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dollars earmarked to put a roof over the heads of victims in America.</span> You
can call Senator John Cornyn @ (202) 224-2934 or send him an email by filling
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should be voting on this soon. Both numbers are in working order so do what you
can to make some changes. If I could help just one young lady get out of this
daily hell it would be well worth it..I too was in a similar hell working in the sex industry, not knowing
how to ever get back to normal. With 13 years of counseling and drug and
alcohol treatment I am now able to focus on my future with my head
held high, addiction free! Thanks for listening: cozynblue</span></i></div>
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<i>So it looks like I lost some things in our move. My son moved into his own apartment and I lost his bed. How? I don't know..Between moving our things to storage and then into my own apartment(I downsized from a two bedroom to a bachlorette's one bedroom!) His bed and two of my lamps are nowhere to be found. This morning I called St. Vincent Depaul and they referred me to St. Patrick Church and told me to call first thing in the morning between 9:30-10 a.m. to ask for a furniture assistance gift card. My son had grown out of his bed anyways, so wish me luck!</i><br /><div>
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Inspiration: Perhaps the most taxing of all, are the years a family finds itself in and out of crisis situations. Little babies that cooed and gurgled grow up into challenging independent-thinking adolescents. The protective, sheltered environment of the home is broken into by school, new friends, alien philosophies, financial strain, illness, accidents, hard questions, constant decisions, and busy schedules...and it isn't difficult to feel the pressure mounting-especially when you add dating, new drivers in the family, leaving for college, talk of marriage, and moving out. Whew! And what does God say about these years?<br />
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He says we'll be "blessed." We'll be "happy." It will "be well" with us during these years...In the family portrayed on this scriptural canvas, "the Lord" is still central...<br />
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Even before you finish...it may be the right time for you to come to terms with the truth regarding your family. I must be honest with you, in most of the family conflicts I have dealt with involving trouble with teenagers, the problem has been more with parents who were either too liberal and permissive or too inflexible, distant, rigid (and sometimes hypocritical) than with teenagers who were unwilling to cooperate. When the modeling is as it should be, there is seldom much trouble from those who fall under the shadow of the leader. Strengthening your grip on the family may start with an unguarded appraisal of the leadership your family is expected to follow.<br />
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<span style="border: 0px; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Art of Hiring & Firing</strong></span></address>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Social media makes it possible for your customer, your employees, your colleagues, and anyone who has an interest in your enterprise to spread word of mouth advertising, be it good or bad.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">During this overview, participants will learn the importance of owning and managing their online identity, the techniques that make it easy, and the pitfalls to be avoided to maintain a professional image.</span></div>
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Email, social media and texting have an important place in marketing, but who do you send them to? How doe you create connections in the first place? Networking is an important part of building your business, and it can be intimidating. This session will show you how to make networking easy, fun, meaningful and profitable!</div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Key Steps to Market Research</strong></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Use library resources to conduct market research and find the information you need to put in your business plan. </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Business Insurance</strong></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learn the importance of business insurance and how having or not having it will affect your business. Discussions on how much and what kind of coverage is needed to protect your business will be covered. A professional from this industry will help you consider the options of where to obtain, as well as how to start looking for insurance your business may need.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Referral Marketing 101</strong></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Referral marketing is the most effective form of marketing for businesses with limited marketing budgets. If you are willing to invest the time to learn specific referral marketing strategies, tools, and techniques you can double, even triple your sales in months without spending additional marketing dollars. If you don’t have a referral marketing plan for your business, this session is a must! You will learn how to develop a strategic referral network, who should be in it, how to find them and how to motivate those people to refer business to you. </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This class will open your eyes to the possibilities of generating more sales in less time by doing business by relationship. Unless you can find more time and work harder than you already are, you can’t afford to miss this class. You will learn some specific techniques that will enable you to really work smarter, not harder.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Art of Hiring & Firing</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Good employment practice are essential in growing a profitable business. This workshop will help you determine if your business is ready to hire employees, give you tips on how to select and manage your employees, and connect you to resources to assist in this manner.</span></div>
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Workshop focuses on how to get the financing you need to start your business, the resources available, Five C’s of Lending, and the eligibility requirements of the banks. Topics to be included are assessing your financial needs, loan eligibility, SBA loans, and alternative community resources available.</div>
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This Entrepreneurial Training Course is a four-day, 28-hour course, 9am to 4pm each day.<br />
