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[Title] Childhood Hunger in Vermont [Author] Katelin Isaacs [Year] 2003 [Publication Type] Field Reports [Community Focus] Children, Students [Location] Burlington, Domestic, Vermont [Description] Childhood Hunger in Vermont includes a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying guide that a) defines the problem of childhood hunger in Vermont, its effects on the health, education… Read more [Affiliation] Emerson Fellow [Body] 
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