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      <title>Mother&#39;s Refuge by Margaret McGraw</title>
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      <description>Mother&#39;s Refuge is a maternity home that shelters many young women. They offer safe homes to mother&#39;s ages 12-21. Mother&#39;s Refuge makes a great difference for many mothers in need. Mother&#39;s Refuge was found in 1987 and has been great since then. They also offer classes for mothers including money budget, parenting and fitness classes.</description>
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      <pubDate>2025-02-11 19:19:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>How Mother&#39;s Refuge helps</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3383514361</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>They help shelter homeless mothers from the ages 12-21 and it helps so many mothers that are homeless. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-26 16:04:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>How to Volunteer </title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3383518098</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother's Refuge offers so many ways to volunteer there is babysitting, office help, yard work, tutoring, and house help.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-26 16:07:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Statistics </title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391481396</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In 2024 they have had 38 maternity home clients.31 transitional living clients.2,150 individuals they have served since 1987. 238 aftercare participants. 10,028 overnight stays </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 18:43:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Statistics </title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391485833</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In Mother's Refuge their are 1,854 hours of educations and classes and activities that they have learned. 13,041 nutritious meals they have served. 1,029 provided groceries provided in Aftercare. 780 hours of therapy provided.   </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 18:47:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Statistics </title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391491864</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>95% of clients at Mother's Refuge improved their knowledge and skill to become self-reliant. 94% of children demonstrated age-appropriate development. 89% of moms demonstrate improvement of parenting skills and new skills.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 18:53:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>What is Mother&#39;s Refuge?</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391524442</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother's Refuge is a maternity home for mothers. They also help take care of young children. Mother's Refuge also provides basic things a mother would need.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 19:23:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Material donations </title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391534245</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother's Refuge allows you to donate items. Some of those items are diapers, lotion, baby items, wipes, car seats, and teen female clothing. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 19:33:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 1: </title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391540319</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother's Refuge was found in 1987. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 19:39:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 2:</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3391543641</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother's Refuge has 24 hour supervision and is always welcome to help. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-01 19:43:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 3:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3393005776</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Young mothers 18 years and older are provided a safe and secure apartment and are allowed to remain in the program for up to 3 years.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-02 16:01:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 4:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3393009915</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>They have baby care training so you can learn to take care of a baby and will always help if you need it for learning to help a baby or learning to become a new mother.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-02 16:04:31 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 5:</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3394717233</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Along with learning to take care of a baby, they offer fitness classes and transportation. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-03 15:51:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 6:</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3394728560</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>If you are a mother at the program you get basic items for babies once you join like diapers, bottles, and baby clothes. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-03 16:00:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Mother&#39;s Refuge Mission Statement </title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3394735060</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>To shelter and educate homeless, pregnant and parenting young women by providing comprehensive services that empower them to make successful life decisions for themselves and their babies.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-03 16:05:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Donating money </title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3394743704</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Mother's Refuge encourages you to donate money donations of $100 or more.   </p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mothersrefuge.org/get-involved">https://www.mothersrefuge.org/get-involved</a></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-03 16:13:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>What Will We Do to Help</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3404778175</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>My partner and I plan to volunteer at Mother's Refuge with another group. We will try to help in every way possible. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-10 16:09:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>How We Helped  </title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3423655081</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>We went to Mother's Refuge and dropped off all the diapers. After we did that we went to an Easter event to help. We helped pack up popcorn. We also helped kids get on the slide in the bounce house. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-24 16:32:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 7:</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3428632638</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Most babies that are homeless are most likely weigh less.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-28 20:17:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 8:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3430464852</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>There is an estimate of 1,225,198 women and 2.5 million children who experience homelessness every year in the United States.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-29 20:16:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 9:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3430504036</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Homeless mothers are at higher risk for preterm birth, but mothers who are in a stable living place aren't at a high risk.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-29 21:03:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 10:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3431917228</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>On any day about 560,00 people experience homelessness in the United States.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-30 16:21:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 11:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3431920694</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>About 11 million houses are cost-burnt which means spent half their income of the house.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-30 16:24:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 12:</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3432424052</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>About 44% of young homeless women, aged 18 to 25, are pregnant or parenting. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-01 01:58:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Picture</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3433279754</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>This is a picture of us when we were helping fill up the popcorn bags.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-01 18:21:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Picture</title>
         <author>jjimenez27_5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3433280997</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>This is the picture of when we dropped of the diapers. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-01 18:22:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 13:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3433322290</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p> Most mothers and infants experiencing  homeless have a worse health outcome than most mothers with a stable home.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-01 19:12:09 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 14:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3433324471</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Newborn infants who are homeless have to spend more time in the hospital.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-01 19:15:22 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fact 15:</title>
         <author>mmcgraw27</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/mmcgraw27/MothersRefuge/wish/3433325397</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Most people who were homeless as an infant are most likely to have an upper respiratory infection.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-01 19:16:34 UTC</pubDate>
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