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I volunteer for YMCA - seeing young people given a safe place to stay when they’re used to rough sleeping is incredible
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Janet Spencer2022-06-10T08:30:00
Janet Spencer had been out of the workplace for nearly thirteen years, caring full time for her adopted son, Zeph, when one day she felt a quiet tug to volunteer at YMCA Exeter. Little did she know what lay in store.
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