Sentences with phrase «particularly lower income people»

Not exact matches

Affirmative action continues to uplift the Asian community, particularly young people from traditionally disadvantaged Asian groups, such as Southeast Asians and low - income families.

Coverage gains were particularly large among low - income people living in states that expanded Medicaid.

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.

Over 1 billion people in the world today live under unacceptable conditions of poverty, mostly in developing countries, and particularly in rural areas of low - income Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the least developed countries.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Policy Link, a nonprofit organization that strives to advance economic and social equity, improving access and opportunity for all low - income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, education and infrastructure.

We're trying to sort it out in a way which is as fair and as progessive as possible and doesn't discourage people, particularly from low - income backgrounds, from aspiring to go to university in the first place because they're so intimidated by the legacy of debt that they presently get when they graduate from university.»

«We can't simply say to the public you were wrong... We're not going to do blanket opposition because we've heard all around the country that whilst people have got concerns, particularly about the standard of living for low income families in work, they don't want just... blanket opposition to what the government are proposing on welfare.»

Housing benefit cuts in April will particularly impact on pensioners, families on low incomes, disabled people (many already traumatised by Atos assessments of their alleged capability for work), the long - term sick, -LSB-...]

«The lack of proper careers advice in schools and the sheer complexity of the post-16 education and training system make it particularly difficult for lower income young people to translate their attainment at school into qualifications that are well rewarded in the labour market.

A secondary teacher in Lincolnshire said: «People think that rural areas are ideal places to bring up children, but those outside the area don't realise the impact of social isolation on the young and their parents and the costs involved, particularly for low income families.»

These apply particularly to people on low income and those who don't have any form of health insurance.

We conduct research to understand the links between bike share and equity, particularly use of bike share by people with low incomes.

Humans can overheat if core body temperatures much above 98.6 ° F (37 ° C) are sustained.16 Normally, when skin temperatures is somewhat cooler than 98.6 ° F (37 ° C), the body loses its metabolically generated heat by conducting that heat outward from the core.7 Extremely hot and humid conditions, however, can make it difficult to keep this heat balance maintained.16 Extreme heat can be particularly dangerous to old, young, or frail people; to those suffering from cardiovascular, respiratory, or diabetic disease; and to lower - income people who do not have well - insulated homes or air - conditioning.17, 18

Overall, bike share is not currently a frequent travel mode among most residents, including low - income people of color, but such individuals are open to the idea of using it more, particularly for its exercise and fun aspects.

Particularly among low - income people of color, residents often indicated «I don't know enough about it,» when asked about what bike share entails.

Nevertheless, very real challenges to accessing bike share persist, particularly for low - income people of color.

However, for reasons explained below, it is doubtful whether people on low income — particularly young people, who can not afford to pay for legal advice, will be able to formally or informally resolve employment disputes without free legal advice.

Firstly, people who are losing their jobs, particularly those on low incomes, will be unable to seek free advice to challenge unfair practices and payments owed, the cost of which could ultimately impact on the economy and welfare system.

Examining BC's Carbon Tax Act (2008), we identified two groups who may be particularly vulnerable to the impacts of the carbon tax: low - income individuals, and people living in rural areas.

Television is now one of the most powerful media for getting information to the public, particularly persons of low and moderate income; prohibiting television advertising, therefore, would impede the flow of information about legal services to many sectors of the public.

Driver licensing sanctions and fines enforcement can be particularly detrimental for people living in regional and remote communities that have limited access to public transport, people on a low income and people who face barriers to driver licensing, all of which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are over-represented — this points to inherent inequity within the licensing and justice system.

In fact, this amendment would create a two - tiered system that would punish women, particularly those with low and middle incomes, the very people this bill is intended to assist.

Those hurt most by this political attack will be patients who already face barriers to care, particularly people of color, people with low incomes, and people in rural communities.

Indigenous peoples, particularly in remote areas, have lower levels of income than other Australians.

Some 28 percent of us know none of our neighbors» names, reports a 2010 Pew survey; it's particularly pervasive among younger and lower - income people.