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		<title>See you on Saturday!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/05/15/see-you-on-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;d love to see you this Saturday at our first annual &#8220;Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community&#8221; conference. Please RSVP to let us know if you&#8217;re able to attend. Looking forward to seeing you! 
Please click here for more information on how to RSVP.
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		<title>Interpreter Training starting May 21st</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/05/11/interpreter-training-starting-may-21st/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn about how to make interpretation your exciting new career by joining Nationalities Service Center for another interpreter training series. This training is open to bilingual and multilingual individuals. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of training. The next training begins on May 21st!
Go to the Translation and Interpretation website for more details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn about Culture in Philadelphia Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/05/03/learn-about-culture-in-philadelphia-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in learning about important issues related to culture and the Philadelphia communities? Join us on May 19th for our 1st annual &#8220;Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community&#8221; conference to hear from a panel of community members from all different cultures: African, Carribean, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and Southeast Asian. Click here for more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merging Cultures</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/30/merging-cultures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that JENGA means ‘to build’ in Swahili?  Nationalities Service Center (NSC) clients and Chestnut Hill College students learned this during April’s Merging Cultures event, part of NSC’s Survivors of Torture program.  The group played games, listened to music and exchanged stories about their different cultures.  Next month the group will share music [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Interpreter Training Dates</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/25/new-interpreter-training-dates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss out on the NSC Interpreter Training Workshop earlier this month? Well this is your lucky day - we have scheduled two new sets of dates for this great opportunity. Join us on May 21, 23, and 25 or June 25, 27, and 29 fo learn how to make interpretation your exciting new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC AmeriCorps Member</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/23/nsc-americorps-member/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, Nationalities Service Center hosts an AmeriCorps member through the National Health Corps program.  This year&#8217;s member, Stephen Supoyo, wrote a wonderful entry on the Philadelphia Health Corp&#8217;s blog about his refugee health work at NSC. Check out the article and let him know how much you appreciate his work!
Click here to read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Philly Fruit Distribution</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/20/south-philly-fruit-distribution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last month, Nationalities Service Center has been distributing fruit to almost 150 refugees and community members in South Philly each week! If you haven&#8217;t seen the Philadelphia Inquirer video about our fruit distribution, check it out here: Philly.com/freefruit
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		<title>NSC Tax Clinic</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/15/nsc-tax-clinic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax season is coming to an end!  This year, Nationalities Service Center (NSC) held a very successful tax clinic in collaboration with the Campaign for Working Families.  NSC helps refugees find their first jobs in the U.S. and also then helps them file their first tax return.  Refugees were extremely grateful to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six NSC Clients Hired</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/12/six-nsc-clients-hired/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Nationalities Service Center celebrated the hiring of six new clients at Walmart! Our clients were very excited to hear the news and are eater to start working. Here they are posing outside of Walmart after just being hired.

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		<title>Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/11/cultural-awareness-and-the-immigrant-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012
8:30AM-4:00PM
Nationalities Service Center’s Department of Education would like to invite you to attend our first annual conference on &#8220;Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community.&#8221; This event will be hosted on Saturday, May 19, 2012, from 8:30am-4:00pm at Nationalities Service Center (1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor)! The cost of the conference is $10.00.
Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interpreter Training Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/10/interpreter-training-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ENTER THE GROWING FIELD OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION!
MAY 21, 23, and 25: 12:30-6:00 p.m.
JUNE 25, 27, and 29: 12:30-6:00 p.m.
Click here to see the full flyer with details.
Interpreters are everywhere. From hospital rooms to courtrooms, from tourist attractions to war zones, helping to negotiate high-level business deals or mediating conflicts on the streets of Philadelphia, interpreters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Cultural Awareness?</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/05/what-is-cultural-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Cultural Awareness? Come find out at Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s first &#8220;Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community&#8221; Conference on May 19th from 8-4pm. Breakfast and lunch are included! Click here for more information on the conference.
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		<title>NSC Clients visit the Art Museum</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/01/nsc-clients-visit-the-art-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/04/01/nsc-clients-visit-the-art-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the Art Museum has &#8220;Pay what you want&#8221; Sundays?  A special group of Nationalities Service Center (NSC) clients took advantage of this great deal in March and took in all that the museum had to offer.  The highlight of the day was walking to the museum from NSC’s office at 1216 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Growing Field of Language Interpretation</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/27/the-growing-field-of-language-interpretation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/27/the-growing-field-of-language-interpretation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you bilingual and looking for a new and exciting career path? Enter the Growing Field of Language Interpretation by coming to our Interpreter Training Workshop this April! Click here to find out more information.
