Sentences with phrase «resources supporting this initiative»

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«The legislation that failed to pass — it got support from 55 senators — would have provided a mental health initiative with more resources, greater ability for the Santa Barbara police to intervene — to use the sheriff's word — to have professionals trained in diagnosing and detecting this kind of derangement,» Blumenthal said.

In an internal memo acquired by NPR, Onion CEO Mike McAvoy reportedly told staff that Univision is «excited to help Onion Inc. grow, and to provide the resources to both support our long - standing mission and fund new initiatives.»

With the Canadian government currently spending time and resources on supporting LGBTQ initiatives in Asia, this study is a first look at how exactly these resources are being focused.

Our philosophy is about providing a broad range of support, services, non-investment business functions and resources to the startup community, and this new coworking initiative will bridge Verizon Ventures with the entrepreneurs fueling innovation.

Second, in response to both the biblical concern for justice and the problems of resources and energy, actively support international, national and local initiatives to conserve energy and resources and to reduce poverty and injustice.

After enlisting his liberal lawyer friend David Boies, who had represented Al Gore in their most famous tussle, the pair could have supported politicians or ballot initiatives with their financial resources, oratory skills, and press - drawing odd couple celebrity.

Poplin likens Elior to a startup with financial resources to support ongoing growth initiatives.

Through her responsibilities in the FAMU Cooperative Extension Program, Taylor has made a major impact on the organic farming community in North Florida through growing initiatives such as the various growers» markets in the Tallahassee community, bio-fuels awareness and development, and many sustainable agriculture initiatives to support limited - resource farmers and their families.

Thanks to generous donors, critical investments in our programs have been made and an endowment fund devoted to supporting diversity initiatives has been established: the Drumlin Farm Outreach and Assistance Resources (DOAR) Fund.

Trainings will showcase water and land management best practices, successful examples from other communities, and will provide resources, advice, and support for local conservation, restoration, and sustainable development initiatives.

In addition, resources are being allocated to expand new infrastructure - building initiatives to bolster the field of home visiting and better integrate home visiting services into a broad system of early childhood supports.

Community - based parent support programs differ from traditional human services parenting programs in both form and function1 For the purposes of this review, parent support programs are defined as community - based initiatives designed to promote the flow of resources and supports to parents that strengthen functioning and enhance the growth and development of young children.

A randomised trial in Brazil that compared a hospital based protocol (similar to the baby friendly hospital initiative) with another incorporating intensive home visits, however, found that while the protocol achieved high rates of exclusive breast feeding in hospital, the rates fell rapidly thereafter.27 These findings were confirmed in the UK by the millennium cohort study, 5 and the authors recommended that the baby friendly hospital initiative as a strategy for promotion of breast feeding should be reassessed and that other strategies are required to support mothers in the UK to breast feed for the recommended duration.5 27 Although combined antenatal education and postnatal support is ideal, this may be limited by economic or time resources.

Through this initiative, 53 schools in need of support participated in a training workshop and received an experienced mentor to identify specific challenges and provide nuanced resources to promote a heathier school day.

By focusing on youth, addressing critical education and health outcomes, organizing collaborative actions and initiatives that support students, and strongly engaging community resources, the WSCC approach offers important opportunities that may improve healthy development and educational attainment for students.

Key partners include: Greater Buffalo - Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); Erie County, Niagara County, City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls, Association of Erie County Governments, Niagara County Supervisors Association, University at Buffalo Regional Institute and Urban Design Project (UBRI / UDP), Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement (CSCCE), VOICE Buffalo, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Buffalo (LISC), Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, The John R. Oishei Foundation, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. (Belmont), Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Empire State Development, New York State Department of State, Division of Smart Growth, Niagara County Department of Social Services, and Niagara Falls Housing Authority.

«As the first in my family to go to college, I understand the message that initiatives like SAT School Day and College Awareness Day send to our students — we believe they have the potential to go to college, and we're going to give them the support and resources to get there,» Fariña said.

«The goal of START - UP NY — the game - changing initiative passed with overwhelming bipartisan support last year — is to create new jobs, attract new businesses, and encourage current companies to expand, which is why we are investing the resources necessary to get the word out to companies in New York State and across the country,» Conwall said.

On the local level our goal is to keep them alive and connect them with resources — at the state level my goal would be to support that local initiative while working on long - term fixes including in - patient service funding, policy pertaining to the amount and flow of opioids while supporting law enforcement in their fight to keep it from trafficking and sales in our communities.»

As part of the Regional Council initiative, a NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) was created to serve as the single application economic development projects must complete to be eligible to access the $ 1 billion in state resources that have been made available to support the Regional Councils.

• The 37 distinct action items of the Oneida County Farmland Protection Plan which lay out five goals of supporting ag - business while creating new businesses; connecting local farmers with consumers; bringing new individuals to agriculture through education initiatives; increasing public awareness and protecting important farmland resources.

It will allow Cornell Cooperative Extension to commission a feasibility study to help identify resources and specific data - based strategies for food distribution related to the development of a virtual food network to support a comprehensive local foods and farmer to consumer initiative.

