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		<title>Thanks To Our Donors!</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/05/thanks-to-our-donors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Friends of Children has completed a thorough program evaluation, and we are anxious to report that each has made tremendous progress.  How wonderful that statistics show a decrease in malnutrition among children in our programs!  Our educational emphasis has &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/05/thanks-to-our-donors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Education Gives New Life to Girls in Bangalore:</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/03/education-gives-new-life-to-girls-in-bangalore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daughters of Wisdom’s shelter for street girls in Bangalore, India provides a haven for orphaned and abandoned girls who are at risk every day, facing health hazards, child labor, and prostitution on the streets.  The shelter, named “Asha Deep,” &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/03/education-gives-new-life-to-girls-in-bangalore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Healing Through Horses: Little Britches Therapeutic Riding:</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/02/healing-through-horses-little-britches-therapeutic-riding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Little Britches provides unique equine-based therapies to people with special needs, at-risk individuals and disadvantaged youth. Over 130 students participate yearly in therapeutic riding and driving programs designed to improve physical, mental, and emotional health.  Support from Friends of &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/02/healing-through-horses-little-britches-therapeutic-riding/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift Of Hope For Kenyan Orphans:</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/01/the-gift-of-hope-for-kenyan-orphans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDS orphans in Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHARE Africa’s Orphan Sponsorship Program (SOS) makes a difference in the lives of hundreds of Kenyan children orphaned by AIDS.  Through this program, The Friends of Children has supported the health and educational needs for over 20 orphans each year.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2012/01/the-gift-of-hope-for-kenyan-orphans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Joy Through Education;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/12/joy-through-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Appalachian Project’s Eagle Childhood Development Center is located in one of the poorest counties in America. Through the center, children of all ages are engaged in essential enrichment programs.  Eagle is the only resource center for children in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/12/joy-through-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Lives, With Every Spoonful&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/10/saving-lives-with-every-spoonful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[chairities in Haiti]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With one out of every ten children in Haiti suffering from acute malnutrition, Meds &#38; Food for Kids’ peanut-based “Medika Mamba” (translated from Haitian Creole as “peanut butter medicine”) is literally a lifesaver for thousands.  Under the tutelage of Dr. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/10/saving-lives-with-every-spoonful/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A New Life; A New Beginning&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/09/a-new-life-a-new-beginning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[charities for single mothers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Since taking in their first pregnant teenager in 1981, Several Sources has been a Guardian Angel to tens of thousands of young, unwed mothers and their children.  Their work can best be described in the words of a young &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/09/a-new-life-a-new-beginning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Education &amp; Hope: For Brighter Tomorrows in Guatemala:</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/08/education-hope-for-brighter-tomorrows-in-guatemala/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/08/education-hope-for-brighter-tomorrows-in-guatemala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When continually asked by people passing by their doors in Guatemala, “What is this place?&#8221; – wondering if the building is a cafeteria, a daycare, a school – Education &#38; Hope’s answer is “all of the above!” By providing for the myriad of &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/08/education-hope-for-brighter-tomorrows-in-guatemala/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Fighting Chance:  The Denan Project; Uratari, Peru:</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/06/a-fighting-chance-the-denan-project-uratari-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/06/a-fighting-chance-the-denan-project-uratari-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These Peruvian women are waiting patiently to see an OBGYN specialist. In the past, the impoverished Peruvian village of Uratari had literally no medical care within a three-day walk. Frighteningly, approximately 10% of all children perished before the age of &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/06/a-fighting-chance-the-denan-project-uratari-peru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Ripple Effect of Giving: Children of Colon, Panama</title>
		<link>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/04/the-ripple-effect-of-giving-children-of-colon-panama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/04/the-ripple-effect-of-giving-children-of-colon-panama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1987, the Sisters of Mercy began their program working with poor children and their single mothers in Colon, Panama. With no more than a small rented corner space to provide services, the sisters worked with love and compassion to &#8230; <a href="http://www.thefriendsofchildren.org/2011/04/the-ripple-effect-of-giving-children-of-colon-panama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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