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📣Youth program of VOiCEup Berks
🎉Team-based service learning program, find an opportunity: https://www.voiceupberks.org/calendar www.facebook.com/voiceupberks

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YVC of Reading is an affiliate of the national Youth Volunteer Corps, a team-based service learning program for youth ages 11-18. Youth engage in meaningful service activities while having fun and learning about their community and themselves. YVC not only provides youth with critical job skills for future employment, but also offer improved life trajectories. Every project is organized and led by trained Team Leaders who are there to motivate and inspire. YVC of Reading is hosted by VOiCEup Berks.

11/04/2026

🧠 Mental health takes center stage! YVC Reading Youth Mental Health Ambassadors, in collaboration with and , have created At Some Point: A groundbreaking youth-driven play on mental health where actors address critical topics such as mental health stigma.

🌟 This production is more than just a performance—it’s a movement to empower young voices, foster healing, and ignite meaningful conversations. Youth Mental Health Ambassadors bring this performance and talk-back discussion to high schools around Berks County to inspire the next generation of leaders.

Join Youth Mental Health Ambassadors next general meeting: November 12 at 6 p.m. at www.voiceupberks.org. Link in bio or email [email protected].

11/01/2026

The season of giving is here! Students age 11-18 can register at www.voiceupberks.org. All ages welcome for Family Volunteer Day. 🫶

Email [email protected] with questions.

10/30/2026

🔦 Spotlight on Northeast Middle School 🔦

YVC Reading Afterschool Club at Northeast Middle School is full of FUN! Red Knights are starting their year with service-learning activities, stay tuned to see their future service projects.

👀 Did you know, Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading oversees during and afterschool clubs in school districts across Berks County?! We collaborate closely with teachers to deliver hands-on service-learning curriculum that empowers young changemakers. Email [email protected] to find a club.

10/29/2026

👀 What has our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) been up to?

🌟 YAB visited New Journey Community Outreach, , for their first site visit. The group received a tour of the facility and had a roundtable discussion about NJCO's critical role in the community. They ended the visit with a mini service project: organizing donations. 💪

🌟 Second, YAB visited Kula Kamala, . They received mental health education provided by Betterview Counseling and Trauma Recovery. Following, Kula Kamala led YAB in a mental health service project benefitting Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County. 💞

🎉 YAB will continue to survey community needs throughout the fall before deciding on one issue-area to focus their funding and service efforts this spring.

More: YAB, a collaboration between Berks County Community Foundation and YVC Reading, is a leadership team of 35 high schoolers from across the county. YAB members meet regularly to design and lead impactful service projects. They also steward the Youth in Philanthropy Fund through Berks County Community Foundation, granting up to $15,000 annually to local nonprofits

10/23/2026

📣Canstructure 2027 starts NOW!📣

🌊 Canstructure 2027 theme: Under the Sea, Wonders Beneath the Waves! Click the link in bio to register and learn more!🪸

🥫Learn more: Canstructure is a Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading community service project. Students form teams and compete by building themed structures made entirely of canned food and non-perishable goods. Canned goods are aquired through food drives and donations. After the competition, all food is donated to Helping Harvest Food Bank. The Canstructure 2027 theme is Under the Sea: Wonders Beneath the Waves.

10/22/2026

🤫This secret is going to make a big SPLASH! Canstructure 2027 them reveal, TOMORROW!

More about Canstructure: Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading students form teams and compete by building themed structures made entirely of canned food and non-perishable goods. Canned goods are acquired through food drives + donations. After the competition, all food is donated to Helping Harvest Food Bank. Team registration opens October 23rd.

10/21/2026

No peeking allowed! We are WAVING hello to the Canstructure 2027 theme very soon.🤭Comment your guesses below! ⬇️

10/20/2026

👀 Any guesses? Canstructure 2027, coming soon! 🥫

10/12/2026

We’re still not over the beignets from Youth Volunteer Corps 2026 Summit: Serve with Soul!❤️

Our students did more than service this year, we got a real TASTE of New Orleans. Knowing the community you are helping is an essential element to Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) service-learning curriculum. Our students enjoyed learning about New Orleans through local cuisine, serving the community at a local park, and gaining leadership skills throughout the conference!

Address

237 Court St
Reading, PA
19601

Telephone

+14847069364

Website

https://linktr.ee/yvcreading

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