Presentation by Alyce Wellons, LCSW, for Faith Partners Addictions Ministry, January 20, 2009, Heritage Hall
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Date posted: Oct 06, 2009

Incidents of violence and substance abuse occur on a daily basis. There is a correlation between alcohol and violence, although there is not a direct cause and effect. Substance abuse does not cause violence, and substance abusers do not necessarily commit violent acts. By the same token, substance abuse treatment cannot cure violence.
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Date posted: Sep 23, 2009

The third article in a series on substance- abuse issues for National Recovery Month focuses on young people.
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Date posted: Sep 18, 2009

The month of September launches a yearlong global awareness campaign, sponsored by the United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV), to encourage United Methodists to gain a better awareness about alcohol and drug addictions in our congregations and communities, and to create a supportive environment for people struggling with addictions and for their families.
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Date posted: Sep 03, 2009

The cry of a baby was heard in the village of Ilha Inamisengo, Mozambique. A new life was born. The joy of childbirth, however, soon gave way to heartbreak. Both mother and baby were very sick and the baby was not expected to survive.
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Date posted: Jul 09, 2009

One of the founders of Mother's Day was Anna Reeves Jarvis. Anna Jarvis was the daughter of a Methodist preacher. In the late 1800s, she organized Mother's Day Work Clubs to improve the health and sanitation of West Virginian families torn apart and made ill by the effects of the Civil War.
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Date posted: May 08, 2009

"Would you be able to help us with some gas?" asked a young Choctaw woman. "My mother has terminal cancer and we need gasoline so we can make several medical appointments over the next week." She and her family had arrived for her mother's appointment at Choctaw Health Services (next door to our complex) and decided to seek help.
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Date posted: Apr 14, 2009

February 6, 2009--Kinew's little fingers worked ambitiously to unravel the knot securing the brightly wrapped shoebox. At last, the knot was free and Kinew, filled with anticipation, opened up the box. Just then a huge smile spread across her face as she lifted out a colorful, cuddly pair of slipper socks.
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Date posted: Feb 05, 2009

Americus, Georgia, January 5, 2009--Millard Fuller, who was instrumental in founding Habitat for Humanity in 1976, died at his home near Americus on January 3 at the age of 74. He was the founder of "the theology of the hammer" and was sometimes called "God's contractor."
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Date posted: Feb 05, 2009