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		<title>AFC Selected as Finalist for Root Cause&#8217;s 2013-2014 Social Innovation Forum!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE MENTORING Selected as a Finalist for Root Cause’s 2013-2014 Social Innovation Forum &#160; Boston, Massachusetts &#8211; Root Cause’s Social Innovation Forum selected Adoption &#38; Foster Care Mentoring (AFC Mentoring) as one of the top innovative, results-oriented nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston competing to receive more than $135,000 in cash and capacity-building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFC&#8217;s Executive Director, Colby Swettberg, Honored for Service to Girls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colby Swettberg honored for service to girls WOBURN, Mass. (Oct. 28, 2013) – Somerville resident Colby Swettberg, executive director of Adoption &#38; Foster Care Mentoring,was honored for her outstanding service to girls at the recent 2013 Youth Villages Women of Excellence Breakfast. The event, held at the Revere Hotel in Boston, honored Swettberg and three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honoring BNY Mellon&#8217;s Joanne Jaxtimer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFC is proud to have honored the achievements of Joanne Jaxtimer at this year&#8217;s Match event!  Check out a great news release from BNY Mellon here.]]></description>
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		<title>Sneak Peek: Match 2013 Auction Items!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucky you!  Here&#8217;s a sneak peek of the items we&#8217;ll be featuring in our silent auction this Wednesday!  Study this list now&#8211;you&#8217;ll be leagues ahead of the competition when you arrive at Match!  (If you don&#8217;t have your tickets yet, hurry! You can purchase them here.) 1. Zulu Nyala Safari: Six days at the Zulu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard Club of Boston and Kowloon to Bring Delicious Dishes to Match!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 20:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our AFC Match Gala on June 5 is less than one week away! We&#8217;re excited to feature two long-time Boston-area favorites and wonderful supporters of AFC &#8211; The Harvard Club of Boston and Kowloon. The Harvard Club of Boston was founded in 1908 as a club to support student financial aid, intellectual support, and social fellowship. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Harvest’s Brian Mercury at the AFC Match Gala!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Mercury was recently named Food &#38; Wine’s ‘The People’s Best New Pastry Chef’ of the East Region. As Executive Pastry Chef of Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Brian fuses contemporary techniques with high-quality local ingredients. AFC is honored to have him join us for the annual Match Gala on June 5th and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAX Ultimate Food and The Landing to Join AFC Match Gala</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFC is so excited to welcome two fantastic supporters and delicious food makers that are joining our Match Gala on Wednesday, June 5th: MAX Ultimate Food and The Landing. Supporting AFC Mentoring for more than four years, MAX Ultimate Food gives an innovative twist on food and drink for any occasion, from catering corporate functions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFC Honored as Finalist in New England Innovation Awards!</title>
		<link>http://afcmentoring.org/2013/04/afc-honored-as-finalist-in-new-england-innovation-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), sponsor of the New England Innovation Awards since its inception in 1986, proudly announces the 2013 Finalists.  Adoption &#38; Foster Care (AFC) Mentoring was selected from 204 innovative organizations to compete in the final phase of this competition. Innovation is at the heart of economic prosperity and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFC Celebrates Social Work Month</title>
		<link>http://afcmentoring.org/2013/03/afc-celebrates-social-work-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March is Social Work Month.  At AFC, we&#8217;re proud to honor social workers on staff who serve the youth in our programs: youth who have experience in the chaotic and, oftentimes, traumatic foster care system.  AFC&#8217;s place in the non-profit world is unique&#8211;we serve a specialized population through mentoring and life-skills development.  AFC&#8217;s social workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mentoring Strengthens Communities</title>
		<link>http://afcmentoring.org/2013/03/mentoring-strengthens-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this fantastic video from our friends at Mass Mentoring Partnership.  The video covers the many ways that mentoring can strengthen communities.   AFC&#8217;s own Outreach Coordinator, Emily Heaton, speaks in the video about the special role mentors can play in the lives of foster youth.  Thanks, MMP! See the video here!]]></description>
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