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        <Explanation>MANOS DE CRISTO IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH A LOVING HAND OF ASSISTANCE WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, GENDER, RACE, OR RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE. MANOS PROMOTES DIGNITY AND SELF-RELIANCE BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ORAL CARE, FURTHERING EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MEETING BASIC NEEDS WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>AREA FOOD BANK. DURING THOSE TIMES WHEN THE FOOD BANK'S INVENTORIES ARE LOW, WE SUPPLEMENT OUR FOOD SUPPLIES WITH JUDICIOUS PURCHASES AT LOCAL WAREHOUSE AND DISCOUNT STORES.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL: EACH YEAR, OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE BASIC NECESSITIES TO K - 5 SCHOOL CHILDREN. WE BELIEVE THAT IF A CHILD HAS GRADE-APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND NICE CLOTHES, THEY MAY FEEL MORE AT EASE AT SCHOOL AND BE MORE OPEN TO LEARNING. IN 2012, 2,210 CHILDREN RECEIVED TWO SETS OF CLOTHES, INCLUDING SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR, GRADE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND A BACKPACK. FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 2,015 HOURS OF SUPPORT PREPARING FOR THE EVENT, DURING THE TWO-WEEK DISTRIBUTION PERIOD AND THE END OF PROGRAM BREAK-DOWN AND CLEANUP.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>MANOS DE CRISTO MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO COMES TO THE ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICE AND REQUESTS TO SEE A COPY.</Explanation>
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