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	<description>Hope, Home, and Education for every child, one family at a time</description>
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		<title>Awesome volunteer, Barbara Boucek!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Barbara Boucek moved to Seattle eight years ago, a childhood friend introduced her to First Place. She&#8217;s been a classroom aide ever since, helping out however she&#8217;s needed. Barbara loves watching the students mature and grow both academically and socially, becoming high achievers and learning to trust and respect adults and peers. She believes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Place welcomes singer India Arie!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Place was abuzz on Thursday afternoon as we welcomed Grammy-award winning singer India Arie to our school! India, who was visiting from Atlanta, visited First Place to learn more about our programs that provide education, housing and hope to local families every day. India graciously spent time in each of our classrooms chatting with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing volunteers, Roy and Diane Edfast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four years ago, Roy and Diane Edfast were reading the newspaper and noticed a story about First Place. Intrigued, the couple decided to contact First Place&#8217;s volunteer manager, Joyce Scoggins, for a tour and to learn more about volunteer opportunities. Today, the couple are still active volunteers, with Diane volunteering in Kindergarten one day a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Heart Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rschachter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 4th-6th grade teacher, Ms. Reed, talks about recent political developments in her class! Room 304 tends to be active in politics!  The class recently had a school-wide election for school officers.  My students wrote and delivered campaign speeches to each class, including the kindergarteners.  The vote was close, and now we have a President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gingerbread houses!</title>
		<link>http://firstplaceschool.org/?p=825</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms. Sherlock&#8217;s 2nd and 3rd grade class recently made passports as they prepare to &#8220;travel the world&#8221; in Social Studies, learning about holidays and cultural traditions around the world. Their first stop was Christmas in Germany, and the students got to decorate gingerbread houses! They not only did a GREAT job of decorating their houses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We love our volunteers!</title>
		<link>http://firstplaceschool.org/?p=806</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tribute to some of our most dedicated volunteers, from 2nd and 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Sherlock: I am crazy about all of my volunteers and the dedication and time they put into our classroom. However, I want to specifically share with everyone the impact two of my volunteers are having in my classroom. Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert: Raise Your Voice to Help Meet the Basic Needs of Struggling Families</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Emergency Food &#38; Shelter Program (EFSP) helps stabilize families in times of crisis by providing emergency food, shelter, utility and rent assistance. In FY2011, Congress cut EFSP by 40% from $200 million to $120 million.  Moreover, because of gridlock in Congress, the funds were not released until many months after the winter demands spiked. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen R. Covey blog: “Our Children and the Crisis in Education”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen R. Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” has a passion for education reform and has now created his blog “Our Children and the Crisis in Education.” This new blog shares insights on public education in America and how it can empower and teach youth in more effective ways. Here’s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning Can Support Families!</title>
		<link>http://firstplaceschool.org/?p=393</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving into a new home is a prideful accomplishment for the families who come to First Place! We have some great news today – a high number of our families have been moving into transitional housing from shelters or shared housing. This is definitely a reason to celebrate! Along with these great successes, First Place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Place Announces Brand New Partnership</title>
		<link>http://firstplaceschool.org/?p=392</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Place is announcing an exciting and brand new partnership with Antioch University Seattle and City University of Seattle. Below is our press release with the details. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 25, 2010 A Washington State Educational First:Antioch University Seattle, City University of Seattle and First Place Form New Partnership To Help Kids and Graduate Students [...]]]></description>
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