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Upper Dublin residents urge board to restore North Hills after‑school funding after proposed cut
Summary
Dozens of residents, program alumni, parents and students told the Upper Dublin School Board on March 23 that cutting roughly $45,000 to the North Hills Community Center after‑school and summer programs would harm a predominantly low‑income, minority neighborhood and widen opportunity gaps; Superintendent Dr. Smith apologized for messaging and pledged community engagement.
Dozens of residents, alumni and program staff pressed the Upper Dublin School District Board of Directors on March 23 to reverse or revisit a decision to discontinue district support for the North Hills Community Center’s after‑school and summer programming.
Community members described the program as a decades‑long tutoring, mentorship and enrichment hub for North Hills families. "This program has long represented the successful partnership between schools, community, and government," said Nikishha Black, who identified herself as the program’s original director. She urged the board to "reconsider the decision to defund the North Hills after‑school and summer program" and offered to serve as a liaison to redesign the program.
Multiple speakers said the program receives roughly $45,000 annually from the…
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