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From the Brattleboro Reformer: "This year’s Unsung Hero Award, presented by Compassionate Brattleboro, recognizes the staff members and volunteers of the Ethiopian Community Development Council Multicultural Community Center Vermont, located in Brattleboro, and other organizations helping with the resettlement of Afghan refugees in the area... "Accepting the award on behalf of these organizations will be Nebras Attia and Jessica Rose, who are the two case managers at ECDC/MCCV. Although Attia was unavailable for an interview, Rose described her circuitous journey to her current position. “I always saw myself working in a field I’m passionate about,” Rose said. “I always wanted to work for an or- ganization that has the same values I do — social justice and rights for ev- erybody — rather than work for some corporate entity and engage with a nonprofit as a hobby.” Read the rest of the story Comments are closed.
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