Sparking Change: The Official Podcast of Berks County Community Foundation

Where the foundation’s team of experts convene with local leaders, volunteers, and change-makers to share the good work being done across Berks County.

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Episode 01: Social Services in Rural Libraries

Cindy Milian, Health & Human Services Program Officer, hosts a conversation with representatives from United Way of Berks County, Friend, Inc., Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library and Hamburg Public Library. Together, the group discusses the need for social services in our rural libraries, what it means to meet people where they are, and the foundation’s newest initiative.

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Episode 02: What’SUP with Plastic, Berks?

Emily Smedley, Environment and Energy Program Officer, hosts a conversation with representatives from What’SUP Berks, a local initiative whose mission is to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of Single-Use Plastic (SUP) bags in all stores, restaurants, and businesses in Berks County by 2027. Tom Crotty, Executive Team Member, and Linda Dapcic-Angst, Treasurer of What’SUP Berks, join the conversation.

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