Thank You, Nonprofits!

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, “America’s 1.3 million charitable nonprofits feed, heal, shelter, educate, inspire, enlighten and nurture people of every age, gender, race and socioeconomic status, from coast to coast, border to border and beyond.”

The nonprofits that call Berks County home are no exception to that rule. Nearly every person is touched by a nonprofit organization in some way during their lifetime. You might consider these stats:

• N early half of America’s hospitals are nonprofit.

• L ife skills are often taught at a young age to children through Girl Scouts, Little League, 4-H and other youth development organizations, which are nonprofit.

• Your vacation may have included a trip to a historic treasure, place of natural beauty, a zoo or museum, many of which are nonprofit.

Get to know the nonprofit organizations in our area a bit better on the following pages.

Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading

A program hosted by VOiCEup Berks

201 Washington St., #547, Reading yvc@voiceupberks.org | voiceupberks.org/yvc

Make the choice to shape your world! Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) is a team-based service-learning program for students age 11–18. Students identify issues that are important to them, create projects that make a difference, engage in meaningful service activities, and meet new friends while having fun and learning about their community and themselves. Check out upcoming YVC opportunities and get involved or ask how to start a project of your own.

Yocum Institute for Arts Education

3000 Penn Avenue, West Lawn

610.376.1576 | yocuminstitute.org

Established in 1934 to create access to quality arts instruction, the Yocum Institute for Arts Education offers extensive classes in visual arts, theater, dance, martial arts and music. In addition, the Yocum Institute provides outreach programming and residencies, multi-arts and performance summer camps, an arts-based kindergarten and pre-school, family-friendly productions and a gallery space featuring emerging and local artists.

United Way of Berks County

610.685.4550 | uwberks.org

UNITED we change lives every day. We work together to improve our community by ensuring opportunity through quality early care and learning, adult literacy, youth development, food security, senior services, homelessness prevention and more. Your support helps more than 150,000 people every year. Learn more and volunteer by visiting uwberks.org.