Our MIssion & History
Olivet Boys & Girls Club was one of the original 50 organizations that banded together with like youth groups from across the country to form what became Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
We serve over 3,000 youth annually.
Our Club is a chartered member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and incorporates many of the national organizations ’ tested youth development programs into our own program lineup.
For most of the club’s history, we had two units in two neighborhoods, Clinton Street and Mulberry Street. During the 1990s the Club expanded into several new areas of the city. The Club currently operates five clubhouses in Reading, with additional satellite sites in Robesonia and Shillington.
Our programs address the region’s most pressing and immediate youth issues of education support, after school programming, and mentoring – all of which are 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.
Our three core areas of programming promote Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character & Citizenship. To reach and serve as many youths as possible, our programs and services are available during non-school hours and during the summer at free or greatly reduced costs.
Olivet Boys & Girls Club Statistics
Overall, our services target undeserved youth from diverse communities within the City of Reading.
Club Diversity
Current Members
What You Can Expect from Our Programs
Our programs address the region’s most pressing and immediate youth issues of education support, afterschool programming and mentoring – all of which is 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 youth come from single parent households
%
qualify for free or reduced lunch programs
%
live at or below the national poverty line
%
of our members expect to graduate from high school
%
take more responsibility for their actions
Olivet Staff
Chris Winters
President and CEO
Rose Morales
Executive Assistant
Open Position
Development Director
Alec Reinert
Grant Administrator
Sherri Kreisher
Finance
Leo Martinez
Dir. of Buildings & Grounds
Abigail Frost
Volunteer Coordinator
Kat Royer
VP of Programming / AmeriCorps Program Director
Deja Harris
VP: Operations
Nick Philippides
VP: Sites and Services
Jermell Mitchell
Clinton Street Club – Club Director
Glenside
Glenside Club – Site Coordinator
Jordan Rodriguez
Mulberry Club – Club Director
Alexa Alvarez
Oakbrook Club – Club Director
Richard Bradbury
Center For The Arts – Director of the Arts
Dejalyn Ware
Pendora Park – Club Director
Ryan Hightower
PAL Club – Club Director
Tim Schad
Administrative Assistant
Mark Cogland
Olivet Blue Mountain Camp, Hamburg
Rich DeGroote
Senior Director
Board of Directors
Mr. John Massaro
President
Mr. Gary Redner
Immediate Past Chair
Mrs. Rachel Kuhn
Vice Chair
Mr. Mike Mizak
Finance
Mrs. Carolyn Bamberger
Secretary/Treasurer
Additional Board Members
Mr. Jobany Bedoya
Mr. Abraham Cepeda
Mrs. Pat Donahue
Ms. Sabrena Elmarzouky
Finance
Mr. Todd Good
Mr. Matthew Landgon
Ms. Toni Reece