Sentences with phrase «vulnerable families who»

«Health care reduces stress on our most vulnerable families who are already struggling due to poverty, and inability to access services.

For vulnerable families who are expecting a first child, early and intensive support by skilled home visitors can produce significant benefits for both the child and parents.

«Last night I was speaking to the need for compassion towards vulnerable families who feel underserved by the current school system and need new and better options,» she said in a statement.

Not exact matches

The law would provide justice to some of the most vulnerable people in our nation: young people who do not have homes and do not have the strong family support needed to keep them free from people who would exploit them.

They are extremely vulnerable families, women and children who are fleeing for their lives.

During the 1948 siege of Jerusalem, these two rooms accommodated refugees from more vulnerable neighborhoods, who stepped over the sleeping family at night on their way to the toilet that could not be flushed for lack of water.

I began to see what those no - fun tee - totalers a hundred years ago had seen — how the victims of alcohol were almost always the ones who were most vulnerable, how it impoverished families and lives, how it threw a lit match into powder kegs of longings.

«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.

Most small - scale family farmers live in remote locations and lack access to credit, so they are vulnerable to middlemen who offer cash for their coffee at a fraction of its value.

Families who have been through a PAL will especially appreciate the candid, vulnerable account of Alexis Marie's story.

A few days after the Paris attack I attended a Combating Online Radicalization and Extremism workshop at the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) annual conference in Washington where experts pointed out that people who interact with extremists via social media are already highly vulnerable and on the path towards radicalization.

«Basically, in terms of vulnerable families, we're looking at families who may have particular stressors in their lives that are impacting their young children,» Betancourt says, «whether it's economic or social emotional stresses or differences that they're handling at the time.»

«With the help of New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, families who believe that every child deserves a great education regardless of their zip code stood up to the special interests to protect our most vulnerable children.

«However, in providing for a service complaints commissioner, we accept the need for external, independent assurance, especially for a vulnerable young trainee - or his family or friends - who may feel uncomfortable about approaching a commanding officer directly.»

She was moved so to do by hearing how the failures of the criminal justice system compounded the grief and difficult experiences of the families of Sean Rigg and Olaseni Lewis — young, vulnerable men who died following restraint in Brixton in 2008 and Croydon in 2010 respectively.

It needs to not only help those who are homeless but also prevent those vulnerable families and individuals who are at risk of becoming homeless from joining them,» Clive Betts MP, chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, said.

ITV News has heard the accounts of two Syrian families who could be among the vulnerable refugees admitted to Britain.

My heart goes out to Wayne's family, including his son Mac and his beloved wife Fran who is a valuable member of my team, performing crucial work on behalf of the most vulnerable people of New York each and every day.»

«For years, I have worked on legislation and issued numerous reports to protect the state's most vulnerable children from convicted, high level sexual predators who have been allowed to reside near preschools and inside family shelters.

Trainees who come to study in a foreign country are more vulnerable than people who come to take a high - level job or to reunite with families because they often are less experienced, have fewer economic means, and lack local social support.

A basic minimum income could be an investment to stem higher costs down the road, she said, because children who carry sensitive genotypes and are from low - income families are more vulnerable to ending up in poverty as adults, with all of its associated costs to society.

Dr. Hackam seeks to work with industry partners, as well as nurses, doctors and families of patients around the country, in order to develop novel regimens to safely and effectively deliver appropriate nutrition to the most vulnerable infants, who are at risk for the development of intestinal disease.

«What's more, perfectionists who have a family history of depression and may therefore be more biologically vulnerable to developing the psychological and physical symptoms of major depression may be particularly sensitive to events that stimulate their self - doubt and their fear of rejection or humiliation.»

These online dating sites are loaded with these kinds of predators who look for women they perceive to be vulnerable, like single mothers, and use flattery mixed with the possibility of love and family to subdue them into sexual submission.

Idaho About Blog The Department of Health and Welfare is designed to help families in crisis become as self - reliant as possible and to offer assistance to vulnerable children and adults who can not solve their problems alone.

Its aims to create peace and reconciliation, to bring broken families together, to give vulnerable children hope, and encourage women who have been affected by the war.

As activists and as students, we recognize that beyond the political nuances of the recent executive orders on immigration, there are many students and families who feel incredibly vulnerable as they watch their government place bans against their countries.

Identified Students include those whose families participate in other federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where their incomes have already been thoroughly scrutinized, and those who are identified by other programs as extremely vulnerable, such as programs for homeless and migrant children.

«Charters continue to achieve for the students and families who chose them, including the most vulnerable and at - risk, and continue to show why New York State should fund charters equitably.»

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.

«Those of us who have dedicated our lives to providing the Head Start Advantage to our nation's most vulnerable children and families are confident President - elect Trump will continue to support significant and meaningful investments in Head Start.

1) prevents absences from occurring, 2) organizes caring and early outreach to families and students before absences add up, and 3) coordinates supports and services for vulnerable students who miss the most school.

Communities across the country are reducing chronic absenteeism by using a comprehensive set of strategies that: 1) prevents absences from occurring, 2) organizes caring and early outreach to families and students before absences add up, and 3) coordinates supports and services for vulnerable students who miss the most school.

