06 / 06
2018
READING, PA (June 6, 2018) – A group of Berks County women has donated $35,660 to programs that aim to reduce teen pregnancy, increase leadership [...]
01 / 19
2018
READING, PA (January 19, 2018) – Programs that immunize children, provide free medical and dental care, and teach children about and give them access to [...]
01 / 09
2018
READING, PA (January 9, 2018) – Three organizations and city officials have pledged more than $1.7 million to efforts to revitalize downtown Reading during the [...]
12 / 19
2017
READING, PA (December 19, 2017) – Berks County Community Foundation has awarded seven grants totaling $41,000 to bring arts programs, concerts, public art, workshops, and [...]
12 / 15
2017
BOYERTOWN, PA (December 15, 2017) – BB&T today announced $1 million in grants to Boyertown organizations from the BB&T Economic Growth Fund of Berks County Community [...]
12 / 12
2017
READING, PA (December 12, 2017) – The Governor Mifflin Area Charitable Program of Berks County Community Foundation is providing funding to expand services for five [...]
11 / 28
2017
BOYERTOWN, PA (November 28, 2017) – The Boyertown Area Charitable Program of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $63,820 in grants to seven projects. At [...]
07 / 12
2017
READING, PA (July 12, 2017) – A new fund of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded its first grants, giving $14,653.90 to seven K9 units [...]
05 / 31
2017
READING, PA (May 31, 2017) – Seven Berks County organizations that empower women and girls have received $37,000 in grants thanks to the donations of [...]
04 / 14
2017
READING, PA (April 14, 2017) – In this photo, courtesy of the Reading Eagle, supporters of a lighting project stand under one of 17 new LED [...]
03 / 02
2017
READING, PA (March 2, 2017) – From programming a robot to pedaling a cycle while learning, students around Berks County are receiving the benefits of [...]
02 / 08
2017
READING, PA (February 8, 2017) – Jump Start Incubator celebrated its five-year anniversary Tuesday with a reception in Reading, welcoming supporters as well as some [...]
01 / 11
2017
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (January 11, 2017) – BB&T today announced it has donated an office building with an approximate market value of more than $500,000 to [...]
12 / 12
2016
READING, PA (December 12, 2016) – Nothing looks better on your child than a bright healthy smile. But the truth is that childhood tooth decay [...]
11 / 02
2016
The largest contribution Berks County Community Foundation received from an individual donor in Fiscal Year 2016 was $2.1 million to establish the Richard L. Henry [...]
09 / 26
2016
Note: This article was written in September 2016. Nancy Lang Boyer passed away December 17, 2020. Nancy Lang Boyer wasn’t born in Boyertown. But it [...]
08 / 27
2016
A fund in Jim’s name has been set up at the Community Foundation to assist efforts that appeal to him, such as providing Christmas presents to children at Mary’s Shelter and supporting Catholic education. Another fund in Lucy’s name will eventually be created from Jim’s estate.
