Sentences with phrase «opportunities for young people for»

AHSI is a network of youth development organizations committed to creating educational opportunities for young people for whom traditional school settings have not been successful.

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We can, and must, do something to expand opportunity for every young person — not simply as a moral imperative but out of economic necessity and competitiveness.

«The U.S. is good at creating job opportunities for young people, but in other countries, there just are not as many job opportunities for people between the ages of 16 and 25,» he says.

Microsoft, which launched the YouthSpark initiative at last year's CGI to create jobs, education and entrepreneurship opportunities for 300 million young people by 2015, returned with a private dinner for young participants and nonprofit partners to discuss the progress so far.

For a healthy, young person who gets an annual physical and not much else, an HSA can be a fantastic opportunity, Roberge said.

According to executives polled by EY, the top three drivers for young people would be salary (72 percent), opportunity to use the latest technology (43 percent), and a good work - life balance (38 percent).

- The company has already reached 70 % (7,000 employees) of its 10,000 - employee commitment for hiring «opportunity youth» (unemployed young people who are not in school) as well as being 25 % of the way toward its even more ambitious 100,000 opportunity youth hiring goal, the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, that Starbucks successfully goaded other corporate giants (Target, Walmart, etc.) to join in.

We can create opportunities and competitions for young people (like the McDonald's All - American All - Star Games) that allow entrepreneurs to try — and fail or succeed — in low - risk situations, when their entire families» life savings aren't on the line.

If we don't throw more support behind entrepreneurship, young people will continue to flee the island for opportunities elsewhere instead of staying here and contributing to our future growth.

He explained that today's technology provides unprecedented opportunities for young people to pursue their interests — but also a unique new challenge.

cents Work Opportunity Tax Credit: Both houses extend, through 2010, this tax credit for hiring disadvantaged people to include unemployed veterans and unemployed young people who've dropped out of school and lack basic skills.

Despite reservations and setbacks, many young people are pursuing side hustles, creating their own opportunities, and going into business for themselves.

David Blitzer, Blackstone head of tactical opportunities and Harlem RBI board member, explains the difference Harlem RBI is making for young people.

Young people don't need to wait for an opportunity or idea to hit them.

Robinson and Nelson intend to focus the public reaction to their arrest toward providing opportunities for young people from underserved communities.

«There are a great many young people considering forgoing the traditional post-secondary education route in favor of less debt, more employer - sponsored training, and more employment opportunities [according to the Universum research],» said China Gorman, newly installed as Universum's chairman of the board for North America and former chief operating officer and interim CEO at the Society for Human Resource Management.

As is the case in India, which also has a high percentage of young people, this is seen as an opportunity for the country's future productivity.

These types of training opportunities are such a great way to introduce young people to the workplace and get them ready for that first job.

Starbucks in - store training program will serve as an opportunity to set many of our young people up for their first jobs.»

By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.

In 2015, Starbucks initiated Opportunity for Youth Grants and that same year, to support nonprofits connecting young people to job skills training in North America.

That's why we wanted to work with Starbucks and together find a way to use this new space to be so much more than a coffee shop, but a hub for the kind of opportunities that might help a young person get their start.»

This effort is part of Starbucks ongoing commitment to creating pathways to opportunity for young people in Phoenix, which includes: the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative hiring fair last fall that helped 1,700 young people connect with jobs and resources needed to improve their lives; a revolutionary partnership with Arizona State University to establish the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, with 6,000 partners (employees) now completing their college degrees with full tuition reimbursement; and two Military Family stores (near Luke Air Force Base and Davis - Monthan Air Force Base) employing many baristas and managers who are veterans and military spouses.

This philanthropic investment in Akshaya Patra Foundation's mid-day meal program demonstrates Vista's and the Vista companies» commitment to creating access and opportunity for young people to reach their potential.

A distinct advantage of RRSPs for young people to consider is that the sooner you can get your RRSP started — no matter how small your contributions — the greater the opportunity you have to grow those savings significantly by the time you are ready to retire.»

