Advocate speaks out on the need for foster care reform
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Running forced laps in the hot Florida sun, being hit with a wooden spoon and living with 15 other children in a cramped 1,200squarefoot trailer are vivid childhood memories for Ashley Rhodes-Courter. However, most of the 14 foster homes she lived in by the age of 12 are a blur of forgett...
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Free Clinic selects its next board president
      Harry VanDyck, a certified public accountant and Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce's 2007 Business Person of the Year, has been selected to serve as president of the board of directors for the Free Clinic of Simi Valley.
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Cancer camp
      Cancer Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to enhance the lives of people affected by cancer, is accepting applications for their Camp Keepsake weekend retreats in September and October. All applications go through a review process, and space is limited.
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