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What’s happening here at Olivet Boys & Girls Club.
Habitat for Humanity and Olivet Boys & Girls Club break ground on Buttonwood Street home.
Representatives of Habitat for Humanity of Berks County and Olivet Boys and Girls Club joined Thursday to mark the start of construction on a home that will be owned by an Olivet employee. The ceremonial groundbreaking at the rear of a vacant lot at 225 W. Buttonwood...
Olivet Boys & Girls Club Awarded $499,984 to Launch EMPOWER Resilience Initiative
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...
4 student organizations serving Berks receive PA grants
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...
Renovations begin at Olivet Boys & Girls Club sites in Reading
$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...
Olivet Boys & Girls Club renovations get underway in Reading
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 come to...
Olivet Boys & Girls Club CEO Rick Perez named next Reading High School Basketball Coach
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...