Sentences with phrase «other community groups who»

This Friday December 29th at 6:00 PM members of more than two dozen New York City and other community groups who are seriously concerned about the situation in Puerto Rico, now that more than 100 days have passed since the devastation that hurricane Maria brought to the island, will converge on the south side of Union Square to have their voices heard.

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More than anything, Zillow Group is a community, with individuals who care about one another and encourage each other to be successful.
Bonus: some groups are really tight knit and foster a sense of community; you might just meet a neighbor who becomes a friend, or be able to ask others where to find the best sitters / dentists / mommy yoga class / etc.
But those who do not accept the to - some - degree given character of our political communities, who want to reverse McWilliams» order and «start the world anew» on the basis of a creedal community, and who ultimately seek to unify the world into such, must divide all mankind into two groups, of which one group will absorb the other.
At its heart, the movement that undergirds these written reflections arose out of the gatherings and shared reflections of the oppressed poor themselves, in groups called comunidades eclesiales de base — communities of the Christian wretched who met together to study scripture in light of their own impoverished situations and reflect on how each one informs the other (praxis).15 But our access to their groundbreaking work is through the printed page, and so I proceed with a full awareness that the persons under consideration here are as much reporters as originators.
In human terms, this has a disastrous consequence for certain groups of people like the tribals, scheduled castes, traditional fishermen and such other groups who depend on them to eke out a living... They would also be torn away from their natural roots as well as from their community and cultural ties - producing in them a sense of isolation» (Quoted from ISA Journal Dec. 94).
Besides the Wahhabiyah movement, there are also other groups within Islam who subscribe to the jihad of the sword as a religious belief for the protection of community and faith.
The large number of people who are involved in small groups, the depth of their involvement, the extent of their caring for each other, and even the degree to which they reach out to others in the wider community all suggest that the social fabric has not unraveled nearly to the extent that many critics have suggested.
Faith Community sent polite but firm letters to families who attend church services and «freebie events» but never volunteer, never tithe and do not belong to a small group or other ministry.
Still others assign many of the difficulties to the Christians» minority status, pointing out that minority groups everywhere tend to create internal elites who are not immune to wheeling and dealing with the powers that be — for, of course, the good of the community (and «incidentally» the advancement of one's family and supporters)
Some people who go through a divorce have a strong desire to help others based on their experience, and go on to form divorce support groups or communities or even paid services as a consultant.
Having begun in 1956 as a group of just seven friends who wanted to support each other in their breastfeeding journeys, LLLI now makes up a global community that serves 65 countries.
This group is for people who embrace and want to help us collectively realize by joining us in learning to appreciate the Inner Doctor within each of us, learning to communicate and work with the Inner Doctor through the Healing By Design ™ Self - Care Technology and other self - care, self - healing modalities and tools to achieve optimal health, and learning to advocate for the Inner Doctor in our home, our workplace, and our community, by sharing our self - healing experiences.
If you have other friends who are parents, or if you are part of any groups or communities online, you can ask if anyone in your area has leftover diapers or unopened cans of formula.
Outreach to caregivers and other community groups followed, and the past two decades have seen tremendous achievements throughout the wider community, particularly in supporting parents who, because of their social and economic circumstances, might not have access to the resources they need as they take on the challenging job of raising young children.
One randomized controlled trial comparing home - visited families with control participants who received other community services found a statistically significant difference in mean depressive symptoms at two years post-enrollment, but this contrast was nonsignificant at three years post - enrollment.15 A second study of Early Head Start found no differences in depressive symptoms between intervention and control group participants post-intervention, although a difference was detected at a longer - term follow - up prior to children's enrollment in kindergarten.10 Other randomized controlled trial studies have not found effects of home visitation on maternal depressive symptoms.12, other community services found a statistically significant difference in mean depressive symptoms at two years post-enrollment, but this contrast was nonsignificant at three years post - enrollment.15 A second study of Early Head Start found no differences in depressive symptoms between intervention and control group participants post-intervention, although a difference was detected at a longer - term follow - up prior to children's enrollment in kindergarten.10 Other randomized controlled trial studies have not found effects of home visitation on maternal depressive symptoms.12, Other randomized controlled trial studies have not found effects of home visitation on maternal depressive symptoms.12, 16,17
We all seek out a strong support community: Some of us may find a family or two nearby to share a regular playdate; others may bounce parenting questions off one trusted friend; for many parents, an API Support Group offers what we're looking for — a group of parents who share the same goals and the same struggles in a society that's not always friendly toward Attachment Parenting choGroup offers what we're looking for — a group of parents who share the same goals and the same struggles in a society that's not always friendly toward Attachment Parenting chogroup of parents who share the same goals and the same struggles in a society that's not always friendly toward Attachment Parenting choices.
