7 services in Berks County. The programs that pay a month’s rent or stop an eviction open and close with their funding, and which one you call depends on whether you live in the City of Reading or the rest of the county. Each listing says whether it was taking applications when we checked. MidPenn Legal Services is the free lawyer for tenants.
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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
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.