6 services in Berks County. Food help in Berks County runs through Helping Harvest, the food bank that supplies the pantries, mobile markets and free meals across the county. Most pantries follow the state income guideline and ask you to sign a form; free meals are open to anyone. SNAP and WIC are separate government benefits, applied for through the state.
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Reading
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown runs a food pantry at 234 Grace Street in Reading, its Berks County office, for people who do not have enough to eat. Its food pantries provide essential…
From Catholic Charities
Helping Harvest's Maternal Health Program gives a box of nutritious food to people who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. It is a two-year pilot program, made possible by the Jewish…
From Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
Kutztown
Friend, Inc. Community Services runs a food pantry at the Kempton Community Center where Albany Township residents can pick up a box of food once a month. It is open to Albany Township residents and…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission serves three meals a day to the men staying in its emergency shelter programs at 645 North Sixth Street in Reading. The meals come with a shelter bed rather than as a separate…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Boyertown Area Multi-Service runs Meals on Wheels, which brings a hot noon meal, and an optional cold evening meal, to people who are 60 years and older, homebound, and disabled and/or unable to shop…
From Boyertown Area Multi-Service
Reading
Berks Encore, working with Redner's Warehouse Markets, sends a volunteer to buy your groceries and bring them to your home on a regular basis if you have difficulty getting to a grocery store or…
From Berks Encore
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.