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		<title>Charlotte News and Needs</title>
		<link>http://www.speakupmag.org/2010/09/charlotte-news-and-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[3,237 homeless kids are enrolled in public schools throughout Charlotte this year, funeral with honor for a homeless veteran, volunteers needed to prepare new shelter space and more...]]></description>
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		<title>University City Fellowship at The Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crowds of people off the street in line waiting to be fed.  Tables filled with all the fixings of a home-cooked meal.  People willing to reach out to those who need help and make a difference in someone’s life.  Those are a few of the things one should expect to see on a Saturday afternoon on Phifer Street.]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift of Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My involvement with Speak Up Magazine may have just begun, but it certainly has been characterized by countless lessons learned and unforgettable experiences.]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Bongo Moves in Today</title>
		<link>http://www.speakupmag.org/2010/06/help-needed-update-bongo-moves-in-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for lending a hand by donating and sharing this opportunity with others.
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		<title>Would you give $20 today to help keep someone off the street?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an immediate and timely need.  Please consider partnering with us to help keep this middle-aged couple from homelessness.]]></description>
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		<title>My Brother&#039;s Keeper</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 03:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakupmag.org/?p=669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["I'm waiting for my sister," said the man sitting patiently on the street corner. "I wait for her a lot."  His sister, who he sees six days a week, shows him love and hope he hasn't found anywhere else.]]></description>
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		<title>Helping with the Essentials</title>
		<link>http://www.speakupmag.org/2010/04/helping-with-the-essentials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lana Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Essential Satchel, a nonprofit ministry that equips Charlotte's homeless with seasonal essentials and offers the message that God loves them and has a plan for their lives, had their first distribution last Friday morning.]]></description>
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		<title>Bongo: Loves Music, Trusts God</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["If You Want to See a Miracle, Look at Me," is what Donald "Bongo" Stackhouse intends to title his autobiography.
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		<title>Factsheet: Why are People Homeless?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakupmag.org/2010/03/factsheet-why-are-people-homeless/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakupmag.org/2010/03/factsheet-why-are-people-homeless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no single answer for this question, as each person's situation is different.  However, a factsheet released in July 2009 by the National Coalition for the Homeless has identified a number of contributing factors to the national homeless problem.]]></description>
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		<title>We&#039;re the Same</title>
		<link>http://www.speakupmag.org/2010/01/we-are-the-same/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending most of my life doing the opposite, I now stop the car when I see homeless people. I was driving through Charlotte having just dropped off a friend. Shortly before I let him out of the car, I asked, &#034;What do homeless people need?&#034; (He&#039;s qualified to answer this because he and his [...]]]></description>
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