All participants must be able to commit to attend no fewer than four (4) sessions in order to graduate. Special provisions will be made for individuals who need to make up one or two sessions they may have missed.<br />
<strong>**Pre-registration is required by <em>calling</em> (253) 591-7026</strong><br />
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MDC Main Office<br />
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<span class="Navyheadline">From: <a href="http://www.bbb.org/us/article/financial-aid-for-college-410">http://www.bbb.org/us/article/financial-aid-for-college-410</a></span><br />
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<li>Early on—Study, Work Hard, and do your best to Earn Good Grades; </li>
<li>Know the ins and outs of standardized tests. High test scores open doors to more colleges and high dollar scholarships and grants. </li>
<li>Save now for college; </li>
<li>Be sure to complete all high school courses you’ll need for college admission. Most four-year colleges require the following: </li>
<li>four years of English; </li>
<li>three years of math; </li>
<li>three years of lab science; </li>
<li>three years of social studies; </li>
<li>two years of electives; </li>
<li>Seek out scholarships and grants before looking at student loans; </li>
<li>Consider Federal loan programs which offer lower interest rates; </li>
<li>Manage student loan debt by knowing how much you can afford to borrow and repay. Working while in college can help to reduce your debt after graduation. </li>
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INTRODUCTION <br />
Over the past 20 years, the cost of a college education has risen twice as fast as inflation. Tuition at public universities alone jumped 234 percent between 1980 and 1995. But despite the huge rise in tuition, it can be easier for people to afford higher education. Today, close to half of students at public colleges and universities and over 70 percent of students at private institutions receive some sort of financial aid. This is good news since a higher education can mean more money and wider job choices in the present and future job market. To get the most from your educational potential, you should begin mapping out your future as soon as possible. <br />
<span class="Navyheadline">Define Your Goals</span> <br />
The best way to make the most of your opportunities is to work hard and know generally what you want to do in life so you can plan wisely for the future. Asking yourself questions like the ones below can help you define and achieve your goals. <br />
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<li>What are your strongest skills and talents? </li>
<li>What are your values and dreams for the future? </li>
<li>How do you define success?<br />Is it family, wealth, charity, etc.? </li>
<li>What activities or achievements do you find most rewarding? </li>
<li>What careers excite you most? </li>
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<span class="Navyheadline">Establish a Career Plan</span> <br />
Once you’ve thought generally about what you might want to do in life, you should consider developing a career plan. A career plan will help you work towards a specific job—such as a heart surgeon—or help you find opportunities in a general field, such as medicine. Following the steps below is a good beginning: <br />
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<li><strong>List Your Skills</strong>: Write down your natural talents such as music, art, writing, etc. Include training you have gained from your parents, school, or jobs. Rank your skills in terms of what you do best and like most; </li>
<li><strong>Research Careers</strong>: Take time to research any career fields or specific careers that you feel qualified for or that are of strong interest to you. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics is a great place to get in-depth, up-to-date information on hundreds of specific careers. Look for their Occupational Outlook Handbook at your local library or visit their searchable career database on the World Wide Web at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/OCO/">www.bls.gov/OCO/</a>; </li>
<li><strong>Gather Good Intelligence</strong>: Learn as much as you can about the careers you like. Be sure to read articles, biographies, etc. about people in the jobs you’re considering. Whenever possible, talk to someone in those career fields. Also, take every opportunity—after school, during summer break, etc.—to intern at a job that’s in your favored career field. Internships are excellent ways to gain good work experience and network with people who can help you get future jobs. An internship lets you discover if a career is what you thought it would be and whether it offers the salary and job satisfaction you desire.</li>
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After identifying some of your goals and narrowing your career field choices, you can begin deciding what educational avenues can prepare you best for success. Depending on your intentions and interests, your education options are many, and include: <br />
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<li><strong>Vocational Training Schools</strong>: These are privately owned and operated schools that offer wide-ranging career training in specialized occupations such as computers, graphics design, paralegal services, etc. Course study is specific and intensive. Time to graduation is short—usually three years or less. </li>
<li><strong>Community and Junior Colleges</strong>: These schools can benefit students who ultimately want to go to a four-year college or university or those who simply want specialized job training. Generally, these colleges require two-years of study to graduate with an associate’s degree. </li>
<li><strong>Four-year Colleges/Universities</strong>: These schools offer bachelor’s and/or master’s, doctorate, or professional degrees and a wide variety of studies and curriculum to choose from. Bachelor’s degrees usually take four years to obtain and graduate degrees two or more years additionally. </li>
<li><strong>Public Colleges/Universities</strong>: These schools are subsidized by the states in which they reside. Often, they are much less expensive than private colleges, with the cheapest rates going to in-state residents. Out-of-state students usually pay higher fees. </li>
<li><strong>Private Colleges/Universities</strong>: Funded through endowments, tuition, and donations, these schools cost more than public schools. Financial aid can offset the higher costs. </li>
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<span class="Navyheadline">Where You Want to Be</span> <br />
