Sentences with phrase «serving kids in the community»

The following conversations are with other foster parents serving kids in their communities.

Sure, there's always going to be good news to combat the bad — for instance, watch this inspiring video about a 9 - year - old girl in India who runs a thriving library that serves the kids in her community — but lately, it's been harder and harder to find the light in what has quickly become a rather dark time for America.

«There are some who would argue that charter schools are leading to the hyper - segregation of education, but if you're going to communities that need options, and you're serving kids in the community, that's what you want schools to be doing,» said a representative from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Not exact matches

I currently serve as a mentor for a few kids in my community, but I want to be able to do more.

Currently, Offerdahl serves on the board for Q2 Holdings, a developer and provider of online banking software and services to community banks and credit unions, and Side by Side Kids, a non-profit that serves underprivileged children in Austin, Texas.

Last summer, we had a meal program where we served lunch (free of charge) to kids in the community who always get there two meals a day at school but go hungry during the summer.

«Our support of No Kid Hungry is the next natural step in our ongoing commitment to serving our community and the children of our community.

Diaz brothers have so many other things to them, two vegeterian triathletes who came up from the lowest of the lows, nothing to eat at home, in a rough neighbourhood saying no to all the drugs, later on to all the roids, serving their community, teaching kids,... they have been awarded many times by their local authorities and all... but all UFC wants people to think of a Nate Diaz is a mexican gangster who smokes weed and does not give a damn...

Boys & Girls Clubs serve a whopping 4 million kids and teens at more than 4,300 Clubs in communities across the USA!

Read my 10 reasons below, then go help serve #SummersMeals to hungry kids in your community.

One significant victory in that battle was last year's passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act which, among other things, uses Medicaid data to directly certify children for free and reduced price meals; helps states improve the certification process for school meal aid; allows universal free meals for students in high poverty communities; and expands USDA authority to support meals served to at - risk children in after school programs.

· Kid PT Dr. Joni Redlich serves children in New Jersey in both clinic and community - based settings.

The Fox Valley Park Foundation's These funds were sourced through the Foundations» annual Golf for Kids fundraiser to help support recreational opportunities for the under - served youth in our communities.

It's about helping grocery stores serve communities that don't have access to fresh foods, and finding new ways to help our kids stay physically active in school and at home.

Serving the Smyrna community in Georgia, the company's services are open to infants up to school - age kids, six weeks to twelve years of age.

In addition to learning a trade, Community Kitchen students prepare meals for the Kids Cafe program, which serves hot meals to children after school while also providing tutoring and educational programs.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

«Of course I'm sadden by the news, but I will say that I've been very fortunate to be able to serve this community, to serve my district and my city and be able to institute policies that I think that were so very great for students and kids in the classroom,» remarked McCarthy.

She is proud of her son — she says he's a «great kid» — and has given back to her community by serving in the Syracuse mayor's office and most recently as U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's central New York regional director.

«I had this drive to know that there's millions of kids out there like me who are not served well by the existing system,» says Hay, who over his career worked in a range of environments from affluent communities to a struggling district turnaround school.

Afterschool programs come in all shapes and sizes, offer students a host of enriching activities, and serve a diverse group of students — keeping kids safe, inspiring learning, and supporting working families from communities like rural Parma, Idaho to Baltimore, Maryland.

KIPP helps its communities, the report says, «by transforming the lives of the kids we serve in our current network of schools; and [b] y inspiring others — as we continue to reach more students in more communities — to reconsider what is possible in public education.»

We must do far better for kids trapped in schools where policymakers have known for years that the systems serving them are not doing right by families and communities.

Tanya St. Julien currently serves as chief of staff at Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), a national leadership development organization that works with teachers to become civic leaders in advocacy, community organizing, policy, and elected office to improve education for all kids.

She recently joined the leadership team of Zeno Math as their Programs & Operations Director to increase and scale their ability inspire kids to love math by serving early learners and elementary school aged children in the communities of greatest need.

Ref Rodriguez started a charter school in his community 20 years ago because the schools serving kids were overcrowded and on multi tracks.

But come together to look at how can we resolve this issue together and serve as a really great advocate for all of our kids in our community.

«Volunteers can also serve as powerful role models for kids, teaching them how they can give back to their own communities in the future.»

Carl: My wife and I identified two values that we put at the top of our one - page plan: Spending time with our kids doing things outdoors and serving in the community.

Over 35 years ago Avanti Auto Driving School became South Florida's «Go To» driving school for all driver license needs, serving Boca Raton and the surrounding communities to mention a few: Winston Park, Coquina, Regency Lakes at Coconut Creek, Coco Lakes, Coral Gate, Wildwood, Banyan Trails, Secret Pond, Tall Trees, Hillsboro Ranches, the kids at North Broward Prep and other areas in Broward.

Building strong relationships with kids, parents, and school communities to attract new players and serve as an ongoing positive role model in children's lives.

• Make family - friendly spaces or activities available at your establishment • Smile and lend a hand to customers who are having a tough time with their children • Offer to load groceries or other packages into the car for a parent with kids • Hang fliers about community events or helpful resources for parents and families • Notice positive parenting moments and compliment the parents • Say hello to children and offer them a high five • Be kind to parents with kids in your establishment, especially when one of their children is melting down • Organize a fundraiser to support a local nonprofit serving families • Help a parent who is juggling kids and suitcases on an airplane • Include information about local family support programs on menus

Throughout her career, she has focused on working with kids and families, often in under - served communities, who have experienced complex trauma and / or symptoms of anxiety, depression, Autism, Attention - Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder, and other learning or developmental differences.

Adam again; I «serve» the kids in my community by coaching sports, I don't «serve» my clients.

The grandmother of three kids under five has been an outspoken champion for the city of Hamilton as the president of the Hamilton and District Chamber of Commerce in 1996 and as past president of the Business Executives Organization, and has served on a long list of community boards and associations.

The club, located in the center of this diverse California East Bay community, had long served as a haven for kids — many living in single - parent families — from Alameda's lower - income west end.