He proposed the CORe initiative to better align State support with local needs while supporting successful community - based efforts, allowing the State to better allocate resources to make measurable and sustained progress in improving high - need communities.

«All flights were for official travel in support of these initiatives and in accordance with the appropriate use of state resources.»

Thank you to the Cornell Cooperative Extension for putting together these resources, and supporting the Healthy Lawns initiative!

Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources has reaffirmed government's commitment to supporting prudent initiatives aimed at increasing public access to safe water and improved sanitation.

She and her colleagues note that, since the late 1990s, global HIV prevention and treatment initiatives in resource - limited settings have enjoyed robust support and remarkable success.

Bonn, 14 December 2017 — French President Emmanuel Macron announced in his closing statement Tuesday that the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund is one of the 12 global initiatives that will be supported under the One Planet Summit, stating that protecting land and water resources from the effects of climate change would the second of the Summit's 12 engagements.

Additional Resources The LIFE Center and HOPE program have several ongoing initiatives to promote genetic counseling services throughout the community as well as to provide ongoing support and education to patients of the program.

The trustees advocate for the needs and missions of Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital, and devote their time and resources to supporting and advancing those initiatives.

«The Belt and Road initiative is an historic opportunity for countries to share resources, knowledge and experience in support of shared development,» Bai said.

Originally launched in Nov. 2015, the Amazon Catalyst Program at the University of Washington (UW) is an initiative that provides financial support, mentorship, and resources for applicant's innovative projects that address today's most challenging problems.

The strategies are to support the development of eLearning resources; assist public - private partnerships to rally resources in order to sustain eLearning initiatives; promote the development of integrated eLearning curricula to support ICT in education; and promote distance education and virtual institutions, particularly in higher education and training, among others.

There's a growing smorgasbord of initiatives and resources beyond the classroom supporting the push to improve STEM learning outcomes, so finding one to fit your students» needs at any given moment in time can feel a little overwhelming.

• Around 1,000 more teachers • $ 6.1 million over three years to support an updated anti-bullying strategy and resources for teachers, students and parents • Funding of $ 88 million in 2017 - 18 as part of the $ 224 million for teacher professional development through the Quality Teaching, Successful Students initiative • Funding of $ 50 million in 2017 - 18 on student counselling and wellbeing services as part of the $ 167 million Supported Students, Successful Students program • $ 149 million on education standards for provision of services related to school curriculum assessment, teaching and regulatory standards in NSW schools

Achieve the Core, an initiative of Student Achievement Partners and nonprofit founded by the lead writers of the Common Core, is a website that shares free, open - source resources to support Common Core implementation.

The participants, all representing schools sharing in the $ 1 billion in annual grants from the federal initiative, applauded the program for pumping what recipients say are sorely needed resources into instructional materials, teacher training, and support services for struggling elementary schools.

A multi-partner initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that supports climate resilience, food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of living aquatic resources in coastal communities, especially in small island developing states.

Although the Batesville School District is a member of the Arkansas 21C Network (an offshoot of Yale University's School of the 21st Century initiative), Huff maintains that her school still lacks the support and resources needed to move the instructional revolution from talk to action.

The rubric examines how organizations store, access, and use available data to support broad areas of function: Goal - setting for, and evaluation of, programs and major initiatives; system - level performance management and accountability; and resource allocation and budgeting.

The Resource Our Schools initiative, which has already attracted support from the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and numerous subject associations, comes following procurement research published by BESA that shows that primary schools are spending 3.7 per cent less on resources than last year.

The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) is an interdisciplinary initiative committed to mobilizing the resources of Harvard and the broader research community in support of the struggle for racial and ethnic justice.

One initiative that he believes in is «hub working» where groups of three to four academies support and monitor each other, share resources and develop joint improvement plans.

The new initiative will support schools and parents to get kids moving, delivering simple resources, tools and activities for use throughout the school day and at home.

The School Food Trust's «Lets Get Cooking» initiative is growing, and provides training, resources and support to help schools set up healthy eating programmes.

The website: * provides advice, support and downloadable resources for teachers about healthier eating in school; * contains interactive learning activities for children, as well as activity and information sheets; * supports healthy schools initiatives

The initiative has put teachers at the center of efforts to develop resources and professional development to support implementation.

The Lab's staff will also continue to lead the national advocacy agenda that NCTL launched in 2007 Additionally, grant will support the Lab's «By All Means» initiative by providing advice and support to the city teams, leveraging financial and technical assistance resources, conducting research on the effectiveness of local work, documenting local work and disseminating best practices, brokering national partnerships with organizations in the health, education, social service, and community schools» fields, and providing direct technical assistance in relevant areas of expertise.

At ISTE, we support the assessment of EETT initiatives, and we're desperately looking for resources and partnerships that will allow us to continue that support.

However, the MTSS process has a broader approach, addressing the needs of all students by aligning the entire system of initiatives, supports, and resources, and by implementing continuous improvement processes at all levels of the system.