Word: supportive
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...introduction of the Younger Americans Act this September was a promising start to shaping a policy for the federal government that is thoughtful, comprehensive and holistic in its support of our nation's young people. The bill, which is widely supported by youth development groups, social service providers and community-based organizations would add some teeth to Congressional rhetoric about valuing future generations. In fact, it would appropriate $5.75 billion dollars over the next five years to the development and execution of more effective programs in the areas of substance abuse, depression, teen apathy, eating disorders, youth violence...
Furthering its credibility as a viable piece of legislation is the fact that this bill has bipartisan support. It brought together some strange bedfellows in the liberal Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D- Mass) and the conservative former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell, director of the community-centered service organization America's Promise...
That these thinkers have joined together to support this bill serves as a testament to the overarching nature of the problem and the urgency that Congress should employ as it undertakes this pressing endeavor...
...bread with our kin and reap the delectable benefits of this year's sumptuous harvest, we will give thanks for a year that has been so kind to so many. We will thank our mentors for guidance, our teachers for wisdom, our friends for loyalty and our parents for support. We will reflect on all we have to be grateful for, and we will think that by expressing our gratitude we will absolve ourselves of our Thanksgiving duty...