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Category Archives: Supporting Kids in Poverty
Supporting Kids in Poverty…. Is nurturing hope part of the answer?
I have been thinking about how to support children and families in poverty for a number of years. In the Christian calendar, Advent (the season before Christmas) is the season of hope. It seems a good time to reflect on whether or not instilling hope within the children who attend our schools and come from difficult impoverished backgrounds has any [...]
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