Use community groups to get help from other expecting moms who have quit.
THE BIBLICAL PATTERN FOR CHURCH IS THIS: Every Christian should gather together to hear the Scriptures and worship Jesus together with other believers weekly (see Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Romans 16:5; Acts 20:20; James 2:2; Psalm 84:4; Psalm 37:17; Psalm 92:13) It is also good to meet for smaller groups of Christian community in each other's homes regularly (see Acts 2:46) It's good to have leaders overseeing the work and needs of each local church — this is the Biblical pattern — not all of us are called to church leadership, and so we should submit to, and serve whoever God has called to lead at the place we find ourselves (see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13; Philippians 1:1 b; Ephesians 4:11 - 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1 - 2; Acts 20:17;) If there are believers who are unable for physical reasons to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their own home.
The President, who called for the strengthening of the AU Advisory Board on Corruption to make it more proactive, also proposed to enlist the support of parliamentarians, women associations, the media, business community, faith - based groups, the youth, educational institutions and traditional rulers among others in the campaign.
He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.
Prentiss, who uses a wheelchair and is Vice-President of the advocacy group Disabled in Action, also said that she felt slighted that the governor did not speak more broadly about others in the community, or about the needs of people with disabilities.
This is shaping up to be a showdown between the developer, The Related Companies (and other powerful developers with similar interests) who will be backed by the Bloomberg administration and a coalition of Bronx elected officials and community groups.
Squadron, who represents, the Lower East Side, and Wright were joined by members of the tenant association, community leaders, representatives of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1 and other labor groups.
Brooklyn Sen. Martin Golden, a former city cop, plans to introduce legislation stiffening penalties against people who plant so - called community guns — weapons hidden in key locations for use by groups of gang members and other criminals.
We also understand that we are not alone in struggle and that we must unite with other groups and individuals who support democracy, self - determination and the empowerment of our communities.
First author Professor Martin Hrabe de Angelis, Director of Institute of Experimental Genetics at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, who invented the mouse clinic concept, said: «Our findings with regard to the genes examined are now available to the scientific community as a valid data set, which can be downloaded free of charge from the IMPC (International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium) website, and form an excellent basis on which we and other research groups can develop and test new hypotheses.»
What I now have is a core group of experienced faculty members and postdocs who are in a position to train other members of the Mexican community and also exploit and push the scientific development of the telescope.
This concentration is ideal for students who want to develop innovative nutrition education programs for underserved communities or other groups who could benefit from grocery store tours, farm to school programs, or nutrition seminars.
There are also other dietitians out there who provide group support through online intuitive eating and eating disorder communities.
I've been asked to speak pro-bono at gay community centers and to youth groups, and I found it brought me into contact with other individuals who share comparable values and interests.
Some of these groups are specifically for people who are looking to date others in the general H community.
Of the respondents who met their spouse online, 4.64 % met through instant messaging, 2.04 % through e-mail, 9.51 % in a chat room, 1.89 % through a discussion group / posting board, 20.87 % through social network, 2.13 % in a virtual world, 3.59 % on a multiplayer game site, 6.18 % in an online community, 1.59 % on a message / blog site, 45.01 % through an online dating site, and 2.51 % met through «other» online venues.
