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Building a Better Boyertown will receive $50,000 in funding through the state. "We are thrilled to hear about being awarded this funding. It's a relief to know that support is out there and that people are noticing our hard work to be considering us as a recipient," said Jillian Magee, Main Street Manager of Building a Better Boyertown. - Advertisement - Just like any other 501c3, Building a Better Boyertown is funded entirely by donations, fundraising, and the occasional grant. COVID has been such a challenging hurdle for so many in the nonprofit field, said Magee. "For us specifically...

Downtown Bedford Inc. was awarded $50,000 in state funding this week to help with financial challenges resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The funding was through the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s Supporting Elm and Main (SEAM) program, which was created to provide financial assistance to community revitalization organizations dedicated to community and economic development in older and historic downtowns. “I was relieved,” Stacey Gould, manager of DBI, said about her reaction to the news. “And excited. This takes away a lot of the extra pre...

The state is lending a hand to help spruce up some local downtowns. Three nonprofit groups whose missions are to promote economic development in Boyertown, Hamburg and West Reading will receive funding to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic. Building a Better Boyertown and the Hamburg Our Town Foundation will each get $50,000 while the West Reading Revitalization Foundation will receive $32,500. - Advertisement - The goal of SEAM, the governor said in a press release, is to provide financial assistance to organizations dedicated to community and economic development in older and histor...

Hamburg's Our Town Foundation was among the 43 community revitalization organizations throughout the state that will receive nearly $2 million under the COVID-19 Relief Supporting Elm and Main program. “I was very thankful when I received the notice that we were approved for funding,” said Deena Kershner, Executive Director of the Our Town Foundation, Hamburg’s non-profit community revitalization corporation. “Funds we are receiving from the SEAM program will assist with paying our ongoing expenses allowing us to continue serving our community and the local businesses.â€...