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		<title>Good News in a Down Economy!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/23/good-news-in-a-down-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/23/good-news-in-a-down-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 Good news in a down economy! Twenty Nationalities Service Center (NSC) clients were interviewed for new jobs in the mushroom packing industry. Their excitement filled the room as NSC staff helped to fill out job applications and answer pertinent questions. The hard work of the NSC employment team paid off with this connection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interpreters are everywhere. You can be one too!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/20/interpreters-are-everywhere-you-can-be-one-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/20/interpreters-are-everywhere-you-can-be-one-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interpreters are everywhere. From hospital rooms to courtrooms, from tourist attractions to war zones. Helping to negotiate highlevel business deals or mediating conflicts on the streets of Philadelphia, interpreters are needed all over the world. You can become an interpreter and do all of these great things by coming to NSC&#8217;s Interpreter Training Workshop starting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit Distribution for over 90 Refugee Families</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/17/fruit-distribution-for-over-90-refugee-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/17/fruit-distribution-for-over-90-refugee-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every week Nationalities Service Center distributes over 700 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables as a part of the Growing Home Community Gardens. The donations that the FruitGuys provide have provided much needed produce for the nutrition of over 90 Bhutanese and Burmese refugee families in South Philly. It also brings together the community and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC Clients Visit City Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/14/nsc-clients-visit-city-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/14/nsc-clients-visit-city-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special group of NSC clients had the opportunity to tour City Hall. While there, they were invited to sit in on a press conference held by Mayor Nutter and his wife Lisa. The participating clients loved the tour and the opportunity to visit a Philly landmark for the first time. We&#8217;d love to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for &#8220;Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/10/join-us-for-cultural-awareness-and-the-immigrant-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/10/join-us-for-cultural-awareness-and-the-immigrant-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center’s Department of Education would like to invite you to attend our first annual conference on “Cultural Awareness and the Immigrant Community.” This event will be hosted on Saturday, May 19, 2012, from 8:30am-4:00pm at Nationalities Service Center. Click here for more details and how you can RSVP to this wonderful event!
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		<title>Using Film to Build Bridges for Muslims in America</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/06/using-film-to-build-bridges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 24th, Nationalities Service Center and co-sponsors hosted storytelling, dialogue, and dessert at the Friends Center. Guests viewed a 30 minutes video, Hawo&#8217;s Dinner Party, discussed the video, and heard personal accounts from Muslims in the Philadelphia area. Global Philadelphia wrote a wonderful report about this collaborative event - click here to read about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for an Interpreter Training Workshop!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/03/join-us-for-an-interpreter-training-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/03/join-us-for-an-interpreter-training-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love languages, meeting new people, and thinking on your feet, we have just the course for you. Join NSC this April for an Interpreter Training Workshop, open to all bilinguals of all backgrounds and education levels who are fluent in English and at least one other language. Click here to find out more! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video about Bahjat and How we Helped Him</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/03/01/daily-news-video-about-bahjat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss seeing Bahjat at our event last week? Did you read the article in the &#8220;Daily News&#8221; about him? NSC helped bring Bahjat and his wife to Philadelphia. If you didn&#8217;t get a chance to come to the event, or read the article, watch this quick video below.
Click here to watch this quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responding to the Needs of a Hidden Population</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/29/responding-to-the-needs-of-a-hidden-population/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention all service providers working with refugees and asylees: Please join us for a free regional training, &#8220;LGBT Refugees and Asylees: Responding to the Needs of a Hidden Population.&#8221; This conference is presented by the Heartland Alliance and NSC and will be held March 21-23rd. Please click here for more details on how you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Mideast to the Northeast</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/27/from-the-mideast-to-the-northeast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC has resettled over 400 Iraqis since 2008. Among these 400 Iraqis are Bahjat Abdulwahed (the &#8220;Walter Cronkite of Iraq&#8221;) and his wife. Read this wonderful article written by the Philadelphia Daily News about Bahjat and his journey as a refugee and how NSC was able to help him.
Click Here to read the Philadelphia Daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to one of our Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/22/congratulations-to-one-of-our-partners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center would like to congratulate our partner John Stauffer for the article in the Philadelphia Inquirer that highlights his amazing work for the Eritrean communities across the U.S. John is a passionate advocate for the community and works tirelessly to improve their situation in the U.S. and in their homeland of Eritrea. Please read the article linked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muslims in America: Building Bridges in a Climate of Fear</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/20/muslims-in-america-building-bridges-in-a-climate-of-fear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STORYTELLING, DIALOGUE AND DESSERT
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
7:00PM - 9:00PM 
Join us on Friday, February 24th from 7-9PM at the Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, for a viewing of Hawo&#8217;s Dinner Party, a 30 minute video that tells the story of a small southern town grappling with new immigrants and refugees and issues relating to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcoming a Darfuri Refugee Family</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/18/welcoming-a-darfuri-refugee-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center has welcomed another Darfuri refugee family to Philadelphia! Case manager Mohammed has been working with this population since 2009 in partnership with Philadelphia&#8217;s small, but highly engaged, Darfuri community. They are eager to begin a new life here in Philly. What would you say to welcome them to Philadelphia?  We&#8217;ll share your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LGBT Refugees and Asylees: Responding to the Need of a Hidden Population</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/16/lgbt-refugees-and-asylees-responding-to-the-need-of-a-hidden-population/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3 DAY REGIONAL TRAINING
MARCH 21-23, 2012
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Please join Nationalities Service Center and Heartland Alliance for an intensive 3 day participatory training on how to best serve the region&#8217;s growing LGBT refugee and asylee communities.