One - size - fits - all tests punish and discourage students who are already vulnerable, including students of color, English - Language Learners, children with special needs, and students from families living in poverty.

Among the ideas is using games and technology simulations to support teachers and family, and tracking progress in certain vulnerable student populations such as kids with disabilities or those who are learning English as a second language.

Why is it that these clueless know - it - alls who are pushing (as in drug pushers) all digital / all the time wifi «learning» haven't the slightest concern for what may be the short - term and long - term adverse physical, emotional, and social consequences for America's children, and particularly for America's most vulnerable children — those living in extreme poverty, those with the whole panoply of neurological / cognitive / sensory disorders, and those from non-English speaking families.

That rare coming - of - age story able to blend the dark with the uplifting, Irma Voth follows a young Mennonite woman, vulnerable yet wise beyond her years, who carries a terrible family secret with her on a remarkable journey to survival and redemption.

Librarians have a particular concern for vulnerable populations that may not have any other access to books and electronic content, including individuals and families who are homebound or low - income.

However, if you have someone in the family who is particularly vulnerable to such substances or is known to have allergies to such ingredients, then hypersensitivity reactions can ensue including skin redness and itching, skin discoloration, and even the triggering of asthma.

Idaho About Blog The Department of Health and Welfare is designed to help families in crisis become as self - reliant as possible and to offer assistance to vulnerable children and adults who can not solve their problems alone.

The pet's contribution may be magnified for vulnerable people, such as older adults who are facing increasing disabilities and losses of close companions and family.

His recent photographs straddle the realms of art, fashion, and design and depict friends and family who are photographed alone, often in vulnerable positions, as he explores their reactions to becoming the focus of observation.

Many of these are the most vulnerable families — throughout the filming we spoke to people who would not be able to stay in their homes without the help of WAP.

This is a little shocking given that a child who may be participating in proceedings is often, almost by definition, disadvantaged — «diminished» or a «vulnerable» individual as the draft proposed rules for children in family proceedings has it (Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, Februvulnerable» individual as the draft proposed rules for children in family proceedings has it (Report of the Vulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, FebruVulnerable Witnesses & Children Working Group, February 2015).

The purpose of this service is to help particularly vulnerable people who have no family or friends and who lack capacity to make important decisions about serious medical treatment and changes of residence, eg moving to a hospital or care home.

Access to free legal advice and representation is getting more and more difficult, having a disproportionately high impact on vulnerable people who may lose their home, income or contact with their family as a result of not being able to access the right support.

`... the evolutionary process has included developments in relation to children giving evidence in family proceedings (Re W (Children)(Family Proceedings: Evidence)[2010] UKSC 12, [2010] 1 FLR 1485), guidelines to encourage judges to enable children to feel more involved and connected with proceedings in which important decisions are made in their lives (Guidelines for Judges Meeting Children who are Subject to Family Proceedings [2010] 2 FLR 1872), the involvement of the Children and Vulnerable Witnesses Working Group (culminating in a final report dated February 2015, see [2015] Family Law 443), and recognition that the child's state of mind may have a part to play in establishing habitual residence (Re LC (Children)[2014] UKSC 1).&family proceedings (Re W (Children)(Family Proceedings: Evidence)[2010] UKSC 12, [2010] 1 FLR 1485), guidelines to encourage judges to enable children to feel more involved and connected with proceedings in which important decisions are made in their lives (Guidelines for Judges Meeting Children who are Subject to Family Proceedings [2010] 2 FLR 1872), the involvement of the Children and Vulnerable Witnesses Working Group (culminating in a final report dated February 2015, see [2015] Family Law 443), and recognition that the child's state of mind may have a part to play in establishing habitual residence (Re LC (Children)[2014] UKSC 1).&Family Proceedings: Evidence)[2010] UKSC 12, [2010] 1 FLR 1485), guidelines to encourage judges to enable children to feel more involved and connected with proceedings in which important decisions are made in their lives (Guidelines for Judges Meeting Children who are Subject to Family Proceedings [2010] 2 FLR 1872), the involvement of the Children and Vulnerable Witnesses Working Group (culminating in a final report dated February 2015, see [2015] Family Law 443), and recognition that the child's state of mind may have a part to play in establishing habitual residence (Re LC (Children)[2014] UKSC 1).&Family Proceedings [2010] 2 FLR 1872), the involvement of the Children and Vulnerable Witnesses Working Group (culminating in a final report dated February 2015, see [2015] Family Law 443), and recognition that the child's state of mind may have a part to play in establishing habitual residence (Re LC (Children)[2014] UKSC 1).&Family Law 443), and recognition that the child's state of mind may have a part to play in establishing habitual residence (Re LC (Children)[2014] UKSC 1).»

These sites are especially relevant to family nurse practitioners who operate their own practice and provide primary care, as a small independent practice may be especially vulnerable to prosecution.

The Commissioners explained that the extension will allow them to hear from the 630 families and survivors, a number that continues to rise, who have registered to tell their truths but have not yet been heard as well as allow them to hear from vulnerable populations of Indigenous women and girls.

In 2006 — the last year for which government fi gures are available — that estimate had increased to 2.9 million households and 2.4 million of those were «vulnerable» (defi ned as households including older people, families with children, and householders who are disabled or suff ering from long - term illness).