Sentences with phrase «young people in the community who»

«What happened with Tim is illustrative of what happens to too many young people in our community who are growing up in very difficult circumstances and get caught up in things that they should not.»

The Cave serves the needs of troubled young people in our community who, for a wide variety of reasons, find themselves without a home or some of life's most basic amenities.

She explains that when a suicide occurs, it can reinforce suicidal thoughts among young people in the community who were already at risk.

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For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century with lots of high - tech, high - growth businesses.

Back in the late 1990s, Dotzler had been a young college dropout working in a market research firm in Austin when he joined Mozilla's community of «bug reporters» — people who volunteered to download the latest prototype of the product and submit technical reports of what needed fixing.

«We now know that young people who are going into the office for the first time are making decisions about who they work for not based on how much they're getting paid, but on the space design,» ASID president Randy Fiser told members of the design community at the recent Science of Design Conference at Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.

By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.

TONY CAMPOLO: This new group of young people that you sometimes call «ordinary radicals» includes some who are living in the intentional community called the Simple Way.

Most of the young people who take part make it a ten - day or two - week event, staying at a local parish, helping with some community project, visiting a well - known shrine or shrines, taking part in catechesis, or doing all of these things.

But a lot of that time was spent in community with people who became our best friends, or working with youth who showed that young people of the 90's and 00's were interested in more than hanging out with friends or playing video games.

«Out there in the world is a growing and increasing number of young people who don't believe in God... They have no communities or groups.

As Paul Markhan wrote in an excellent essay about the phenomenon, young people who identify with this movement have grown weary of evangelicalism's allegiance to Republican politics, are interested in pursuing social reform and social justice, believe that the gospel has as much to do with this life as the next, and are eager to be a part of inclusive, diverse, and authentic Christian communities.

Halton Waldorf School is a school community in which students become thoughtful, resourceful, confident young people who are prepared to navigate the world with resilience and a sense of purpose and belonging.

Children and young people who require these facilities are often prevented from taking part in their communities by the simple things that we take for granted.

Sheila said, «With a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve I believe we can encourage the most talented, across the whole community to become part of our profession — we need to have more women, more young people, more from ethnic backgrounds and more representatives of those who have mobility impairments working in our industry.

When children are not vaccinated, they are at increased risk for diseases and can also spread these diseases to others in their classrooms and community — including babies who are too young to be fully vaccinated, and people with weakened immune systems due to cancer or other health conditions.

Galloway's unexpected 2012 victory in Bradford West was in large part thanks to his ability to galvanise young people and women from Bradford's large British Pakistani community, who were politically excluded by biraderi, the kinship - based politics system that had become entrenched in Bradford.

· Young Citizens (Lewisham, London) Founded by six year 7 pupils in Prendergast Ladywell Fields College, Young Citizens connects young people concerned about violence and crime with the individuals and organisations who can help, with the aim of improving the safety of the Lewisham community and the lives of those withiYoung Citizens (Lewisham, London) Founded by six year 7 pupils in Prendergast Ladywell Fields College, Young Citizens connects young people concerned about violence and crime with the individuals and organisations who can help, with the aim of improving the safety of the Lewisham community and the lives of those withiYoung Citizens connects young people concerned about violence and crime with the individuals and organisations who can help, with the aim of improving the safety of the Lewisham community and the lives of those withiyoung people concerned about violence and crime with the individuals and organisations who can help, with the aim of improving the safety of the Lewisham community and the lives of those within it.

Groups consist of young people in the UK, aged between 11 and 20 who are doing extraordinary things for their communities: leading the way, crossing divides, building bridges between young people and adults, and making their communities stronger and safer.

In prison I met many young people and women with mental health issues, who were there for minor crimes, and who could have benefited from treatment within the community, saving the Chancellor valuable money.»

His example is an inspiration to young people throughout the region and the Democratic Party will benefit from youthful and energetic leaders who get involved in their communities.

«I think this money is going to go a long way in making sure more young people from African - American and Latino communities have test prep for specialized high schools,» said state Sen. Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx), who initiated the project.

One of those new members, longtime community activist K Webster, said, «I feel uncomfortable when we start looking for the racist in the room... I am particularly uncomfortable when the person who is the racist in the room is a young Chinese woman who has done a brilliant job leading this board.»

«But at least we can celebrate in our community the contribution of talented young people who are here to be part of the history of the United States.»

«If you think about it, safety of the community crosses party lines, helping young people who might be in positions that aren't very fruitful or helpful for them as they move forward; alternatives to incarceration, why are we putting young kids in jail if we don't have to, those are all things that cross party lines, so my values haven't changed.»

«I believe in things that cross party lines, if you think about it, safety of the community crosses party lines, helping young people who might be in positions that aren't very fruitful or helpful for them as they move forward; alternatives to incarceration, why are we putting young kids in jail if we don't have to, those are all things that cross party lines, so my values haven't changed.»