With this guidance, agencies servicing refugees and asylees and their LGBT service provider partners have the opportunity to better meet the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REAP Class Makes Valentine&#8217;s for Loved Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/15/reap-class-makes-valentines-for-loved-ones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center (NSC) hopes you all had a wonderful Valentines Day! Yesterday at NSC, our REAP class made Valentines to celebrate and practice their English through making cards for their loved ones. Activities such as this allow our clients to learn more about life in America! This class would not have been possible without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Classes starting in April</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/08/new-esl-classes-starting-in-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s Department of Education is proud to announce two new classes beginning in April: GED Preparation and Citizenship Preparation. Nationalities Service Center (NSC) also offers many levels of English as a Second Language (ESL) classes mornings, afternoons, and evenings, 7 days per week. For more information, please click here or call Ellen Polsky: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabrini Students work with Refugee Services</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/02/01/cabrini-students-work-with-refugee-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click the picture below to watch a video that Cabrini College students created about Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s refugee services and the time these students spent with children from our program.




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		<title>Rainbow Welcome Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/01/28/heartland-alliance-selects-nsc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heartland Alliance selected Nationalities Service Center (NSC) as one of three national pilot sites to participate in their Rainbow Welcome Initiative, the first-ever resource center to support resettlement of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender (LGBT) refugees &#38; asylees in the United States. 
&#8220;NSC&#8217;s exceptional leadership &#38; amazing track record working with refugees made them a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video of Unsung Heroine Agency Award</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/01/25/video-of-unsung-heroine-agency-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click the picture below to watch a video about Gretchen Wendel, staff member of NSC, the Award Recipient for the 2011 Women&#8217;s Way Unsung Heroine Agency Award.


The Unsung Heroine Agency Award recognizes, honors and celebrates Ms. Wendel’s tireless work and dedication to help refugee women gain access to health care, and NSC’s work that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$25,000 Challenge Results Are In</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/01/19/25000-challenge-results-are-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center is delighted to report that our $25,000 challenge came close to goal, with $20,235 in revenue. Along with an additional matching gift of $20, 235 from a generous donor, the 2011 annual appeal brought in a total of $40,470!
We are grateful to all those who have demonstrated enthusiasm for our mission and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Giving Program</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/01/11/gift-giving-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center (NSC) is entering our 2nd year partnering with the Drexel Women’s Health Center.  Dr. Sandra Wolf has been an incredible ally.  This partnership was formed in thanks to Mimi Collins who volunteers at NSC each week.  With NSC serving as patient navigators and guides, many refugee women have been able to access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FruitGuys Helps Growing Home Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2012/01/04/fruitguys-helps-growing-home-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FruitGuys Almanac is a wonderful organization that strives to inform and support healthy farming, eating, and living (click here for their website). Recently, they have been a tremendous help to the Nationalities Service Center Growing Home Community Community Garden. Click here to read a wonderful article written about the partnership between FruitGuys and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, November 12th, Nationalities Service Center teamed up with a group of Wharton business students from the University of Pennsylvania to host Thanksgiving dinner for 225 resettled refugees.
CLICK HERE to read a wonderful article written by the Office of Refugee Resettlement from their 2011 Thanksgiving Edition E-newsletter about our successful Thanksgiving dinner!

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		<title>Thank You!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to our staff, board, event committee, volunteers and guests
for making this year&#8217;s 
and Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s 90th anniversary celebration a huge success!
 Special thanks to our sponsors and participating restaurants.
Please click here to see the full list of sponsors and restaurants.
 If you missed the event and would like to make a contribution in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Join Us at this Special Milestone Event!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/10/03/2558/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Global Tastes will include an array of international restaurants from  our region, serving samplings of their favorite foods to 300 guests. The  highlight of the event will be stories shared of those who were  successfully resettled by Nationalities Service Center over our 90-year  history. This is Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s most important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer ESL Teachers Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/09/13/volunteer-esl-teachers-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center is in search of volunteers to help teach ESL classes to adult immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia. Those with little or no experience begin as teaching assistants and become the main teacher after one 10-week session. All teachers and teaching assistants are trained on-site. Being a volunteer teacher will give you the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the South Philly Community Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/09/12/celebrating-the-south-philly-community-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All this rain has shown well for our new Nationalities Service Center South Philadelphia community garden! That&#8217;s why this Thursday we will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially celebrate the opening of the garden. If you&#8217;re interested in attending the celebration, please contact Juliane Ramic at jramic@nscphila.org or 215-893-8400 ext. 1538.
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		<title>See Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s Caitlin Barry on CNN</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caitlin Barry, a Nationalities Service Center immigration lawyer, was just featured on CNN! Click here to see the full article.
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		<title>New Friday and Saturday ESL Classes</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/09/02/new-friday-and-saturday-esl-classes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center is happy to announce our new Friday and Saturday ESL classes! ESL classes will be offered from 9:30AM to 12:00PM and from 1:00PM to 3:30PM on both Fridays and Saturdays starting this fall. Classes will run from September 26th to December 3rd. Introductory, Beginning ESL, Intermediate ESL, Advanced ESL, and Literacy skills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Home in South Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/08/22/growing-home-in-south-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/08/22/growing-home-in-south-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the wonderful success of our Senior Center garden in North Philadelphia, which celebrated its first harvest last summer, Nationalities service center has established a second community garden in South Philadelphia. Refugees from Burma and Bhutan are planting spring greens with the support of the long-time residents who live nearby. They not only grow vegetables of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Tastes - November 10th!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/07/12/global-tastes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Global Tastes is Nationalities Service Center&#8217;s most important fundraiser of the year - raising funds to allow the agency to help the region&#8217;s immigrants and refugees succeed in their desire to become contributing members of the Philadelphia community.
