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  Barnabas: Feeding Bodies and Souls

  After advertising a Barnabas Community meal on Facebook, director Dwight Thiemann got a message from a man named Jim. “I have no way of getting there, but it sure looks good.”
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  CASA Adds Second Layer of Support

  Every child needs an advocate. For many children in Lancaster County, their advocate is not a parent, but a volunteer from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate).
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  Women’s Shelter Offers a Fresh Start

  Keenomo grew up around alcoholics. At the young age of 22, she herself struggled with substance use.
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  Lincoln Housing Charities Supports Preschool Education through Curriculum

  Parkview Child Development Services, a preschool at the Carol Yoakum Family Resource Center, was at risk of losing a quality curriculum for their young students.
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  Early Childhood Education Gives Children a Head Start

  For working parents in poverty, finding quality early childhood programs that provide full-day, full-year care can be a challenge. Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties is working to fill this gap through its Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
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