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Volunteer Ambassador Dog Teams Help Create Welcoming Communities

Did you know that Susquehanna Service Dogs’ Ambassador Dog teams participated in 556 community outreach activities in 2023? This includes 189 meet and greets and 112 formal demonstrations about Susquehanna Service Dogs and how assistance dogs can assist people with disability to live more independently and have the confidence to chase their dreams.
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Capital Area Head Start Breaks Ground on Nature-Based PNC Grow Up Great® Play Area

(Harrisburg, PA) April 11, 2024 – Preschool students at Capital Area Head Start’s Granite Street Center in Harrisburg will soon have a new outdoor area for nature-based play and learning, thanks to a $75,000 grant from PNC Foundation through its signature early childhood education initiative, PNC Grow Up Great®.
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Direct Support Professionals Facilitate Authentic Inclusion for People with Disability

Direct Support Professionals play a vital role in creating authentic inclusion alongside people with disability. Keystone Institute India has developed a National Training for Direct Support Practitioners, a curriculum designed to develop a dignified, respected workforce of direct support professionals (DSPs).
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PA Governor Recognizes Susquehanna Service Dogs

Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD) is honored to receive a letter of recognition from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro for our work supporting people with disability to live full lives within the community.
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Ludmila Malcoci at CSW68

Gender Responsive Budgeting: Delivering on Gender Equality Commitments in Multilaterals’ External Financing

On March 22, 2024, Keystone Human Services International (KHSI) partnered with Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) to co-host a parallel event at the United Nation’s 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), aligning with the CSW68 theme of “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls...
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Facility Dog Builds Connections in York County School

“Part of the family” – that’s the slogan of Dallastown Area Intermediate School. It’s also the perfect description for SSD Doodle, the school’s facility dog. She’s a one-dog welcome committee for students arriving in the morning. She sits at the door greeting the fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as they come inside. “She gives kids...
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