Strengthening Communities Sample Clauses

Strengthening Communities. Describe the Buffalo community your program will serve and the relationship between the community and your organization. If community volunteers play a critical role in your organization, please explain how the AmeriCorps member(s) will assist in the mobilizing of volunteers. Describe the program’s vision for the role of the member(s) in the recruitment, selection and training of volunteers. State how you will make the program sustainable so that when the member leaves your organization that the program can still provide demonstrable and meaningful service to the community. *Please be advised that capacity building service activities cannot be a main service activity for members as it is not part of Buffalo AmeriCorps performance measures.
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Strengthening Communities. Citizens are increasingly more active in their communities, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, where they live, disability or faith/religion/ belief and contribute to active citizenship Local context: There are three key areas of delivery in this area, which all agencies in Shetland are able to make a contribution: • Community Development and Capacity Building • Volunteering • Social Economy Strengthening Communities delivers across all areas of Shetland’s outcomes, for example: Wealthier and Fairer: the social economy is able to provide employment opportunities, including for the more vulnerable Smarter: volunteering provides opportunities for skills development Healthier: volunteering and the social economy play a critical role in delivery Safer: volunteering and the social economy play a critical role in delivery Stronger: helping communities to flourish, with improved opportunities Greener: social enterprise and volunteering are key to delivery of a greener society in Shetland Key Delivery Partners: all CPP partners, with lead role from Voluntary Action Shetland, Shetland Islands Council & Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Relevant Framework/Strategy/Plan: Community Regeneration Policy; Single Delivery Framework. Monitoring

Related to Strengthening Communities

  • SECTION 109 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. No person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this title. Section 109 further provides that discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 or with respect to an otherwise qualified handicapped individual as provided in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, is prohibited.

  • ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION (a) Seller shall perform this Agreement in a manner that ensures adequate protection for workers, the public, and the environment, and shall be accountable for actions of itself and its lower-tier subcontractors, agents and employees. Seller shall exercise a degree of care commensurate with the work and the associated hazards. Seller shall ensure that management of environment, safety and health (ES&H) functions and activities is an integral and visible part of Seller’s work planning and execution process. In the event that Xxxxxx fails to comply with this Agreement, Company may, without prejudice to any other legal or contractual rights, issue an order stopping all or any part of the work; thereafter a start order for resumption of work may be issued at Company’s discretion. Seller shall make no claim for an extension of time or for compensation or damages by reason of or in connection with such work stoppage. In addition, Company may require, in writing, that Seller remove from the work any employee the Company deems unsafe, incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable.

  • Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Subrecipient hereby acknowledges and agrees that it must comply with the requirements of the government-wide award term which implements Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104). The award term is located at 2 C.F.R. Part 175.15, the full text of which is incorporated here by reference.

  • Income Protection Plan 7.2.1 (a) All employees w ho are unable to perform their duties due to an illness or injury, other than one for w hich Workplace Safety and Insurance benefits are payable, shall be entitled to income protection in accordance w ith the follow ing schedule: Length of Service Full Salary 2/3' s Salary (Weeks) (Weeks) 3 months but less than 6 months 1 1 6 months but less than 12 months1 16 1 year but less than 2 years 2 15 2 years but less than 3 years 3 14 3 years but less than 4 years 4 13 4 years but less than 5 years 5 12 5 years but less than 6 years 7 10 6 years but less than 7 years 9 8 7 years but less than 8 years 11 6 8 years but less than 9 years 13 4 9 years but less than 10 years 15 2

  • PUBLIC ENTITY CRIME Section 287.133(3)(d), Florida Statutes, provides that the Florida Department of Management Services shall maintain a list of the names and addresses of those who have been disqualified from participating in the public contracting process under this section. xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/business_operations/state_purchasing/vendor_infor xxxxxx/convicted_suspended_discriminatory_complaints_vendor_lists/convicted_ve ndor_list A person or affiliate who has been placed on The Convicted Vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime shall not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, shall not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, shall not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with a public entity, and shall not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Florida Statute Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of thirty- six (36) months from the date of being placed on The Convicted Vendor List.

  • Budget Control Records of expenditures must be maintained for each Award by the cost categories of the approved Budget (including indirect costs that are charged to the Award), and actual expenditures are to be compared with Budgeted amounts at least quarterly.

  • Health Promotion and Health Education Both parties to this Agreement recognize the value and importance of health promotion and health education programs. Such programs can assist employees and their dependents to maintain and enhance their health, and to make appropriate use of the health care system. To work toward these goals:

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STANDARDS CONTRACTOR shall be in compliance with the Clean Air Act (Title 42 USC Section 7401 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (Title 33 USC Section 1251 et seq.), Executive Order 11738 and Environmental Protection Agency, hereinafter referred to as “EPA,” regulations (Title 40 CFR), as any may now exist or be hereafter amended. Under these laws and regulations, CONTRACTOR assures that:

  • Public Entity Crimes A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction of a public entity crime may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Florida Statutes, Section 287.017 for Category Two for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

  • Benefit Protection Plan For employees who have approved disability claims (excluding those for work-related injuries) under the City's Flex disability insurance carrier, management shall continue the City's medical, dental, and basic life insurance plan subsidies for a maximum of two years or at the close of claim, whichever is less. Employees must have been enrolled in a Flex medical, dental and/or basic life plan prior to the beginning of the disability leave. Coverage in this program will end if the employee retires (service or disability) or leaves City service for any reason.

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