Sentences with phrase «of young people in the community»

Once the majority of young people in a community no longer speak their heritage language, it declines rapidly.

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For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century with lots of high - tech, high - growth businesses.

Back in the late 1990s, Dotzler had been a young college dropout working in a market research firm in Austin when he joined Mozilla's community of «bug reporters» — people who volunteered to download the latest prototype of the product and submit technical reports of what needed fixing.

In addition to this training program, Starbucks will work with the community to leverage existing programs that help connect young people with internships, apprenticeships and jobs, and foster the type of dialogue and engagement needed for continued social change.

Nationally, 1 in 7 young people are disconnected from the economy, a challenge that is exponentially worse in low - income communities, particularly among people of color.

«We now know that young people who are going into the office for the first time are making decisions about who they work for not based on how much they're getting paid, but on the space design,» ASID president Randy Fiser told members of the design community at the recent Science of Design Conference at Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.

We're teaming up with @NAACP and these celebrities to send 17 buses of young people from communities impacted by gun violence around the country to the #MarchForOurLives in Washington D.C. tomorrow: https://t.co/7vbOJmqQkN @AMarch4OurLives pic.twitter.com/BJ 4uzPGlBs

He is also very active in his community with board positions that include City Year, an organization that recruits young people for community service in 24 U.S. cities, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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«The B.C. Liberals have made it next to impossible for young British Columbians to access the training and education they need to apply for jobs in their own communities, and the results of this short sighted planning is an economic crisis among young people in this province,» said Eby.

Reload Greece is the Hub of Youth Entrepreneurship in London, aiming to ensure that young people will develop skills in entrepreneurship and social innovation that will help their communities develop both socially and economically.

There is hardly a better example of the desperate state of the drug problem in the UK than the stories of the young recovering addicts at Betel of Britain, a Christian therapeutic community that helps people to find healing from addiction through faith in Jesus.

«As an Association, we will support communities in 200 of the poorest wards in the country to establish Scouting for their young people.

TONY CAMPOLO: This new group of young people that you sometimes call «ordinary radicals» includes some who are living in the intentional community called the Simple Way.

They should be helping these people and focusing on trying to safe the young in the community to keep them out of gangs.

«The reality is that more and more we're seeing young people carry knives out of fear, out of peer pressure and I guess as a response to the fact that they see in their communities people being hurt and feeling unsafe,» she says.

A young Catholic should be aware that each person has a mission in life and should fulfil it, and that true fulfilment involves looking at the whole of life's responsibilities - home and family and community as well as just work.

Jaime went on to rescue hundreds of young people and used his money to build a home where they receive an education and live in a loving Christian community.

The appeal did not result in a formal youth council, but Taizé became the meeting point of thousands of young people, especially at Easter, with more and more young «pilgrims» participating in the prayers of the monastic community.

Similarly, Leaders in the black community in particular have recognized the value of these options for their young people.

Fatherlessness is rife in our communities and it's severely affecting the development of young people, especially boys, from underprivileged backgrounds.

Most of the young people who take part make it a ten - day or two - week event, staying at a local parish, helping with some community project, visiting a well - known shrine or shrines, taking part in catechesis, or doing all of these things.

Some churches are involved in community services, especially emergency - care services: crisis counseling centers, battered women's shelters and other housing for homeless women and young people — many of whom are running away from physical and sexual abuse.

But a lot of that time was spent in community with people who became our best friends, or working with youth who showed that young people of the 90's and 00's were interested in more than hanging out with friends or playing video games.

«Out there in the world is a growing and increasing number of young people who don't believe in God... They have no communities or groups.

As Paul Markhan wrote in an excellent essay about the phenomenon, young people who identify with this movement have grown weary of evangelicalism's allegiance to Republican politics, are interested in pursuing social reform and social justice, believe that the gospel has as much to do with this life as the next, and are eager to be a part of inclusive, diverse, and authentic Christian communities.

Furthermore the recent World Youth Day provided a great example of many young people well formed in their faith, especially by new communities and movements.

Chair of the scheme and Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev Philip North told Premier: «The chance to give a year for Christ, exploring where he might be calling them and doing that in the context of service - often among some of our poorest communities - is an attractive one to young people.»