Think about the traits of a college or university that appeal to you. If you plan to attend a four-year college or university, you will almost certainly want to find qualities that can enrich your personal and social life as well as your academic performance. Consider the following in your college search: <br />
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<li>Academic programs and degrees; </li>
<li>Overall academic reputation; </li>
<li>Academic reputation in your field of study; </li>
<li>Job placement rate; </li>
<li>Cost of attendance/financial aid; </li>
<li>Geographic location and size of student body; </li>
<li>Student diversity; </li>
<li>Political or religious affiliation; </li>
<li>Student Life (housing, meals, sports, health clubs, student government, fraternities/sororities, clubs, etc.) </li>
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To get answers about the subjects above, contact a college’s or university’s admissions office for an admissions catalog. Better yet, you can go to the following sites on the World Wide Web which can give you direct access to the home pages of nearly every college and university in the United States: <br />
<a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/corank.htm">www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/corank.htm</a><br />
This site lists colleges by region of the country. <br />
<span class="Navyheadline">Financing Your Education</span> <br />
You can finance your or your children’s education in any number of ways—saving, pay as you go, borrowing, grants and scholarships, or a combination of these. Types of financial aid can be divided into three general categories: <br />
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<strong>Grants and Scholarships</strong>: Money from grants and scholarships is not repaid and is often awarded on the basis of academic, athletic, or artistic abilities or talents. <br />
<strong>Loans</strong>: Money from loans must be repaid with extra costs from interest over a prearranged period of time. Sources for such loans are plentiful, but specific loans for higher education are available at interest rates lower than those of the marketplace. Ordinarily, repayment of such student loans begins within six months to a year after graduation with a preset interest rate that lasts the life of the loan. <br />
<strong>Work-Study</strong>: Money from work-study is earned by students working at full-time or part-time jobs for their schools during the summer and/or the academic year. Work-study jobs can be either on-campus or off-campus. <br />
<span class="Navyheadline">Federal Aid</span> <br />
The federal government is the largest source for financial aid; ahead of state and local governments, banks, and savings and loan companies. Some of the most commonly used federal aid are described below: <br />
Pell Grants: This program provides grants which do not need to be repaid. It is designed to specifically help low income undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree. However, students coming from families with higher incomes may qualify. <br />
<strong>Perkins Loans</strong>: This low interest federal loan is available for both undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need. A student’s school is the lender. The loan is made from government funds with a share contributed by the school that the student attends. This loan is repaid directly to the school. <br />
<strong>Stafford Loans</strong>: Similar to Perkins loans, under Stafford loan, students may borrow greater sums of money as they continue their education. This loan is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. <br />
All student loans must be repaid whether or not a student finishes school or gets a job after graduation. Failure to pay a student loan can ruin your credit rating–—another reason to learn a school’s job placement rates beforehand. <br />
For more information about student loans, contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid Information Center at 800.433.3243 or web site at www.ed.gov and its Free Application for Federal Student Aid office at 800.801.0576 or web site <a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/">www.fafsa.ed.gov</a>. Also contact the following: FINAID at <a href="http://www.finaid.org/">www.finaid.org</a>, NELLIEMAE at <a href="http://www.nelliemae.org/">www.nelliemae.org</a>, and SALLIEMAE at <a href="http://www.salliemae.com/">www.salliemae.com</a>. <br />
<span class="Navyheadline">Grants and Scholarships</span> <br />
Most high school guidance counselors and libraries have current announcements about scholarships, grants, and fellowships offered by civic and fraternal organizations, foundations, corporations, professional clubs, or charitable organizations. <br />
The Internet, accessible through schools, local libraries, homes, and offices, is one of the best ways to find scholarships. Many web sites have searchable databases which take your personal information and give you a list of awards that fit your profile. Some of the most helpful sites are listed below: <br />
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<li><a href="http://www.collegeboard.org/">College Board Online</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.ed.gov/">U.S. Dept. of Education</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.fastweb.com/">Financial Aid Search</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.finaid.org/">FinAid</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.usnews.com/">U.S. News & World Report</a> </li>
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ROTC: The Reserve Officer’s Training Corps is a special type of scholarship that pays for almost all college expenses in exchange for one to four years of military service. <br />
<span class="Navyheadline">Beware of Scholarship Scams</span> <br />
Every year, thousands of students and parents fall victim to scholarship search service scams. Looking for the warning signs below can help you avoid getting ripped off. <br />
It’s probably a scam if a company: <br />
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<li>GUARANTEES A SCHOLARSHIP OR “YOUR MONEY BACK”: Grants or scholarships are awarded on basis of performance or qualifications. No one can “guarantee” that you’ll get one; </li>
<li>CLAIMS YOU CAN’T GET THIS SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION ANYWHERE ELSE: Free scholarship information abounds—in school libraries, with federal, state, and local governments, on the Internet, and with private companies; </li>
<li>WANTS A CREDIT CARD OR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR AN APPLICATION FEE OR TO HOLD SCHOLARSHIPS: Never give your credit card or bank account number over the phone. Free money shouldn’t cost anything. Most legitimate companies don’t charge application fees; </li>
