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	<title>ACT Recycling &#38; Employment Services &#124; Columbia, MO</title>
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		<title>Community Integration&#8217;s Culture Club Explores Diverse Ways of Life, Past &amp; Present</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 21:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cooking and crafting are common threads that run through the activities of Culture Club, a part of ACT&#8217;s Community Integration Program. This group, usually with four or five individuals participating, meets all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Their goal is to &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/community-integrations-culture-club-explores-diverse-ways-of-life-past-present">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing Underemployment With Information, Through ACT Career Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work is significant. It demonstrates clearly that everyone is important. Work helps bring meaning to life. That’s why much of what we do at ACT touches on work, making a positive contribution. But here&#8217;s a reality for individuals with disabilities: &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/reducing-underemployment-with-information-through-act-career-services">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yearlong Journey to a New Home Succeeds for Community Living Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving from one home to the next can be a stressful transition. In a college town like Columbia, there’s a steady flux of students moving into and out of properties from one semester to the next. Finding the right house &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/yearlong-journey-to-a-new-home-succeeds-for-community-living-program">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ACT Career Services Assists Two With Dietary Aide Jobs at The Bluffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I am happy about my job. I like all of the people I work with. Yes, I like my job, because it’s fun to work with everybody. I enjoy working.” Those are the words of Stacy, who along with her &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/act-career-services-assists-two-with-dietary-aide-jobs-at-the-bluffs">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>43,000 Pounds of Recycled Plastics, A Drop in the Bucket and the Promise of Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACT Works just sold and delivered a 43,000-pound semi trailer load of shredded polycarbonate, polypropylene and polystyrene plastic recovered from our plastics recycling operation. Our employees recycle VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs and their cases every day. A major portion of this &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/43000-pounds-of-recycled-plastics-a-drop-in-the-bucket-and-the-promise-of-jobs">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Choosey Consumers Choose ACT&#8217;s Community Integration Day Program</title>
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		<comments>http://www.actservices.org/choosey-consumers-choose-acts-community-integration-day-program#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like a simple idea, but we know of no other agency in the U.S. that provides the people they serve what ACT gives its individuals:  choices, lots of choices. We&#8217;re trailblazers. Truly. It doesn&#8217;t happen by accident. It &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/choosey-consumers-choose-acts-community-integration-day-program">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tara Shade Named Program Manager for ACT Community Living Program</title>
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		<comments>http://www.actservices.org/tara-shade-named-program-manager-for-act-community-living-program#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Tara Shade has accepted an offer to fill the newly-created Program Manager position in ACT&#8217;s Community Living Program. &#8220;She&#8217;s going to do a great job for us,&#8221; said Don Lafferty, Director of ACT Community &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/tara-shade-named-program-manager-for-act-community-living-program">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight on ACT Career Services Partner, University Hospital</title>
		<link>http://www.actservices.org/spotlight-on-act-career-services-partner-university-hospital</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the range of support provided by ACT Career Services, helping consumers identify and obtain jobs is a top priority. ACT is fortunate to have excellent relationships with partners in the community who want to recruit and retain hard-working, qualified &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/spotlight-on-act-career-services-partner-university-hospital">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bowling, the Community Advantage Way, Makes a Difference for Older Adults</title>
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		<comments>http://www.actservices.org/bowling-the-community-advantage-way-makes-a-difference-for-older-adults#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes bowling is much more than just bowling, especially when you do it the Community Advantage way. Community Advantage, a part of our Community Integration Program, is ACT&#8217;s way of living out our commitment to provide older adults who have &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/bowling-the-community-advantage-way-makes-a-difference-for-older-adults">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Behavior Development Services, Increasing Quality of Life and Development of New Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.actservices.org/behavior-development-services-increasing-quality-of-life-and-development-of-new-skills</link>
		<comments>http://www.actservices.org/behavior-development-services-increasing-quality-of-life-and-development-of-new-skills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behavior. 1. The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others, 2. The way in which a person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus. -Oxford Dictionaries Challenging behaviors are sometimes a  reality for individuals &#8230; <a href="http://www.actservices.org/behavior-development-services-increasing-quality-of-life-and-development-of-new-skills">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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