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Jes Friedrichs and Family Reflects on Amizade’s Family Program

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This blog post was written by Jes Friedrichs, a longtime friend and supporter of Amizade, who recently traveled to Ecuador with her family as part of our first Amizade family program! She shares her reflections on the experience and recommendations for other families who are

Monica Cwynar: Working to Improve Her Life with Fitness, While Improving the Lives of Others

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Wright’s Gym is introducing its newest member spotlight, Monica Cwynar. Monica is an inspirational figure who has improved her life with fitness while at the same time working to improve the lives of others for a living. She has trained at Wright’s Gym for four

Social work faculty help groups learn cultural humility

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This story is part of an ongoing series from Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education to highlight in-demand careers and majors, and student success. For more information, visit System Success. For more information about programs at PennWest, visit https://www.pennwest.edu/academics. A group of PennWest California social work faculty

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Azadeh Masalehdan Block: An American-Iranian in Pittsburgh

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Wait a minute … isn’t it supposed to be Iranian American? I was born in New Castle and we moved to Pittsburgh when I was about 3 years old. My family history dates back to 1799 in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Yet this isn’t the first impression

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