<li>SAYS THEY’LL DO ALL THE WORK: There’s no way around it. You must apply for scholarships or grants yourself; </li>
<li>CLAIMS THAT “YOU’VE BEEN SELECTED” OR THAT “YOU’RE A FINALIST” FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OR GRANT YOU NEVER APPLIED FOR: You’ve got to go after grant or scholarship money. It won’t come looking for you. </li>
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For more information on scholarship scams, visit the Federal Trade Commission’s web site at www.ftc.gov; the Council of Better Business Bureaus web site at www.bbb.org; and FinAid web site at www.finaid.org/scams. <br />
<span class="Navyheadline">Precautions Against Scholarship Scams</span> <br />
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<li>INVESTIGATE: Carefully investigate the background of any company, especially if their offer exhibits any of the scholarship scam warning signs; </li>
<li>GET TRUSTED, INDEPENDENT OPINIONS: Don’t rely solely on a company’s claims. Check them out with a high school guidance counselor, college financial aid administrator, the Better Business Bureau, or other knowledgeable group or person; </li>
<li>CALL DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE: Check Directory Assistance to see if a company is listed or has an 800 number. Absence of a number should raise your suspicions; </li>
<li>GET ANY OFFER IN WRITING: Never rely on verbal promises. Ask a company for printed information about cancellation and refund policies and “guarantees.” If they won’t provide it, watch out!; </li>
<li>COMPLAINTS: If you feel you’ve been victimized by a scholarship scam, contact your local Better Business Bureau at <a href="http://lookup.bbb.org/">www.bbb.org</a>, the <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/">Federal Trade Commission</a> at 202.FTC.HELP (202.382.4357), or your state’s Attorney General’s Office. </li>
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The Better Business Bureau is warning college-bound students and their parents to be wary of financial aid fraud perpetrated by companies promising big bucks for college tuition, but who ultimately take your money and leave you with nothing.<br />
Consumer complaints against scholarship, loan and grant services to the 114 BBBs across the U.S. increased by 60 percent in 2006<br />
“Funding a college education is expensive, and finding money for college can be an intimidating process,” said Steve Cox, spokesperson for the BBB System. “The fallout from this year’s student loan scandal, combined with the efforts of tireless scammers, means there is a real trust crisis in the financial aid industry. There are many unscrupulous businesses and outright scams taking advantage of overwhelmed parents who are just trying to put their child through school.”<br />
Along with a significant rise in complaints in 2006, the BBB has seen a steady flow of loan, grant and scholarship complaints so far this year from consumers fed up with the industry. Following are the most recent examples of complaints and common scams taking advantage of college-bound students and their parents.<br />
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<strong>Financial Aid Seminar Scams</strong> <br />
Parents from New York to California have contacted the BBB saying they paid a Utah-based company as much as $1,000 for help finding financial aid and never heard from the company again.<br />
Parents report their college-bound child received an email from College Money Matters stating they’d “been accepted” to attend a free financial aid seminar. The seminar was essentially a sales pitch and, for a fee, the company would submit the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and find college scholarships and grants for the student. Victims report they paid $700 to $1,000 and never heard from the company again. Not only did they not receive the promised help for finding grants and scholarships, but many discovered that their child’s FAFSA form was never even filed.<br />
<strong>College Grant Scams</strong><br />
The BBB continually hears from consumers who have received emails or letters with offers for “Free Grant Money” – saying they qualified for private or government grant money as financial aid for debt relief or to help pay off college bills.<br />
When victims received the grant in the form of a check, they were instructed to deposit the check and then wire a smaller amount of money back to cover processing fees. Because checks looked professional, it often took several weeks for banks to discover they were counterfeit. Not only did victims have to pay the banks back for money they withdrew on the counterfeit checks, they were also out the money they had wired to the scammers. The Wisconsin BBB reports that a University of Wisconsin student was recently a victim of a grant scam. The student was promised $25,000 in grant money. After initially receiving a counterfeit check for $5,000, he was told that in order to receive the remaining grant money he had to send them $2,500 through stored-value cards. He had transferred $500 and was planning to transfer the rest but the scam was discovered by his bank.<br />
“Parents nationwide are devastated and very angry about being taken advantage of,” added Cox. “Some have saved for years to help give their children a college education. And now, money that could have gone directly toward tuition and expenses has instead gone toward lining the pockets of scammers.”<br />
<strong>How to Avoid Scholarship Scams</strong><br />
The BBB offers advice to avoid being snared in scholarship traps, recommending that you be suspicious if a representative tells you:<br />
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<li>"The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back." In reality no one can guarantee that they will get you a grant or scholarship. And the refund guarantees that are offered usually have so many conditions or strings attached that it is almost impossible for consumers to get their money back.</li>
<li>"You cannot get this information anywhere else." Actually, scholarship information is widely available in books, from libraries and financial aid offices and on the Internet, if you are willing to search for it.</li>
<li>"We will do all the work." Only parents and students can really determine and provide the financial information needed to complete the forms.</li>
<li>"You have been selected by a national foundation to receive a scholarship." If you have not entered a competition sponsored by the foundation, this claim is highly unlikely.</li>
<li>"May I have your credit card or bank account number to hold this scholarship?" This is never a requirement for a legitimate scholarship offer.</li>
