Sentences with phrase «youth advocacy centers»

I performed outreach to nearby neighborhoods and youth advocacy centers, developing a connection between the library and the community.

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Greater Niagara FCU has been a supporter of the Child Advocacy Center for more than 20 years and will again be collecting items during April, which is Youth Month at the credit union and national Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Quigley joined with a number of local northern Manhattan elected officials, including New York State Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito, community leaders such as Department of Youth and Community Development's Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav and Supportive Children's Advocacy Network (SCAN)'s Executive Director Lewis Zuchman, and a host of residents, including local schoolchildren, for the center's unveiling in a late afternoon reception.

Both the Ali Forney Center, which serves LGBT youth, and SAGE, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, have their own spaces in Harlem, but the borough president agreed with others who spoke up saying a multi-purpose center serving as wide a variety of needs and interests as possible would be Center, which serves LGBT youth, and SAGE, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, have their own spaces in Harlem, but the borough president agreed with others who spoke up saying a multi-purpose center serving as wide a variety of needs and interests as possible would be center serving as wide a variety of needs and interests as possible would be ideal.

Highlighted in the Public Justice Center's advocacy for homeless youth in Baltimore was the need for both residential and educational components to serve adolescent males experiencing housing instability.

When the IEP is incorporated into lesson planning so that students take an active role in developing and monitoring their own educational programs, student skills in such areas as self - determination, awareness, and advocacy are developed (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities [NICHCY], 2002).

AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

«Most of the youths who are moving around and experiencing some level of homelessness don't know they have legal rights,» said Stacey Violante Cote, a lawyer who directs the Teen Legal Advocacy Project for the Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford.

Representing Abused, Abandoned, Neglected Unaccompanied Minors in State Court Proceedings, Continuing Legal Education Pro Bono Seminars held in January, 2003 (co-sponsored by Children & Youth Law Clinic, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center and the American Immigration Lawyers Association; March, 2003 (co-sponsored by FIAC and Holland & Knight); and July, 2003 (co-sponsored by Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Broward Lawyers Care, and FIAC).

Appellate Advocacy Center Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy Center for Criminal Defense Center for Externships Center for International Human Rights Center on Negotiation and Mediation Center on Wrongful Convictions Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth Children and Family Justice Center Civil Litigation Center Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center Environmental Advocacy Center Investor Protection Center MacArthur Justice Center

Florida's Children First, the statewide advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at - risk and foster care children, recognized Broward County child advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at - risk and foster care children, recognized Broward County child advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 22.

The Center is the largest publicly supported LGBTQ direct services organization in greater Long Beach supporting more than 25,000 clients per year with lifesaving programs and services including healthcare, social support, client advocacy, legal services, support groups, youth services, domestic violence services, employment referrals, and mental health counseling.

She also provided in - home and community - based services with at - risk youth and provided treatment for those who have experienced trauma at a child advocacy center.

Diversity in communities can foster strength, but it can also be a catalyst for depression in youths who feel they don't fit in.2 ALSO (Advocacy, Leadership, Support, Outreach) Youth in Sarasota, Florida provides youth in the community with a «drop in center;» a safe haven where kids can escape bullying, teasing, or other stresses in a secure, positive, drug - free atmosphere.3 ALSO was founded on the belief that no one should have to hide their sexual orientation or preferred gender, and works in conjunction with the community to support all at - risk yYouth in Sarasota, Florida provides youth in the community with a «drop in center;» a safe haven where kids can escape bullying, teasing, or other stresses in a secure, positive, drug - free atmosphere.3 ALSO was founded on the belief that no one should have to hide their sexual orientation or preferred gender, and works in conjunction with the community to support all at - risk yyouth in the community with a «drop in center;» a safe haven where kids can escape bullying, teasing, or other stresses in a secure, positive, drug - free atmosphere.3 ALSO was founded on the belief that no one should have to hide their sexual orientation or preferred gender, and works in conjunction with the community to support all at - risk youthyouth.

Connecting Children with Incarcerated Parents (PDF - 268 KB) Advocacy, Inc., Corinne Wolfe Children's Law Center, New Mexico CASA Network, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, New Mexico Citizen Review Board, & New Mexico Children's Court Improvement Commission (2011) Child Protection Best Practices Bulletin: Innovative Strategies to Achieve Safety, Permanence, and Well - Being Highlights current practices for parent - child contact visitation as well as identifies barriers to parent - child visits.

Foster Parent Involvement (PDF - 249 KB) University of New Mexico; Corinne Wolfe Children's Law Center; Advocacy, Inc.; New Mexico CASA Network; New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department; New Mexico Citizens Review Board; & New Mexico Children's Court Improvement Commission (2011) Discusses the importance of foster parents as integral members of the treatment team, including current and best practices for ensuring foster parent involvement.

Jen helped create a regional children's crisis stabilization unit, children's advocacy center, and an intensive after - school program for behaviorally challenged youth.