This week, we talk with Teresa Goines about Old School Cafe, how it's making a difference in the lives of young people and to actually effect change in local communities.

The leaders of the Islamic Society of Southern California address the issue of young people in unequivocal terms in a book they have prepared for American Muslim communities, In Fraternitin unequivocal terms in a book they have prepared for American Muslim communities, In Fraternitin a book they have prepared for American Muslim communities, In FraternitIn Fraternity:

The Evangelical Immigration Table, including leaders like National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) president Leith Anderson and Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) president Russell Moore, wrote the President and congressional leaders this week to tell them that Dreamers are «leading in our churches and our communities» and to «find solutions that allow these young people to stay in our country long - term and continue to be a blessing to our communities.»

«There's no silencing of Sister Farley in the notification, there's no threat to her membership in her religious community; it's just about the book, which everyone agrees probably shouldn't be taught in Catholic seminaries, certainly shouldn't be taught in religious education classes for young persons.

They work with schools, run seminars for young married couples, meet with the large community of sex workers in the border town of Nyanza Lac, broadcast a weekly radio program, and use the natural contexts of young people — like soccer matches — to share the message of creaturely self - respect and divine love.

we prefer to cloak our attitude in birthing these communities by just explaining that younger people want a different style of teaching or music.

When, on grounds of Enlightenment individualism, we develop an economics than ignores the interests of community altogether, aiming only at increased production and consumer sovereignty, when communities around the world are collapsing and the resulting alienation of young people causes a profound breakdown in the order needed for healthy personal life, then an ethics that continues to emphasize only individual dignity and rights becomes counterproductive.

Powell: So much of what we think works to reach young people in churches — loud music, fog machines, hip leaders, trying too hard — doesn't matter nearly as much as driving to the essence of what it means to be a family - like community centered in Jesus.

Neumark is the founder of The Sylvia Center, which holds year - round programs in schools and New York City Housing Authority community centers to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands - on learning experiences on the farm and in the kitchen.

«The scheme will create an invaluable amount of environmental and social benefit for the community, ranging from help and advice for those in fuel poverty and support for young people and the school, to provision of community services and conservation and wildlife enhancement.

With academics at its core, Bay Area Equestrian Club provides equestrian - focused activities and events; volunteer and community service opportunities; rescue horse programs; leadership training for young people; and educational experiences for people interested in the field of veterinary medicine.

Amongst those taking part in tomorrow's collection will be volunteers from the Club's local community recruited by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation as part of its work to equip young people with the skills needed for employment.

Comprised of leaders from LGBTQ student organizations across Pennsylvania, we work on college campuses and in local communities on behalf of LGBTQ young people.

This foundation leads to a rich academic high school experience that supports young men and women in realizing their full potential as students, as people, as members of the human community.

But we also need to make sure that our communities are safe, that our young people have proper nutrition, that they have great healthcare, that they get the after - school and the summer supports they need, so that these young people really have an opportunity to do well in school, and out of school, and at home all at the same time.

For another 1,500 young people, there will be a variety of afternoon and evening activities, with the Park District opening its facilities and the community organizations running the programs - bringing recreational, educational and cultural opportunities to some areas poorly served or neglected in the past.

Halton Waldorf School is a school community in which students become thoughtful, resourceful, confident young people who are prepared to navigate the world with resilience and a sense of purpose and belonging.

By studying campers» experiences and camp's impact on the lives of young people, ACA provides parents with the knowledge to make good decisions, to thoughtfully guide their children, and to offer opportunities for powerful lessons in community, character building, skill development, and healthy living.

This theory of change is being used to help people across various state agencies, community organizations, and families see how they can promote stronger outcomes for young children and families in the state.

«So when community members can serve as mentors or tutors or friends or advisers to young people in need of that kind of guidance, it can make a big difference.»

Sheila said, «With a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve I believe we can encourage the most talented, across the whole community to become part of our profession — we need to have more women, more young people, more from ethnic backgrounds and more representatives of those who have mobility impairments working in our industry.

«I think there's something though about my community in terms of how we push our young people to get active in politics.