<li>"The scholarship will cost some money." Legitimate scholarship offers never require payment of any kind.</li>
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For more advice and information on how to avoid scholarship and grant fraud, and for objective Reliability Reports on companies in the financial aid industry, go to <a href="http://www.bbb.org/">www.bbb.org</a>.<br />
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Applications are available on the provider's website. Students must first create an account on Degreed.com and then submit a short essay explaining why they are passionate about learning. The essay should also outline how they would spend the $1,000 scholarship to increase their education. Students may not apply more than once each month. Winners will be contacted by email or phone and must respond within 72 hours.</div>
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<li class="list_star">Must currently attend OR have graduated from an accredited U.S. college or university.</li>
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The monthly scholarship winner will be chosen on the merits of his/her essay and academic strengths.</div>
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cozynbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171879510123351363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012082361988753561.post-45529045998016230252013-02-17T15:23:00.000-08:002013-02-17T15:23:11.712-08:00Food for Fines-Tacoma Public Library<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="height: 100%px; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Restock local food banks. Reduce your library fines. All without raiding your wallet.</span></strong><br />
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<img align="left" alt="Food For Fines Logo" height="225" hspace="5" src="http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/file.ashx?cid=2381" vspace="5" width="145" />The availability of food items at local food banks are traditionally at an all-time low after the December holidays, but the Tacoma Public Library is hoping to change that through a new program where library patrons can help feed the hungry while eliminating overdue fines. <strong>Beginning on February 19</strong> Tacoma's libraries will hold a community food drive at all 8 locations. It's a food drive with a twist, however: for every three non-perishables items a patron donates, the library will reduce their overdue fines by $10, without a limit to the total amount waived. <strong>The 'Food For Fines' food drive continues through March 2</strong>. All food items donated will be delivered to a neighborhood food bank. More information is available by telephoning the library at 253.292.2001.<br />
"We hope that this program will encourage people to return overdue items and clear their library records, while having the opportunity to donate food to help people in their community rather than just pay fees." explained librarian Rhonda Kristoff, coordinator of the two-week program.<br />
Each library branch is working with a nearby food bank to ensure donations stay in the neighborhood. There is no limit to the number of food items the library will accept, nor to the size of the overdue fines the library will forgive. <br />
The library is unable to accept rusty or unlabeled cans, perishable items (fruits, vegetables and raw meat), alcoholic beverages or mixes, opened or used items, home-canned and homemade items, and items within 30 days of their expiration date. "Food for Fines" donations can only be applied to overdue fines. Donations cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items. "There's no limit to how much food a patron can donate," says Kristoff, "and food donations are welcome even if a patron has no fines."<br />
According to Helen McGovern, Executive Director of the Emergency Food Network, "the number 1 item area food banks are especially in need of is peanut butter, followed by canned protein items (such as tuna fish, chili, canned beef and chicken, and stew), canned fruits and vegetables, baby food, baby formula and diapers." A complete list is included below.<br />
"Our libraries are the heart of the community," says Ms. McGovern, "a place where people come together. Our neighbors are in need and this is a way to show the generosity of the residents in Tacoma. This is a win-win-win. The fine is paid, material can be checked out and families can have access to nutritious food at their local food bank!"<br />
According to the Emergency Food Network, there were 6,313,944 pounds of food distributed through food banks in Tacoma in 2012. There were 530,278 client visits (a client can represent themselves or a family of any size). <br />
<strong>The Library's "Food For Fines" community food drive continues through Saturday, March 2.</strong><br />
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<strong>National and local Hunger Facts</strong><br />
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<li>19.5% of Americans live in hungry or food-insecure households.
<li>1 in 5 households across Washington state reported they didn't have enough money to buy the food they needed in 2009.
<li>Households with children have almost double the rate of food insecurity compared to those without.</li>
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<strong>Each month in Pierce County more than 110,000 children, seniors and adults seek help finding food. Of these individuals:</strong><br />
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<li>99% fall below the national poverty line
<li>Almost half are families with <em>at least </em>one adult working</li>
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<strong>Canned Goods</strong>Peanut Butter<br />Chili<br />Beef Stew<br />Ravioli<br />Cannelloni<br />Canned Tuna<br />Canned Chicken<br />Canned Beef<br />Assorted Canned Fruits<br />Assorted Canned Vegetables<br />
<strong>Packaged Items</strong>Hot Cereal (Oatmeal, Malt-O-Meal, Cream of Wheat, Grits, etc.)<br />Powdered Eggs<br />
<strong>Drinks</strong>Juices<br />Ensure (or other Supplemental drinks)<br />
<strong>Infant Items</strong>Infant formula<br />Diapers</td></tr>
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cozynbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171879510123351363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012082361988753561.post-67870750625467740182012-10-13T19:33:00.004-07:002013-07-26T18:52:44.831-07:00How to Make $500/week Cleaning out Foreclosures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The trick to entrepreneurship isn’t always how to start a business; it’s what business to start.<br />
