From YMCA of Reading & Berks County<\/p>\n
Pictured above, from left to right: Matthew Assemes, Assistant Vice President and Financial Center Manager, Mid Penn Bank;\u00a0Joseph Butto, Senior Vice President and Regional President, Mid Penn Bank;\u00a0Christina (Chrissy) Faller, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, YMCA of Reading & Berks County; and\u00a0Phillip Borup, President and CEO, YMCA of Reading & Berks County.<\/p>\n
Through Pennsylvania\u2019s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, Mid Penn Bank has contributed $8,000 to the YMCA of Reading & Berks County in support of expanding access and providing high-quality early learning education for local children.<\/p>\n
Expanding access is crucial, and using EITC as a tool to make a local impact is smart, according to President & CEO Phillip Borup, YMCA of Reading & Berks County.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only does this make a big difference for our kids and their families, but it will also have a positive impact on the entire community for years to come,\u201d said Borup.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren in our YMCA\u2019s Early Learning Centers in the city of Reading and in Richmond are getting a top-notch education in STAR 4-rated facilities, which is the highest designation recognized in the state for quality programming through PA Keystone Stars,\u201d said Vice President of Youth Development Shelley Eppihimer, YMCA of Reading & Berks County.<\/p>\n
Donations made through the EITC program allow eligible businesses to direct tax credits toward proven education and youth programs.<\/p>\n
Mid Penn Bank\u2019s gift will be used to fund scholarships and classroom resources at YMCA Early Learning Centers, helping more families afford full-time, quality care and enabling the YMCA to maintain staff development, curriculum enhancements, and classroom supplies that directly benefit young learners.<\/p>\n
Mid Penn Bank\u2019s investment reinforces a shared community priority: ensuring equitable access to strong early education so all children, regardless of family income, can start school ready to learn. The partnership with the YMCA also helps stabilize working families by offering reliable childcare and learning opportunities that support parents\u2019 ability to work and contribute to the local economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur young learners have an academic advantage, setting them up for a lifetime of success, whether their parents can afford it or not,\u201d said Borup.<\/p>\n
For more information on the Y\u2019s preschool & childcare programs or supporting the\u00a0YMCA of Reading & Berks County<\/a>, please visit\u00a0ymcarbc.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From YMCA of Reading & Berks County Pictured above, from left to right: Matthew Assemes, Assistant Vice President…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-58302","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reading","8":"tag-reading-city","9":"tag-reading-city-headlines","10":"tag-reading-city-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}