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		<title>Urgent Need for Donated Items</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy 2012 from your friends at Community Shelter Services.&#160; Please help our residents ring in the New Year with some much needed donations.&#160; We have an urgent need for clean/new bed sheets (Twin size only), blankets and kitchen items.&#160; If you are able to help us fill this important need, please drop off your items [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Erie Insurance Employees Play Santa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas will be extra special for the children who will call Community Shelter Services home for the holidays!&#160; Employees in the Marketing department of Erie Insurance Group spent the afternoon at our Shelter wrapping presents to make sure our kids dreams come true!&#160; About 25 employees wrapped gifts while others served a warm, healthy meal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFL - CIO Multi-Union Holiday party Brings Smiles</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/12/17/afl-cio-multi-union-holiday-party-brings-smiles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second year, workers representing the AFL-CIO Union&#8217;s in Erie made sure the holiday season is special for our Shelter and neighborhood kids.&#160; On Saturday, December 17th, the groups hosted Lunch with Santa and for the kids, the day meant Santa came a little early.&#160; The Unions purchased and wrapped gifts for nearly 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Jazz Concert November 21st</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/11/15/free-jazz-concert-november-21st/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Shelter Services invites&#160;you to the&#160;Shelter on Monday, November 21st for a magical afternoon of entertainment with award winning jazz, soul and blues singer-songwriter Rene Marie. Rene Marie has an amazing story to tell, and a connection to the homeless. This free concert gets underway at&#160;10:30 a.m.&#160;and is free of charge.&#160;&#160; To find out more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent Need for Emergency Shelter Bedding</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/10/27/urgent-need-for-emergency-shelter-bedding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Community Shelter Services - please help!  As winter approaches, we have an urgent need for bed pillows and blankets for the many residents staying in our Emergency Shelter.  Donations are accepted at the rear entrance of our Main Shelter (located in the old Columbus school), 655 West 16th Street in Erie, or by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lighting the Candle Supportive Housing Program</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/10/25/lighting-the-candle-supportive-housing-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/10/25/lighting-the-candle-supportive-housing-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March of 2011, Community Shelter Services began its HUD funded supportive housing program called &#8220;Lighting the Candle.&#8221;  This program facilitates the movement of homeless families or individuals into permanent housing while providing rental subsidies for up to 24 months.  During this time, participants can receive community-based case management support services like childcare and job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Pat Toomey to Visit CSS</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/09/23/senator-pat-toomey-to-visit-css/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican Senator Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) will visit Community Shelter Services on Monday, September 26, 2011 as part of a statewide effort to show Congressional leaders what federal housing dollars are doing in their communities.  Monday&#8217;s meeting is part of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Housing Alliance effort designed to push for the preservation of successful programs that produce a significant return on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to School Program Receives $25,000</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/08/11/back-to-school-program-receives-25000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proceeds from multiple community events benefit hundreds of homeless children supported by Community Shelter’s “Back to School” program 
 
Erie, Pa.  – Community Shelter Services, located in the heart of Erie’s Little Italy neighborhood, has been chosen as the recipient for this year’s “Auto Racers for Kids Charities” (ARK) summer fundraising efforts, including Erie’s “Thunder of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ErieGives.org Fundraising Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/07/15/eriegivesorg-fundraising-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 2, 2011, the Erie Community Foundation will match a percentage of every donation made to your favorite charity when you donate online through www.ErieGives.org .  Please help our mission by supporting Communty Shelter Services~ donations will benefit our Emergency Shelter which is in desperate need of funding for food and bedding!
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		<title>Homelessness on the Rise Throughout Erie County</title>
		<link>http://www.communityshelter.org/2011/07/06/homelessness-on-the-rise-throughout-erie-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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This article was published in the Erie Times News on Sunday, July 2, 2011; by Gerry Weiss.
Erie Region&#8217;s Rural, Suburban Homelessness on the Rise
Some stay hidden and isolated, sleeping in barns or wooded areas, and don&#8217;t want to be found.
Some live &#8220;doubled-up&#8221; with friends or relatives, at times eight people staying in a two-bedroom apartment, [...]]]></description>
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