Parents as Teachers Home Visits for Berks Families Expecting or With Young Children
The Family Center at Berks Community Action Program helps parents get their children ready for school and life. Family Development Specialists work with parents to understand the development stages their children go through, using the evidence-based Parents as Teachers (PAT) curriculum, and they work with families on parenting, child development, and other issues affecting a family's well-being.
It is for Berks County families who are expecting a baby or who have children 5 years or younger.
The Family Center has 20 years of experience and provides information on well-baby care, infant developmental stages, using the Ages and Stages Developmental and Social Emotional Screening tools, and preschool and kindergarten readiness. Home visits happen two times a month, and there are monthly group activities. Intensive case management services are offered as needed to families, focusing on all areas of family growth, and specialists help families access other community-based services through the County Assistance Office. Families also get information and help connecting with other community resources when needed. The Family Center also works with consumers involved in classroom activities in the GED program.
To get started, fill out the Family Center's intake form online at bcapberks.org/pat-request-for-services. The form asks for your name, date of birth, address, phone, email, whether you are pregnant and your due date, the names and ages of your children, whether you are enrolled in any other PAT or home visiting program, the reason for referral, the services requested, who referred you, and your primary language.
Berks Community Action Program's office is at 645 Penn Street, 3rd Floor, PO Box 22, Reading, PA 19601. For general questions, staff are available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 610-376-6571, or by email at info@bcapberks.org. The office is closed for lunch daily from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. That number is a general contact, not an intake line.
The page does not say what the program costs, so ask when you contact the office. It also does not say how long families stay in the program or whether there is a wait.
Source: bcapberks.org/family-center, read October 3, 2026.
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The Family Center provides assistance to Berks County families who are expecting a baby or have children 5 years or younger. Family Development Specialists help parents understand the development stages their children go through to better prepare them for school and life using evidence-based Parents as Teachers (PAT) curriculum. They work with families on parenting, child development, and other issues affecting a family’s well-being. With 20 years of experience, the Family Center provides…
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