Global Tastes will include an array of international restaurants from our region, serving samplings of their favorite foods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing for Refugees</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/07/12/housing-for-refugees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC&#8217;s Social Services Department is busy with refugee arrivals.  We are looking for help with locating safe, sanitary and affordable housing, especially in  South Philadelphia.
For more information,  suggestions, or if you are interested in temporarily hosting the newly arrived refugees, please contact Christian Przybylek, at cprzybylek@nscphila.org, or at 215-893-8400.
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		<title>Nationalities Service Center Client Speaks at Senate Hearing on DREAM Act</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/28/for-immediate-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 28, 2011
Today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will hold the first-ever Senate hearing on the recently re-introduced Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.  Ola Kaso, a client of Nationalities Service Center (NSC) and potential beneficiary of the DREAM Act, will speak at the hearing.

The DREAM Act, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Case Aide Honored</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/health-case-aide-honored/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/health-case-aide-honored/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gretchen Wendel, Health Case Aide at NSC, received the Unsung Heroine Agency Award from Women’s Way and the 2011 Powerful Voice Awards committee.
The award recognizes, honors and celebrates Gretchen’s tireless work and dedication to help refugee women gain access to health care. NSC’s efforts contribute to a world where women and girls have the confidence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Home</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/growing-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/growing-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the wonderful success of our Senior Center garden in North Philadelphia, which celebrated its first harvest last summer, NSC is establishing a second community garden in South Philadelphia. Refugees from Burma and Bhutan are planting spring greens with the support of the long-time residents who live nearby.
Seeds of hope are being planted, and newly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U-Visa - Help for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/the-u-visa-help-for-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/the-u-visa-help-for-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Maria came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic in 2001 after losing her husband in a tragic accident, she left behind her 3-year old daughter, hoping to reunite when she had the means to take care of her.  One night in 2009, Maria was raped at gunpoint after two men stormed into her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Tastes 2011 - Save the Date!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/global-tastes-2011-save-the-date/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 10th, NSC will celebrate Philadelphia’s diverse communities and its 90th Anniversary through good food and good company at a new location: The Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons at WHYY. We look forward to bringing you Global Tastes in this exciting new space. Please save the date and spread the word about our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Translation &#038; Interpretation Welcomes New Director</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/translation-interpretation-welcomes-new-director/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC is pleased to welcome its new Director of Translation and Interpretation, Juan Lara. Juan graduated from Peirce College with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and has over 8 years of project management experience. For the last four years at his previous position, Juan worked as a senior project manager for one of the largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Nourishes Spirit and Body of an Elder</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/garden-nourishes-spirit-and-body-of-an-elder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/garden-nourishes-spirit-and-body-of-an-elder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nun Preap has been growing plants for as long as he can remember.  He was born in rural Cambodia, in the Kompot Province in 1941.  As a young man he was a farmer who spent his days growing rice.  He also grew potatoes, corn, bananas, papaya and other vegetables.  He used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Teachers of All Ages Help NSC Students Learn English</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/volunteer-teachers-of-all-ages-help-nsc-students-learn-english/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/06/07/volunteer-teachers-of-all-ages-help-nsc-students-learn-english/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC trains volunteers of all ages to help provide educational services for our immigrant community. For two years, third graders from The Philadelphia School have come to NSC to learn about our services and talk to our ESL students about their backgrounds and experiences in the U.S. These third graders also raise money to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from the Executive Director</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/05/26/a-message-from-the-executive-director/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/05/26/a-message-from-the-executive-director/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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NSC has been carrying out its mission since 1921, when we were formed as the International Institute of Philadelphia by a group of concerned women at the YWCA who felt that immigrant women new to the city needed protection from exploitation and unfavorable conditions, and assistance with housing, health care, family relationships, employment, education, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Hands Week at Trolley Car Diner &#038; Trolley Car Cafe!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/05/06/helping-hands-week-at-trolley-car-diner-trolley-car-cafe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/05/06/helping-hands-week-at-trolley-car-diner-trolley-car-cafe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 18:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 30 - June 5
Trolley Car Diner, 3269 S. Ferry Rd., Philadelphia]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Hour for a Cause: Growing Home – NSC’s Refugee Community Farm</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/05/06/growing-home-nsc-refugee-community-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/05/06/growing-home-nsc-refugee-community-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 18:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 11th, 5:30- 8:00 P.M.
