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	<description>Empowering the Vietnamese community to succeed while bridging cultures</description>
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		<title>VFA Now hiring Full-Time Program Coordinator</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vietnamese Immigrant and Refugee Job Readiness Program Background: The Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) is a nonprofit located in Southeast Seattle. Our mission is to empower the Vietnamese community to succeed while bridging cultures. We serve youth and families, Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese, through academic programs, leadership programs, and community engagement programs. For more information, please visit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2875&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese Community Action Plan to be Presented for Public Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 22:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 18, 2012, youth from the CARE Project will share a draft of the Vietnamese Community Plan with the public. Members of the community are invited to review the Plan before it is finalized. Their ideas will help improve the lives of community members and residents across a number of important issues. Friday, May [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2858&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks to everyone who gave BIG!</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/05/04/thanks-to-everyone-who-gave-big/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had 36 people donate a total of $1600! Although we didn&#8217;t reach our goal of 50 people, we far exceeded the amount of money (50 people x $23.00 = $1150) we set out for ourselves! Now we wait and see how much more we&#8217;ll get matched. Great job, friends! You guys rock!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2841&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Donate $23 to VFA this Wednesday May 2</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/04/30/givebig-to-vfa-and-our-youth-cafe-this-wednesday-may-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help VFA open up a Youth Cafe! Donate this Wednesday, May 2. Our goal is to get at least 50 people to donate $23 (or more!). The Youth Cafe will provide job training for high school students, create a local youth hang out, and support the local economy! MAKE YOUR DONATION NOW<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2829&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Need to Provide Affordable Housing to Vietnamese Elders</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/04/25/the-need-to-provide-affordable-housing-to-vietnamese-elders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Need to Provide Affordable Housing to Vietnamese Elders By Chi Hoang originally printed in Nguoi Viet Tay Bac (NW Vietnamese News) April 13, 2012 For many Vietnamese families, having access to affordable and safe housing is critical. According to data from the CARE project established by the Vietnamese Friendship Association, it is a top [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2826&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VFA receives financial management training from SVP Partner</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/04/18/vfa-receives-financial-management-training-from-svp-partner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SVP Partner Mike Cadigan has been providing mini-trainings on financial management to VFA board and staff.  This week, he introduced and reviewed some basic principles and concepts, which the staff found to be very helpful.  Mike will be delivering several more trainings in the upcoming months.  By the end of it, we&#8217;ll be much more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2775&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Save the Day for June 8th! It&#8217;s VFA&#8217;s Fourth Annual Benefit Dinner</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/04/11/save-the-day-for-june-8th-its-vfas-fourth-annual-benefit-dinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Fourth Annual Benefit Dinner June 8, 2012 at Tea Palace Restaurant, Renton Cocktails 5:30 pm &#124; Dinner Program 6:30 pm Tickets will be available for purchase in April 2012. Details coming soon. Over the past six years, VFA programs have focused on supporting children, youth, and parents in education, leadership, community development, self-reliance, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2761&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>YLC reach out to local police and strengthen trust in community</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/04/08/ylc-reach-out-to-local-police-and-strengthen-trust-in-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The YLC hosted an event to develop trust and positive relationships between community members and local law enforcement. They called if the &#8220;Spring Off&#8221; and it was based on their happiness survey of the community. They learned that there was low trust toward government and public officials. The event promoted goodwill between community members, youth, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2757&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese representative needed for King County Council’s Citizens’ Election Oversight Committee (CEOC)</title>
		<link>http://vfaseattle.org/2012/04/04/vietnamese-representative-needed-for-king-county-councils-citizens-election-oversight-committee-ceoc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The permanent CEOC was established in 2006 to monitor and provide recommendations for improvement of King County Elections. The committee has always had a seat dedicated to a representative of the Chinese-speaking community, in part to ensure that King County appropriately meets the federal requirement to publish all election materials in Chinese. The 2010 U.S. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2753&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help VFA programs while immortalizing yourself on a cubicle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a fundraising scheme that many would consider brilliant, the VFA is now accepting naming rights to our work spaces. For $100, you can put your name on a work station. For $500, you can name a staff cubicle. For a mere $1,000 you can name the conference room or the Executive Director’s cube after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vfaseattle.org&#038;blog=7483747&#038;post=2746&#038;subd=vfaseattle&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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