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READING, PA (May 23, 2018) – Three programs that aim to improve mental health among youth in Berks County are being awarded a total of [...]

READING, PA (April 30, 2018) – In honor of their unwavering commitment to improving the quality of life for others, Berks County natives Carl D. [...]

READING, PA (April 18, 2018) – P. Michael Ehlerman, Ramona D. Turpin and Alfred Weber have been re-elected to Berks County Community Foundation’s board of [...]

READING, PA (March 8, 2018) – The next installment of Berks County Community Foundation’s “Consider It” community discussion series has added two panelists to an [...]

READING, PA (February 22, 2018) – As the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a landmark organized labor case (Janus vs. AFSCME) that could have far-reaching [...]

READING, PA (February 14, 2018) – From designing synthetic biological devices to creating an outdoor classroom, students around Berks County are benefitting from grants for [...]

READING, PA (January 19, 2018) – Programs that immunize children, provide free medical and dental care, and teach children about and give them access to [...]

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 [...]

READING, PA (November 20, 2017) – Funding is available to programs that help break the cycle of poverty by eliminating or addressing barriers for Berks [...]

READING, PA (November 2, 2017) – Berks County Community Foundation has filled a new position of Health and Human Services Program Officer to manage the [...]

READING, PA (October 31, 2017) – In a sequel to the 2014 report on the community’s vital signs, Berks County Community Foundation and Alvernia University [...]

READING, PA (October 23, 2017) – About 200 pieces of artwork by students of all ages in the Conrad Weiser Area School District are on [...]

Findings in new study have dire implications for the Commonwealth HARRISBURG, PA (September 12, 2017) – Fiscal decay has accelerated in all types and sizes [...]

READING, PA (September 7, 2017) – It’s been 50 years since James A. Gilmartin relocated to Hamburg, Berks County, from his hometown of Pittston, Luzerne [...]

READING, PA (September 5, 2017) – The executive director of a Philadelphia-based nonprofit advocating for education reform is joining the panel for the next installment [...]

READING, PA (August 25, 2017) – The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) recently matched $110,965 in scholarships awarded to 81 students by Berks County [...]