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		<title>Open House Kickstarts Phase 2 of Vietnamese Community Empowerment Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE, WA&#8211; On December 2, 2011, over 100 youth, community members and City of Seattle Officials gathered to discuss findings from the Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) Project—which explores issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Vietnamese community of Seattle. The CARE Project was launched in 2009 by the Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2612&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The CARE Project Provides In-Depth Look at the Seattle Vietnamese Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 2, 2011, the Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) will host a Community Gathering from 6:00-8:00 pm at the New Holly Gathering Hall to showcase research findings from their Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) Project. VFA launched the CARE Project in 2009 as a way to empower and strengthen the Vietnamese community. Throughout the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2594&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VFA CARE Youth present their experience with the CARE project</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2011/05/30/vfa-care-youth-present-their-experience-with-the-care-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 19:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verlinda and Ton, two of our Youth Action Team members from the CARE project, have been helping prepare for Phase II of the project. Here is their presentation to the review committee of the Department of Neighborhood&#8217;s Large Project Fund. CARE:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2178&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VFA CARE Youth present digital stories at Annual Hep B Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony and Rosa, two of our Youth Action Team members from the CARE project, tackle Hepatitis B awareness. See their videos below. We&#8217;re so gosh-darn proud of them! Tony: Rosa :<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2175&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial on New 520 Tolling Cites CARE Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Julie Pham from Người Việt Tây Bắc (Northwest Vietnamese News) used information from the VFA&#8217;s recent Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) Project in her commentary on the lack of communication through ethnic media outlets on the new tolling for the 520 bridge which connects Seattle with cities like Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond (the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=1999&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CARE Presentation Featured on SBTN and Người Việt Tây Bắc</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2 Outstanding Occasions in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besides the start of many of our programs, the VFA is also hosting 2 outstanding occasions in October! (Notice the intentional alliteration.) Read below for details: Special Friends Reunion Friday, October 15th from 6-8 pm at VFA&#8217;s main office: 7101 MLK Jr. Way S. #212, Seattle, WA 98118 Have you ever been involved with the Vietnamese [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=1676&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CARE Project &#8212; The Final Two Months!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the Community Action Research and Empowerment (CARE) project, a whole year&#8217;s worth of work comes down to these next two months.  We&#8217;ve asked folks from young adults to the elderly, from business owners to general community members&#8230;anyone who was willing, and (a few not so willing) to participate in this project, and help us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=1582&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take the CARE Project Survey 2010!</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2010/08/03/care-project-survey-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CARE Project 2010 Survey is out!  Please take a minute to take the survey and/or pass it onto your networks &#8212; anyone who associates with the Vietnamese community and is familiar with the SE Seattle, South Seattle, International District, Rainier Valley area should take this survey.  It will ask questions about safety, healthcare, education, and many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=1440&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2nd CARE Community Forum</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2010/07/03/2nd-care-community-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, June 26th the Community Action Research and Empowerment Project held their 2nd community forum. To read more about it, please visit the CARE blog!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=1443&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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