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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Researchers across the United States, including in Pennsylvania, are looking at how vaccinations could be used to prevent development of cancer in those with a high risk of the disease and treat those who are already diagnosed; and Jewish Family and Community Services has received a $300,000 grant that it will use to help its client apply for citizenship and naturalization. Today’s guests include: Dr. Olivera Finn, chair of professor in the Department of Immunology at UPMC; and Jamie Englert, director of immigration legal services at Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh.
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The United States will accept as many as 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Pennsylvania legislators held budget hearings following Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a $43.7 billion dollar fiscal plan; Jewish Family and Community Services President and CEO on how the community is looking to support those fleeing Ukraine; and a local author discusses how different social classes are portrayed in novels written by Black women.
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On today’s program: The state Department of Health announced a mask order for people in schools and child care facilities that will take effect next Tuesday; Jewish Family and Community Services is helping Afghan refugees get settled in their new home; and we answer the question, why do songs get stuck in our heads?
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On today’s program: Jewish Family and Community Services’ new director of refugee and immigrant services Ivonne Smith-Tapia discusses what she hopes can be achieved with more resources and the new Biden administration; two sisters who lost a brother to COVID-19 contend with the misinformation about the virus that he believed until he was sick; and a look at the Gulf Tower’s history following a fire and condemnation.
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On today's program: A+ School’s latest report questions systemic inequities and where they can be resolved in public schools; Local resettlement…
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Jewish Family and Community Services in Squirrel Hill is partnering with Casa San Jose, Literacy Pittsburgh, Latino Family Center of the Allegheny…
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Like many Pittsburghers, Arlan Hess says that after the shootings last month at Tree of Life synagogue, she felt helpless.Then she realized there was a…
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A new after-school program targeting Pittsburgh’s refugee students aims to bridge the gap of English language learning in schools. The pilot program…