The Board of Directors of FHLBank Pittsburgh has approved $22.8 million in awarded grants under FHLBank’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The grants will help finance 35 housing projects, creating more than 600 homes for very low-, low- and moderate-income...
On September 18, Habitat for Humanity of Berks County celebrated their latest home dedication and their first for the Buttonwood Gateway Neighborhood. “This is the beginning of a neighborhood,” said Executive Director, Tim Daley, “there is vision and hope that you can...
The Kevin John McAleese Memorial Foundation named Habitat For Humanity Berks County CEO Tim Daley the winner of their KJM IMPACT AWARD-SUCCESS IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR in recognition for his work on the Buttonwood Gateway Project in the City of Reading. The award will...
For Immediate Release: Habitat for Humanity of Berks County announced today the appointment of four new members to the board of directors. Mitzie Baez is a Reading High School alum, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She serves as an adjunct professor for...
Habitat for Humanity and Neighborhood Housing Services are teaming up to help families realize their dreams of owning a home. On Monday both groups hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark a project to build a duplex in Maidencreek Township. The families who will live...
If you volunteer, you're likely still not immune to the aftereffects of the pandemic, even though you're doing important work. Habitat for Humanity chapters have experienced a shortage of volunteers, a pinch of rising housing demand, and increasing building material...
Thanks to the generosity of the community, Opportunity House in downtown Reading has a new pantry with shelves filled with food and a shiny new refrigerator and freezer. The pantry, which had been closed since the 1980s, endured water seeping into the walls and...
Habitat for Humanity of Berks County needs owners for new houses to be built in 2021. “We’ll be building four new homes on Miltimore Street beginning early next year,” said Eneida Powell, director of family services for the nonprofit. The organization builds and...
The Habitat for Humanity of Berks County ReStore has resumed residential pickups which were halted in March due to the CoronaVirus restrictions. “We are glad to provide this service again to people who wish to donate their quality furniture and household goods and...
Habitat for Humanity of Berks County has two homes that are almost ready for new owners, but the coronavirus pandemic has put those plans on hold. Habitat Executive Director Timothy J. Daley said the organization has homes on West Buttonwood and West Greenwich streets...
It's been more than 20 years since plans were first devised to improve the Buttonwood Gateway in Reading. The venture, managed by Habitat for Humanity of Berks County and Delaware Valley Development Co., a private development firm, was supposed to address a need for...
Helping others can be contagious. And it has been for a group of talented Habitat for Humanity volunteers affectionately known as the Woodchucks. This group of men has put its woodworking skills and experience to great use by handcrafting items, which are sold at...