And it’s also not always about creating something new. When Steve Jobs built Apple, computers had been around for decades. Jobs didn’t make the first computer, he figured out how to make them smaller so that more people could have access to one. Cars weren’t new when Henry Ford introduced the Model-T. Ford innovated ways to sell cars for cheaper so that more people could buy them.<br />
Hindsight is 20/20. It’s easy to look back at Ford and Jobs and conclude there were more opportunities in their time. However, opportunities still abound today, if you have an eye to spot them. One entrepreneurial venture that is booming right now is cleaning out foreclosures.<br />
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The housing bust has created a glut of foreclosed properties. <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-17/short-sales-surpass-foreclosures-as-banks-agree-to-deals.html">Nearly 4.4% of all mortgages</a> have received a foreclosure notice. Once homeowners move out, banks look to get the property on the market and sold as soon as possible. However, there is one major obstacle banks face in moving the houses to sell: cleaning.<br />
Former mortgagees have no incentive to get properties in saleable condition when they leave their homes. In fact, most foreclosures are riddled with trash and property that foreclosed homeowners don’t feel like transporting with them. Foreclosed homes need a lot of TLC before they are ready for an open house. With a large inventory of bank-owned properties, there’s a need to hire cleaners.<br />
How large of a need? From 2007-2010, foreclosure home cleaning businesses <a href="http://www.prlog.org/10729930-foreclosure-house-cleaning-business.html">expanded 1,000%</a>.<br />
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Those looking to start a foreclosed home cleaning business need a flexible schedule. Banks often need cleaners at a moment’s notice and work needs to be completed on a strict turn-around. Often weekend work is involved and some properties require a lot of work before they are in selling condition. However, the jobs pay well, often averaging between <a href="http://www.prlog.org/10729930-foreclosure-house-cleaning-business.html">$500 to $2,500 per house</a>.<br />
Another way that foreclosure cleaners make extra money is by selling things that have been left behind by the previous homeowner. You obviously want to check with the client, but often times they’ll ask you to clear out anything left behind in the house. It’s your choice whether to dump the stuff, keep it, or sell it.<br />
One time I was asked by a client to dump a left-behind treadmill and <a href="http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/ct/laundry/washing-machines">washing machine</a>. I ended up making an extra $300 (in addition to my cleaning fee) by selling them on Craigslist!<br />
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The good news is that you don’t need much to start this type of business. All you need is a telephone number where you can be contacted and some cleaning supplies. The crux of business success is getting jobs. To accomplish this, you’ll need to do a bit of networking.<br />
The best place to network is with real estate agents who specialize in selling real estate owned properties. They aren’t too difficult to locate. Simply call up local realtor offices and ask for the agents in charge of selling foreclosures. It might take some selling to get listed their cleaning vendor list, but if you have a competitive price and flexible schedule, there is no reason you can’t make in-roads.<br />
While realtors are your best bet, you can also advertise on websites that have cleaning service directories. Also, it can be useful to contact local banks directly and reach out to real estate law firms. All this doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get cleaning jobs, but banks won’t know how to reach you if you don’t advertise.<br />
However, with payment of $500 per house, you won’t need many jobs to earn a little extra money.<br />
<em><strong>Good luck Penny Hoarders!</strong></em><br />
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Get some experience cleaning professionally. While cleaning is not difficult and most people comprehend how to vacuum and mop, it's important to get some detail cleaning experience. With this experience, you'll learn how to clean quickly and do a great job. This means more work and more money. It's also important to have experience dealing with people and possibly some sales experience so you can line up jobs.</div>
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please visit the program's <a href="http://www.yourtickettowork.com/">website</a> or call 866.968.7842cozynbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171879510123351363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012082361988753561.post-45338045151674241702012-06-16T11:45:00.000-07:002013-02-17T15:51:11.654-08:00Fish Food Bank <br />
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<strong>Working Poor</strong>: More than 45% of the individuals using a food bank, meal program or shelter in Western Washington have some form of post-secondary education. Only 9% are actually homeless.*</div>
<strong>• Seniors</strong>: Most Americans (51.4 percent) will live in poverty at some point before age 65.** The fastest growing group among FISH clients is people over 55. <br />
<strong>• Children</strong>: More than one in five children in the United States is at risk of hunger. 40% of the people FISH serves are children under the age of 18.<br />
• The average client visits the food bank twice a month.<br />
• Do you know the facts about hunger? Take this quiz from <a href="http://feedingamerica.org/" target="_blank" title="Feeding America"><strong><span style="color: #00572c;">Feeding America</span></strong></a><a href="http://www.fishfoodbanks.org/#"></a>.<br />
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Habits are the thought and emotional patterns engraved on our minds. These internal habit patterns play just as forceful a role as external influences on our actions, in fact, perhaps more so...<br />
As unbelievers, we formerly gave ourselves to developing habits of unholiness-what Paul called <em><strong>"ever-increasing wickedness"</strong></em> <em>(Romans 6:19).</em> Every time we sinned-every time we lusted, coveted, hated, cheated, or lied-we were developing habits of <em><strong>ever increasing wickedness.</strong></em> These repeated acts of unrighteousness became habits that made us, in fact, <em>slaves to sin!!</em><br />
