Sentences with phrase «young families in our neighborhood»

Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the dire need for more schools Downtown, as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.

Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the need for more schools Downtown as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.

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As they eagerly describe a young Alison staging plays in the family living room and leading neighborhood children on make - believe safaris, the subject of their recollections sits quietly, as though detached from a past that has little to do with who she is today.

But gentrification in many of the city's neighborhoods has become a sore spot as single - family bungalows are replaced by high - density townhouses for younger, wealthier residents.

Company believes high standard of living should be accessible to everybody and specialize in stylish yet affordable spaces catered to young professionals and middle - class families in search of vibrant neighborhoods.

In some neighborhoods, one in three young black males is working as a «snitch,» forced to testify against friends and family under the threat of prosecutioIn some neighborhoods, one in three young black males is working as a «snitch,» forced to testify against friends and family under the threat of prosecutioin three young black males is working as a «snitch,» forced to testify against friends and family under the threat of prosecution.

A family in my sister's neighborhood was recently stricken with a double tragedy, when both the young mother and her three - year - old son were diagnosed with cancer.

The recently opened Recess Eatery in Northeast Los Angeles caters to young families who live in the area with a very kid - friendly environment, adapting to the neighborhood.

Isreal Jean Holland is a Black American Jewish woman from a bad neighborhood in Southeast DC who is part of the first generation of Black American women in her family to nurse and she wants to empower black women to take back their bodies and nurse their young regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

«They want to become more involved in community service or politics... they want to help young leaders like [Assemblyman] Michael Blake and [Councilmember] Ritchie Torres... they see decisions being made about the future of their neighborhoods, their education, their families, and want to get involved and ask, «How?

In 1913, Edith Graydon (Natasha Little) was a young woman living with her family — good - natured father (Michael Bertenshaw), emotionally distant mother (Imelda Staunton), and shy younger sister (Rachael Stirling)-- in a fading middle - class neighborhood in LondoIn 1913, Edith Graydon (Natasha Little) was a young woman living with her family — good - natured father (Michael Bertenshaw), emotionally distant mother (Imelda Staunton), and shy younger sister (Rachael Stirling)-- in a fading middle - class neighborhood in Londoin a fading middle - class neighborhood in Londoin London.

I think this commitment is represented well by HGSE faculty members, including some hired during my deanship, for example: Nancy Hill with her work on parenting and family socialization practices across ethnic, socio - economic, and neighborhood contexts; Meira Levinson with her work on civic and multicultural education; Natasha Warikoo with her work on race, immigration, inequality, and culture as they relate to education; and Hiro Yoshikawa with his work on the development of young children in immigrant families.

Since I did not encounter any young people who support the Islamic movement or define themselves as followers of political Islam in either neighborhood, I will also exclude young people supporting political Islam from the analysis below and primarily focus on the subjectivities of youth born to secular and leftist families.

In the more affluent northwest Philadelphia neighborhood of West Mt. Airy, Kimberly Newman, principal of Henry H. Houston Elementary School, started a prekindergarten program this year to provide a neighborhood school to serve young families.

Johnson says that beyond the specific AWOL programs that reinforce positive behavior and allow young people to express their creativity, the Jordans also provide a model of marital stability that many of the young people don't see in their immediate families or in their neighborhoods.

And as we see first - hand in neighborhoods across New York and Connecticut, charter schools are creating avenues of hope in historically underserved Black communities, empowering Black educators and families, and educating the young Black leaders of tomorrow in unique and innovative ways.

Others take a finding suggesting that direct instruction provides some benefits for young children from chaotic neighborhoods or families as a mandate to constrain all teachers in a tightly scripted curriculum.

2 Title IV, Part F, Subpart 2 — Community Support for School Success Full Service Community Schools program The bill also contains provisions that advance the community schools strategy, including the requirement for indicators beyond academics in state and district accountability systems; supportive programs including Promise Neighborhoods and 21st Century Community Learning Centers; and a new set of tools and resources to boost results - focused school - community partnerships for young people's success, including integrated student supports, needs assessments, and professional development for educators to work more effectively with families and communities.

These experiences engage young people in real - world problem solving around issues of critical concern to students, families, and their neighborhoods.

It would be more than three decades before the mystery of Marcia's disappearance was finally solved, and during that time, the case took a toll not only on the little girl's family and on several young men in the neighborhood who were falsely suspected of involvement in the crime — but, more broadly, on the city as whole.

If you have or plan to have children of your own, if you have family with young kids who visit frequently, or lots of younger children in your neighborhood, you are probably seeking a dog breed that is good with children.

Born to a poor but close - knit Byzantine Catholic family, young Andy Warhol absorbed images of both the saintly icons on the altar of his local church and the glamorous stars he saw in the movies at his neighborhood cinema.

Your gift can help fund programs for a young person in your family or someone who lives in your neighborhood.

The project will build on current state efforts and partnerships to improve the developmental health of young children and family well - being in high - need neighborhoods through Florida MIECHV, Florida Help Me Grow, local Early Learning Coalitions and Early Head Start, Title V, federal and state Healthy Start, community residents and funders.

Every environment provides learning opportunities for young children, whether at home, in neighborhood or family child care, at Head Start, or other pre-kindergarten settings.

A recent and compelling study entitled Neurons to Neighborhoods, conducted by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine, calls attention to the importance of early emotional development in young children.1 Based on a careful review of neuroscience and developmental research, it highlights compelling evidence that a child's earliest experiences and relationships set the stage for how a child manages feelings and impulses, and relates to others.

It is very homey and welcoming to new residents and has a mix of young families and, on the flip side, a lot of people who have been in the neighborhood 20 + years.

«A young, childless couple is going to be looking in different neighborhoods compared to a family of four or a couple searching for their future retirement home.»

If there's a new single - family home for sale near a great high school or a new neighborhood park, send that information to the families in your network vs. a young single person.