Flynn is keen to note that tech professionals are not unique in facing barriers to re-entry.
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"Unfortunately, neither man has the resources to do that," said Wilson, noting Walsh and Weld were facing "barriers to entry" across the country.
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One existing model to use is the federal work opportunity tax credit that incentivizes the hiring of employees from groups facing barriers to jobs.
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"Unfortunately, a lot of my patients are low-income people [and] people of color who are ready facing barriers to accessing care," Shah said.
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But even South Africa - the continent's most industrialized economy but a tiny exporter of steel, aluminum and automobiles to the United States - is facing barriers.
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In New Hampshire, students are facing barriers to participating in the state's general election thanks to a new law requiring voters have in-state driver's licenses.
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Abortion funds exist all over the US, working with local abortion clinics to help provide financial and practical support for women facing barriers to getting abortions.
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We work with individuals and families facing barriers to needed treatment, mounting medical bills, and an inability to afford a lawyer to help them fight back.
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The bill also includes $2.1 billion to prop up the Veterans Choice program, which pays for veterans facing barriers to care within the government's health system to get outside help.
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The move puts extra pressure on the two top firms, however, who are facing barriers at home and abroad as regulators balk at the technical and financial implications of their rapid expansion.
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Many firms are worried about losing some of their access to markets in the EU and facing barriers to hiring workers once Britain leaves the bloc in less than two years' time.
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It advocated the creation of the so-called Veterans Choice program, which requires the agency to pay for veterans facing barriers to care within its own health system to get outside help.
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The Bank of England has acknowledged mid-tier lenders could be facing "barriers to growth" as efforts so far to boost competition has not led to much change in the market dominance of the big six.
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Even if it were to secede with Spain's consent, an independent Catalonia would be cut off from the rest of Europe, possibly facing barriers to the movement of people and goods, perhaps even ejected from the euro zone.
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Even so, Britain badly needs a trade deal, or a transitional arrangement, to avoid facing barriers to the 440 million European Union consumers who are the biggest buyers of exports from Britain after it leaves the bloc, as soon as 2019.
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Sadly, some of the most dramatic "crime stories" never make prime time — the stories of men and women being released from prison, facing barriers that limit housing and jobs, fighting personal demons while navigating societal restrictions, struggling just to get through the day.
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More than 440 projects such as rain gardens, porous paving and green roofs now keep 1.5 billion gallons of polluted water out of the city's rivers and streams every year while creating jobs for young people facing barriers to employment and beautifying vacant lots.
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In 2004, he established the Eduardo Najera Foundation for Latino Achievement, which provides college scholarships for outstanding Latino students facing barriers to their educations, and in 2006, he received the Chopper Travaglini Award for demonstrating outstanding charity work in the Denver community.
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The law made Argentina the "only country that allows people to change their gender identities without facing barriers such as hormone therapy, surgery or psychiatric diagnosis that labels them as having an abnormality". In 2015, the World Health Organization cited Argentina as an exemplary country for providing transgender rights.
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Furniture Bank operates an employment program called Leg Up, which provides individuals facing barriers to employment with training and work opportunities. The job skills program has a focus on new immigrants and at- risk youth, with participants working a variety of different paid placements throughout Furniture Bank’s operations.
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Escalator: Job for Youth Facing Barriers launched in 2014 addresses the issue of youth unemployment through programming that involves the private, public and community sectors. This initiative has included a number of programs that provide digital job search skills (YouthConnect) and mentorship opportunities (netWORKS), and demand-let IT skills training for youth (NPower Canada) and resources on youth-inclusive hiring for employers (HireNext).
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Despite a shared belief in the potential of the IoT, industry leaders and consumers are facing barriers to adopt IoT technology more widely. Mike Farley argued in Forbes that while IoT solutions appeal to early adopters, they either lack interoperability or a clear use case for end-users. A study by Ericsson regarding the adoption of IoT among Danish companies suggests that many struggle "to pinpoint exactly where the value of IoT lies for them".
