Sentences with phrase «supported public agencies»

All too often churches and church organizations, like tax - supported public agencies, unthinkingly let their benevolent efforts fall into easily definable categories.

The NC Foreclosure Prevention Fund is offered by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, a self - supporting public agency, using funds provided by the U.S. Treasury.

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency is a self - supporting public agency that finances affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the market.

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After hours of public comment, a Northern California water agency is delaying a vote on whether to support Gov.. The Santa Clara Valley Water District board will vote at a special meeting May 8.

The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority has disclosed that the majority of public submissions on the $ 450 million Iconic Scarborough development supported the project, but said all government agencies and utilities it consulted, with the sole exception of Tourism WA, opposed it.

A 2010 study conducted by Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing agency focused on social causes, reported that 80 percent of consumers are more likely to purchase a product that supports a cause during the holiday season.

The agency warned last fall that there's little evidence to support kratom's use as a «natural» pain relief alternative, and in February, it issued a public health advisory saying that kratom compounds — ostensibly meant to replace addictive opioid products — are actually opioid products themselves.

«Early in the investigation process [that led to the firings], it was decided, as is the norm in such serious human resource matters, to have the Public Service Agency (PSA) lead the investigation,» Whitmarsh wrote on Oct. 6 to McNeil, adding that the Public Service Agency had support from the province's Chief Information Officer to investigate the handling of government data.

In the emails, Adams writes that Whitmarsh supports an independent and full review of how the Public Service Agency handled the 2012 investigation, as well as the actions the public service took because of the investigPublic Service Agency handled the 2012 investigation, as well as the actions the public service took because of the investigpublic service took because of the investigation.

OMI conducts market surveillance, supports trading - based investigations, and collects, analyzes, and disseminates tips, complaints, referrals, and other forms of intelligence submitted to the SEC by the public, whistleblowers, self - regulatory organizations, and other government agencies.

2016.09.20 More than $ 2.5 million to support physical activity programs for kids and youth across Canada RBC, ParticipACTION and the Public Health Agency of Canada announced the 2016 RBC Learn to Play Project grants today,...

Furthermore, it requires the state Departments of Transportation and Public Safety, along with all other pertinent state agencies, to take steps to support fully autonomous vehicles.

Furthermore, when appropriations for education are made directly from the public treasury, they should be granted to politically independent agencies so that government financial support does not become a means for political domination of education.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

This rejection came despite the traffic - light system having the strong support of EU public health and consumer agencies.

Meanwhile, there was almost unanimous support for traffic lights from a wide range of public health, medical and consumer organisations, as well as state government agencies.

If there is not a local diaper bank near you, the website suggests you contact a local social service agency such as a women's shelter, food pantry, church, publicly - funded daycare center or public health clinic to ask for support.

We offer a wide range of public and in - house training courses (some accredited), and work in partnership to help agencies develop effective approaches to support children's relationships with their fathers and other male carers.

The coalition has been awarded three grants over the past five years: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Disease Grant with the goal of increasing the number of policies and practices that promote and support breastfeeding - friendly environments; Business Case for Breastfeeding Grant to educate employers on how to comply with the Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Act and a Women Infants and Children (WIC) Local Agency Breastfeeding Special Project Grant.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: It is the position of the International Lactation Consultant Association that supporting their wellbeing should be a priority of governments, aid agencies, health workers, and members of the public.

The Surgeon General set breastfeeding goals and public health agencies support it.

We can support new mothers by giving salaried public employees time and a place to express milk at work, and requiring that state agencies seek the mother - friendly designation that ensures mothers have a clean, private place to pump milk for their babies.

We also support the global public health recommendation on optimal infant and young child feeding, defined by UN agencies as exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months followed by safe and appropriate complementary feeding with continued breastfeeding until the age of two years or beyond.

WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appears poised to overrule a 1977 case allowing public sector union «agency fees» — a ruling that would end the fees, which are paid by non-members to support public sector unions» collective bargaining work.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all election related sites and the maintenance of security for polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.

He also worked as a policy analyst on a New York education task force, and as a consultant with public housing authorities and child support enforcement agencies around the country.

