Sentences with phrase «on local community needs»

The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 allows for the conversion of preschool Head Start grants into Early Head Start grants based on local community needs and capacity.

Not exact matches

We open the restaurant on Thanksgiving to serve meals to those in need, we raise money for scholarships, and we serve on the boards of several local community groups.

Next time you need a coffee, walk the one block further to your local coffee shop, or next time you want some new clothes, check out your local boutiques where the owners have gone on the buying trips and curated their selection with the local community in mind.

The CBC needs to remain relevant to the many audiences it serves, she added, calling on the Crown corporation to be an inclusive storyteller for Indigenous Peoples, women, newcomers and LGBTQ communities, as well as a creator of quality local content.

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

Suzan and I lived here early on, back in 2002 and now we're back... we just can't find a better, prettier, or more welcoming community... Everything you need is here, and because people from the U.S. and Canada have been retiring here for generations, almost all the locals speak English and many services (especially medical and dental) cater to older expats.

In order for currency on a scale such as local community currencies or loyalty points to be linked to other currencies, there is a need for a method to provide a medium of exchange that allows for the difference in scale.

The qualified candidate will need strong critical thinking skills and will be expected to brainstorm article ideas, schedule and conduct interviews, write stories, spread content on social media, attend events and build relationships with members of the local startup community.

However, local banks, also known as community banks, often place an emphasis on learning the needs of their neighborhood.

B.C.'s New Democrats are working on solutions to ensure that natural resources are used effectively to create jobs in British Columbia, while respecting First Nations, environmental sustainability and local community needs.

As the Americares response team on the ground identified needs in affected communities, the organization coordinated and worked with its network of local health centers, free clinics and response partners in Texas, meeting requests for water, medications and supplies with emergency deliveries.

If a dozen different public school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of educators, parents and community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.

I no longer hang out with self centered wild and crazy guys but with Christians on mission trips and with those in need in the local community.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

It's why we are working with national and local public health organizations on comprehensive efforts to reduce sugar consumption in communities where it's most needed.

Work with community and local business leaders to develop messaging to the public on the importance of reducing wasted food and the need to address food loss and waste in your jurisdiction.

When I first set up my garden in Asheville, a knowledgeable woman in the local community came over and sort of flippantly said, «You need to put mulch on top of your beds — you're wasting water!»

If you are a business team, local community group or group of friends who can offer a team of volunteers to help out either pre-race or on race day then you need to get in touch as you will be most welcome

As local work on perinatal regionalization, a system of designating where infants are born or are transferred based on the amount of care that they need at birth, continues, more community hospitals may reverse their VBAC bans.

Lynne can be found at the crack of dawn on Christmas mornings in the school kitchen, helping a local restaurant to warm up over 600 free meals for community members and shut - ins in need of a Christmas miracle.

Finding ways to combine the elements of effective programs to address specific community needs and build on what local service providers are already doing could lead to better services at a reasonable cost without requiring communities to adopt entirely new programs.

Decide What Care You Need Finding respite care can be as simple as asking friends and family to help out, or as thorough as hiring a special needs caregiver or senior care aide, contacting a state agency or finding help thorough a local volunteer group, local councils on aging, senior center or your faith community, says Edgar.

It is often the case that the mothers, who are most keen on gathering in this way, honoring together a baby and mother's need for closeness through babywearing and community, will be very open and supportive about local birth resources.

There has been much discussion of the big banks, the investment banks and all those sorts of issues, but we now need to laser in on how the banks serve local communities and the SME sector.

New York State has modeled the Certified Application Counselors on successful community assistance programs in New York, as the program is designed for local districts to help meet the needs of county residents by providing assistance in convenient, community - based locations.

«It's taxpayer dollars the governor is proposing,» said Amedore, the Albany - area Republican, «so you need to have an all - hands - on - deck approach and have communities with everyone involved in the process, from lawmakers to local officials to regional councils that are not just behind closed doors selecting projects that may be of interest to one or two particular people.»

