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		<title>Care, Committment and Coffee Series Concludes with Norman Thomas of New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Norman Thomas to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers.  Mr. Thomas is a direct care worker at Beth Abraham Family Services in Bronx, New York. The DCA recently teamed up with Beth Abraham and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Melva Proctor of Virginia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Melva Proctor to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Virginia.]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Joan Leah and June Ortiz of Florida!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/07/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-joan-leah-and-june-ortiz-of-florida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care workers, Joan and June to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Florida.]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Muhanna S. Kakish of Minnesota</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Muhanna S. Kakish to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Minnesota.  DCA Speaks with Muhanna S. Kakish at 2011 Voices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Elizabeth Cross of Arizona!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Elizabeth Cross to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Arizona.  DCA Speaks with Elizabeth Cross at 2011 Voices Institute Training.]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Jimmie Chandler of Maine!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-jimmie-chandler-of-maine/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-jimmie-chandler-of-maine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Jimmie Chandler to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Maine.  DCA Speaks with Jimmie Chandler at 2011 Voices Institute Training.]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Naomi Smith of Michigan!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-naomi-smith-of-michigan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-naomi-smith-of-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Naomi Smith to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Michigan.  DCA Speaks with Naomi Smith at 2011 Voices Institute Training.]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee Series Continues!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-series-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-series-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your passion. Your job. Your future! At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down for conversations with workers and direct care advocates from around the country, discussing the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how anyone can join the movement in their home state. This week we invite you to meet Noel Mendez, from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCA Video: Direct Care Workers on Health Care, Wages</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/12/dca-video-direct-care-workers-talk-about-health-care-wages/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/12/dca-video-direct-care-workers-talk-about-health-care-wages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maizie Ramkisson, a graduate of the Direct Care Alliance&#8217;s Voices Institute National Leadership Program, interviews fellow direct care workers about the need for better pay and benefits. She shot the video at the annual conference of her professional association, the Florida Professional Association of Care Givers, Inc., in October 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Video from the Voices Institute: Direct Talk from Direct Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/video-from-the-voices-institute-direct-talk-from-direct-care-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2009/11/video-from-the-voices-institute-direct-talk-from-direct-care-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, shot by and starring graduates of the 2009 Voices Institute National Leadership Program, direct care worker advocates speak out about why they love their work and what needs to change.]]></description>
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