A wide variety of local nonprofit organizations are in need of board and committee members to help advance their missions and support their work. Scroll through the list below to find an organization that resonates with you. To get connected, contact Jean Morrow at jeanmor@uwberks.org or 610-685-4587.
Abilities in Motion
Abilities in Motion is Berks County’s Center for Independent Living, offering services, education, and advocacy for over 3,000 individuals with disabilities in over 30 PA counties.
- Board Positions Available
American Cancer Society
- Board Positions Available
American Red Cross PA Rivers Chapter
American Red Cross provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Berks Arts Council
Through the creation and support of varying art events, community collaborations and grants, Berks Arts positively impacts our community cultural and economic well-being.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
BCEH is a collaboration of agencies, businesses, and individuals all working toward preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness in Berks County.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Berks Connections/Pretrial Serivces (BCPS)
Berks Connections/Pretrial Services provides direct services to adult defendants, inmates, returning citizens and their families.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Berks ENCORE
Berks Encore develops aging-confident individuals to enhance their ability to live well later in life.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Berks Nature
Land preservation, water protection, trail management, community gardens, education programs, State of the Environment, Eco-Camp and valued partnerships are at the center of Berks Nature’s work.
- Committee Positions Available
Berks Sinfonietta
Using an inter-generational approach to create performances of unqualified excellence, Berks Sinfonietta is a group of local musicians dedicated to exploring the vast repertoire of all periods.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Berks Youth Chorus
Berks Youth Chorus is a choral and music education organization with a strong focus on community, friendship, and music performance.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County
Big Brothers Big Sisters fosters positive growth for at-risk youth through mentoring programs utilizing carefully screened and trained volunteers.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Breast Cancer Support Services
- Committee Positions Available
CASA of Berks County
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) speaks up for children who’ve been abused and neglected by empowering our community to volunteer as advocates for them in the court system.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Clare of Assisi House
Clare of Assisi House provides transitional residential living to non-violent women with a history of domestic violence and/or substance abuse upon their release from prison.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Communities in Schools of Eastern PA
Communities in Schools surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Danny's Ride
Danny’s Ride provide free rides to recovery services for people living with substance use disorder.
- Board Positions Available
Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania
Easterseals creates life-changing solutions for individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Easy Does It, Inc.
Easy Does It, Inc. is dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals recovering from the effects of substance use disorder.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
The Emergency Food and Shelter Program helps meet the needs of hungry and homeless people by allocating federal funds for the provision of food and shelter.
- Board Positions Available
Family Guidance Center
Family Guidance Center promotes and supports the personal and professional growth of adults, children and families in Berks County and surrounding areas by providing quality, culturally relevant counseling and related services.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Family Promise
Family Promise helps families experiencing homelessness and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Friend, Inc Community Services
Friend, Inc. Community Services supports the well-being of families and individuals in need, and is committed to strengthening the lives of those living in Northeastern Berks County.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Friends of Nolde Forest
Friends of Nolde Forest supports the activities at the Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania delivers the Girl Scout experience to close to 40,000 girls in nine counties across Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Committee Positions Available
Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance is dedicated to promoting mental health recovery and wellness for children and adults through advocacy, education and support services.
- Board Positions Available
Hawk Mountain Council, BSA
Hawk Mountain Council, BSA teaches leadership & values while providing recreational activities for children of all ages,
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
HDC MidAtlantic
HDC MidAtlantic are dedicated developers who provide and advocate for affordable housing for all.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank feeds the hungry by distributing over seven million pounds of food annually to more than 320 programs in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
- Committee Positions Available
John Paul II Center
John Paul II Center serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing diversified programs.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
LGBT Center of Greater Reading
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Literacy Council helps adults better communicate, collaborate, and contribute to their families, workplaces, and communities.
- Board Positions Available
Mary's Shelter
Mary’s Shelter is a multifaceted comprehensive housing and social service agency that addresses pregnancy, parenting and youth homelessness
- Committee Positions Available
Mentors for Berks Youth
Mentors for Berks Youth guides students with potential toward post-secondary success.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Mifflin and Adamstown YMCA
The YMCA offers programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
New Journey Community Outreach
New Journey Community Outreach provides essential food and clothing services for low-income individuals.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Prospectus Berco
Prospectus Berco provides quality services to adults with intellectual disabilities and special needs in Berks County.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Reading Choral Society
Reading Choral Society performs, fosters and advances choral music in the Reading and Berks County community
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Reading Public Museum
Reading Public Museum is a dynamic center of lifelong learning and discovery, dedicated to educating, enlightening and engaging current and future generations
- Committee Positions Available
Reading Science Center
Reading Science Center exists to foster a love of Science through exciting and experiential STEM education for the Greater Reading community
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center
Rock Hollow Woods Environmental Learning Center provides children with opportunities to discover and learn about the natural world.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Sinking Spring Family YMCA
The YMCA offers programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
South Mountain YMCA Camps
South Mountain YMCA Camps provide a camping experience, educational and other programs that build personal leadership, character and life skills
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
The Camel Project
The Camel Project is dedicated to assisting communities to change the culture of violent and unacceptable behaviors that result in trauma and abuse.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
The Heritage Benefit Fund
The Heritage Benefit Fund assists residents at The Heritage of Green Hiils who are experiencing unanticipated financial hardship.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
The Salvation Army: Reading Corps
The Salvation Army: Reading Corps provides emergency assistance, supportive housing and educational programs for individuals in our community.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
The Salvation Army Service Extension Unit
The Salvation Army Service Extension Unit provides crisis intervention, disaster services and emergency assistance in Northern Berks.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
The Village of Reading
The Village of Reading works in partnership with other community partners to eliminate violence and provide safe, engaging resources.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Threshold Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
Threshold Rehabilitation Services, Inc. enhances the quality of life of persons with disabilities and the economically disadvantaged] through vocational rehabilitation, employment, and residential services.
- Board Positions Available
Tri Valley YMCA
The YMCA offers programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
- Board Positions Available
VoiceUP Berks
VoiceUP, an affiliate of Youth Volunteer Corps, creates opportunities for people to volunteer, learn and lead in their communities.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Western Berks Free Medical Clinic
Western Berks Free Medical Clinic meets the minor acute healthcare needs of people who are uninsured and do not have the financial means to pay for their medical care.
- Board Positions Available
- Committee Positions Available
Widoktadwen Center for Native Knowledge
Widoktadwen Center for Native Knowledge promotes the visibility of contemporary Native people in Berks County and beyond through community education, leadership, and activism.
- Board Positions Available
YMCA of Reading & Berks - Reading Branch
The YMCA offers programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
- Board Positions Available