voluntary — since even companies in unregulated sectors are more familiar with market - based mechanisms for emissions reductions.

We must have population control at home, hopefully through a system of incentives and penalties, but by compulsion if voluntary methods fail.

«We must have population control at home, hopefully through a system of incentives and penalties, but by compulsion if voluntary methods fail... The birth rate must be brought into balance with the death rate or mankind will breed itself into oblivion.»

To achieve Net - Zero, the home will have to meet the requirements of the voluntary Passive Solar Checklist.

The weakness of the scheme and the fact that emissions reductions achieved through voluntary action or the newly announced home insulation scheme don't attract credits have led to a revival of the debate over the merits of a carbon tax, as an alternative to emissions trading.

The actual emissions generated by charging an EV can also depend on factors not considered in this analysis, including but not limited to the electric utility you choose (we average emissions from all electric utilities in a given region), presence of home solar panels, voluntary purchase of lower - emission electricity, individual driving behavior, and the time of day that the vehicle is recharged.