Sentences with phrase «support immigrant families»

The program will convene education leaders from schools, districts, governments, and nonprofit organizations that support immigrant families, where they will learn from Harvard faculty experts and fellow educators facing similar challenges.

The analyses found that the policy change would help support immigrant families by expanding job opportunities, while modestly lowering insurance premiums for all state drivers and improving public safety on roadways, with the fiscal costs of implementing the proposal more than offset by added revenues.

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I'll match your donations to @ACLU in support of our LGBTQ immigrant family up to $ 10,000 through @TieTheKnotOrg.

Independent Street takes a look at a story from the Richmond - Times Dispatch that claims that the values immigrants learned about «being thrifty, avoiding excessive debt, and relying on family support from native countries» are helping them ride out the recession.

Key policies include introducing a Guaranteed Annual Income; ensuring universal access to quality childcare and early childhood education; cutting debt for post-secondary students; honouring the Kelowna Accord with Aboriginals; expanding the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual Canadians; and easing the income support levels required for immigrant family sponsorship.

IRC provides legal support not only for refugees and immigrants achieving citizenship but also for reuniting their families as well.

- how you can call yourself «family values» voters while supporting Trump's mass deportation, which would orphan or displace 4.5 million children who are U.S. citizens but who have at least one parent who is an undocumented immigrant,

«As Christian leaders, we have a commitment to caring for the vulnerable in our churches while also supporting just, compassionate, and welcoming policies toward refugees and other immigrants,» the letter opens, going on to request legal protection for the Dreamers who entered the US as children, an increase in the admittance of refugees and persecuted Christians, and quicker priority for immigrants seeking to reunite with their families.

Expansion of the immigration detention program would be a travesty when there are humane, fiscally responsible and proven alternatives to imprisonment that support President Bush's assertion that the vast majority of immigrants are «decent people who work hard, support their families, practice their faith and lead responsible lives.»

We know immigrants who work two and three full time jobs, some who support family members to rise out of poverty, people who often do the hardest work without praise and acknowledgement.

, fighting for policies supporting the most vulnerable New Yorkers, including immigrants and working families, and building bridges with diverse communities to enhance racial and ethnic harmony.»

«Now the fight is to make sure Ravi can remain here with his family and continue his work to support immigrant rights in the United States,» Amy Gottlieb, Ragbir's wife, said in a statement.

Additionally, during the 2016 and 2017 legislative session, Francesca successfully coordinated the statewide campaign «We Are Florida's Families,» which led to the defeat of 9 anti-immigrant and anti-refugee bills which sought to criminalize immigrants and remove from office local elected officials who support and vote on policies to protect immigrants regardless of their status.

«Thank you, Anthony G. Speelman, Robert W. Newell Jr. and UFCW Local 1500 for their strong support and commitment to our effort to build a coalition to make a difference for our working families our immigrants and our youth in Queens,» stated Ramos.

The report, Safe Havens: Protecting and Supporting New York State's Immigrant Students — released by The Education Trust — New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the New York Immigration Coalition and The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. — finds that while the New York State Education Department (SED) and the Attorney General's Office, as well as several individual school districts, have taken a number of important steps, there is much more to do.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

«The Council's Immigrant Health Initiative is one component of support for immigrants and their families,» said Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

- Help immigrants by «implementing the Empire State Immigrant Defense Project; expanding the naturalization services offered at the state's Office of New Americans; pressing for passage of the DREAM Act; and convening the New York State Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigrants to make recommendations that support the integration and success of immigrants and their familiimmigrants by «implementing the Empire State Immigrant Defense Project; expanding the naturalization services offered at the state's Office of New Americans; pressing for passage of the DREAM Act; and convening the New York State Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigrants to make recommendations that support the integration and success of immigrants and their familiImmigrants to make recommendations that support the integration and success of immigrants and their familiimmigrants and their families.»

Mothers in the program are mostly Mexican immigrants; though their culture prioritizes family support, the women often find themselves isolated from their extended family, Garcia said.

Lisa DeCamp, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's senior author, noted that although parental surveys of this kind have weaknesses in terms of parent responses reflecting the breadth of traumas children may be exposed to, the findings, published in the Oct. issue of the journal Pediatrics, offer new insight into potentially higher childhood resiliency among immigrant families supported by strong community networks and a strong sense of cultural identity.

The next steps toward better understanding ACEs for Hispanic children from immigrant families, says Caballero, are to determine what, if any, resilience factors do exist and what traumas may be hidden or specific to the population in order to better guide policy and invest in resources that support those resilience factors and help address such traumas.

«This program will focus on the unique aspects of educating immigrant children by examining current research on language education, socio - emotional well - being of immigrant youth, and family engagement that truly supports learning.»

Trump also unnecessarily disrupted the lives of «Dreamers» — some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children — and their families by ending President Obama's DACA policy, setting an arbitrary deadline (March 5, 2018) for Congress to save the program and then breaking promise after promise to support a bipartisan legislative solution.

This webinar will examine what Miami - Dade has done to support its Latino students, including immigrant students and those whose families have been part of the community for generations.

Mr. Kissam currently serves as a trustee of the Werner - Kohnstamm Family Fund which supports initiatives contributing to the well - being of immigrants in California and nationally.

Educators who work with immigrant communities want to know how to best support students and their families.

Another key topic: supporting kids from immigrant families.

These changes help support immigrant students and their families and will make D.C. a better city for all residents.

They include a «Later to Literacy» program that supports the literacy needs of ESL students; the «Village of Attachment,» where staff, families, and community members create a web of support around the most vulnerable students; «Youth in Transitions,» an after - school program that works closely with students alongside their parents; and «PAWS,» a program designed to help immigrant students who entered the school system late in their high school years develop fundamental skills for success.

