Sentences with phrase «underserved children as»

Ralph's real passion is underserved children as he invests his time and talents in The Boys and Girls Club, United Way, and a multitude of youth sports programs.

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A leading local organization, the Rapids have participated in countless initiatives and causes, and annually raise tens of thousands of dollars for Kroenke Sports Charities, which supports underserved children and families in Colorado through educational and recreational programs, as well as appearances, donations, and service gifts.

A child hunger study released by the food depository last year identified Brighton Park as one of the area's most underserved neighborhoods in terms of food services available outside of school, Dolgan said.

She serves as the Medical Director for two Children's Health Centers in medically underserved Southeast Washington, DC, and for the Children's National East of the River Lactation Support Center.

Lead exposure of young children continues to be widespread in the U.S., especially in post-industrial, underserved communities such as Flint and Detroit, Gomez says.

Spencer, who does not appear in the film, wrote a Jan. 31 post on Instagram saying she planned to buy out a theater in Mississippi «in an underserved community there to ensure that all our brown children can see themselves as a superhero.»

«Studies found that elementary schools were pretty well taken care of with after - school child care, and high schools had such high - caliber programs as youth - leadership development and arts and theater,» says Salmons, who points out that middle school students, meanwhile, were vastly underserved.

«As Kargman Chair, I intend to make significant strides conducting developmental research with understudied and underserved populations of children.»

As executive director of COMPASS for kids (@COMPASSforkids), a nonprofit based in Lexington, Massachusetts, Hill has spent the past 22 years working to build the capacity of adults who are central in the lives of underserved children.

The marketing of both private school choice and public charters promises to escalate over the next two years, masquerading as the best option for underserved children.

Fuller and Williams attended the same high school, and later shared concern about the future of underserved children in Milwaukee as well as their opposition to universal vouchers

The profound lack of knowledge about public education, as reflected in comments about public schools being «flush with cash» and badly underserving the nation's children, coupled with policy proposals based on these «alternative facts», pose a threat to a high - quality education for more than 50 million students.

This symposium serves to highlight five core themes emerging in the out - of - school time (OST) field: positive youth development as a key frame for child and youth engagement and learning both in school and beyond; the role of mentors and authentic contexts in supporting diverse populations, in particular, traditionally underserved and underrepresented children and youth; the need for meaningful professional development of youth - serving professionals; and the rise of social - emotional skills as a vehicle for 21st century learning.

NCLB requires schools to focus on providing quality education to students who are often underserved, including children with disabilities, from low - income families, non-English speakers, as well as African - Americans and Latinos.

Special consideration will be given to technologies that are accessible and usable by a wide range of children — especially traditionally underserved student populations — as well as products that take advantage of the latest research on learning and advances in mobile and social technologies.

We find schools that are hyper - segregated by race; and we find schools that do not reflect the cultural and economic profile of the communities in which they are situated (for as Ms Lecker reports charter schools underserve English language learners and they often underserve the most economically disadvantaged children, as measured by eligibility for free and reduced lunches).

Throughout her career, her work has focused on supporting understandings about how children learn so as to ensure that our youngest, most vulnerable citizens — especially those in historically underserved diverse urban communities — have access to high quality learning opportunities.

The EHA implemented a policy requiring «that all handicapped children be identified, evaluated, and offered educational services,» a specification that recognized children with disabilities as an underserved population and strove to correct that imbalance (Levesque 2014).

Organized as part of the non-profit arm of Frieze New York, Frieze Education runs annually from October through June, providing high school students and children from underserved communities across New York's five boroughs with access to arts programs through a combination of workshops and tours of artist studios, galleries, museums and the fair.

Devised by the Washington state Legislature as a way of providing less expensive legal services to underserved populations, LLLTs are licensed to advise and assist people going through divorce, child custody, and other family law matters in Washington.

Lawyers in private practice often perform pro bono work to help low - income individuals and underserved portions of the population such as the elderly, victims of domestic abuse and children.

An organization that holds a core commitment to equality, social responsibility and justice with attention to marginalized and underserved groups, and fosters policies that support the welfare of families and children and serves as a context for all concerned with the health of the family;

This program adapts with fidelity the Parents as Teachers home visitation model of home visits, child screening, and group meetings to be delivered through video conferencing technology to reach more families in underserved communities and to provide more options for today's tech - savvy parents.

Throughout her career, her work has focused on supporting understandings about how children learn so as to ensure that our youngest, most vulnerable citizens — especially those in historically underserved diverse urban communities — have access to high quality learning opportunities.

Prior to joining The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Ms. Bee worked as a therapist in specialized foster care; she helped underserved children and their families cope with emotional difficulties related to trauma and serious illness.