Sentences with phrase «public communities through»

Most important is the link to public communities through our local marine advisory committees, Reef Guardian programs and publications.»

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«He made it crystal - clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community,» the Tribune reported Evans as saying.

Wells Fargo wants schools and communities to be safe from gun violence, but changes to laws and regulations should be determined through a legislative process that gives the American public an opportunity to participate.

Also, solicit your feedback through private surveys or polls instead of public ones, so that the community isn't swayed by the vocal minority.

Soliciting ideas from the public through crowdfunding is Hasbro «reading the pulse of the gamers,» getting a sense of the popular ideas and trends in the community, he says.

City of Swan spokesman Charlie Gregorini said that, while the Rothgard proposal sounded impressive, the State Government's plan was just as big or bigger in terms of employment and investment opportunities as the Rothgard proposal, and had been strongly supported by the community through public consultation.

We accelerate business success through our advocacy and public policy initiatives, our four Signature Programs for professional development, and our 100 + events each year, which educate and connect our region's business community.

Our mission is to build safe and more usable communities through solar lighting in public outdoor spaces.

® program is an investor education and protection program that brings State Securities Regulators» offices together with local public libraries to provide investor education and protection seminars to the community through the library.

Remedy is improving consumer health engagement and actions through the development of authentic communities of health information seekers who can interact and learn from relatable physician, pharmacist, public health and patient experts.

We plan to attract new members through a combination of awareness campaigns, including advertising, public relations, search engine marketing, member referrals, and grassroots community events.

While these teams are still essential and have their critical role to play, employees are increasingly driving engagement with customers, partners and communities through social networking, requiring them to have the skills to engage in real - time conversations, online, and often in public view.

greater efforts to raise the standing of banks in the community (through, for example, improvements in prudential standards, customer services and openness with the public).

To establish a national, broad based, community of Angel investors, incubators, and accelerators in Canada and connect them to their peers and the greater early - stage funding ecosystem so they can support the growth and development of innovative Canadian entrepreneurs and companies, and to support the ongoing evolution of that community through research, education and public policy.

Crowdfunding represents an emerging financing alternative for SMEs to raise funds through the collection of small contributions from the general public (known as «the crowd») using the internet and social media to leverage the power of online communities to extend a project's promotion and financing opportunities.

Other perpetrators might receive accountability through public forums that are designed to restore communities.

I started this blog called nakedpastor in 2006, and initiated my public undressing of religion, religious community and spirituality through my writings, art and cartoons.

Nor are all our alms given in public through community fund drives, encouraging individuals to do more than they would if appealed to privately.

In the use of the mass media of communication, reverence is manifest in the aim of creating a blessed community, bound together in the truth, through media of public education devoted to the common good rather than to propaganda and profit for the advancement of selfish interests.

Americans may finally be ready to see that biculturalism is an advantage more than a defect and agree with Berkson that «True universalization, colloquially called «broadmindedness,» can only come through the multiplication of loyalties, not through the suppression of them... «24 The beginnings of a shift in public policy in education and other areas to the preservation of community and cultural diversity are hopeful, even though developments in this direction are still quite fragile.

David started a blog called nakedpastor in 2006, and initiated his public analysis of religion, religious community and spirituality through his writings, art and cartoons.

Sometimes though we really need to take a step back and laugh at ourselves and see what we do in public through the eyes of a person who isn't regularly in or is new to our community.

Through membership on planning and other types of public and private councils and boards, clergy and congregants can fill key roles in shaping and furthering community mental health programs.

Bishop Azariah of Dornakal, in theologically justifying the rejection of the reserved minority communal electorate offered by Britain to the Christian community in India, spoke of how the acceptance of it would be «a direct blow to the nature of the church of Christ» at two points — one, it would force the church to function «like a religious sect, a community which seeks self - protection for the sake of its own loaves and fishes» which would prevent the fruitful exercise of the calling of the church to permeate the entire society across boundaries of caste, class, language and race, a calling which can be fulfilled only through its members living alongside fellow - Indians sharing in public life with a concern for Christian principles in it; and two, it would put the church's evangelistic programme in a bad light as «a direct move to transfer so many thousands of voters from the Hindu group to the Indian Christian group» (recorded by John Webster, Dalit Christians - A History).

