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	<title>Bakersfield Express &#187; Bakersfield Homeless Center</title>
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		<title>Counting the homeless, a personal perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Kern County Homeless Collaborative led an effort to count the homeless who live among us last week, grant writer Louis Medina with the Bakersfield Homeless Center was there. Here is his account of what it was like interviewing homeless people in the Lamont and Weedpatch areas.]]></description>
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		<title>Health fair reaches out to homeless and poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community organizations and volunteers come together to offer health services and information to clients at the Bakersfield Homeless Center. The public is invited to a health fair there on Wednesday, April 28.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor continues effort to end homelessness locally</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/12/04/mayor-continues-effort-to-end-homelessness-locally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall is a sponsor of the upcoming exhibit at the Bakersfield Museum of Art which focuses on the plight of the homeless.]]></description>
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		<title>Artists represent isolation, loss associated with homelessness</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/12/03/artists-represent-isolation-loss-associated-with-homelessness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New exhibits opening Dec. 10 at the Bakersfield Museum of Art portray life on the edge of society for those who are displaced or homeless. The opening reception also includes a blanket drive for the Bakersfield Homeless Center.]]></description>
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		<title>Food banks need donations and volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession, drought and holidays are putting extra pressure on food banks to serve hungry families. Here are some ways to donate food items or your time as a volunteer to local nonprofit agencies.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeless Center seeks Thanksgiving dinner donations</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/11/18/homeless-center-seeks-thanksgiving-dinner-donations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkeys, rolls, stuffing, pies, and many other traditional meal ingredients are needed by Friday, Nov. 20.]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween party donations sought for homeless children</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/19/halloween-party-donations-sought-for-homeless-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bakersfield Homeless Center is in need of donations of food, pumpkins, costumes, or carnival booth volunteers for its annual Halloween Spooktacular Carnival from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.]]></description>
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		<title>Trade in your jeans to help abuse victims</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/09/29/trade-in-your-jeans-to-help-abuse-victims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donate a pair of gently used jeans for victims of domestic violence Oct. 1-10 and receive a $25 discount off a new pair at two local boutiques.]]></description>
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