24 services in Berks County. Services for an intellectual disability or autism start with the county’s intake at Service Access & Management, then a supports coordinator who arranges the waiver-funded services below. The state’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation pays for job training and coaching, and Abilities in Motion is the county’s center for independent living.
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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
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
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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
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services has a Client Consultant, Lori Fisher, who works with people one to one, giving them information, education, advocacy and community referrals to help with…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services schedules nationally certified sign language interpreters and CART captioners so Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing people and hearing people can understand…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Countywide · Waiting list
The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance has educational non-attorney advocates who work to make sure children receive a free, appropriate public education by building collaboration between parents…
From Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
Countywide
ConsultLine is a help line run by the Office for Dispute Resolution that connects parents and advocates directly with a special education specialist. The specialist explains federal and state laws…
From Office for Dispute Resolution
Countywide
The Office for Dispute Resolution, known as ODR, gives families and educational agencies ways to settle disagreements about a child's education, through mediation, facilitated meetings and due…
From Office for Dispute Resolution
Reading
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County helps people who are blind or have vision loss with daily activities, safe travel, and support groups, so they can keep their quality of life and live…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services in Reading keeps many assistive devices on display so people who are deaf or hard of hearing can see and test them for compatibility, helps people apply for…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services keeps applications on hand for people who want to apply for low cost hearing aids and low cost hearing aid repairs, and staff help individuals get information…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Countywide
The Autism Society of Berks County offers monthly family events, music therapy groups, social skills classes, yoga groups, and scholarships for camps, schools and other organizations. These…
From Autism Society of Berks County
Reading · Seasonal
Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania runs Camp Lily Berks, a summer day camp held at its campground on Mount Penn in Reading that offers a traditional outdoor camp experience with air conditioned indoor…
From Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania
Reading
Special Olympics Pennsylvania, Berks County offers sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Training and competition are free for athletes and their…
From Special Olympics Pennsylvania
Reading
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County runs a Lunch Bunch group and other social and recreational programs for people who are blind or have vision loss. The Lunch Bunch meets at various…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
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.