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	<title>Peacock Foundation</title>
	<link>http://peacockfoundation.org</link>
	<description>Animals Empowering Tomorrows Youth</description>
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		<title>About Us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why work with animals? The youth that The Peacock Foundation supports are often dealing with traumatic experiences: death, gang violence, homelessness, abuse, neglect, and low self-esteem.  They are looking for people who will care for them in their most broken and tragic place. Sadly, people have often not been there for them. People have let [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2012/04/09/730/</link>
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		<title>View From the Outside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, January 23, 2012, I had the opportunity to observe animal-assisted therapy in action. I was totally unfamiliar with the process, and, unconsciously, I think I expected to see a tear-soaked child clutch the fur of a dog while she spoke to a counselor. A bit dramatic perhaps. I was clearly remembering the sorrowful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2012/02/06/view-from-the-outside/</link>
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		<title>Inspire Tomorrow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey: Most people know Oprah as one of the most iconic faces on TV as well as one of the richest and most successful women in the world. Oprah faced a hard road to get to that position, however, enduring a rough and often abusive childhood as well as numerous career setbacks including being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2011/05/16/inspire-tomorrow/</link>
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		<title>Our Mission</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To support the provision of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) and activities (AAA) for at-risk youth by partnering with mental health practitioners, public service agencies, and community organizations.]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2011/05/09/change-one-life/</link>
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		<title>Our Vision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To see a generation of thriving and inspired youth, whose self-worth is not defined by their circumstances or histories, but by their character and unique abilities. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2011/04/22/our-mission/</link>
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		<title>New Partners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Foundation has just awarded a $5,000 grant to support our Intern Training Programs! &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2011/04/22/our-vision-2/</link>
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		<title>Angels in our Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday one of our rescued animals, Monster, wandered off our site.  Being blind and elderly she needs the constant care and help of our Peacock Foundation team.  We were avidly searching the area and putting up flyers hoping to find some clue as to her whereabouts.  My friend, Meg Lehman, knocked on the door [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2011/04/22/change-one-life-2/</link>
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		<title>Change One Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prevent one child&#8217;s suicide, Prevent one future inmate, Prevent one new drug dealer, Prevent one future inmate&#8230; What could you do with your time, finances, and love? &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://peacockfoundation.org/2011/04/22/site-under-construction/</link>
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