14 services in Berks County. Start at the county: intake through Service Access & Management decides eligibility, a supports coordinator becomes your guide, and Medicaid waivers fund the day programs, respite and in-home supports listed here.
Run a program that helps people?
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging, in its PA CareKit guide for caregivers, explains respite care: temporary supervision and support provided to an older adult or person with disabilities so that…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Countywide
Access Services sends Direct Support Professionals to work one on one with adults in their own homes and out in the community, helping them set personal goals and learn skills for day-to-day living.…
From Access Services
Access Services runs Adult Respite Services, which places an adult with special needs with a qualified respite provider for a short or longer stay so the family caregiver can take a break from the…
From Access Services
Threshold Rehabilitation Services sends trained staff out into the community with people who have disabilities, for fun activities and time with others. The person receiving the service decides what…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Countywide
The Consolidated Waiver is a state and federally funded program that provides support for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism, and in Berks County it is one of the waivers listed…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Reading
The Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program arranges services for people living with an intellectual disability or autism so they can be supported in their own homes and…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Threshold Rehabilitation Services provides in-home support to people who want to live independently in the community, working with them on the everyday skills that independent living takes. Staff…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Life Sharing, which places a person with a host family, known as a Life Sharing Provider, who welcomes that person into their home and community. The service…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Countywide
The Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program helps people with an intellectual disability or autism get waiver funding for support at home and in the community, including the…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Countywide
ProBerco's Family Support Services send a Direct Support Professional to work one to one with an adult with a disability in their own home and in the community. The supports are for people living…
From Prospectus Berco
Countywide
ProBerco provides respite as part of its Family Support Services, giving temporary overnight supervision of adults with disabilities so the person who normally cares for them can have a break. The…
From Prospectus Berco
Threshold Rehabilitation Services provides respite care for people who need temporary living accommodations. A respite stay is a short stay with one of Threshold's Life Sharing providers or at one of…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Countywide
The Arc Alliance provides Supports Coordination services to people of all ages with an intellectual disability and/or autism diagnosis, and to children diagnosed with complex medical conditions. A…
From The Arc Alliance
Countywide
Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM) provides supports coordination for people with developmental disabilities and their families, and Berks County is one of the territories where it offers this…
From Service Access & Management
Every rule, cost and phone number here comes from the provider. We are a guide to Berks County, not the program: call before you go. If something is wrong, every service page has a report link, and our corrections policy says what happens next.