When children are not vaccinated, they are at increased risk and can spread diseases to other in their family and community — including babies who are too young to be vaccinated, and people with weakened immune systems due to cancer and other health conditions.

«They have squandered an important investment in young people who can boost New York's economy, support our communities, and serve as our State's future leaders.»

«You are never too young to contribute to your neighborhood and to your community,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «We need more young people like the Bronx Youth Corps student volunteers, students who want to be engaged in the world around them and who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

«We are going to try to identify those young people working with the school district, working with Peacemakers, working with Say Yes to identify those young people who will be determined as some of the most at - risk young people in this community.

In communities like mine in Birmingham, now hit with the highest youth unemployment in the country, local residents who once voted Lib Dem will never ever forgive or forget the betrayal of our young peoplIn communities like mine in Birmingham, now hit with the highest youth unemployment in the country, local residents who once voted Lib Dem will never ever forgive or forget the betrayal of our young peoplin Birmingham, now hit with the highest youth unemployment in the country, local residents who once voted Lib Dem will never ever forgive or forget the betrayal of our young peoplin the country, local residents who once voted Lib Dem will never ever forgive or forget the betrayal of our young people.

Now 30, he is part of a virtual community of mostly young people who once lived in Pripyat, the forgotten city that was built in the 1970s for workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station less than two miles away.

«The New York Stem Cell Foundation is a unifying force that brings the institutions together, allows us to conduct symposia under a common framework, and helps assure the scientific community and young people who are interested in research in this field that there is public support for this research,» said Dr. Harold Varmus.

It's in San Francisco that we meet other fiery, passionate young people yearning to find some sense of community, including Roma Guy (Emily Skeggs as a youth and Mary - Louise Parker as an adult) who becomes a women's activist and is married to Diane (Fiona Dourif and Rachel Griffith), a nurse who stepped to the forefront to take care of AIDS patients when the epidemic hit.

For those young people, the merits of a year to refocus on their own sense of self while engaging in service to a broader community are persuasive, says Weissbourd, who is leading an initiative calling for broad reforms to the college admissions process.

Each of the young people, who range in age from 12 to 14, are active in anti-smoking efforts in their communities.

As we have listened to our young people — from 5 to 18 years of age — gather and talk together in the opening days of school about what they want their school communities to be like, their words represent the best of who we are as humans.

The study will examine young people, aged 15 - 25, who regularly participate in online games, social networking sites, and other online communities through in - depth interviews, hypothetical ethical dilemmas, and observations of youth participating in online communities.

Certainly, we see the opportunity in targeting young people who have not been exposed to music through school, family, or community; those who have grown up digital and are creating and expressing themselves through the written word, photography, and video.

Some current projects include: Cultures of Computing, an examination of how K - 12 teachers design learning environments to support novice programmers, focusing on teachers» design intentions and how those intentions are enacted; ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators who support computational literacy with the Scratch programming language, involving the development of a 25,000 - member online community, a network of in - person events, and curricular materials; and Cultivating Computational Thinking, an investigation of the concepts, practices, and perspectives that young people develop through computational design activities.

This program is designed for educators and community - based professionals who want to become more effective at preparing young people for success in college and the workplace.

When it worked, it improved examination results and also impacted on reducing community disorder, neighbourhood nuisance, the number of NEETS (young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training), and saved the public money that would otherwise have been spent for many years on students who were now employable and would become net contributors.

Young people who transform empathy into community action attribute mentoring by teachers among the primary reasons that they developed a belief in self.

Partner with existing community - based organizations that are doing this work, and who have young people already engaged in it.

We are particularly interested in including young people who are not typically identified as leaders in their schools, those who may be socially marginalized, and those who represent minority groups within their school community.

«Since launching last session, the Anti-Bullying Caucus has helped shine a light on bullying in the United States and the long - term impacts it has on young people who experience, witness, or perpetrate it,» said Representative Honda, «To truly make a difference, we need to explore ways to prevent bullying before it takes hold of a school or community, and we are delighted to highlight the groundbreaking steps being taken by the RFK Center and the Bully Project to achieve these goals.»

This combined focus on academic achievement, parent engagement and youth leadership results in young people who build vibrant communities and pursue a future in which all possibilities real and attainable.

These include: The Undereducation of American Youth, a study of the 16 - to 24 - year - old population in the 50 states; The Answer: Valuing Youth in Schools and Families, which presents strategies for communities, educators and parents working to keep young people in school and to educate those who have dropped out; and Hispanic Families as Valued Partners: An Educator's Guide, which provides background information about minority families and recommendations for involving them in their children's schools.

This approach has been valued for generations, witnessed by the many indigenous communities who have entrusted young people with teaching their peers for thousands of years and been supplemented by the American colonists whose first schools employed young teachers, who in turn gave the responsibility of teaching to their younger charges.

The Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year Award is presented to a young person — who — through his or her creativity, leadership, and dedication, has positively affected policy or change in his or her school or community in a way that aligns with PTA's mission and goals.