NZAsianDating is a New Zealand Asian singles dating website, tailored for the Asian community in NZ, and for people from other ethnic groups interested in Planet Rock Dating is the dating site for people who love rock music!
Meetup hosts dozens of singles groups in the Bay Area, who host numerous activities throughout the week, ranging from hiking and other outdoor activities Meet new friends online in our friendly community.
There's a lot to learn from the above study, but making assumptions from one study, ignoring all the other research, forgetting that learning that is associated with the intellectual or creative problem solving areas are always treated differently to grouping in sport, drama or music, shows that there is a bias towards accepting the findings of this one study - maybe not by the author, but by those in the community who are jumping on this study.
Ealing Music Education Hub's «Reaching Out» programme, for children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities who would otherwise have little or no access to cultural education, has been so successful that the model will be used with other hard to reach groups.
If you're a leader in the industry who is building a team then you definitely want to be active in the community, whether that be on LinkedIn in groups and with connections / Reddit / Twitter or any of the other communities.
Initiated through one parent's desire to support struggling families, the group comprises members of the school community — primarily students and their parents, but also members of the school community and other concerned community members — who see the needs and want to make a difference.
The Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) is a group of dedicated teachers, retirees, Paraprofessional School Related Personnel (PSRPs), parents, community members and other champions of public education who fight for equitable public education and hope to improve the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU) so that it fights both on behalf of its members and on behalf of Chicago's students.
The two - term board member, who is closely allied with the teachers union, said he cancelled due to scheduling issues, but an editorial in the LA Times questioned whether politics could have been a factor: the forums were hosted by the United Way - Los Angeles and ten other community and education groups that often don't see eye to eye with Kayser.
The Family and Community Learning Center in Lynn is also a site for voter registration, and free for use for local groups including Entrepreneurship for All, La Vida Scholars, the Highlands Coalition, the Lynn City Council (Mayoral Debate and a Ward 4 Polling Site) and others who have been able to offer programming to support the Lynn cCommunity Learning Center in Lynn is also a site for voter registration, and free for use for local groups including Entrepreneurship for All, La Vida Scholars, the Highlands Coalition, the Lynn City Council (Mayoral Debate and a Ward 4 Polling Site) and others who have been able to offer programming to support the Lynn communitycommunity.
Description: North Broad Renaissance is a non-profit that will serve as a Special Service District whose primary role is to provide communication and information to City of Philadelphia administrators and Council, neighborhood and community groups and others who are (or may) do business, development or other activities on North Broad Street, from City Hall to Germantown Avenue.
The District will establish a working group at each District school consisting of school personnel, including teachers, administrators and other school staff who are involved in making discipline referrals and imposing disciplinary sanctions, parents of school students and community leaders.
Once this relationship is growing, it then means authentically involving community members in all phases of the design process — starting from exploring great schools that help the group to imagine what's possible, coming to consensus around what a great school is or could be, designing based on the visions and rooted in the hopes of the community, engaging students and parents as critical friends who shape and improve prototypes, and empowering parents and other community members to play key roles in the launch and leadership of the school.
Given that states such as New York and New Mexico developed their proposals without consulting with Native groups and communities as required under the waiver process, there are others who may not be so willing to embrace any proposals submitted, giving both sides allies for their efforts.
«This bill is not one that has ever been discussed in open community meetings, in meetings of the Boston School Committee, which I attend regularly, in the local press or in any other public way,» said Wolf, who spoke on her own behalf, not as a representative of the parent group Quality Education for Every Student (QUEST), of which she is a member.
This commentary isn't about the Writer Unboxed community, per se, nor about my bro Vaughn Roycroft and the other great people who shepherd that group so faithfully, nor about the terrific writers who draw strength and aid from it.
So even before you finish your book, start visiting different chat / community boards, join appropriate associations and groups (try meetup.com for in - person groups and Linkedin.com for online groups), and begin making a list of influential media (including bloggers) and «big mouths» — a.k.a. the people who other members of the community listen to.
All I can say to wrap things up is that I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way to this milestone — fans, my critique group, bloggers, other writers, the community on Kindle Boards.
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