Sentences with phrase «urgent needs in the communities»

Similar approaches can be used to revitalize other people - serving institutions: (1) The consciousness of many religious leaders (professional and lay) concerning the urgent need in their community for networks of nurture for both individuals and families must first

Second Chance Dog Rescue was founded in the fall of 2008 by Sandra D. Simpson, Jason Cordoba, and Maria Blake who recognized the urgent need in our community.

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But the startup community points to the already tough climate for funding, and argues the need to find a workable model for equity crowd funding is urgent in Canada, as the U.S. is already moving ahead.

The theological conversation about interfaith relations is important, Cragg accepts, but he thinks there is an equally urgent need to move beyond theological propositions and to be informed by what he calls «a community of reverence,» «a converse of soul» in joint prayer and worship.

The implication could not be plainer: Because a community once founded will stand or fall together, and because one man's virtue is not sufficient, there is urgent need for education and transmission, beginning with a well - ordered house and with political measures to secure justice in the community.

but the failure of a business in a small village can devastate a local community and urgent action is needed to give relief to these businesses at the heart of village life.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER At its annual New York City Gala this month, the Washington - based Human Rights Campaign presented a program that focused just enough attention on the dangers created since Donald Trump became president to press the urgent need for the community to engage in productive resistance to the now one - year old administration.

I thank Governor Cuomo, Senator Helming and all of our partners in government for their collaboration and swift response to the urgent needs of our community.»

Albany, NY — Members of the Independent Democratic Conference delivered for all New Yorkers in this year's state budget — with a measure to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility to end the cycle of mass incarceration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds and meeting the urgent need of New York's immigrant communities with a historic $ 10 million commitment to legal services.

Speaking at the 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, Buhari said: «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family and communities at all levels on the critical role of protecting children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

Speaking in Abuja to mark 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, President Buhari said, «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family, communities at all levels, on the critical role of protecting the children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

«In it we create a historic $ 10 million immigrant legal aid fund to meet the urgent need of our immigrant communities.

«The scientific community has long recognized the urgent need to summon science with its adherence to the identification, collection, and inspection of data, so that evidence may emerge and guide public policy,» Schaal wrote in an Op - ed published on 12 Sept. in The Hill, adding later, «Such scientific research is lacking in response to today's gun violence epidemic.

«We recognize the needs in our community are urgent,» Polonsky said.

The scientific community has learned a great deal about molecular signals that can support regeneration of damaged neural connections, but there is an urgent need to identify as many pro-regenerative signals as possible because it is not clear which of these might actually translate to use in patients.

Therefore, the international community needs to take urgent action in order to avoid the increasing loss of land.

On the night of last April 17, the Philadelphia school community waited anxiously to find out which of the district's schools would land on a new list of low performers — schools that the state was declaring to be in urgent need of change.

The National Center for Education Statistics predicts a 10.3 % increase of students in Florida schools by 2025, highlighting the need for our program to continue its urgent work to train new teachers in local communities.

Inform parents, communities, lawmakers, business leaders, taxpayers and other stakeholders about inequities in Colorado public schools and the urgent need to improve access to high quality educational opportunities for all Colorado students.

Based on the emotional intelligence research and work from Daniel Goleman, the following quote, «A growing number of students are failing in a core subject needed for successful living: solid character,» is a urgent call for action to use Social Emotional Learning Practices in our school communities.

Our leadership team, which is comprised of our Regional Superintendent, school principal, blended learning specialist, and a member of our regional board, is in the process of conducting in - depth interviews with students, teachers, and parents to identify the most urgent needs in the Sacred Heart school community.

We agree with the president and education secretary on the urgent need for reform of our education system, and their assertions that everyone — educators, policymakers, students, parents, and community and business leaders — needs to assume greater responsibility for improved outcomes in our schools.

But thanks to the work of Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan, and Assembly Speaker Heastie, New York's charter schools can continue to grow and provide a great education in communities where there is an urgent need for options.»

99.7 % of sponsored children; 100 % of sponsored children; 55,239 children receive at least one nutritious meal each day; 12,746 individuals have accessed Chalice skills development programs; 39 water projects, 23 schools, 250 houses, and funds for 37 individuals or communities for urgent needs (famine relief, critical medical needs, etc.);, 2291 children left the program in 2015 - 2016 because they have completed their education and / or their family is now able to sustain itself

Debbie Newhouse of Urgent Pet Care said UPC felt the southwest community needed to have a place to take their pets in an emergency situation that is closer than their current location at 73rd and Giles.»

