16 services in Berks County. Clothing closets, the diaper bank, the shower trailer and the furniture bank, most of them at churches, shelters and small nonprofits that open on set days. Holiday help has sign-up windows in the fall, and each listing carries the window we last checked.
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Reading
Mary's Shelter in Reading is the site for the Berks County Diaper Bank, which hands out diapers to families one day each month. The program began as a pilot with five local agencies in 2016 with 15…
From Mary's Shelter
Reading · Taking applications
New Journey Community Outreach runs a clothing center at 138 South 6th Street in Reading where you can come without an appointment. The center is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 am to…
From New Journey Community Outreach
Hope Rescue Mission keeps clothing closets stocked for people staying at The Mission and at the LightHouse Women & Children's Center in Reading. The clothing comes in through HopeThrift, the…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Birdsboro
Birdsboro Church of the Nazarene runs the Community Clothing Closet, which provides clothing free of charge to individuals and families in need. It is the church's largest in-house ministry, has been…
From Birdsboro Church of the Nazarene
Reading School District keeps a Knights' Closet in each of its school buildings for students in need, particularly those who are homeless or at risk. The closets hold basic items such as food…
From Reading School District
Seasonal
Boyertown Area Multi-Service includes a December distribution of warm winter clothing in its seasonal assistance. Use the contact form on its Case Management page to ask about this year’s…
From Boyertown Area Multi-Service
Countywide · By referral only
Rudden Family Services, a program of The Rudden Family Foundation, Inc., runs The Essentials, which takes in donated clothing, furniture, appliances and other household items and gives them to…
From The Rudden Family Foundation
Countywide · By referral only
Wheels For Change is a program of The Rudden Family Foundation, also called Rudden Family Services, that takes donated vehicles, repairs them and places them with a person or family living in poverty…
From The Rudden Family Foundation
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission gives men staying in its Genesis emergency shelter in Reading access to showers and laundry facilities, along with free clothing and personal care items. These services are part…
From Hope Rescue Mission
READING · Seasonal
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs Adopt-a-Family, a Christmas program that allows local agencies, participating businesses and groups to meet more comprehensive material needs for families…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Seasonal
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs Angel Tree, a holiday program that provides warm winter clothing, toys, and other needed items to children up to 12 years of age. The Reading Citadel also…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Seasonal
Friend, Inc. Community Services provides Christmas gifts for children of its clients through a program called Christmas Cheer, also known as Sponsor a Child. Friend, Inc. serves families in rural…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Seasonal
Boyertown Area Multi-Service offers seasonal help through its case management program, including birthday bags, Easter baskets, back to school supplies, Christmas assistance and warm winter clothing…
From Boyertown Area Multi-Service
Seasonal
Friend, Inc. Community Services in Kutztown gives a turkey and a holiday dinner box to each family enrolled in its Food Pantry during November and December, so those families have a full Thanksgiving…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Reading · Seasonal
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel hands out Thanksgiving dinners to families each year at its Thanksgiving Distribution, held on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. In 2022, the Reading Citadel…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Reading
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres publishes a list of helpline numbers for people in the Reading area who need information, and it will set up an appointment with one of its case managers to help you find…
From Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
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