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Back Issue
March 11 2005 |
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Kinship Support Network
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Preserving families by assisting kin caregivers
By Yvette De Andreis
Community Relations Coordinator,
Edgewood Center for Children and Families
When Falope Fatunmise was seven years old, his mother died
and he was suddenly homeless. If his aunt and uncle hadn't offered to take him in,
he would have been sent to a foster home.
Falope has never forgotten this kindness and has dedicated himself to helping
other kin caregivers who want to keep families together. Today Falope is the
Director of Edgewood's Kinship Support Network (KSN) which serves families
at sites in East Palo Alto, South San Francisco, and San Francisco.
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East Palo Alto Digital Village
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Tet
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Community Interact!
Project Launch Event
By Nadine Watson
Community Interact!
Project Coordinator
East Palo Alto Digital Village (EPADV) invited residents to attend a
Launch Celebration for Community Interact! (CI), which was held
Thursday, March 10th, 2005, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at East Palo Alto City Hall
Council Chambers & Community Room, located at 2415 University Avenue, on the first floor.
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New Years at the
Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
Photos and story
by Stefanie Bass
A small warm woman by the name of Ivy greeted me downstairs in
the room where the food was prepared. She told me I could
photograph inside the temple on this last day of Tet,
the Vietnamese New Years.
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Gertrude Wilks:
Stories from My Life
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Help Make a Difference as a Foster Parent
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Selections from an autobiography-in-progress
Many things done in my childhood led me to where I am now.
Every day of your life counts. You can't play at living.
You have to plan what will make things better for you.
You have to make a record for yourself.
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By Kristy Su Lamore,
Recruiter Specialist
San Mateo County
Human Services Agency
Ella Beecher and her husband James have been foster parents in East Palo Alto for eleven years.
They have had over 50 children in their home during that time.
Reflecting on this experience, Ms. Beecher says that, "Being a foster parent is very
rewarding and brings a lot of joy into your heart..."
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