If a mosque ever opens, Islam will be able to promote itself in our midst through public worship, despite its beliefs and practices being alien to the religious convictions of the vast majority of our community.

MCC - SF also strives to educate people outside the gay and lesbian community about AIDS, through letter - writing campaigns, public presentations and workshops on AIDS, which have been given in a variety of settings, including the San Francisco AIDS Interfaith Conference, the United Methodist Consultation on AIDS Ministries, the Presbyterian Ministers Association, and Pacific School of Religion's AIDS Awareness Week.

Through our programs and public - private partnerships, we engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community's environment.

Later, I went through a rather public breakup, and people within the church constantly asked me what happened — not out of care or concern, it felt, but out of a desire to know the details, to be able to better decide which side to take as our community severed.

We accomplish our mission by soliciting, collecting, rescuing, growing, preparing and packaging food for distribution through a countywide network of social service agencies and programs; and through public awareness, education and community advocacy.

CSWA's mission is to ensure that the California wine community is recognized globally as the leader in sustainable winegrowing in the marketplace and public policy arena through the development and promotion of sustainable practices, tools for education and outreach, partnerships with key stakeholders, and prioritizing research.

Through these nominations, the BCC seeks out the knowledge and expertise of the international culinary community to discover people with transformative initiatives in different parts of the world who may not enjoy broad public recognition.

Despite the euphoria generated through the successful title winning campaign of the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2014, it seems that the Australian sporting public and football community hasn't really embraced the ACL as a must - see tournament.

Part of the company's ed2go curriculum, the six - week course was offered through community colleges and public libraries throughout the U.S.

This work is accomplished through the No Kid Hungry network — private citizens, public officials, non-profits, business leaders, and others, who provide innovative hunger solutions in their communities.

As a child nutrition expert, I have been invited to cowrite two books on starting solids, condensed the latest research on starting solids for my articles geared towards both professional community and general public and coached hundreds of parents through my private practice and online classes.

Safe Kids Connecticut is a multi-faceted organization that works to reduce death and injury rates of children through community education, public policy change, creating safe environments, and conducting research.

Through their influence, the school health consultants collaborate with multidisciplinary representative specialists across the Division of Public Health and with local communities to promote maximum physical, social, emotional, and educational growth of children and adolescents in the school setting.

The board receives community input through its citizens in various capacities; including community volunteers, and from the general public.

The simplest approach to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are seeking to start a Community Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the publicCommunity Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the publiccommunity, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

We advance our mission through public policy analysis, advocacy, and collaboration with partners to promote a patient - and community - centered health system.

We provide educational information through visitor experience, public programs, and community engagement.

GOAL AND PURPOSE: The goal is to provide a mechanism through which the public and the community of doulas may be protected if there is alleged misconduct on the part of a DONA certified doula or DONA International member.

PSI promotes this vision through advocacy and collaboration, and by educating and training the professional community and the public.

The Shelby County Breastfeeding Coalition is here to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in Memphis, TN and Shelby County through the assistance of the medical profession, the public health system, and the community.

In addition, the wider community needs to welcome and support breastfeeding, including in public spaces, in the workplace and through the media.

The Breastfeeding Welcome Here program has been designed to improve community acceptance of breastfeeding in public through the accreditation and promotion of breastfeeding friendly businesses and services.

So far, the input from the public has been similar to what the park district learned through community surveys in previous several years, said Ann Ziolkowski, the park district's spokeswoman.

To increase public awareness about child safety, community resources, and family life through events, workshops, mentoring and referrals.

«Not only will EPA actions to curb carbon pollution through the Clean Power Plan and new fuel standards combat climate change, they will encourage economic growth, spur innovation in our energy sector, and improve public health for all of our communities.»