Jose Pistolas, 263 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Victims of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/03/05/helping-victims-of-human-trafficking-and-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/03/05/helping-victims-of-human-trafficking-and-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maria (not her real name) came to the United States from a small village in Argentina where she was facing poverty and domestic violence. She dreamed of a way out.  When a new friend offered to pay for her travel expenses for a trip to the United States, she leaped at the opportunity. Little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Film Screening: Pushing the Elephant</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/03/02/film-screening-pushing-the-elephant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ITVS Community Cinema and WHYY in partnership with Community College of Philadelphia, Nationalities Service Center and the Leeway Foundation
present:
Pushing the Elephant







The film will be followed by a panel discussion with Beth Davenport (co-director of Pushing the Elephant), Dr. Dulivanette Onema (faculty, Community College of Philadelphia), and a representative from the Nationalities Service Center.
Wednesday March 16, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the Road for Refugees? (Philadelphia Weekly)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/03/02/end-of-the-road-for-refugees-philadelphia-weekly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/03/02/end-of-the-road-for-refugees-philadelphia-weekly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Aaron Kase
Min Oo spent the first 14 years of his life in a refugee camp. His Burmese family had fled to Thailand from the repressive military junta ruling their native Myanmar before he was born. During the years they were in the camp, they slept in a wooden tent and received scant rations of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phone Banking to Save the Refugee Resettlement Program from Funding Cuts!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/02/24/phone-banking-to-save-the-refugee-resettlement-program-from-funding-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/02/24/phone-banking-to-save-the-refugee-resettlement-program-from-funding-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC is hosting a phone banking event on Friday the 25th of February from 12 noon - 2 pm and from 4pm - 6 pm. 
Please come and join our staff and volunteers as we reach out to the legislators to save the funding cuts to the refugee resettlement program! Please contact us at 215-893-8400, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unsung Heroine Agency Award</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/02/19/unsung-heroine-agency-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/02/19/unsung-heroine-agency-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gretchen Wendel, Health Case Aide at Nationalities Service Center, receives the Unsung Heroine Agency Award from Women&#8217;s Way and the 2011 Powerful Voice Awards committee. She will be presented with the award at the 34th Annual Powerful Voice Awards dinner on May 11, 2011.
The Unsung Heroine Agency Award recognizes, honors and celebrates Ms. Wendel&#8217;s tireless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC&#8217;s Senior Center Community Garden featured in the Inquirer</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/02/17/nscs-senior-center-community-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2011/02/17/nscs-senior-center-community-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check the links below to learn more about Nationalities Senior Center&#8217;s community garden in the Inquirer and at philly.com gardening blog. Our  garden has been a huge success, and has been playing an important role for the community of elders at NSC&#8217;s Senior Center. Our thanks go to the PA Department of Aging, Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/12/23/1869/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative, led by NSC, was awarded the United Way Innovative Partnership prize. We put forward an innovative idea on providing holistic health services to refugees new to Philadelphia through the partnership with HIAS and Council, Lutheran Children and Family Service, as well as refugee health clinics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC mourns the loss of Bruce Nichols</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/12/07/1824/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/12/07/1824/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NSC family is saddened by the recent death of Bruce Nichols, a long-time member of our Board of Trustees. Bruce was a member of NSC’s Board from 1996 until 2010, and was Chairperson of the Board from 2002-2006.

He worked with great energy, wisdom and good humor to make NSC a stronger organization, and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESL students know their rights to access public services</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/esl-students-know-their-rights-to-access-public-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/esl-students-know-their-rights-to-access-public-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently NSC’s Education Department staff received a call from an emergency room regarding a patient who couldn’t speak English. The patient, Antonio Garcia, was an ESL student who received one-on-one tutoring at NSC, since he could not learn in a classroom environment due to the trauma he experienced in his native country of El Salvador. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our New Neighbors: The Growth of Philadelphia’s Iraqi Sabean Mandaeans Community</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/our-new-neighbors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/our-new-neighbors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC has been an active advocate for Iraqi resettlement for the last 4 years. As a result, Philadelphia is now home to more than 300 Iraqi families who represent the beauty and diversity of Iraq. They are Shiite, Suni, Chaldean and Mandaean. They were professors, traders, craftsmen and artisans, physicians, mechanics, and chefs. They hailed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DREAM Act represents hope for immigrant youth</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/dream-act-represents-hope-for-immigrant-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/dream-act-represents-hope-for-immigrant-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalities Service Center has been supporting local students advocating for passage of the DREAM Act, a bill currently pending in Congress. The DREAM Act would provide legal status to youth brought to the U.S. as children who complete two years of college or military service. In the absence of a viable path to citizenship under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC&#8217;s Senior Center Garden is a huge success!</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/nscs-senior-center-garden-is-a-huge-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/11/10/nscs-senior-center-garden-is-a-huge-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saran Meas, like many other seniors served by NSC, used to farm in her native country of Cambodia and wanted to use that knowledge to grow food and teach others new skills. The staff at our Senior Center, for their part, had long thought that starting a garden at the Center would be a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrant Philadelphia: Stories, Cultures, and Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/10/14/immigrant-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/10/14/immigrant-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Community Learning Network,Project Shine, and the Fox School of Business Present:
Immigrant Philadelphia:
Stories, Cultures, and Communities
Wednesday, November 10
Temple University Lecture Hall
Lower Level, Paley Library
How does immigration continue to change the face of our city and the campus?
Our speakers will share personal stories and insights into emerging opportunities and challenges.
