It is the season of giving, and several local nonprofit organizations are hoping to harness that spirit and solicit donations as part of "Giving Tuesday."
It's a movement sweeping the nation that encourages people to donate their time or money to local nonprofit organizations.
For the first time ever, there is a website that directs people to 29 different nonprofit organizations in Berks County and encourages them to give.
"These nonprofits do so much good work around the county and they really do need the public's support. At this time of year, we are just hoping that people feel this is the right time to give to these groups that do all this work," said Jason Brudereck, communications director, Berks County Community Foundation.
One of the 29 non-profit organizations featured on the website is the YMCA of Reading & Berks County.
The Y offers a variety of programs to the community, including housing 150 homeless men, women and children. It also offers low income child care, free memberships to seventh graders in Reading and several free community events throughout the year.
"Anytime that we can offer something that we do not need to charge for, we do that and we welcome people into our facility," said Kim Johnson, president/CEO, YMCA of Reading & Berks County.
But providing all those services takes donations.
"We do a lot for the community, but we also ask a lot of the community. So we were really happy to participate in the "Giving Tuesday" initiative that the community foundation started," said Johnson.
Other organizations participating include the Greater Berks Food Bank, Miller-Keystone Blood Center, Building a Better Boyertown and Berks Visiting Nurse Association.
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