Inside: Discounted transit cards & normalizing midwives.
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In this newsletter: A local nonprofit makes new efforts to curb the overcriminalization of Pittsburgh youth ([link removed]) . Thousands of Allegheny County transit riders begin receiving free, discounted transit cards ([link removed]) .
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** Gwen's Girls builds caring connections to cut down on juvenile justice referrals in Allegheny County ([link removed])
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A new initiative by the nonprofit organization will work on community intervention and prevention while providing support to Pittsburgh students.
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** Thousands in Allegheny County begin getting free, discounted transit cards ([link removed])
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After one year, the county will analyze how free and discounted fares impacted communities and households.
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* Raised in Turkey and living in Pittsburgh, a resident writes about bearing witness to growing agony following the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria ([link removed]) .
* A McKeesport teen shares her antidote to teen gun violence, including what she is prepared to change in her school and cityto save kids’ lives ([link removed]) .
* As the Pittsburgh region integrates midwives into health care, a Pitt program to train new practitioners is among the key facets of an effort to modernize midwifery ([link removed]) .
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** Report: Pittsburgh schools play outsized role in overcriminalization of Black youth ([link removed])
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