Safe Havens: Protecting and Supporting New York State's Immigrant Students This May 2017 report, released by the Education Trust — New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the New York Immigration Coalition, and the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, urges New York school districts to better protect and support immigrant students and Immigrant Students This May 2017 report, released by the Education Trust — New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the New York Immigration Coalition, and the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, urges New York school districts to better protect and support immigrant students and fFamilies, urges New York school districts to better protect and support immigrant students and immigrant students and familiesfamilies.

This issue is personal for me because as a college success counselor for KIPP Colorado Schools, a network of six public charter schools, I support students from immigrant families as they navigate through college on their journey toward a degree.

He was recognized in 2009 by Latino Perspectives Magazine as one of 40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40 for his work in education and parental involvement programs for low - income families, and by Valle del Sol as the Profiles for Success» Advocate of the Year in 2014 for his efforts in supporting immigrant communities in Arizona.

Also, as the first openly gay person of color in Congress and someone from a family who experienced the ugly face of systemic racism when his grandparents and parents were removed from their respective homes and sent to Japanese American Internment camps during World War II, Takano has a consistently progressive social justice ethic that is evident in his strong voting record in support of immigrants, low - income families, affordable housing, veterans, and workers.

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students and Families: Guidelines for School Personnel, authored by Dr. Dolores A. Stegelin, Clemson University emeritus faculty in the College of Education and NDPC / N Research Fellow, examines some of the laws involved as well as strategies for supporting immigrant students and families, and includes guidelines for school Supporting Immigrant Students and Families: Guidelines for School Personnel, authored by Dr. Dolores A. Stegelin, Clemson University emeritus faculty in the College of Education and NDPC / N Research Fellow, examines some of the laws involved as well as strategies for supporting immigrant students and families, and includes guidelines for school pImmigrant Students and Families: Guidelines for School Personnel, authored by Dr. Dolores A. Stegelin, Clemson University emeritus faculty in the College of Education and NDPC / N Research Fellow, examines some of the laws involved as well as strategies for supporting immigrant students and families, and includes guidelines for school peFamilies: Guidelines for School Personnel, authored by Dr. Dolores A. Stegelin, Clemson University emeritus faculty in the College of Education and NDPC / N Research Fellow, examines some of the laws involved as well as strategies for supporting immigrant students and families, and includes guidelines for school supporting immigrant students and families, and includes guidelines for school pimmigrant students and families, and includes guidelines for school pefamilies, and includes guidelines for school personnel.

Topics examined in the position papers include an examination of trauma's role in inhibiting student success; laws related to and supporting strategies for immigrant students and families; the role of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in dropout prevention; and utilizing the arts as a dropout prevention strategy.

If educators assume that the main purpose of working with families is to promote academic achievement in the classroom and at home, they can miss other important ways in which Mexican American and other immigrant families support their children's development, such as by seeking out advice from trusted members of the community or by participating in church or other community organizations (Poza, Brooks, & Valdés, 2014).

The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (2003) found that immigrants tend to establish themselves more easily if they are supported byImmigrants to Canada (2003) found that immigrants tend to establish themselves more easily if they are supported byimmigrants tend to establish themselves more easily if they are supported by families.

Other work of mine has focussed on family law for youth with children (for the BC Council for Families), abused women (for the BC Society of Transition Houses), parents living in poverty (for the Salvation Army's defunct pro bono program), people in polyamorous relationships (for the Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association), recent immigrants (for SUCCESS Settlement Services), grandparents caring for grandchildren (for the Parent Support Services Society of BC) and other populations.

Vancouver & Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Services Society: VLMFSS provides services to immigrant, visible minority and refugee women and their families.

ImmigrantServices at OCS provides immigrant and refugee newcomers in Surrey / North Delta with information about BC society, guidance and support on personal and family adjustment issues, and connect newcomers to the broader community.

As a national expert on these issues, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) provides ongoing trainings on the family - based immigration process, answers case - specific questions from practitioners, authors a comprehensive manual, Families & Immigration: A Practical Guide, and advocates locally and federally in support of immigrant Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) provides ongoing trainings on the family - based immigration process, answers case - specific questions from practitioners, authors a comprehensive manual, Families & Immigration: A Practical Guide, and advocates locally and federally in support of immigrant fFamilies & Immigration: A Practical Guide, and advocates locally and federally in support of immigrant immigrant familiesfamilies.

To advocate for victims of domestic violence in all family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, restraining orders; to empower immigrants with family law issues.

Safra is dedicated to working with new immigrant families with young children and continues her career as a member of Ryerson University's Lifeline Syria supporting the sponsorship and settlement of Syrian refugee families.

Although immigrant women are a heterogeneous group, factors related to their premigration and postmigration contexts, such as economic insecurity, family separation, social isolation, language barriers, availability of social supports, discrimination and gendered - migration policies8 — 15 may increase their vulnerability to abuse.

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.

It sheds light on specific needs of Chinese immigrant families who have to send their child to China to be raised while parents work in the U.S.. By studying closely the unique circumstances pertaining to prolonged separation, parenting practice, and related family challenges (low income, parental stress, lack of social support), preventive measures can be developed to promote and safeguard the overall wellbeing of the parent and the child.

Their safety net program offers nutrition assistance, financial aid for housing and utilities, and support for immigrant and refugee families.

She is interested in the cultural context of parenting, cultural adaptation in immigrant and minority families, identity processes surrounding ethnicity, socio - emotional development and regulation, and research and clinical work that support vulnerable parents and their families.

Vermont Project LAUNCH funds two family support organizations to employ outreach workers to engage families not currently receiving services, including immigrant families, and to connect them with appropriate resources.

The subcommittee has created guidance for early childhood providers to support immigrant and refugee children and families, including families with mixed documentation status.