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		<title>VA DCW Association Celebrates 11th Birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were no speakers and no breakout groups &#8212; just a fun time for all on a beautiful, sunny day at our June 14 celebration of the founding of the Virginia Association of Professional Nursing Assistants. The pictures are of our the board of directors &#8212; and our birthday cake. Seeing all those direct-care workers in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginians Honor Direct Support Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Broder sent us this report earlier this week. This Monday, the Fairfax County Long Term Care Coordinating Council (LTCCC) hosted a reception in Fairfax, Virginia, to honor Direct Support Professionals Appreciation Week. It was wonderful to see direct support professionals be honored for the important work they do &#8211; and even more wonderful to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Advocates Call for Better PCA Pay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Toleos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia&#8217;s media have been covering the need for better direct-care wages more than usual lately, mostly because of a proposed budget amendment that would increase wages for personal care attendants (PCAs) by 10 percent. At hearings across the state last week, PCAs and the people they assist testified in favor of the amendment &#8211; and [...]]]></description>
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