«Hundreds of residents from the Jamaica neighborhood told us what's needed to capitalize on the area's incredible potential, and will work with our elected, community, and private partners to make sure the community becomes home to vibrant commercial corridors, inviting public spaces, improved transit networks, and a diverse economy that provides quality jobs for local residents.»

Through that district, officials would advance three different types of wastewater projects depending on local needs: sewage treatment in areas where connection to a sewer plant is an option; smaller cluster systems for individual communities where feasible; and individual active treatment systems, Mr. Bellone said.

He opined that many more homes need to be built, but warned against their imposition on local communities:

And I call on the Government to provide the necessary financial support that our local authorities will need to help settle refugees, so as not to set community against community.

«For years the small business community, municipal officials, and taxpayers have travelled this state pushing «Let NY Work,» a common sense platform of mandate relief proposals that will reduce mandated costs on school districts and municipalities, allowing local governments to live within their means while providing the services citizens need.

The impact on municipalities would cripple community colleges and prevent local governments from providing the essential public services that middle - class New Yorkers need.»

«Now more than ever, we need local leaders who fight for their communities on the issues that matter.

And should other law - enforcement agencies — be they federal, state or local — suggest that police are needed for public safety on or near the wedding site, Steinhaus told Anderson, «it is their responsibility for those agencies to deploy the appropriate number of officers for the safety and protection of the community.»

Pence and Collins «will meet with local businesses, community leaders, and New York families to discuss the need for tax reform in the United States,» the White House said on Monday.

At 1:30 p.m., Sen. Adriano Espaillat, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Travis Bassett; Dr. Juan Tapia - Mendoza, and local other local doctors and elected officials, will brief the community on what they need to know to protect themselves from Zika, corner of 135th street and Broadway in the lobby of Pediatrics 2000, Manhattan.

«The governor has put forth flawed plans that will abandon needed human services, leave the financial burden on families and local taxpayers as it further cripples struggling communities, such as Binghamton, Elmira and others across the Southern Tier.»

«Since taking office, Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Bratton have focused on rebuilding the bonds between police officers and the neighborhoods they serve — and giving officers the tools and flexibility they need to connect with communities and local leaders,» spokesman Austin Finan said.

The desirability of the occupancy tax for local governments is that it provides municipalities with the ability to generate revenue outside of the need to increase property taxes on local residents, since most patrons of hotels are from outside the community.

Developers recently resubmitted reworked plans for power lines, but after months of community objections and local town boards passing resolutions against the transmission lines, the state Public Service Commission will hold a June conference on whether they're needed.

At Monday's meeting, which was hosted by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, resident said the developers needed to do a better job of looking into the impact the building will have on the community, in terms of displacement of local tenants, as well as its environmental impact on increasing traffic and casting shadows on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

«Because global mismanagement of plastic is fueling the growing marine litter problem, policy responses are needed at all levels, from the international community of nations down to national and local communities,» said report co-author Cara Horowitz, executive director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment.

Organizers hope the strategy to mobilize a local community will catch on as more and more coastal towns face the effects of climate change and the need to protect their shorelines.

Biologists, chemists, psychologists and a range of other scientists wanted to study the environmental, economic and mental health consequences of the disaster; local scientists wanted to study the effects of the spill on their communities; and leaders at the local and federal government needed guidance on how to respond.

Current enforcement measures are proving unsuccessful and more needs to be done to bring local communities, which live in close proximity to the species on - board, by rewarding them for conserving wildlife.

Such offices shall engage in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects with the academic community, State Climate Offices, Regional Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee.

Funds raised here will directly support the rebuilding of urgently needed infrastructure (e.g. rain water collectors) for the monkeys and will help ensure Cayo Santiago remains the active field site on which future scientific discoveries and the livelihood of the local community depend.

Kevin is a long - time Parkinson's advocate who travels his home state to speak at support groups, fundraisers and local community health fairs on the importance of taking action to advance the policy needs of people with Parkinson's and their loved ones.

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