Community Services

YouthBuild Students Take Part in Day of Caring, Reading

United Community Services for Working Families, an agency associated with the Reading-Berks Central Labor Council, recently participated in the United Way Day of Caring in Reading when its cohort of YouthBuild students volunteered to clean up Aulenbach’s Cemetery. Eight YouthBuild students along with the UCSWF President Ashley Chambers and program instructors spent the day cleaning up fallen tree branches, mowing the grass and power-washing the buildings. Read More

This Labor Day Weekend. . .

Whether you celebrate Labor Day at a family picnic, watching a parade with your neighbors, or just spending the extra time with your friends, Labor Day is about acknowledging the victories of America’s working people and protecting our voice on the job. Read More

In Case You Missed It: CSI 2017

Last week the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO held the 58th Annual Community Services Institute in Reading, PA. Union and community activists from across the Commonwealth came together to discuss and plan projects in their neighborhoods. The three-day conference included workshops and panel discussions on a wide range of issues facing Pennsylvania’s communities and training for CSI delegates. Read More