(Oct 20, 2026) Central PA Delegation
READING, Oct. 20 – Eight projects located in northwest Reading will receive funding through the Neighborhood Assistance Program , totaling $1,776,291, announced state Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz. “This funding will go a long way to addressing many of the most pressing issues in our community – education access, food insecurity, healthcare coverage and more,” said Cepeda-Freytiz, D-Berks. “I look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition, and I continue to work to see funding like this come back to our district.” The projects supported in this funding include: $594,000 to GoggleWorks Art Park to transform distressed space into safe green space with arts, food and education opportunities for residents and visitors. $459,000 to Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank to remediate a blighted historic building that houses the food bank’s community kitchen and Berks County Intermediate Unit Head Start classrooms. Helping Harvest will also receive $113,750 to purchase and distribute food to low-income residents in Berks and Schuylkill counties. $178,750 to the Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County to renovate their Blue Mountain Camp to expand safe, affordable, structured summer programming for low-income youth. $174,166 to the Habitat for Humanity of Berks County for the launch of a six-year plan to revitalize a distressed neighborhood, transforming 40 Read more