Meet Our New Youth Ambassador Coordinator!
Johnathan Rodríguez Báez is the Youth & Health Resource Center Coordinator for Berks Teens Matters. Has a BA in Education from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and loves to read, explore and being involved in the community. He also holds a position in...
Personal Boundaries Promote Self Worth/Los Límites Personales Promueven La Autoestima – Palo Magazine, March 2020
Palo Magazine - March 2020 By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translation by Ana Villaman Hanging on one wall of the Health Resource Center at Reading High is a banner entitled “15 Personal Boundaries for Self- Worth.” I like the title because it highlights a connection between...
How Fast is Too Fast/¿Qué tan rápido es demasiado rápido? – Palo Magazine Feb 2020
By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translation by Ana Villaman Palo Magazine - February 2020 How fast is too fast? The answer depends. If you are driving down the turnpike, you might have a different idea about that than the state police do. The person who is preparing...
¿Un Plan Alternativo? – Palo Magazine Jan 2020
An Alternative Plan? By Nadine J. Smet-Weiss, translated by Ana Villaman Palo Magazine January 2020 Local author, David Nazario, speaks a lot of truth. One of my favorite truths in his widely popular book, Make Love Your Religion is, “I often wonder why society tries...
Passion and Purpose: Why I work for Berks Teens Matter
“Hey, Bethany? So why DO you do this work?” This is a question I get a lot when I’m in the community representing the Berks Teens Matter team. I do this work for a lot of different reasons, but it begins with a passion I have for engaging with and working with youth....
There’s Always a Lot to Talk About in the Health Resource Center
As the Health Resource Center Coordinator at Reading High School, October’s “Let’s Talk” Month brought so many topics to mind, I couldn’t even pick just one. I thought about the small HRC room and what those four walls are really all about and when it comes down to...
Adolescence and Its Changes, Palo Magazine, October2019
Adolescence and Its Changes La Adolescencia Y Sus Cambios Palo Magazine -September, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman, Prevention Specialist I called upon our Health...
A River of Stories, Palo Magazine, September 2019
A River of Stories Un Rio de Cuentas Palo Magazine -September, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman, Prevention Specialist If you have ever been a teen, and have the...
Don’t Let Silence Be Your Message, Palo Magazine, August 2019
Don't Let Silence Be Your Message No Dejes Que El Silencio Sea Tu Mensaje Palo Magazine - August, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman, Prevention Specialist It seems...
What’s On Your Bucket List?, Palo Magazine, July 2019
What's On Your Bucket List? ¿Qué Hay en tu Listo de Cubo? Palo Magazine - July, 2019 View the article and explore Palo Magazine here. By Nadine Smet-Weiss, Liaison for Community Engagement Traducción por Ana Villaman Putting the words “summer” and “bucket” together in...
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