At last night's Town of Ulster Town Board meeting, Town of Ulster citizens made a consistent request of their Town Board (who is Lead Agency in SEQR for the proposed Lincoln Park Grid Support Center, a gas - fired power plant project in the Town of Ulster) for a 90 day public comment period during the Scoping process.

Since then, public employees who don't want to support their union's entire agenda can request to simply pay «agency fees.»

The Child Support Agency has been one of the most controversial public bodies of recent times, because of the social and economic impact of its inability to handle its workload.

The government's attempt to reform the Child Support Agency (CSA) was «one of the greatest public administration disasters» of recent years, MPs have said.

«We are not looking at other agencies under the National Assembly like the Public Complaints Commission, National Institute for Legislative Studies, the National Assembly Service Commission and supporting staff.

These five measures, as outlined by the NPP flagbearer, include providing the requisite leadership to tackle corruption; the scrupulous enforcement of the teachings of the Public Procurement Act (Act 663); the establishment by Act of Parliament of an Office of Independent Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption; the devotion of more resources to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption agencies; and supporting all moves to give Parliament greater oversight capability over the activities of the Executive.

Mission Statement: The primary mission of Erie County Central Police Services is to provide forensic, technical, and support services on a countywide and regional basis to law enforcement agencies and other public safety first responders.

He urged the public to continue to be vigilant and take advantage of the State's emergency numbers 112 and 767 to alert security agencies of any suspicious actions in their areas, assuring that the State Government would continue to support security agencies to ensure that Lagosians remain safe and secure.

Dick Dadey of the Citizens Union good - government group, who supported Agata's choice, «Given the need for our public ethics enforcement agency to be as transparent as possible, providing this information seems like a no - brainer to me.»

As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached, educators at almost 350 public schools across New York City prepared themselves and their school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700 school support staff — including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.

«While commending the general public and the media for their continuous support so far, all citizens are once again reminded that security is everybody's concern therefore, they should join hands with the security agencies to eliminate the remnant of the terrorists.

This series of public engagement, made possible with the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks to create awareness of this phenomenon, and thereby contribute to civic and voter education on it.

And according to the state comptroller's office, another state agency acting on behalf of the now - defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption requested $ 200,000 for a Buffalo - based «litigation support» firm for «data collection and analysis, to assist the federal government.»

The Immigration Protection Act will foster the safety of all of the county's residents by removing any trepidation some in the community might have about their interactions with the county's law enforcement agencies and I'm proud that we've been able to craft something that has the full support of both advocates for the immigrant community and the county departments responsible for public safety, corrections and probation.»

On July 9, Heilbrunn noted that the Ethics Board's recommended penalties for McKenna (a public apology to the Planning Board, the town, and the Ethics Board) were slightly harsher than those for Magarelli (an apology only to the planning agency and the town) because the councilman was «pushing» and «aggressive» in his support of Cucina.

He sued for encouragement and public support for all anti-corruption agencies to reduce the pressure on EFCC.

The mission of CFS is to provide excellent laboratory services in support of the administration of justice and public safety for the citizens of Ontario by: 1) providing scientific examinations and interpretations in cases involving injury or death in unusual circumstances, and in crimes against persons or property; 2) presenting independent objective expert testimony to courts in Ontario; 3) conducting research; and 4) presenting educational programs on forensic science for agencies using forensic science services.

Institutional change focuses on building understanding about, capacity for and support of public engagement within the various institutions researchers are affiliated with, including universities, government agencies, professional societies and private industry.

On the human spaceflight side, which accounts for about half of the agency's budget, Congress continued to support both public and private approaches to getting humans into space.

«We hope this report will support agency efforts to effectively evaluate these future products in ways that ensure public safety, protect the environment, build public confidence, and support innovation.»

Public and private funding agencies in the United States, a nation whose prosperity has been generated in no small part by the infusion of human talent from all over the world, have a special responsibility to support these critical efforts.

Canada continues to offer support to Mexico including testing at the National Microbiology Lab and sending two additional scientists from the Public Health Agency to Mexico.