Kay will perform benefit concert

After selling out the first show in just 20 days, recording artist Alexandra Kay will perform a second benefit concert for the United Way of Chester County on Saturday, March 25. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High St., West Chester.

Generating millions of plays weekly on her videos, Kay commands the attention of country music fans. The singer/songwriter has accomplished a multitude of career milestones to date, including reaching the No. 1 spot on the iTunes country chart independently four times with releases “I Kinda Don’t,” “All the Cowboys,” “That’s What Love Is,” and “Backroad Therapy.” She toured in summer 2022 with Tim McGraw and made her Grand Ole Opry debut in November 2022.

General admission seats are reserved. A limited number of premium seats will be available. Tickets can be purchased at www.akatuptown.com. Proceeds will benefit the United Way’s Community Impact and Innovation Fund.

Projects receive PCCD grant funds

Six local projects in Berks County will benefit from $3.7 million in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). The funds are aimed at reducing community violence and supporting outreach and prevention programs.

The grants were awarded to Berks Community Action Program, Inc., $800,000 for FAST (Family Assistance & Support for Teens); Center for Children’s Law and Policy, $830,600 for violence prevention in Berks County; Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & Berks County, $607,267 for Olivet Boys & Girls Club Safe Haven Project; Pennsylvania State University, $1.6 million for Berks Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention; Reading Hospital, $93,078 for Reading Hospital Violence Recovery Program; and The Salvation Army of Reading, $261,676 for TraumaInformed Violence Prevention Initiative.

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