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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Dennis Fischman</title>
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		<title>Get Help Heating Your Home at CAAS</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/22/housing/get-help-heating-your-home-at-caas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fuel Assistance is available based on the total annual income of all members of a household who are eighteen years or older. This year, to be eligible, a household size of 1 must be making less than $31,218 annually while a household of 4 can be making up to $60,035 annually.]]></description>
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		<title>Dance Against Poverty, March 3, at Temple B’nai Brith</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 3, 2012; 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Put on your dancing shoes for a good cause.  The Social Action Committee of Temple B’nai Brith invites you to a Benefit Dance for the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS), Saturday, March 3, 8:30 p.m., at the Temple, 201 Central Street in Somerville.

“Congregation B’nai Brith is delighted to choose CAAS as the beneficiary of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comic Tony V to Entertain CAAS Annual Meeting October 25th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 25, 2011; 7:00 pm; ] What’s so funny about Somerville?  Tony V knows.

When supporters of Somerville’s anti-poverty agency, the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS), gather to celebrate another year of working to end poverty where we live, Somerville native and nationally-known comedian Tony V will add humor to the proceedings.  The CAAS Annual Meeting and Celebration is Tuesday, October [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poverty Growing in U.S. and in Somerville</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re in a room with ten other Somerville residents, two of them are likely to be poor.
Over 13,000 Somerville residents lived below the poverty level last year, according to figures the U.S. Census Bureau released on September 22.  One out of ten families in this city struggled to survive on an income below the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAAS Annual Meeting &amp; Celebration, Tuesday, October 25</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/13/events/caas-annual-meeting-celebration-tuesday-october-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 25, 2011; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Celebrate with the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS), the organization working to end poverty where we live.  Enjoy music, refreshments, a look back at the past year and a look ahead at how we are going to work to end poverty in Somerville andthe people and programs that will make a difference for low-income people in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAAS’ Perez Named Unsung Heroine of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 20:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alba Perez, Family Advocate Supervisor at CAAS Head Start, has been selected by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women as one of the Commonwealth’s 100 “Unsung Heroines of 2011.”  She will be honored at a State House ceremony on Wednesday, May 18, when she will receive a citation from Governor Deval Patrick.
Alba (Abby) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Apply for Fuel Assistance?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/03/30/housing/should-you-apply-for-fuel-assistance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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Do you worry about being able to heat your home during the winter?  If you meet income guidelines, you may be eligible for fuel assistance.
Fuel assistance is a government program to help low-income families and individuals pay their heating bills during the winter.  It is also known as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Your Say: Take Part in CAAS Community Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/03/20/economy-poverty/have-your-say-take-part-in-caas-community-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ “Your opinion matters,” Fischman says.  “Please tell us your highest priorities for work to end poverty where we live. We will share the information with the City government and other community organizations so we can work together on the issues the community needs most to resolve.”]]></description>
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		<title>Pizza Against Poverty: Benefit Night for CAAS at Flatbread 11/16</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/11/01/uncategorized/pizza-against-poverty-benefit-night-for-caas-at-flatbread-1116/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 16, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Flatbread Restaurant holds a benefit for the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) Tuesday evening, November 16.  Eat at the restaurant (45 Day Street in Davis Square) any time from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Flatbread will donate a portion of the cost of dinner to CAAS, Somerville's anti-poverty agency.]]></description>
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		<title>CAAS Annual Meeting and Celebration (with Jimmy Tingle)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/10/07/events/caas-annual-meeting-and-celebration-with-jimmy-tingle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fischman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 28, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Jimmy Tingle will appear at Somerville anti-poverty agency's celebration.]]></description>
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