Though we are to deal with these habits of unholiness, we must not try to do it in our own strength. Breaking sinful habits must be done in cooperation with the <em><strong>Holy Spirit</strong></em> and in dependence upon Him. The determination that <em><strong>"I'll not do that anymore,"</strong></em> based upon sheer human resolve, has never once broken the shackles of sin. But there are practical principles which we can follow to train ourselves in godliness.<br />
Though we are to deal with these habits of unholiness, we must not try to do it in our own strength. Breaking sinful habits must be done in cooperation with the <em><strong>Holy Spirit</strong></em> and in dependence on Him. The determination that <em><strong>"I'll not do that anymore,"</strong></em> based upon sheer human resolve, has never once broken the shackles of sin. But there are practical principles which we can follow to <em>train ourselves in godliness.</em><br />
The first principle is that habits are developed and reinforced by <em>frequent repetition....</em>This is the principle underlying the fact that the more we sin the more we are inclined to sin. But the converse is also true. The more we say <em><strong>NO</strong></em> to sin, the more we are inclined to say <em><strong>NO!</strong></em><br />
Therefore, in dependence on the Holy Spirit, we must systematically work at acquiring the habit of saying no to the sins that so easily entangle us. We all know what these sins are; the sins to which we are particularly vulnerable. We begin by concentrating on saying <em><strong>NO</strong></em> to these. Then God will lead us to work on other sins which we may not even be aware of at this time. The more we succeed in saying <em><strong>NO</strong></em> to our sinful desires, the easier it becomes to say <em><strong>NO.</strong></em><br />
In the same manner we can develop positive habits of holiness. We can develop the habit of thinking thoughts that are pure, true and good. We can develop the habits of prayer and meditating on the Scriptures. But these habits will only be developed through frequent repetition.<br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">8 </span>For</span> if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgement between a man and his neighbor, if you do not opress the strnger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt , then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.</em> AMEN!<br />
<em>Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">9 </span>Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear faulsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after gods whom you do not know, <span style="font-size: xx-small;">10 </span>and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say 'we are delivered to do all these abominations'? <span style="font-size: xx-small;">11 </span>Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? behold, I, even I, have seen it,: says the Lord. Jeremiah 7:8-11</em><br />
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she is a woman<br />
A woman who honors her experience and tells her <br />
stories<br />
Who refuses to carry the sins of others within her body <br />
and life<br />
Imagine a woman who believes she is good<br />
A Woman who trusts and respects herself.<br />
Who listens to her needs and desire, and meets them<br />
with tenderness and grace.<br />
Imagine a woman who has acknowledged the past's<br />
influence on the present. A woman who has walked <br />
through her past.<br />
Who has healed into the present.<br />
Imagine a woman who authors her own life.<br />
A woman who exerts, initiates, and moves on her own<br />
behalf. Who refuses to surrender except to her truest <br />
self and her wisest voice.<br />
Imagine a woman who names her own gods.<br />
A woman who imagines the divine in her image and <br />
likeness.<br />
Who designs her own spirituality and allows it to form<br />
her daily life.<br />
Imagine a woman in love with her own body.<br />
A woman who believes her body is enough, just as it is.<br />
Who celebrates the accumulation of her years and<br />
wisdom.<br />
Who refuses to use precious energy disguising the <br />
changes in her body. And her life.<br />
Imagine a woman who values the women in her life.<br />
A woman who sits in circles of women.<br />
Who is reminded of the truth about herself when she <br />
forgets.<br />
Imagine yourself as this woman.<br />
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AUTHOR UNKNOWNcozynbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171879510123351363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012082361988753561.post-60696028386836375572011-10-03T06:05:00.000-07:002011-10-03T06:07:23.094-07:00YOUR LEGITIMATE RIGHTS1. You have a right to need things from others.<br />
2. You have a right to put yourself first sometimes..<br />
3. You have a right to feel and express your emotions or your pain.<br />
4. You have the right to be the final judge of your beliefs and accept them as legitimate.<br />
5. You have the right to your opinions and convictions.<br />
6. You have the right to your experience-even if it's different from that of other people.<br />
7. You have a right to protest any treatment or criticism that feels bad to you.<br />
8. You have a right to negotiate for change.<br />
9. You have a right to ask for help, emotional support, or anything else you need (even though you may not always get it).<br />
10. You have a right to say no; saying no doesn't make you bad or selfish.<br />
11. You have a right not to justify yourself to others.<br />
12. You have a right not to take responsibility for someone else's proble.<br />
13. You have a right to choose not to respond to a situation.<br />
14. You have a right, sometimes, to inconvenience or disapoint others.<br />
Put the right that are most important or liberating to you on a file card, (I use sticky notes) and tape it someplace where you'll see it frequently, like your bathroom mirror, in order to remind yourself.<br />
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<em>I can be disturbed but not despondent.</em><br />
<em>Angry but not desperate.</em><br />
<em>My driving passion is love!</em><br />
<em>I'm reading the greatest essay(Paul's treatise on love). 1st Corinthinas.Chapter 13 remains the greatest essay ever penned.</em><br />
<em>From:The Inspirational Study Bible By: Max Lucado</em><br />
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After you complete the interview process, you will be given a confirmation number. This number allows you to check on the status of your petition.<br />
A clerk will review your responses and either accept or reject your document. A rejection may ask that you provide additional information. Or, a rejection may mean the Court does not have jurisdiction over your request.<br />