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LGBT Foundation also has a dedicated Trans programme which supports people with services, events and groups. They also have a Trans Advocacy service, which provides practical support to those facing barriers to services or experiencing discrimination. More recently, LGBT Foundation has expanded its operations to Greater London. The Soho Angels, a night-time harm reduction programme based upon the Village Angels, was established in Soho in 2018 in collaboration with Westminster City Council and Smirnoff.
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Transgender rights in Argentina have been lauded by many as some of the world's most progressive. The country "has one of the world's most comprehensive transgender rights laws": its Gender Identity Law, passed in 2012, made Argentina the "only country that allows people to change their gender identities without facing barriers such as hormone therapy, surgery or psychiatric diagnosis that labels them as having an abnormality". In 2015, the World Health Organization cited Argentina as an exemplary country for providing transgender rights. Leading transgender activists include Lohana Berkins, Diana Sacayán, Mariela Muñoz, María Belén Correa, Marlene Wayar, Claudia Pía Baudracco, Susy Shock and Lara Bertolini.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Argentina are among the most advanced in the world. Upon legalising same-sex marriage on 15 July 2010, Argentina became the first country in Latin America, the second in the Americas, and the tenth in the world to do so. Following Argentina's transition to a democracy in 1983, its laws have become more inclusive and accepting of LGBT people, as has public opinion. Argentina also "has one of the world's most comprehensive transgender rights laws": its Gender Identity Law, passed in 2012, allows people to change their legal gender without facing barriers such as hormone therapy, surgery or psychiatric diagnosis that labels them as having an abnormality.
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Buenos Aires has become a recipient of LGBT tourism, due to the existence of some gay-friendly sites and the legalising of same-sex marriage on 15 July 2010, making it the first country in Latin America, the second in the Americas, and the tenth in the world to do so. Its Gender Identity Law, passed in 2012, made Argentina the "only country that allows people to change their gender identities without facing barriers such as hormone therapy, surgery or psychiatric diagnosis that labels them as having an abnormality". In 2015, the World Health Organization cited Argentina as an exemplary country for providing transgender rights. Despite these legal advances, however, homophobia continues to be a hotly contested social issue in the city and the country.
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The Green Party believes in "an economy that works for all". This includes radical steps to eliminate poverty with ambitious social policies such as increasing the minimum wage in line with the living wage. They also want to introduce a four-day working week; many economists say this will result in stagnant economic growth, while others say it would boost productivity and growth as Mondays and Fridays are the least productive days in the week. In November 2019, the Greens pledged to introduce a universal basic income by 2025, which will give every adult in the United Kingdom (unemployed or not) at least £89 a week (with additional payments to those facing barriers to work, including disabled people and single parents).
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The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Canadian government to facilitate action on cancer control in Canada. The Partnership works with cancer experts, other charitable organizations, all levels of government, cancer agencies, national health organizations, cancer patients and survivors, and others to implement the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control. The Partnership's work ranges from prevention and screening, research, supportive care, knowledge transfer, public engagement, and analysis of the cancer system. It uses a collaborative approach that is mindful of patient perspectives, and strives to be responsive to the needs of priority populations, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, rural and remote communities, and others facing barriers accessing health care in Canada.
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NYLPI also has a number of in-house staff attorneys, social workers and community organizers working in the organization's three areas of specialization. NYLPI's Disability Justice Program "protects and promotes the civil rights of people with disabilities," its Environmental Justice Program "provides organizing and legal assistance to low-income neighborhoods and communities of color that bear an unfair burden of environmental threats," and its Health Justice Program "works to ensure access to quality health care for people in medically underserved communities or facing barriers due to limited English proficiency, racial and ethnic discrimination, and disability." NYLPI was once associated with the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR), "a national collaboration of lawyers, academics, students, community activists, and concerned individuals who have joined together in response to recent federal court decisions that are eroding civil rights protections," but is no longer connected to it.
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