Vital Signs report: Technology transforming education in Berks
READING, PA (June 14, 2019) – School districts in Berks County have spent millions of dollars on technology that has shifted students from being consumers [...]
06 / 14
2019
06 / 10
2019
New policy helps ensure students receive scholarships
READING, PA (June 10, 2019) – This year, Berks County Community Foundation is awarding $635,421 in scholarships to 283 students (mostly from Berks County) to help [...]
06 / 04
2019
Grant available to create toolkit for energy audits
READING, PA (June 4, 2019) – The Met Ed Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund Energy Audit Toolkit Program will provide a grant to an organization within [...]
05 / 21
2019
Power of the Purse group has unparalleled year of donations to help women in Berks
READING, PA (May 21, 2019) – A group of Berks County women has made its largest annual round ever of donations to programs that help [...]
04 / 26
2019
Community Foundation hires two new employees
READING, PA (April 26, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation has hired two local residents as new employees. Brian Martin has been named to the [...]
04 / 08
2019
Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading to host Global Youth Service Day in Reading
READING, PA (April 8, 2019) – Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading will host Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), a Youth Service America international event, [...]
04 / 04
2019
Bethany children enjoy trip of a lifetime
READING, PA (April 4, 2019) – A dozen residents from Bethany Children's Home enjoyed a beach vacation courtesy of a grant awarded by the First [...]
04 / 02
2019
Jump Start helps entrepreneurs thrive
READING, PA (April 2, 2019) – Locally-owned businesses are the strongest part of the fabric that makes up our business community. Many of our top [...]
04 / 01
2019
04 / 01
2019
Lifting up women and girls
READING, PA (April 1, 2019) – A group of local women started the Power of the Purse in Berks County Fund in 2012. Group members’ [...]
03 / 27
2019
What’s the state of hunger in Berks County?
READING, PA (March 27, 2019) – What’s the state of hunger in Berks County? To find out, we had researchers from our Berks Vital Signs [...]
03 / 25
2019
Art by Boyertown students featured at exhibit in Reading
READING, PA (March 25, 2019) – Artwork by students of all ages in the Boyertown Area School District is on public display at Berks County [...]
03 / 21
2019
Grant of $50,000 will help West Reading add 300 parking spaces
READING, PA (March 21, 2019) – West Reading is about to add 300 parking spaces for visitors. Privately-owned parking lots will allow visitors to use [...]
03 / 18
2019
Eric Roberts cast in film funded by Community Foundation
READING, PA (March 18, 2019) – The Berks County film "Dust Nuggets," spearheaded by filmmakers Sue Lange and Andrew Pochan, has cast Golden Globe- and Academy [...]
03 / 17
2019
Berks County students fight hunger
READING, PA (March 17, 2019) – Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading partnered with Performance Toyota to host the second annual CANstructure event this past weekend to fight hunger. [...]
03 / 14
2019
Poll shows Berks County residents overwhelmingly oppose selling Berks Heim
READING, PA (March 14, 2019) – A new independent poll shows 63 percent of voters registered in Berks County want the county-owned nursing home retained [...]
02 / 13
2019
Berks County Community Foundation awards $256,731 in healthcare grants
READING, PA (February 13, 2019) – Programs that seek to reduce teen pregnancy, improve oral health, and enhance children’s nutrition and fitness are among the [...]
02 / 07
2019
Funding available for K9 units
READING, PA (February 7, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation has grant opportunities for law enforcement agencies with K9 units in Berks, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, [...]
02 / 06
2019
Conrad Weiser summer science program set to expand
ROBESONIA, PA (February 6, 2019) – A $15,000 grant will help the Conrad Weiser Science Research Institute double the size of its summer program and [...]
01 / 23
2019
Grants available to help Boyertown-area families pay for care of dementia patients
READING, PA (January 23, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation is seeking applications from families in the Boyertown area that need help paying for care [...]