Approximately 6 times a year, we hold fundraisers for our community and have a special fund (donations from our clients) to help clients with urgent medical needs in a time of financial hardship.

«As Europe and other developed regions fail to take the urgent action we need, people will be marching in solidarity with the communities on the frontlines of climate impacts and with the impacted workers, people will continue resisting fossil fuel extraction, and communities will carry on building the renewable, democratic energy systems that are the solution to the climate crisis.»

There is, therefore, an urgent need for transparent and verifiable costs to be presented to the community in order to build confidence in what could be an incredibly valuable technology in fighting climate change... It's particularly interesting to see [Climeworks»] cost - cutting objectives of a three to four-fold reduction [to around $ 200 / tCO2] by 2020, which is just around the corner.

In 2012, the World Health Organiation and the UN environment programme published a major report on the state of EDC science, which concluded that communities across the globe were being exposed to EDCs and their associated risks and that urgent research on the health and environmental impacts was needed.

Given their urgent need to develop and improve energy access, their opportunities to engage in mitigation will also depend on support from the international community to overcome these barriers to invest in mitigation.

The report calls on countries to take urgent action to train workers in the skills needed for the transition to a greener economy, and provide them with social protection that facilitates the transition to new jobs, contributes to preventing poverty and reduces the vulnerability of households and communities.

«The findings in this National Climate Assessment underscore the need for urgent action to combat the threats from climate change, protect American citizens and communities today, and build a sustainable future for our kids and grandkids,» the White House said in a statement.

Urgent aid is needed for families and communities impacted by devastating flooding in New Brunswick.

I'm especially embarrassed about this because I've been preaching for some time the urgent need for diversity in the crypto community.

We have many job vacancies in the health care sector and within our Telegraph nursing jobs where are recruiters are in urgent need of community nurses, registered general nurses, custody nurses and dental nurses.

NLEI is a community - based 501 (c)(3) organization established in response to the Latino community's urgent need for high quality skills training and fair employment opportunities.

This was a fundamental failing of the extensive community profiling done as part of the COAG trial in Wadeye, where government expenditure and program activity has clearly not responded to the urgent and high levels of need identified in the community profiling work undertaken by John Taylor.

Given the broad social inclusion benefits of licensing, there is an urgent need for cross-sector collaboration and national investment in culturally safe models of support that see communities actively engaged in shared ownership of local solutions.

By getting straight to the most pressing need (often in communities where there may be many urgent needs), we have a chance to use limited resources to help in the most effective way.

PTSD is a severe psychiatric illness characterised by four core symptom clusters: re-experiencing, avoidance, negative cognition and mood and hyperarousal.1 With an estimated lifetime prevalence in community samples of up to 8 %, PTSD results in a great deal of personal suffering and escalating social and economic costs.2 Unfortunately, current evidence - based treatments for PTSD leave a high percentage with a significant symptom burden, highlighting the urgent need for novel treatments.

recognize that the problems affecting Aboriginal juveniles are so widespread and have such potentially disastrous repercussions for the future that there is an urgent need for governments and Aboriginal organizations to negotiate together to devise strategies designed to reduce the rate at which Aboriginal juveniles are involved in the welfare and criminal justice systems, and, in particular, to reduce the rate at which Aboriginal juveniles are separated from their families or communities, whether by being declared to be in need of care, detained, imprisoned or otherwise.

But as we still await the outcome of the July 2 poll, there are concerns about urgent funding needs and policy gaps, including efforts to deal with the devastating rate and impact of suicide in Indigenous communities.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

... The new process is similar to the existing future acts processes in the NTA with a relatively small adjustment to meet the urgent need for housing and public infrastructure in Indigenous communities.

Today's roundtable convened by the Federal government is a welcome step toward acknowledging the ongoing suicide crisis in Aboriginal communities and the need for an urgent concentrated effort to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal people and address the transgenerational trauma impacting on our communities.

Reconciliation Australia joins with Just Reinvest NSW, the Change the Record coalition, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and others in reaffirming the urgent need for sustained investment in communities, and a national, long - term approach to justice reinvestment, to lessen the disproportionate rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration across Australia.

Reconciliation Australia reaffirms the urgent need for justice investment, and community - led, collaborative initiatives, in tackling the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait -LSB-...]

This project includes the adaptation and expansion of the 4 - H Youth Futures College Within Reach (YF) program in two Missouri communities with urgent needs: the city of Ferguson and Jefferson County.

Chapter four reflects on the undeniable and urgent need for healing in Indigenous communities.