Networking: 1:00-1:30pm
Community organizations and student groups present [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Education Department Services At NSC - Teacher Training</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/05/20/new-education-department-services-at-nsc-teacher-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/05/20/new-education-department-services-at-nsc-teacher-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We offer workshops at NSC in best practices, interactive techniques,  and creating student-centered activities for teaching ESL.
Each 4-hour workshop costs $100.00. The 20-hour training, with a  certificate of participation, costs $450.00. Workshops require a minimum  of 10 participants, or they will be canceled. Act 48 credits will be  provided for public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Nova students document story of Burmese refugee (Main Line Suburban Life)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/05/19/nsc-in-the-news-nova-students-document-story-of-burmese-refugee-main-line-suburban-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Nova students document story of Burmese  refugee
By Seth Zweifler
Meh Sha Lin has only fleeting memories of his  father. He remembers the faint outlines of his face, unblemished by  raising three children in the rugged jungles of Burma. He remembers the  sudden, tight knot that would form in his stomach after his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Documenting Lin&#8217;s path to freedom (South Philly Review)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/05/18/nsc-in-the-news-documenting-lins-path-to-freedom-south-philly-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/05/18/nsc-in-the-news-documenting-lins-path-to-freedom-south-philly-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 17:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Documenting Lin&#8217;s path to freedom
A Burmese refugee profiled in a  Villanova documentary becomes the voice of a growing population in the  community by sharing his tragic, yet inspiring story. 
Meh Sha Lin arrived in South Philadelphia in September 2007. He spoke  no           [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC Hosts Screening of &#8216;9500 Liberty&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/nsc-hosts-screening-of-9500-liberty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/nsc-hosts-screening-of-9500-liberty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where: Nationalities Service Center, 1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
*Screening to be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Eric Byler
For more information see: http://9500liberty.com/


9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the internet to frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reassuring Words For Immigrants About The Census (Philadelphia Inquirer)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/nsc-in-the-news-reassuring-words-for-immigrants-about-the-census-philadelphia-inquirer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/nsc-in-the-news-reassuring-words-for-immigrants-about-the-census-philadelphia-inquirer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reassuring words for immigrants about the census
By Michael Matza
Inquirer Staff Writer
The last time 38-year-old Chandra Gurung was counted in a national census was in Bhutan in 1991, and it led to the expulsion of more than 105,000 Bhutanese of Nepali descent.
Authorities &#8220;wanted to know if your parents and grandparents were born in Bhutan,&#8221; she recalled. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Events: &#8220;9500 Liberty&#8221; and 2010 Citizenship Day</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/2010-citizenship-day-in-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/2010-citizenship-day-in-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC HOSTING PHILADELPHIA SCREENING OF &#8216;9500 LIBERTY&#8217;
Where: Nationalities Service Center, 1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
&#8216;9500 Liberty&#8217; Screening Flyer

*Screening to be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Eric Byler
For more information see: http://9500liberty.com/

9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internship - Development Associate (Part Time)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/internship-development-associate-part-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/04/09/internship-development-associate-part-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Development Assistant (Gifts, Pledges and Special Events)
This position is responsible for assisting the Director of Development in administrative and project related functions for donor cultivation and special events planning and execution.
Responsibilities:

Coordinate and administer the overall recognition process for donors (i.e. thank you&#8217;s and donor birthday communication).
Monitor web-site donor related statistics
Assist to revise and maintain a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You for Your Support</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/03/09/thank-you-for-your-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/03/09/thank-you-for-your-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Nationalities Service Center joined together with other local agencies to prepare to provide services and housing for injured Haitians and their companions who might be coming to Philadelphia.  In order to prepare for their arrival, NSC reached out to the community and asked for support, not just in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Expanding Medical Care for Haitians (New York Times)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/03/03/nsc-in-the-news-us-expanding-medical-care-for-haitians-new-york-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/03/03/nsc-in-the-news-us-expanding-medical-care-for-haitians-new-york-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Expands Medical Care for Haitians
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: February 2, 2010
The United States military airlift of Haitians who were severely injured in the earthquake is expanding this week to deliver patients to hospitals in and around Tampa, Fla., and Atlanta, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Full Article



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		<title>&#8220;Papers&#8221; Screening: Building Awareness for Undocumented Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/18/papers-screening-building-awareness-for-undocumented-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/18/papers-screening-building-awareness-for-undocumented-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC is co-sponsoring two public screenings of the documentary film PAPERS with the Methodist Federation for Social Action,  Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter and the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC).
PAPERS is the story of  undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal  status.
Join us in raising awareness about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC in the News: Nepalese Refugees Blace a Trail in Philadelphia (Inquirer)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/17/nsc-in-the-news-nepalese-refugees-blace-a-trail-in-philadelphia-inquirer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/17/nsc-in-the-news-nepalese-refugees-blace-a-trail-in-philadelphia-inquirer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEPALESE REFUGEES BLAZE A TRAIL IN PHILADELPHIA
By Michael Matza
Inquirer Staff Writer
The alarm clock&#8217;s 3 a.m. ring awakened 50-year-old Rudra Kuikel and his eldest daughter, Thagi, 22, in their lightly furnished South Philadelphia apartment.
