Jackie Kull credits the organization and counselor Eneida Powell with helping her overcome years of housing instability and achieve homeownership in Reading. For years, Jackie Kull said, it felt impossible to get ahead. Rent kept climbing, housing situations kept...
Groundbreaking highlights employer-supported homeownership initiative amid rising housing costs and ongoing shortage in Reading. Representatives of Habitat for Humanity of Berks County and Olivet Boys and Girls Club joined Thursday to mark the start of construction on...
Habitat Berks’ 10th annual event brings in about 250 attendees and is expected to top $50,000 as handcrafted creations support mission to expand homeownership and fight blight. Whimsical birdhouses took the shapes of landmarks, locomotives and anime characters at...
Homeowner earns keys to Douglass Street home after 200 hours of sweat equity as students, volunteers and community partners help transform vacant property. When Habitat for Humanity of Berks County’s executive director handed the keys for a renovated city row home to...
The public artwork has been added to a home at Douglass and Moss streets currently being renovated by the nonprofit organization. Standing on the northeast corner of Douglass and Moss streets late Wednesday morning, a brightly-colored mural stretching up the wall...
Officials say donation from Trinity Lutheran Church is making a difference. Habitat for Humanity of Berks County has a new addition to its fleet — an acquisition made possible thanks to a donation from Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading. Officials of the nonprofit...
The ninth annual competition culminated Tuesday with a fundraising reception and auction at the DoubleTree Hotel in Reading. An old-fashioned bellows camera complete with a tripod, a toy train with an engine and caboose, and a floppy-hatted gnome were just some of the...
Employees from the Collegeville location volunteered at a home in Reading on Wednesday. Employees from the Collegeville location of Pfizer spent some time this week pitching in to renovate a Reading home for a local family in need. The volunteers spent Wednesday...
A Habitat for Humanity of Berks FIRST. On April 10, 2024 we dedicated TWO new homes--a Habitat Berks first! After completing educational literacy courses, 200 hours of sweat equity, and the mortgage application process, Gilberto and Sumer were presented with the keys...
Our work helps build stable families and stable communities Michelle Lynch of the Reading Eagle sat down with Tim Daley, Executive Director of Habitat Berks, to learn about our plans to create more affordable homeownership opportunities for hardworking families and...
Kelly Robertson, executive director of the Department of Community and Economic Development Governor’s Center for Local Government Services, visited the area known as Innovation Corridor. An area of northeast Reading dubbed Innovation Corridor is the focus of...
Making the Dream of Homeownership Come True in Berks County On December 12, 2023 Habitat for Humanity of Berks County presented homeowner Christina with the keys to her home on Miltimore Street! A large crowd of supporters and well-wishers gathered to share in the joy...