Sentences with phrase «struggling urban communities»

I included the creation of land banks in my urban agenda as a way to help transform our struggling urban communities.

«Expanding the number of land banks throughout the state provides a boost for struggling urban communities, empowers municipalities and opens countless doors for community revitalization and economic development,» Silver said.

Not exact matches

This is not the place to trace in depth the history of Industrial Areas Foundation — its beginnings under «radical community organizer» Saul Alinsky in the Chicago of the 1940s, its entry into national prominence (and a certain notoriety) in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of its organizing role in The Woodlawn Organization (Chicago), the Kodak FIGHT controversy in Rochester, and similar community - industry and community - urban government struggles elsewhere.

In this character - driven coming of age story about two 15 year old Latinas who struggle to recognize the sexual undercurrent in their friendship while growing up in an urban immigrant community within the U.S.. On the surface, «Mosquita Y Mari» is a story of best friends struggling with life's universal questions, including finding one's place in society.

In too many urban communities, charters have hastened the closing of Catholic schools, in part because Catholic schools have struggled to adapt to the challenges of this new era of increased competition.

The 26 regions into which TFA places corps members include rural communities that struggle to lure enough teachers and urban neighborhoods that often lose their strongest teachers to the surrounding suburbs.

Anyone who's spent any time in a struggling urban school knows that factors in the community play a monumental role in shaping students» ability to perform well in school.

Many teachers entering urban education lack the knowledge of family background, family and community struggles, community dynamics, and how to assist families in their academic, social, and emotional journey.

During the New Deal, several communities were planned for resettlement of urban and rural families that were struggling financially.

In correspondence provided for this year's report, as well as discussions with senior officials in OIPC, the government has indicated that it continues to struggle with the challenge of «harnessing the mainstream» among Indigenous peoples in urban communities:

Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a White House Forum on Housing to discuss programs and initiatives promoted by the Obama Administration that help responsible homeowners and struggling communities hit hardest by the housing crisis.