34 services in Berks County. If you have nowhere to sleep tonight, Coordinated Entry at the Berks Coalition to End Homelessness is the front door during the day and 211 after hours. Rent and eviction programs open and close with their funding, and each listing says whether it was taking applications when we checked. Public housing and vouchers come from the two housing authorities, and both keep waiting lists.
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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown runs a program it calls Financial Strategies Services for people who are losing their housing or struggling to keep it. The programs are meant to help you…
From Catholic Charities
Reading
The City of Reading Human Relations Commission publishes the steps for filing a Fair Housing Act complaint if you believe you were discriminated against when trying to rent or buy a home. The…
From City of Reading Human Relations Commission
READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs an Emergency Solutions Grant, called ESG, that helps people pay the first month's rent and the security deposit on a place to live. It is for people who have…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Countywide
The Berks County Court of Common Pleas runs the Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, established in 2012 to give the parties in a residential mortgage foreclosure action a procedure for resolving…
From Berks County Court of Common Pleas
Reading
The City of Reading Human Relations Commission reviews requests for utility and rental assistance on a case-by-case basis. The office can explain the assistance available and how to submit a request.…
From City of Reading Human Relations Commission
Waiting list
The Reading Housing Authority runs the Housing Choice Voucher Program, once referred to as Section 8, which helps a household pay rent while living in the private rental market. It is the largest of…
From Reading Housing Authority
Reading
The Homeless Assistance Program at Berks Community Action Program helps families who are homeless or facing homelessness through eviction or other circumstances by making a rental-related payment…
From Berks Community Action Program
Reading
The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs a Safe Parking Lot in Berks County where people experiencing homelessness can park their cars overnight safely and legally. The lot has a locked gate to…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
Reading
The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs Coordinated Entry, one assessment that measures what a person or family experiencing homelessness needs and refers them to the community resources that…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
Reading
Safe Berks runs an emergency shelter, called the Safe House, for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children, and staff also help survivors find longer term housing. The…
From Safe Berks
Reading
Mary's Shelter runs the YESS Residential Program, a short-term emergency shelter in Reading for young people who have nowhere to stay, open to youths ages 14 to 17 of any gender for up to 21 days.…
From Mary's Shelter
Reading
Opportunity House runs a year-round emergency shelter at 430 North Second Street in Reading for men, women, children, and veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The Reading shelter is open 24…
From Opportunity House
Reading
Genesis is Hope Rescue Mission's initial emergency shelter program for men in Reading, providing up to six months of support to 100 men per night. Guests are provided three meals daily, free clothing…
From Hope Rescue Mission
The Homeless Assistance Program, known as HAP, pays for housing, homelessness prevention and case management for people who are homeless or close to losing their housing. To ask about it, contact the…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Countywide
Hope Rescue Mission runs HopeHouse, a group of private apartments and group homes located throughout Berks County for people leaving its onsite residential programs and moving toward living on their…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission runs the LightHouse Women & Children's Center at 715 North Sixth Street in Reading, a shelter for single women and for women with children who have nowhere to stay. The center…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Leesport
Easy Does It runs a permanent supportive housing program in Leesport for 40 people who have the disability of substance use disorder and who have experienced chronic homelessness as the U.S.…
From Easy Does It
READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs a Rapid Rehousing program for people who need help getting back into a home of their own. Clients who qualify get help locating a home, temporary money toward…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Reading
Safe Haven is Hope Rescue Mission's next step emergency shelter in Reading, providing up to three months of support to 53 men per night who have attained gainful employment or fixed income benefits.…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Leesport
Easy Does It, Inc. keeps 10 supportive housing beds at its Leesport campus for Berks County residents in recovery from substance use disorder who pay their own housing fees. Residents live in a…
From Easy Does It
Reading
Family Promise of Berks County runs the Hospitality Network, a 90-day shelter program that gives families with children who are experiencing homelessness a safe place to stay, meals, and case…
From Family Promise of Berks County
Countywide · By referral only
Service Access & Management, Inc. runs the Shelter + Care Program in Berks County, which places people in individual apartment units scattered around the community and charges rent based on what they…
From Service Access & Management
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County rents single rooms to single men and women at its Reading branch. Two sets of rooms are listed, one called Single Room Occupancy (General) and one called Single…
From YMCA of Reading & Berks County
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission runs a Transitional Housing program in Reading for men who are ready to move beyond emergency shelter into a more stable, goal-oriented living environment. It is the next step…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Leesport
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County runs several transitional living programs for people who are homeless, most of them tied to recovery from substance use. Each program provides case management in an…
From YMCA of Reading & Berks County
Reading · Not taking applications right now
The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) owns and manages 209 public housing units, apartments and duplex-style townhouses, spread across 9 developments in Berks County, and rents them to households…
From Berks County Housing Authority
Reading · Not taking applications right now
The Reading Housing Authority runs Public Housing, federally funded rental apartments where rent is based on what the household earns, and all of its waiting lists are closed right now. Public…
From Reading Housing Authority
Birdsboro · Not taking applications right now
Mission Trip Birdsboro and Beyond sends volunteers to help homeowners with tasks around their home during a yearly mission. The kinds of work they list include landscaping, painting, fence work…
From Mission Trip Birdsboro and Beyond; Birdsboro Shares
Countywide
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks runs the Major Systems Program, which helps low-income families who own and live in their home pay to repair or replace a major system of the house.…
From Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks
Mohnton · Waiting list
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks runs the Berks County Whole Home Repairs Program, and right now it is only keeping a waiting list. Effective 12/2/24 the Authority began maintaining…
From Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks
Reading
The Budget Center at Berks Community Action Program offers budget counseling to anyone who needs help regardless of the circumstances. Its counselors handle rental and utilities assistance, home…
From Berks Community Action Program
Countywide
Habitat for Humanity of Berks County runs a First-Time Home Buyer Program that gives individuals and families the chance to own a fully renovated or newly built home when they would not qualify for a…
From Habitat for Humanity of Berks County
Reading
Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks gives one-on-one counseling to people who want to buy a home, who need to understand and build their credit first, or who already own a home and want…
From Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks
Reading
Mary’s Shelter offers temporary housing and support for pregnant women, including counseling and help coordinating prenatal care, education and future housing. Services may be provided through…
From Mary's Shelter
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.