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<title>Volunteers fill gaps left by social service funding cuts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 24, 2012) As local, state and federal governments are looking for ways to do more with less money, demand for aid and services to the poor is increasing. That’s creating some gaps between government-funded organizations’ missions and their means.In St. Lawrence County, volunteer organizations are stepping in to fill some of those gaps—And as Nora Flaherty reports, they’re doing it by being creative—and harnessing local resources. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19368/20120224/volunteers-fill-gaps-left-by-social-service-funding-cuts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As local, state and federal governments are looking for ways to do more with less money, demand for aid and services to the poor is increasing. That’s creating some gaps between government-funded organizations’ missions and their means.In St. Lawrence County, volunteer organizations are stepping in to fill some of those gaps—And as Nora Flaherty reports, they’re doing it by being creative—and harnessing local resources. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19368/20120224/volunteers-fill-gaps-left-by-social-service-funding-cuts">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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