An hour later they were in a van along with other immigrants headed for the Swedesboro packaged-food plant where father and daughter, working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screening of &#8220;Mrs. Goundo&#8217;s Daughter&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/17/screening-of-mrs-goundos-daughter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/17/screening-of-mrs-goundos-daughter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[

 Presented in partnership with HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia, Nationalities Service Center, Scribe Video Center and Women’s Campaign International
This documentary explores issues of human rights and asylum in a film about a mother’s journey to protect her daughter. Declared a &#8220;heart-wrenching testament to the integrity and solidarity of women in the face [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC Series Chronicling Bhutanese Family - Part I and Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/12/nsc-in-the-news-bbc-series-chronicling-bhutanese-family-part-i-and-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/12/nsc-in-the-news-bbc-series-chronicling-bhutanese-family-part-i-and-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A two part BBC series featured a 19 year old Bhutanese  refugee, Cheda and his family (airing in October 2009 and January 2010).  The series highlights the family&#8217;s incredible optimism as they struggle with securing economic independence in a down economy.
BBC Story - Part I
BBC Story - Part II
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		<title>Philly Counts, Be Counted in the 2010 Census</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/12/philly-counts-be-counted-in-the-2010-census/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2010/02/12/philly-counts-be-counted-in-the-2010-census/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philly Counts, a citywide campaign to raise awareness about the 2010 federal census, wants every Philadelphia resident to stand up and be counted. By participating in the 2010 Census, you play a vital role in bringing more money to neighborhoods and schools, health care, public safety, roads and much more.
Dennis Mulligan, Esq., Executive Director of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Bridge of Trust: Psychological Support for Asylum Seekers</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/12/07/nsc-news-this-bridge-of-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/12/07/nsc-news-this-bridge-of-trust/#comments</comments>
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		<description><![CDATA[READ - NSC Winter 2009 Newsletter
This Bridge of Trust:
Psychological Support for Asylum Seekers
Work with Torture Survivors &#8220;Sobering but Immensely Uplifting&#8221;
Psychologist Judy Eidelson has provided pro bono or low cost psychological evaluation services to seventy Philadelphia area asylum seekers, ten of those through NSC, in the past seven years. Through Psychologists for Social Responsibility, she is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC and Penn Museum Present: Ur&#8217;s Royal Cemetery Exhibition at Penn</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/12/06/nsc-and-penn-museum-present-urs-royal-cemetery-exhibition-at-penn/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[NSC &#38; The Penn Museum Of Archaeology Are Pleased To Invite You To Tour: 
Rediscovering Ur&#8217;s Royal Cemetery
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Penn Museum - 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA  19104
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Annual Peace Around the World: Passport to Culture
Free Family and Volunteer Holiday Celebration!
Visit galleries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC Hosting 2009 Thanksgiving Dinner</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/11/13/nsc-hosting-2009-thanksgiving-dinner/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again NSC and Wharton School of Business students are hosting Thanksgiving Dinner for clients and their families at NSC on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 3-6pm. We will be serving: turkey and traditional dishes, halal poultry, vegetarian dishes and salad. Bring the whole family! Everyone is welcome!
For more information please see  here!
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		<title>Support the Richard D. Steel ESL Scholarship Fund - Give Today</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/09/30/support-the-richard-d-steel-esl-scholarship-fund-give-today/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most daunting barriers to self-sufficiency that immigrants face is language. Learning to speak, read and write English well is essential to finding a job, supporting a family, and being actively involved in community and civic life. NSC offers a way to meet this challenge by offering inexpensive English as a Second Language [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release - NSC Hosts 2009 Global Tastes Event</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kathrin P. Ivanovic
Director of Development
(215) 893-8400
kivanovic@nscphila.org

NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER &#38; the PENN MUSEUM
to host GLOBAL TASTES 
A culinary fundraiser celebrating Philadelphia&#8217;s Diverse Communities Through Food
PHILADELPHIA, PA August 31, 2009 - On Wednesday, September 30, Nationalities Service Center (NSC) will bring together some of the city&#8217;s most distinctive ethnic restaurants to celebrate the exciting diversity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Day in Support of  Victims of Torture</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/06/26/international-day-in-support-of-victims-of-torture/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Amala&#8217;s Story
Amala&#8217;s husband was a prominent business owner in Baghdad who was kidnapped by insurgents because of his family&#8217;s wealth and status.  Amala sold the family belongings to collect the ransom, not knowing if she would see her husband again.  Months later, her husband was dumped in front of their home. Although he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Mixer July 9 @ RumBar</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/06/20/mission-mixer-happy-hour-rumbar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mission Mixer
Connecting for a Cause
Benefiting Nationalities Service Center
Nationalities Service Center is partnering with The Urban Momentum Network, Premier Brand Group and OnlyUp to provide you with an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Philadelphia&#8217;s newest residents while forging relationships with other connectors, intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and movers and shakers in the Philadelphia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release - NSC Hosts Refugee Resettlement Cultural Orientation Trainers</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/05/12/press-release-nsc-hosts-refugee-resettlement-cultural-orientation-trainers/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kathrin P. Ivanovic
Director of Development
215.893.8400
kivanovic@nscphila.org
NSC Hosts Refugee Resettlement Cultural Orientation Trainers
NSC named as lead Philadelphia agency to welcome Cultural Orientation trainers for  refugee resettlement informational exchange
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 12, 2009 - Nationalities Service Center will host Cultural Orientation trainers from Amman, Jordan and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC in the News: Harvard peers press to stall a deportation (Boston Globe)</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/04/30/nsc-in-the-news-harvard-peers-press-to-stall-a-deportation-boston-globe/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvard peers press to stall a deportation
In letters, dozens defend arrested divinity student
By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff  &#124;  April 30, 2009
CAMBRIDGE - Nur Munir was supposed to earn a master&#8217;s degree from Harvard in June. But this month he vanished.
