Meeting the Education Needs of Children and their Parents

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Beth Banas, Angels' Place

Posted

Sep 29, 2020

Children and parents have the right to quality childhood education yet a high percentage of children under 5 are underserved. Beth Banas, Executive Director of Angels’ Place in Pittsburgh, talks about what is being done to meet the needs of children and their parents who are also getting their education and how they are meeting challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sheila Hyland hosts. angelsplacepgh.org

Hosted by: Sheila Hyland Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team

#Pennsylvania #General Interest

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