CHOR Youth & Family Services
CHOR Youth & Family Services (CHOR YFS) is a multi-faceted social service nonprofit offering specialized residential, educational, and community-based programs to help at-risk children and their families. CHOR YFS offers more than 40 programs and services that meet the unique needs of over 4,000 children and families in crisis every year.
CHOR Youth & Family Services (CHOR YFS) is a multi-faceted social service nonprofit offering specialized residential, educational, and community-based programs to help at-risk children and their families. CHOR YFS offers more than 40 programs and services that meet the unique needs of over 4,000 children and families in crisis every year.
Year Founded
Joined Constellation
Location
1010 Centre Avenue
Reading, PA 19601
United States
Contact
Better Together, Then and Now
With roots in Reading, Pennsylvania dating back to 1884, the Children’s Home of Reading affiliated with Inperium in 2017. Creating a powerful alliance with other Pennsylvania Inperium affiliates, CHOR YFS was formed in 2022 to offer an unparalleled spectrum of care that includes Community Prevention Partnership, Reading Specialists Educational Association, Safeguards Foster Care, and Edison Court. Together, their programs provide a broad continuum of comprehensive support designed to promote lasting well-being for children, youth, and families and ensure every individual receives the compassionate, personalized support they deserve.
In a note written by a mother of a CHOR YFS client thanking the staff she credited with helping her son achieve success, she said of their experience: “Every life skill and teachable moment has helped shape him into the mature young man I brought home. Without this program, I fear my baby’s future would look different. You took a troubled teen and helped shape him into a respectful, mature, young role model.”
Why CHOR affiliated with Inperium
How Inperium helped
Results
Since joining the Inperium constellation, CHOR has undergone a significant financial and operational transformation. Prior to affiliation, CHOR operated with a nearly $1 million annual deficit. Prior to affiliation, CHOR operated with a nearly $1 million annual deficit. At the close of fiscal year 2024, the organization had reached a net income of about $3.6 million, the best in its over 140-year history.
Through the Inperium constellation, CHOR also gained dedicated resources to evaluate program viability and reimbursement rates. The organization secured needed rate increases, reassessed its assets, and refinanced $2 million in debt, reducing its interest rate from 6% to 2.14%. CHOR also reduced management and administrative costs, allowing more resources to be directed toward services and continued program growth.
Today, CHOR YFS combines stronger financial footing with a broader continuum of care. The affiliation created a foundation for sustainable growth while allowing CHOR to maintain the local leadership and mission that have defined the organization for generations.