Classmates said the slight, gentle divinity student had never missed a session in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC in the News: Nur Munir Free to Complete Studies (Harvard Law Review)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nur Munir Free to Complete Studies
Harvard Divinity Student Released From York Prison, Deportation Deferred
By: Matt Hutchins
Posted: 4/30/09
Nur Munir, a student at Harvard Divinity School who had recently been detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, has been released from York County Prison in Pennsylvania so that he may complete his studies at Harvard. The news of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release - NSC Joins National Coalition to Establish Immigrant Family Violence Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/04/21/press-release-nsc-joins-national-coalition-to-establish-immigrant-family-violence-institute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kathrin P. Ivanovic
Director of Development
215.893.8400
kivanovic@nscphila.org
NSC Joins National Coalition to
Establish Immigrant Family Violence Institute
NSC helps launch the Immigrant Family Violence Institute to facilitate awareness of domestic violence issues among immigrant populations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 21, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded funding to Nationalities Service Center and five other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release - Nationalities Service Center Announces Chinatown Immigration Law Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2009/01/20/press-release-nationalities-service-center-announces-chinatown-immigration-law-project/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kathrin P. Ivanovic
Director of Development
215.893.8400
kivanovic@nscphila.org
Nationalities Service Center Announces Chinatown Immigration Law Project
NSC receives Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowship for launch of Chinatown Immigration Law Project, an initiative that provides free immigration legal services to low-income residents of Philadelphia&#8217;s Chinese community
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 20, 2009 - Nationalities Service Center (NSC) was awarded a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release - Nationalities Service Center Launches Refugee Health Care Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2008/12/21/press-release-nationalities-service-center-launches-refugee-health-care-initiative/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kathrin P. Ivanovic
Director of Development
215.893.8400
kivanovic@nscphila.org
Nationalities Service Center Launches Refugee
Health Care Initiative 
Nationalities Service Center Awarded Barra Foundation Grant for Philly Refugee Health  Care Initiative in Partnership with Thomas Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia, PA - December 20, 2008 - The Barra Foundation recently awarded the Nationalities Service Center (NSC) funding to launch a new health care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinatown Immigration Law Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nscphila.org/2008/12/15/nsc-news-winter-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September NSC began its Chinatown Immigration Law Project. Two of the people that have been helped are &#8220;Mrs. Chang&#8221; and &#8220;Lee.&#8221; (Note: all clients names have been changed to protect their confidentiality.) &#8220;Mrs. Chang&#8221; is 90 years old. She was born and raised in Shanghai, and she has had her green card for over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC in the News: Iraqi Refugees Heading to Philly (Think.MTV)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think.MTV Street Team &#8216;08: Cassidy Hartmann
Iraqi Refugees Heading to Philly
Posted July 31, 2008 at 10:05 AM
When Iraq War casualties are mentioned, the first things that come to most Americans minds are undoubtedly U.S. military deaths - which reached 4124 this week - and possibly the number of Iraqi civilians killed: upwards of 100,000.
But with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC in the News - Welcoming Iraqi Refugees in the City of Brotherly Love (The List Project)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcoming Iraqi Refugees in the City of Brotherly Love
Yesterday (June 21st) I was invited to speak at the first-of-its-kind conference in the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia-held conference was an open-borders event between the newly arrived Iraqi refugees to the Philadelphia area and their new American friends and neighbors.
For full article, click here!
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		<title>NSC in the News: Building New Lives Far from Iraq (Philadelphia Inquirer)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building New Lives Far from Iraq
Michael Matza, Staff Writer
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 21, 2008
Building New Lives Far from Iraq
Now in Phila., he helps other refugees resettle
As a translator for U.S. troops, Mohammed Mustafa al-Tamini faced daily dangers in Iraq, including the bomb disposal mission that nearly took his life.
Now six months after the arduous odyssey that brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSC in the News: Wharton volunteers co-host Thanksgiving dinner to welcome Burmese refugees (Wharton Journal)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wharton volunteers co-host Thanksgiving dinner to welcome Burmese refugees
Sushant Mukherjee (WG&#8217;09) Contributing Writer
Issue date: 12/3/07
Refugees from the war-torn Karen state in the eastern hills of Burma enjoyed a lavish Thanksgiving feast on Saturday. A group of over 50 Wharton student volunteers and partners joined with the Nationalities Service Center (NSC), a local refugee resettlement NGO, [...]]]></description>
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