Sentences with phrase «work on homelessness»

Neumann University will host Displacement, a solo exhibition of Constance Culpepper's latest work on homelessness, refugees and immigration, in the Library Gallery of the Bachmann Main Building.

Neumann University will host Displacement, a solo exhibition of Constance Culpepper's latest work on homelessness, refugees and immigration, in the... See Full Post

The city's homeless services commissioner is stepping down at the end of the month and a top to bottom review of the agencies that work on homelessness is beginning immediately, as NY1's Grace Rauh reports.

And while he personally thanked de Blasio, who was seated in the third row during the 90 - minute address, for his work on homelessness, the subtext was clear: The governor does not think the mayor can handle the problem on his own.

He parlayed his work on homelessness into a job as assistant secretary at HUD, and in 1997, when he was not quite 40, was appointed secretary.

Not exact matches

Points made in the opinion piece include the following: - The City of Toronto has worked hard to develop good practices on the ground to address homelessness.

Her career has included working for the Nelson Committee on Homelessness, and managing West Kootenay non-profits including the Nelson Food Cupboad and a micro-finance organization.

I've just written a blog post about homelessness and employment, with a focus on Calgary (where I live and work).

The University of the West of Scotland second year social work students decided that one night of rough sleeping in the city centre on 15th March would enable them to raise money and raise awareness of homelessness at the same time.

Working to create a safety network of hospices may help us to reflect on the causes of homelessness, and to ponder the paradoxes of power.

This rhetoric has been used to justify devastating welfare cuts - including caps on in - work benefits and cuts to disability support - which in turn have led to a rise in food bank use, homelessness, and child poverty.

Our Time Press editorial from BP Adams explaining his views on homelessness and how Brooklynites can work together to combat this issue in the borough.

In this article, a housing options officer who has worked in London and Greater London councils for more than 15 years opens up about the grubby realities of council homelessness services on a troubled frontline.

Leading homelessness charities St Mungo's and Thames Reach worked on a scheme to tackle «entrenched» rough sleeping in London, which also involved immigration enforcement teams removing people from the country against their will.

Mr. de Blasio said he and Ms. Quinn had been looking for an opportunity to work together publicly on the issue of homelessness since she took her new position, and what better event than one where they handed out toys to children at a Win shelter on the eve of Christmas Eve?

Cuomo, straining to be heard over bagpipes and drums participating in the festivities, reeled off a number of issues he wants to work on — presumably with his rival the mayor — including homelessness, housing, civil rights and «the abuses that are going on at Rikers Island.»

This year, Cuomo went as far as to work with the comptroller's office on combating homelessness and improving shelter conditions by empowering him to audit the conditions of the facilities.

Cuomo insisted he can work productively with the mayor on combatting homelessness despite their long - running feud, and he said one of their biggest challenges is the expiration of the 4231 - a tax abatement program to incentivize affordable housing development in NYC.

De Blasio also said his administration's efforts to curb homelessness are working, despite increasing estimates of the number of homeless people on city streets, and expressed frustration that New Yorkers often confuse panhandlers «who are not particularly in need» for homeless persons.

McVey said on Thursday: «This decision ensures that there are no unintended barriers to young people accessing housing on the basis of their age alone and getting into work, and is in line with the government's launch of the Homelessness Reduction Act and our commitment to eradicating rough sleeping by 2027.»

Ms. Mark - Viverito said the Council would also expand already working programs, like the Court - Based Homelessness Prevention Project, which fights on behalf of families facing eviction in housing court.

The state's Catholic Bishops, in a letter, said church members who work on the front lines with New York's working poor find that many are unable to make ends meet, and are «on the brink of homelessness».

They, the members and their staffs should be commended for working tirelessly on behalf of homeless New Yorkers and communities across our state that are struggling to confront an historic housing and homelessness crisis.

RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner of New York State Homes and Community Renewal said, «Today's announcement builds on Governor Cuomo's commitment to ensuring that working families, seniors, people with disabilities, and those who have experienced homelessness have high - quality, affordable, safe places to call home.

De Blasio also told reporters his administration has already been working on some of the issues Cuomo seized on in his speech, from homelessness to raising the minimum wage.

From here on the East Side of Buffalo to Rochester, to Albany and all the way north and all the way south, HCR and our partners are hard at work making Governor Cuomo's aggressive $ 20 billion agenda combat homelessness and expand access to affordable housing a reality.»

«Whether it's on education, affordable housing or homelessness, we'll be working collaboratively in Albany to protect and help New York City and its 8.5 million residents,» said mayoral spokesman Peter Kadushin.

Taylor will continue to work for the de Blasio administration temporarily, advising the mayor full time on homelessness.

«I look forward to working on intractable issues such as affordable housing and homelessness.»

