The Restoring Family Links (RLF) program is part of a regional Red Cross Movement response in several countries designed to help migrants to keep in touch with loved ones and update them on their whereabouts, through free phone calls, internet access and phone charging points.
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President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington.
With Allegheny County officials poised to allocate another round of federal coronavirus relief, some say the public should have more say this time in how the money is spent.
“We need everyone at the table so we can really come up with some ideas that would make Allegheny County a county that really would work for everyone,” Democratic county councilor Anita Prizio said. “Particularly the marginalized communities in Allegheny County, who have been left behind, really need to have a seat at this table.”
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The Heinz Endowments and Carnegie Mellon University announced a $30 million initiative Wednesday to study solutions for socio-economic inequities in the greater Pittsburgh region. The initiative will fund the launch of the Center for Shared Prosperity and establish an endowment to support the center’s work.
CMU will collaborate with working groups made up of community partners on research in areas like housing, education, transportation, health care, technology fluency, and access to capital, according to a release announcing the grant.
Projects will be determined by a broad, 37-member committee comprised of CMU staff, the Endowments, schools, racial justice advocacy groups, transit and housing activists, nonprofits and others.
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