Middle Eastern and northern African businessmen and scholars gather in Marrakech to reflect on their culture and the future, including how to stop the «brain drain» of young people leaving for the greater freedom and opportunity of the West.

Since then, she has earned a Masters in Social Justice and directed a short - term missions site on the west - side of Chicago, where she created interactive opportunities for young people to engage issues of poverty, injustice, and race.

This means that for many young people, there are now fewer opportunities to experience what psychologist Mihalyi Csikzentmihalyi has termed «flow»: the pleasurable feeling a teen has when engaging in an activity that demands total emotional and mental concentration, like playing the piano or participating in a team sport.

I have encouraged the church to provide opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills that can be transferred to other areas of life.

Schools and colleges were established in great numbers, and more and more young people took advantage of this great new opportunity for upward movement on the ladder of success.

Many young people in Latin America, who were motivated by the Gospel to love their neighbor and be concerned for justice and freedom in their society, have often become Marxists simply because their churches did not provide biblical instruction about Christian discipleship, or because they [their churches] were blind to clear demands from the Bible and opportunities and challenges provided by new social situations.80

When you're networking or looking for young people to mentor, be intentional about looking for people of color you can connect to opportunities and other people who can help them succeed.

«Our desire is for young people to flourish and to gain every opportunity to live fulfilled lives and RSE should teach about healthy relationships and lifestyle choices.

Since then, she has worked with national speaker and consultant Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, earned a Masters in Social Justice, and directed a short - term missions site on the west - side of Chicago, where she created interactive opportunities for young people to engage issues of poverty, injustice and race.

Education for marriage and pre-marriage counseling provides an opportunity for young people not yet ready for commitment — as well as for those thinking about or planning marriage — to study possible options and to identify and articulate their own hopes and expectations for marriage as well as what they expect and want from the person they marry.

There are high opportunities in vocations of Christian leadership such as the ministry, the mission field, and Christian education, and many more young people should be entering them; there are also rich opportunities for Christian service and witness in an endless number of occupations to which God calls the layman.11

These congregations have not provided enough opportunities, for younger people and persons representing diversity to have not just a voice but also the power to make new things happen.

«We believe that it is crucial to provide an opportunity for young people to enhance and acquire further skills to allow progression and to have a platform to move on from.

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.

«I do not view we have removed opportunities for young people.»

The tournament was organised to promote the sport in China and inspire young people to take up the sport but also served well as a great social opportunity for alumni from all four universities.

And while playing for their boyhood club for the entirety of their career in front of an adoring audience remains the dream of many a young footballer, the opportunity to improve and grow as a person and challenge for the biggest titles available is a hard carrot to resist for many.

The National Youth Forum has recently been set up by British Cycling to empower young people and enable them to actively help us to develop opportunities for their peers, providing the chance to ride, race and volunteer beyond 16.

The football comes secondary to the cause, of course, with 90 per cent of the proceeds from the match going to the club's official charity — the LFC Foundation — to support its programmes and partnerships, which aim to create life - changing opportunities for children and young people.

The dads spent six months making the film, which they have called Dads Matter Too, applying for the grants from The Prince's Trust and Wiltshire Young People's Opportunity Fund which enabled them to make it, then filming and editing it themselves, and creating their own soundtrack.

For example, we know from existing research that social and emotional skills are critical to young people's academic success (Farrington et al., 2012), and that children must have the opportunity to practice and develop SEL skills such as empathy, perseverance, and collaboration, in order to thrive in careers, in family, and in community as adults (CASEL, 2015; Farrington et al., 2012; Pellegrino & Hilton, 2012).

Support for the individual: has opportunity to remain in touch with services; has access to support as a young person as well as a parent; has vision of future as an individual as well as a mother.

Enhance their emotional intelligence: Kids learn about people by being around them especially their peers, so set up play dates for young kids or sign up older kids up for team sports and other extracurricular activities so they have more opportunities to socialize.

So spend time with your fifteen year old, and look for opportunities for your young person to spend time with other adults, whether it's through a part - time job, sport or other leisure activities.

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.