On Sunday, De Blasio spokeswoman Karen Hinton put out a statement saying the mayor plans to work «with all partners and stakeholders,» including the state, to address homelessness.

«The de Blasio administration is focused on a constructive, long - term approach to reducing homelessness in New York City, and our teams are engaged in consistent and ongoing outreach to compassionately engage New Yorkers on our streets and bring them to services and shelter,» a spokesperson told the Observer, adding that the mayor was working with Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — who represents the area — to develop a strategy for the block and its homeless population.

This conference will provide an opportunity to make research matter, to use research on homelessness to help shape policy and practice, and work towards developing effective solutions to end homelessness in Canada.

The topics in this bundle are: * family * relationships * free time * technology and social media * food and eating out * town * home * charity and voluntary work * poverty and homelessness * healthy living * holidays * tourism * working life * school * post-16 education * ambitions * environment (I also have a file on festivals and traditions in German - speaking countries, but it's only available as an individual set, not part of the bundle)

She joined the Obama Administration working on youth homelessness.

This report builds on the work of the 2015 Atlas of Student Homelessness in New York City by examining the disparities in absenteeism and its impact on educational achievement, comparing homeless students and their housed peers, regardless of family income level.

His work focused primarily on urban social issues, including public housing, homelessness, and, from 1995 - 7, Denver Public Schools.

Prior to joining HCM, Cindi worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where she directed communications and external affairs for its investments in education, public libraries, and family homelessness, while also serving on the Foundation's Leadership Team.

Recently, Pets in Omaha and the Lincoln Animal Ambassadors (LAA) worked together to talk about the causes of animal homelessness, how to involve the community, and on growing education and awareness for important animal issues.

We do very limited work on advocacy around other specific animal issues such as use of animals in laboratories and companion animal homelessness, because we think good opportunities to help animals are much easier to find in the area of farm animal advocacy (and additionally the less popular area of wild animal suffering).104 The work we do in these areas serves mainly to check our assumptions about the scale, tractability, and neglectedness of various causes.

Meet our diverse members who understand the need for our society to focus on how we can embrace our pets, celebrate our bond, and work to end pet homelessness and cruelty!

Thankfully, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is working on the ground and with local animal control and law enforcement in the country to help manage the vast issue of dog homelessness.

It's a new initiative that encourages shelters and rescues to track and share their statistics so that everyone — especially local and national groups and researchers working on the problems of animal cruelty and pet homelessness — can identify and study what's working and replicate those approaches far and wide.

If your local animal shelters don't have a way for your kids to work directly with animals, they will still be able to provide you with amazing information on pet homelessness and the needs of the animals.

We're working hard on a trap, neuter, return program that will help prevent further cat homelessness and over population.

Work towards ending pet homelessness in the United States by investigating its causes on a community and individual owner basis and developing cost - effective methods of population control using science - based, epidemiologically sound research methods.

Volunteers work with coordinators in a «boots on the ground» effort to end pet homelessness and provide education, wellness and resources to pet owners in underserved communities.

That is what OBOL is successfully working to alleviate, reaching out on a weekly basis to neighborhoods with high homelessness rates.

Expanding on their current work through PAIR of presenting theater projects to nurture a deeper understanding of issues facing veterans, Doerries and his company, Theater of War Productions, will partner with City agencies and community organizations — including the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) and the Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety — to present new projects that address domestic violence, neighborhood violence, homelessness, and more.

Other works in the exhibition include Jorge Pardo's handcrafted wooden palette and modernist designed furniture that question the nature of the aesthetic experience; pioneering conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth's discourse on aesthetics in neon, An Object Self - Defined, 1966; Rachel Lachowicz's 1992 row of urinals cast in red lipstick, which delivers a feminist critique of Duchamp's readymade; Richard Pettibone's paintings of photographs of Fountain; Richard Phillips» recent paintings based on Gerhard Richter's highly valued work; Miami artist Tom Scicluna's neon sign, «Interest in Aesthetics,» a critique of the use of aesthetics in Fort Lauderdale's ordinance on homelessness; the French collaborative Claire Fontaine's lightbox highlighting Duchamp's critical comments about art juries; Corey Arcangel's video Apple Garage Band Auto Tune Demonstration, 2007, which tweaks the concept of aesthetics in the digital age; Bernd and Hilla Becher's photographs, Four Water Towers, 1980, that reveal the potential for aesthetic choices within the same typological structures; and works by Elad Lassry and Steven Baldi, who explore the aesthetic history of photography.

Also on view Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial — on view at NOMAfrom Feb 24 to May 20 — highlights Dial's significant contribution to the field of American art and shows how the artist's work speaks to the most pressing issues of our time - including the war in Iraq, 9/11, and social issues such as racism and homelessness.