Advocates push back on county housing code; uncovering the human impact of a shelter closure; and a mom's fight for universal child care.
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This week: Our journalists spent months chronicling the Smithfield shelter community, investigating its challenges and relocation efforts ([link removed]) before the shelter’s closure in June.
A Pittsburgh-area mom advocates for universal child care ([link removed]) . And, community advocatescriticized the lack of public input ([link removed]) in the county health department's plans to overhaul healthy housing standards.
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** Advocates tell Allegheny County Board of Health: More work needed on housing code overhaul ([link removed])
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** Investigation: Smithfield homeless shelter in downtown Pittsburgh exposed frayed safety net and tested county compassion ([link removed])
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** All I want for next Mother’s Day is a childcare revolution ([link removed])
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** Exit Interview: Patti Rote is retiring from Girls of Steel, but plans to keep advocating for women in STEM ([link removed])
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