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	<title>Whatcom Volunteer Center &#187; homelessness</title>
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		<title>House 2 Home success story</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A success story about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded House 2 Home Network from the Washington State Commerce Department:



House 2 Home Network — Virtual Furniture BankClient Success Story from Opportunity Council
Sam and Monica came to the Opportunity Council to ask about getting some rental assistance. They had found a place to rent and just needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House 2 Home Network receives $5,000 grant!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 20:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we arrived for our Whatcom Community Foundation site visit, I was nervous. I was there because my supervisor, Dan Hammill, along with Greg Winter of the Whatcom Homeless Service Center, had applied for a $5,000 grant for House 2 Home Network through WCF. It was my job to tell WCF how H2H works day-to-day.
Fortunately, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House 2 Home Takes a Bow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Ellen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sue Ellen Heflin, Executive Director, WVC
In March 2009, I was in an internet café in Cuzco (yes, Peru.) Having just experienced my first polka dot hot chocolate (chocolate syrup splotched with a spoon inside the clear glass cup) I turned to the net to catch up with my work life, knowing it was going on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joining the fight to end homelessness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve only been at the Whatcom Volunteer Center for a few days and I have already learned so much. My preconceptions about homelessness in Whatcom County have been completely altered.
Before I came to the Whatcom Volunteer Center I thought homelessness was standing on the street asking for money or holding cardboard signs. I thought being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have your awards event and eat ice cream too!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn &#8211; May 4th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eat out &#38; help to feed people in need; click here for a list of participating restaurants.
The Opportunity Council is having its 10th Annual &#8220;Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn&#8221; fund raising event on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010.
&#8220;Dine Out&#8221; is a one-day event when we encourage people to go out for breakfast, lunch or dinner, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 2010 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.whatcomvolunteer.org/april-2010-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jodi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read our newsletter as a downloadable PDF or continue on for the web version the following newsletter articles:

&#8220;This Was the Best Idea Ever&#8221;
We Thank You, Volunteers
The Volunteer Pool is changing &#8211; Sharon Robinson retires after 18 years
VISTA Power!
Time to Join THE HUMAN RACE Again


&#8220;This Was the Best Idea Ever&#8221;
By Daniel Hammill, Program Director
If you were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Warm-Up Warming Hearts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many hours would it take you to knit or crochet more than 3,200 pieces of warm items?
3,296 scarves, hats, blankets, mittens to be exact: this is a result of piles and piles of yarn in our entranceway, monthly knitting circles all year long, people coming in and out of our office taking yarn and bringing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is the face of homelessness?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the House 2 Home Network* customer opened her apartment door, I couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.
You see, even though I work with people who are homeless every day, I am still struggling to rid myself of the stereotype that homelessness equals unkempt older men holding signs near freeway off-ramps.
So when the H2H [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connection to an Invisible People</title>
		<link>http://www.whatcomvolunteer.org/connection-to-an-invisible-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatcomvolunteer.org/connection-to-an-invisible-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Teresa Schmidt, Project Homeless Connect volunteer
I’d heard that Project Homeless Connect was a rewarding experience for volunteers. But I might have had a different motivation than many of the volunteers. You see, I didn’t expect that the day would expose me to a side of homelessness I hadn’t encountered. I know Bellingham has its [...]]]></description>
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