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UPCOMING EVENTS
Conference on Healthy Sexuality In Aging
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IN THE NEWS
Update: Southern California Fires
Helping to heal the children
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Rebuilding Lives
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Inter-Lutheran Emergency Response
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Refugee Resettlement
Tucson Refugee Office: "Serving those with no voice"
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Phoenix Refugee Office: "Making Friends in America"
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Life Counseling Network
Meeting the Needs of Individuals and Families
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| IN THIS ISSUE: SUMMER 2008 |
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Helping Refugee Children Rebuid their lives |
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Sometimes they leave home in the dark of
night, taking only what they and their
children can carry, knowing that because
of their politics, religion, race, or ethnicity they
aren't safe. Some have suffered persecution for
years, living in fear within their own homes.
Many are traumatized from torture or unbearable
loss and leave knowing they may never be
able to return. They flee their country and
everything they know. These are the people
we call refugees.
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Helping to Heal the Spirit of Children
Camp Noah, a faith-based therapeutic day camp for children in grades K-6 who were affected by southern California wildfires, was held during Spring Break, at Ramona Community School, California. “Camp Noah was truly a blessing for these 50 children and it was an ecumenical effort,” explained Tempie Beaman, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW), Disaster Response Coordinator for southern California. “It allowed the children to release some of their anxiety and feel safe again,”
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East Valley Adult Day Health Care: Meet BJ