by KOrgera | Apr 24, 2026 | News
State Rep. Manuel Guzman announced that $499,984 in grant funding will be allocated to launch EMPOWER Resilience, a new violence prevention initiative serving youth in Reading. Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County will receive the funding from the...
by KOrgera | Apr 24, 2026 | News
The state grants aim to reduce gun violence and expand after-school initiatives. Four organizations serving students in Berks County have been awarded state grants to reduce gun violence and expand after-school initiatives. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and...
by KOrgera | Mar 20, 2026 | News
$1 million federal grant and local support will restore shuttered Mulberry and Walnut street facilities, allowing the club to serve nearly 1,000 more youth annually. The Olivet Boys & Girls Club on Mulberry Street and its PAL club on Walnut Street may be quite a...
by KOrgera | Jan 30, 2026 | News
READING, Pa. – Dusty floors. Empty rooms. But for Olivet Boys & Girls Club, this space is full of promise. Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan toured the Mulberry Street club, closed since 2023, as renovations officially get underway. “We get the opportunity to...
by KOrgera | Sep 25, 2025 | News
The Olivet Boys & Girls Club has announced that CEO Rick Perez has been named the next Head Coach of Reading High School Basketball. While Perez will take on this new role, his first and primary responsibility remains leading Olivet Boys & Girls Club in its...
