Sentences with phrase «which affect the communities»

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D - Brooklyn), the only black female New York congressional lawmaker, told Observer that she was motivated by issues at the federal level which affect her community, including comprehensive immigration reform and minority - and women - owned businesses.

Background Two persons were confirmed dead following floods which affected some communities in the Tamale Metropolis, July 25, 2017.

I commend New York State Independent Democratic Conference Leader, Senator Jeffrey Klein for his continuous efforts on advocating for program funding for the topics which affects the communities within our District.

«The issue of school funding and accountability are not just Florida or Orlando issues, but issues which affect our communities around the nation.

As the Chicago Teachers Union has shown, social justice unionism is the only way to counter the attacks on public education and working people, which affect all communities but disproportionately affect people living in poverty and communities of color.

Our newsletters contain articles on various legal topics and updates on changes to laws or policies which affect the communities we serve.

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Last year, for instance, it sent emergency drinking water to communities affected by California's wildfires, floods in Louisiana, and Hurricane Matthew, which made landfall in South Carolina.

The P&G mobile unit, powered by Matthew 25: Ministries, distributes P&G products free of charge directly to residents in the communities which have been affected by large scale natural disasters.»

The groundwater study is just a small part of the 2,000 - page report, which was designed to examine how the pipeline would affect Nebraska communities and natural resources.

However, the manner in which these products are distributed (one - off purchases rather than community - wide distributions) may affect their impact.

This is your chance to have your say - provide feedback to decision - makers and make a meaningful impact on major initiatives which will affect your community and our country.

Removing the exemption could dramatically limit their attractiveness, which would ultimately affect America's ability to maintain livable communities.

Prior to the disaster, which is still affecting communities in Japan today, nuclear plants provided about 30 % of Japan's energy mix.

«Southwest is committed to connecting people to what's important in their lives, and we are honored to provide All Hands and Hearts travel support which helps connect staff and volunteers to communities affected by disaster.»

Which again is is right, but not a priority of the church over matters that affect everyone like poverty and other areas of community service.

He explained their prayer for those working for Carillion: «It's always been for the best for all of the stake holders caught up in this, they are a company that did seek to make a very positive difference in the communities in which they operated... so it's going to affect an awful lot of people»

The structure and movement of these narratives tend to shape the ways in which communities of Christians discern God's presence and respond to it in thought and word, affect and action.

To be the church means to think not only about individuals and their personal crises, but also the way in which these crises affect families and communities, as well as how they may represent broader struggles in the society at large.

And the well being of persons is deeply affected by the health of the communities to which they belong.

In this way of stating it I sense a dynamic which seeks to move beyond improved mutual understanding; it seeks to affect the life and witness of both communities.

While Tertullian's disillusionment could be due to the rapid decline of Christian community life, which he traces back to moral laxity in the sphere of sexual behaviour, the decline, as he understood it, could also be due to a tension in the life of the community provoked by a more and more hierarchical understanding and ordering of life, which neglects the horizontal relationships, affecting the very texture of Christian communities.

They are continually being molded by powerful forces — capitalistic, nationalistic, democratic, or pseudodemocratic — and by many forms of community, which affect the life and thought of great numbers of them far more than what they hear in the churches.

Gale Cincotta, who grew up in Chicago's Austin community and fought with an IAF organization against block - busting and panic - peddling, now runs the National Information and Training Center which carries the action to national policies affecting finance, investment and housing.

His value to other men is in what he has seen» [Dial 266] Whitehead also recognized that the philosopher's vision is affected by the historic community in which he stands.

The certification from the Rainforest Alliance shows that Caribou Coffee is concerned about how its business impacts the world on a global scale, but the company is just as focused on how it affects the communities in which its stores are located.

Associated with the Parliament there will be a three - day multi-faith journey to the Murray River entitled «Walking humbly», which will engage with different communities affected by the Black Saturday bushfires and drought in Victoria's Murray - Darling Basin.

In addition to our traditional family camps which emphasize fun, the arts and community, we offer family camps focused on Chinese culture, families affected by autism, homeschoolers, and African dancing and drumming.

In addition to our traditional family camps which emphasize fun, the arts and community, we offer family camps focused on Chinese culture, families affected by autism, and homeschoolers.

The National Diaper Bank Network I run sent approximately 1 million diapers to communities affected by Harvey and Irma, which struck the U.S. within days of each other.

Mass Audubon stands with the affected communities and other interested public and private groups in supporting a strong EPA permit governing the implementation of this crucial environmental cleanup project, which may well affect Massachusetts and the Northeast for centuries.

Despite the current positive outlook, YMCA officials are mindful of the Northbrook Park District's plans to construct a community center, which may affect business.

Getting salad bar equipment into local schools directly affects your local community and their children, which makes parents and local businesses some of the most passionate advocates for your cause — they just need to know about it!

Whether we're teaching our kids about consent, making sure they understand privilege, raising them to be body positive, or anything else, we've got our eye on how our parenting choices not only affect our families, but the broader communities to which we belong and contribute.

If your baby is affected by eczema, you may like to visit www.talkeczema.com, which offers both useful information and community support.

He said the ability to cater for children's education, feeding and clothing is all affected by the lack of family planning which is then transmitted to the community and to the nation as a whole.

The video shows the prophet saying that Euro which binds the European communities together would soon be affected and many countries would want to exit.

While a strong Scottish identity has certainly helped maintain a global community which identifies with Scotland — and helped Scotland pack an impressive cultural punch around the world — it is just one of many factors that may affect its immigration or emigration flows.

«It is clearly most unfortunate that the Home Office should take actions which were bound to be controversial, about highly sensitive matters, without very careful discussion with the affected communities,» said Keith Prince, Conservative leader of Redbridge council.

New Yorkers are already experiencing hotter summers, more powerful storms and rising seas, which disproportionately affect already vulnerable communities.

In fact, the immoral shortcuts such as police racial profiling will have the opposite affects, which if not corrected create a generational divide between the police and certain communities.

«It is unprecedented to convert part of an existing economic development project that provides affordable housing and retail jobs for the purpose of building a casino which would obviously affect the social fabric of our community.»

Advocates have noted legalization would address the issue of low - level marijuana possession arrests, which disproportionately affect communities of color, particularly in New York.

The Advisory Board, which is mandated by the Older Americans Act, helps conducts annual public hearings; represent the interests of older persons; and reviews and comments on community policies, programs and actions, which affect older persons.

Since then, the Group has met twice and formed a technical Sub-Committee, headed by Ebonyi State Governor, which has been given the assignment of consultations with some of the affected communities.

They are reflective of a wider culture of fear and risk aversion, of a political establishment increasingly concerned with the micromanagement of community life, a process which also affects professionals who increasingly work in a risk - averse manner.

The thing that pushed me along those lines was after that disaster last year, apart from working with TV3 and various partners at that time to actually provide relief for the various communities that were affected by the floods, we raised funds which was basically to help support all of that.

Taking antibiotics when they are not needed creates additional health risks as it increases the chance a patient will experience an adverse drug reaction, and also leads to the development of antibiotic - resistant bacteria which affects everyone in the community.

«Since the first day we have been in office in 2013, there has been tremendous concern and outreach from our constituents about the potential impact which has caused great consternation both in the affected community and beyond.»

One Westchester resident, Dan Schorr, who is also a candidate for State Senate in the 37th District, which includes all of the Sound Shore communities that would be affected by the funnel, jumped on what many believe is simply a nonsensical idea.

To advocate on behalf of the needs of older persons by monitoring, evaluating, and commenting on policies, programs, and community actions which affect the elderly in Erie County