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The <a href="https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/secure/linx/kiosk/publickiosk.cfm" target="_blank">interview process</a> for antiharassment petitions may be completed <a href="https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/secure/linx/kiosk/publickiosk.cfm" target="_blank">online</a>. The interview takes approximately 1 hour. <br />
At the end of the interview, <strong>you must appear</strong> at the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=930+Tacoma+Ave+S+Tacoma+WA+98402&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title">Criminal Division (CCB)</a> to pay the $88 filing fee, receive a copy of your petition, and schedule your court appearance. Please see the <a href="http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/distct/servdist.htm#ANTIHARASSMENT PROTECTION ORDERS"><strong>Antiharassment Protection Orders</strong></a> section for additional information on hearing times and filing deadlines.<br />
You must appear at the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=930+Tacoma+Ave+S+Tacoma+WA+98402&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title">Criminal Division (CCB)</a> within <strong>72 hours</strong>. If you do not appear within 72 hours, your petition will be deleted.<br />
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<em>Being harrased by downstairs neighbor. WTF?</em></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>cozynbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171879510123351363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012082361988753561.post-81250861726186253992011-06-20T13:41:00.001-07:002011-06-20T15:59:40.920-07:00LET IT GO!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XJwtfnTtRgI/Tf_QkAZ1_oI/AAAAAAAAEew/C9XKKxqCCe0/s1600/let%2Bit%2Bgo%2B1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620440176983932546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XJwtfnTtRgI/Tf_QkAZ1_oI/AAAAAAAAEew/C9XKKxqCCe0/s400/let%2Bit%2Bgo%2B1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />"There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this!<br />When people can walk away from you: let them walk.<br />I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you.<br />I mean hang up the phone.When people can walk away from you let them walk.<br />Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left.<br /><br />The Bible said that,<br />They went out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not of us, For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. -1 John 2:19<br /><br />People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay..<br /><br />And if they are not, and it doesn't mean that they are a bad person, it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's over.<br /><br />Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye.<br />It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it.<br /><br />Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!!<br /><br />If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to ..LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ..LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth...LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />If someone has angered you ... LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge . LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction . LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to... LET IT GO!!!<br /><br />Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. God is doing a new thing in 2011!!LET IT GO! Get Right or get Left..Think about it and then LET IT GO!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620440178008056114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IaEG1E51P9g/Tf_QkEOA4TI/AAAAAAAAEeo/xrh3j2i1Lv8/s400/let%2Bit%2Bgo.jpg" /><br />"Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships."<br />ALL THE GLORY, HONOR AND POWER BELONGS TO GOD!cozynbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171879510123351363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012082361988753561.post-30974248387283132782011-06-01T17:46:00.000-07:002011-06-01T18:30:06.533-07:00FOOD BANKS OF PEIRCE COUNTY, WA<a href="http://www.fishfoodbanks.org/pages/hungerhelp.htm"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613424029887999490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kbkm4omztJg/TebjafsdrgI/AAAAAAAAEVY/kX1bx_1ASNk/s400/nwgrocerybagsm.jpg" /></a> Click on Pick to get to FISH FOOD BANKS SITE<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.fishfoodbanks.org/pages/hungerhelp.htm"></a><br />Salvation Army Food Bank - Tacoma (253) 572-8452<br />1501 6th Ave, Tacoma 98405<br />Monday 1pm – 3pm;<br />Tuesday - Friday 10:30am - 3pm<br />Bus Line- 1<br />www.salvationarmytacoma.org<br /><br />Food Connection (253) 383-5048<br />1323 South Yakima, Tacoma 98405<br />St. Leo’s Catholic Church<br />Wednesday & Friday 9:30am - 11am & 12pm – 3:30pm<br />Tuesday &Thursday 12pm – 3:30pm & 4:30pm - 6pm Saturday 9:30am - 11am & 12pm – 1:30pm<br />Bus Line- 45<br />www.foodconection.org<br /><br />New Jerusalem Food Bank<br />(253) 572-6785 or (253) 376-3152<br />1101 South J street, Tacoma 98405<br />New Jerusalem Church<br />Tuesday 11am - 1pm<br />Saturday 11am - 2pm<br />Bus Line- 28<br />Limits- Once a month, emergencies case by case<br />Need to bring Id Card, and proof of residence<br />www.newjerusalemcogic.com/index.php?nid=89836&s=mn<br /><br />Allen AME Food Pantry (253) 627-6855<br />1223 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma 98405<br />Allen A.M.E Church<br />Tuesday & Thursday 10am - 1pm<br />Bus Line- 57 / 26<br />Needs picture ID & a Blue Allen Food Bank ID Card<br />________________________________________<br /><br />98407-<br /><br />Northwest F.I.S.H. Food Bank (253) 383-3164<br />2710 N. Madison, Tacoma 98405<br />Mason United Methodist Church<br />Wednesday & Saturday 12pm - 4pm<br />Bus Line- 16<br />Limits- Call for the weeks location<br />ID required.<br />www.masonchurch.org/UMC_Site/food_bank_page/fish_food_bank.htm<br />www.fishfoodbanks.org<br />________________________________________<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />98408, 98409-<br /><br />Resource Distribution Council - Lakewood<br />(253) 473-7669<br />3801 S Union Ave, Tacoma 98409<br />Friday<br />1:00 - 3:00 p.m.<br />Grace Place<br />And…<br />Saturday<br />11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.<br />6602 Ferdinand St S, Tacoma 98409<br />House of Prayer<br />www.therdc.org<br /><br />Bounty Food Bank (253) 475-7098<br />5634 South Park, Tacoma 98408<br />Bethany United Methodist<br />Monday 9am - 11am<br />Bus Line- 56<br />Limits- Need current address with zip code<br /><br />Bread Box F.I.S.H. 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