Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
Great Futures Start Here
Since 1898, Olivet Boys & Girls Club has been touching the lives of thousands of youth each year. We reach out to the area’s young people most in need of our help and provide them with a safe, fun, and positive environment to thrive in.
Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
Great Futures Start Here
Since 1898, Olivet Boys & Girls Club has been touching the lives of thousands of youth each year. We reach out to the area’s young people most in need of our help and provide them with a safe, fun, and positive environment to thrive in.
Our Commitment
At Olivet Boys & Girls Club, Hope Lives.
Through adversity and uncertainty, Olivet never closes its doors. We continue serving the 3,000+ youth annually, especially those who need it most. With assistance from community partners, volunteers, our team, and so many others, our youth receive the education, mentorship, and inclusiveness they deserve. They know there will always be better days because our organization is able to provide the necessary resources to instill hope, security, and a bright future for all of the youth we serve.
Former Olivet ‘Club Kid’& RHS Coach Rick Perez selected as Top Club Executive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Board of Directors of Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading & Berks County Announces Their Next CEO – RICK PEREZ Today, the Board of Directors of Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading & Berks County announced the hiring of Rick...
For Our Children
Our Mission at Olivet Boys & Girls Club
Olivet Boys & Girls Club enables all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as healthy, productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
Character & Leadership
Our programs address the region’s most pressing and immediate youth issues of education support, afterschool programming and mentoring.
Be a Positive Influence
Your gift of time and talent is priceless to our members. A positive adult role model will inspire and enable our youth to make constructive life choices.
Help Our Mission
Together, we can see tangible results and life-changing results for the youth of our region. Please consider a gift today for a better – no, GREAT – tomorrow.
Our Youth Programs
What You Can Expect from Olivet
Our programs address the region’s most pressing and immediate youth issues of education support, afterschool programming, and mentoring – all provided by caring and knowledgeable staff. We adhere to the national Boys & Girls Club of America’s initiative to help young people between the ages of six and eighteen get a healthy start and enter school ready to perform to the best of their ability cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally.
%
of Our Members Expect to Graduate from High School
%
of Our Members Abstain from Marijuana Use
%
Take More Responsibility for Their Actions
%
Feel More Comfortable About Their Futures
What’s Going On?
The News at Olivet
What’s happening here at Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & Berks County.
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan Visits Olivet Boys and Girls Club Pendora Park Clubhouse
The children of the Pendora Park Olivet Boys and Girls Club’s after-school program found a special guest waiting for them Thursday outside the club. U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan visited the club, 330 S. 19th St., and arrived just in time to meet the students in the...
Congresswoman Visits Olivet Boys & Girls Club
A special guest joined staff and kids at the Olivet Boys and Girls Club. U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan visited the Pendora Park location. She met with kids from 16th and Haak Elementary School and taught them a thing or two about her job in D.C. Houlahan serves part...
Rick Perez Giving Back with New Role at Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading & Berks County
Rick Perez continues to build community in Reading. The former head coach of the Reading High School basketball team had a successful run winning three PIAA 6A State Championships. Now, the coach has set his sights on creating a successful environment for the club...