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The plan comes amid declining enrollment over the past decade and a projected decrease in high school graduates in the coming years. 

The center hopes to create opportunities for collaborative research projects and classes across the schools, focusing on how communication can address issues such as health care, politics, data privacy, and journalistic trust.

The city has increased access to vaccine appointments and opened clinics in close proximity to communities in need while increasing outreach to under vaccinated communities.

The task force received the award for developing interventions to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in resident positions and creating educational forums to facilitate discussions on racism, equity, and inclusion. 

Soulsmile Club is a tech nonprofit that donates up to 20% of online purchases to charity at no additional cost to the user. 

The videos are all less than five minutes long and cover topics ranging from taxes and credit cards, to loans and insurance. 

The platform, called Magic Connects, has preregistered more than 100 students ahead of its launch at the end of this month.

The Bensalem Police Department plans to bring on two social workers for a two-year pilot program. The program will direct some people towards social services and away from the criminal justice system and reduce the time police spend on social service-related calls. 

Temple Law School Professor Duncan B. Hollis moderated the Nov. 16 event and was joined by Estonian Ambassador for Cyber Diplomacy Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar. 

The pilot program, called Serving a Vulnerable Entity, will partner social service professionals with SEPTA transit police officers to treat individuals who are struggling with poverty, addiction and mental health crises.