VOiCEup Berks

Info on YVC Fall Opportunities Coming Soon!

YVC and ELU Santa's Workshop

Calling Santa’s Helpers to join us and United Way's Emerging Leaders United as we create care packages to be given to those who are at Spruce Manor Nursing Home in West Reading over the holidays. Ages 11-18. Tuesday, December 3, 2019. 4:00pm - 6:00pm in Room 418 at the GoggleWorks. Email YVC Program Director Lindsay Sites at lindsay@voiceupberks.org to sign up.

Reading, PA

12/3/19 4:00 PM

YVC and ELU Santa Delivery & Christmas Carols

The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Come join us along with Emerging Leaders United as we deliver care packages to those at Spruce Manor Nursing Home in West Reading and spread joy through Christmas Carols! Ages 11-18. Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 6:15pm - 7:30pm at Spruce Manor Nursing Home. Email YVC Program Director Lindsay Sites at lindsay@voiceupberks.org to sign up.

West Reading, PA

12/3/19 6:15 PM

Be a Christmas Elf

We run an Angel Tree program benefitting children in foster care. We have 280 children registered for our program this year! Foster parents attend our distribution event to pick up gifts for the foster children in their care. Volunteers are needed on 12/10 and 12/11 to sort gifts as they arrive from tree locations and sponsors Volunteers needed on 12/12 and 12/14 to help foster parents to pick up gifts, load cars etc. Families encouraged to volunteer together - children and teens (under 18) must be accompanied by parent/responsible adult at all times

Shillington, PA

12/10/19 11:00 AM + more

YVC Celebrates MLK Day at Berks Encore

Berks Encore provides services to older adults and seniors through advocacy and education with the goal of developing skills to enhance their ability to live well. As we celebrate MLK Day and the spirit of living well come join us at Berks Encore to play games and serve lunch! Ages 11-18. Monday, January, 20, 2020, 10:30am - 12:30pm. Email YVC Program Director Lindsay Sites at lindsay@voiceupberks.org to sign up.

Reading, PA

1/20/20 10:30 AM

Decanstructure: Break Down & Donate

Structures created by youth during Canstructure event at the Berkshire Mall will be taken down. All cans used for the structures will be packaged and donated to the Helping Harvest (formerly the Greater Berks Food Bank) to help fight hunger in Berks County! Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 7:00am - 9:00am. Email Outreach Coordinator Krista Renenger at build@voiceupberks.org to sign up or request more information.

Wyomissing, PA

3/14/20 7:00 AM

Welcome to VOiCEup Berks!

VOiCEup Berks creates opportunities for people to volunteer, learn and lead in their communities. We strive to provide volunteers with a high-quality experience that fuels further action, and we envision a day when everyone is inspired and equipped to be the change they wish to see in the world.

VOiCEup Berks is also an official affiliate of Youth Volunteer Corps. We creating volunteer opportunities to address community needs and to inspire youth for a lifetime commitment to service. For more information, check out our YVC web page!

About Membership

The VOiCEup Berks website provides a link for individuals, families, teams, and corporate groups to join together and engage in meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout Berks County.

We strive to promote volunteerism and get people involved in their communities. VOiCEup Berks does this in partnership with other organizations so we are working together to bring about long-lasting change in our communities. From motivating children to discover and learn, to serving hot meals to low income families, to caring for the environment, to large scale transformational projects, residents of Berks County are responding to critical needs.

VOiCEup Berks provides screened and supervised activities that serve to build capacity within nonprofit, faith-based, and public organizations. We're about empowering people to make change. Join us…be part of the change!