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    Articles by Kate Daniel
    Cynthia Jaffe
    Greenbank Birth Center celebrates 25 years of existence
    By Kate Daniel • October 11, 2016 5:29 pm

    Like a thread in an intricately woven tapestry, Cynthia Jaffe has become entwined in the lives of over 1,200 families, mothers and children in her 25 years as a midwife.

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    JoAnn Hellmann will retire later this month after 16 years as the panel facilitator of the Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County.
    DUI prevention warrior JoAnn Hellmann to retire
    By Kate Daniel • August 23, 2016 6:12 pm

    JoAnn Hellmann is acutely aware of the devastation and emptiness that follow in the wake of a loved one’s death.

    Over 40 years later, she still vividly remembers the phone call she received in 1975. The voice on the other end of the receiver said younger sister Kathy was dead.

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    Ryan’s House to settle into new Coupeville digs next week
    Ryan’s House to settle into new Coupeville digs...
    By Kate Daniel • May 28, 2016 6:00 am

    Ryan’s House for Youth will begin moving into its new digs in the former Countryside Inn south of Coupeville on Tuesday. But the work to fully convert the space into an inhabitable transitional living facility for homeless youth is far from finished.

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    Contest winner gets to name a flower at Meerkerk Gardens
    Contest winner gets to name a flower at...
    By Kate Daniel • May 27, 2016 7:00 pm

    “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Juliet Capulet said famously in Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy.

    If the quote uttered by one of theater’s most beloved characters is to be believed, it stands to reason that a rhododendron, too, would be as lovely given any moniker.

    Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens in September will award one lucky person the opportunity to name a rhody of their own.

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    South Whidbey Homeless Coalition members stand in front of the House of Hope in Langley in 2015. The organization is holding a fundraiser Saturday
    South Whidbey Homeless Coalition looks to raise cash...
    By Kate Daniel • May 10, 2016 6:04 pm

    Within the past year, about 60 people, at least one-third of whom are children, have called Langley’s House of Hope home.

    The house is the city’s first and only transitional housing facility for homeless individuals and families. It operates on the 90-day rehabilitation model, with an average stay of about 60 days.

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    Vivian Rogers-Decker discusses the results of a recent survey addressing youth homelessness on Whidbey at the Whidbey Island Homeless Youth Task Force Forum Wednesday.
    Forum focuses on need for homeless services on...
    By Kate Daniel • April 5, 2016 7:05 pm

    Nearly 400 Whidbey residents between the ages of 12-24 reported experiencing homelessness within the past year, according to the results of a recent island-wide youth perception survey.

    The survey was one of two conducted by area service providers and school district liaisons in January, partnered with a community perception survey for those 25 and older. As of last Wednesday, 2,349 people responded, of which 378 indicated having been homeless at some point within the past 12 months.

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    Marchele Hatchner
    Date pushed back for Whidbey Island homeless youth...
    By Kate Daniel • February 26, 2016 6:11 pm

    Time is ticking away and Ryan’s House for Youth is not giving up hope in its effort to raise the final $200,000 towards the purchase price of the former Countryside Inn, south of Coupeville.

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    People play bingo at SPIN Cafe in Oak Harbor during the recent Island County Point-in-Time count of its homeless population.
    Point-in-Time counts Whidbey Island homeless
    By Kate Daniel • February 2, 2016 5:10 pm

    Like many of Whidbey’s first European settlers, Alex Magowan moved out west in search of opportunity.

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    Legislative bills aim to help place homeless teenagers
    Legislative bills aim to help place homeless teenagers
    By Kate Daniel • January 26, 2016 5:48 pm

    Ryan’s House for Youth this week presented two bills to state lawmakers that could potentially make it easier for homeless kids and teens in Washington to receive care through host family programs.

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    Broker Marchele Hatchner and Ryan’s House for Youth Executive Director Lori Cavender stand in the courtyard of the former Countryside Inn. Ryan’s House is hoping to purchase the motel in order to convert it to a temporary living facility and drop-in center for homeless youth
    Ryan’s House for Youth seeks to bolster numbers...
    By Kate Daniel • January 26, 2016 5:46 pm

    Unaccompanied homeless youth on Whidbey may soon have access to the island’s first temporary housing facility specifically designed to meet their needs.

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    Several groups, agencies team up to help at-risk kids
    Several groups, agencies team up to help at-risk...
    By Kate Daniel • October 20, 2015 6:38 pm

    Advocates on Whidbey are working to give voice to the voiceless by creating a task force to better address the needs of unaccompanied homeless youth.

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    Homeless youth nonprofit working to change state laws
    Homeless youth nonprofit working to change state laws
    By Kate Daniel • October 20, 2015 6:37 pm

    Ryan’s House for Youth is part of a homeless advocacy effort to draft legislation potentially making it easier for households to offer sanctuary to unaccompanied homeless youth.

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    Laurie Gaum
    South African pastor fights for inclusivity, will speak...
    By Kate Daniel • October 9, 2015 6:13 pm

    A lifelong resident of South Africa, the Rev. Laurie Gaum is distinctly familiar with the injustice of apartheid and the unhealed, invisible wounds that lie in its wake.

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