{"id":88454,"date":"2026-01-16T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/88454\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:59:06","slug":"ymca-of-reading-berks-county-receives-6000-contribution-from-orrstown-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/88454\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA of Reading &#038; Berks County receives $6,000 contribution from Orrstown Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ymcarbc.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YMCA of Reading &amp; Berks County<\/a> recently received a contribution from Orrstown Bank through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. The $6,000 contribution is in support of local early learning education.<\/p>\n<p>Donations made through the EITC program allow eligible businesses to direct tax credits toward proven education and youth programs, according to a press release announcing the contribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrrstown Bank\u2019s support helps us open doors for families who need quality early learning and dependable care. It\u2019s an investment that strengthens not just our YMCA and its families, but also the stability of our community,\u201d Phillip Borup, president &amp; CEO, YMCA of Reading &amp; Berks County, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The bank\u2019s contribution is directed to the Y\u2019s Open Door Scholarships, and will enable children to attend early learning programs regardless of their family\u2019s financial constraints, the YMCA said. The funds also support staff development, curriculum enhancements, and classroom supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Expanding access among more families means more students can get the pre-kindergarten readiness and exposure to learning they need to make them successful students, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly thankful for the support. Together, we\u2019re able to help ease the burden on working families through reliable, trusted childcare and educational enrichment,\u201d Borup added.<\/p>\n<p>YMCA Early Learning Center locations in Reading and Richmond both hold a STAR 4 designation, the highest in the state through Pennsylvania Keystone STARS, according to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting these programs provides children with high quality education, giving them an edge and preparing them for lifelong learning,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The YMCA of Reading &amp; Berks County recently received a contribution from Orrstown Bank through the Pennsylvania Educational&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[349,60,182,28,736,128,130,129,706],"class_list":{"0":"post-88454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reading","8":"tag-berks-county","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-local-news","11":"tag-pennsylvania","12":"tag-reading","13":"tag-reading-city","14":"tag-reading-city-headlines","15":"tag-reading-city-news","16":"tag-top-stories-reg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88454","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=88454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}