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		<title>Back to school: not just for kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve McRee</dc:creator>
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You may not know it, but at Shepherd’s Gate, Back-to-School season isn’t just for the kids! 
Many of our women also go back to school — whether it’s to get their GED, attend college courses, or learn a trade at a technical school. It’s a very powerful way for them to make a new start. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Had No Idea . . . How Homelessness Affects Children in School, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re only just starting to understand the full impact of homelessness on school-aged children. In addition to causing severe health, behavioral, emotional and mental problems, we know that homelessness is a severe hit to a child’s academic development.]]></description>
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		<title>Women of Courage: Angela&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla McRee</dc:creator>
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 Looking back, Angela’s not sure what she would have done without the help she received from Shepherd’s Gate and all of our loyal volunteers, donors and prayer supporters. What a difference you’ve made in her life!
Angela was on the verge of suicide, and when you look at her life, it’s not hard to understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer is not a vacation for everyone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve McRee</dc:creator>
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It’s summer time! Kids are out of school, families are taking trips together, and the weather is gorgeous. 
But this time of year can be especially tough on vulnerable families in our community, as school is out and summer programs are becoming more rare due to budget cuts. The number of families losing their jobs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tripled the fans, now double your gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve McRee</dc:creator>
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God continues to bless us this week in extraordinary ways. In only a few days we’ve tripled the number of fans on our Facebook fan page. We have an amazing community of people sharing their stories about the power of God to change lives.
Today we have more exciting news. From now until midnight Friday, April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Become a fan of Shepherd&#8217;s Gate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve McRee</dc:creator>
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We have an exciting opportunity! A generous donor has offered to give $5 for every new Shepherd’s Gate Facebook fan.
You can help a homeless or abused woman or child by becoming a fan of the Shepherd’s Gate Facebook fan page.
Shepherd&#8217;s Gate will receive up to $2,000 for all new Facebook fans from April 9 through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Without a Place to Call Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Harp</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;ve had some very atypical weather here in the past two months: downpouring rain for days, hail, even snow and ice. It got me thinking of a story I shared in a past newsletter and I wanted to share it with you again.
I was at a local park recently, and it began to rain. People [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women of Courage: Brenda&#8217;s story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla McRee</dc:creator>
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Each month, we like to highlight a woman from Shepherd’s Gate who is turning her life around for good with God’s help. This month’s Woman of Courage is Brenda.
Brenda was raised right here in Brentwood, CA, and though she grew up in a fairly stable home, her father was an alcoholic. She married at 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children Come</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Harp</dc:creator>
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Children come to Shepherd&#8217;s Gate from all backgrounds imaginable. The Lord has blessed us with a trained staff who accept these kids unconditionally. In time they come to experience love and joy. And they begin to laugh and wonder like precious ones who are healing by God&#8217;s amazing grace.
Here is a poem written by Jenifer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women of Courage: Josie&#8217;s story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla McRee</dc:creator>
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Each month, we like to highlight a woman from Shepherd’s Gate who is turning her life around for good with God’s help. This month’s Woman of Courage is Josie — one of our October 2009 program graduates.
Josie searched online for information about a California women’s shelter and recovery program because she had hit rock bottom [...]]]></description>
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