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Deb Gordon-Gurfinkel

Helping at-risk kids tell their stories

by Rachel Feldbin Urist

posted 10/23/2011

Deb Gordon-Gurfinkel addresses a dozen children, ages six to eight, in the community center at Carrot Way, a low-income housing complex off Dhu Varren Rd. A compelling, pixie-like figure with a British accent, she wears a lavender shirt, the same take-notice color as her hair. "Write a story on the secret of Carrot Way," she tells them, then leans in, saying

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