Shelter Plus Care Apartments for Chronically Homeless Adults in Berks County
Service Access & Management, Inc. runs the Shelter + Care Program in Berks County, which places people in individual apartment units scattered around the community and sets rent according to what the tenant earns.
It is for a person who is chronically homeless and has some form of a disability, meaning a mental health diagnosis, a substance use disorder, or both. The program serves Berks County residents.
Rental payments are based on 30% of an individual's income, so what you pay depends on what you earn.
You do not sign up with the organization directly. Referrals are made by calling 2-1-1 and speaking with Coordinated Entry.
Shelter + Care is one of several housing assistance programs the organization runs to help individuals and families with the tasks needed to find and maintain appropriate living arrangements, and each program has certain requirements that individuals and families must meet in order to qualify. SAM offers Housing Assistance in Berks, Schuylkill, Franklin Fulton, Huntington, Mifflin, Juniata and Tioga counties. The page invites people to email the organization to find out which housing assistance programs are available and what they may qualify to receive, but the email address itself is hidden on the page, so you will need to use the phone numbers instead.
For general questions, the Berks County office can be reached at 610-236-0530 or 877-236-4600. The corporate office is at 590 Terry Reiley Way, Pottsville, PA 17901, 1-855-737-2223.
No office hours are listed, and the page does not say how long the wait is or how many apartments are available in Berks County. If you are experiencing a crisis, the organization directs you to call 9-1-1 for assistance.
Source: sam-inc.org/services/county-programs, read November 2, 2026.
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In Service Access & Management’s words
Service Access & Management, Inc., offers a variety of Housing Assistance programs to assist individuals and families with a variety of tasks necessary to find and maintain appropriate living arrangements. Shelter + Care Program • Scattered site individual apartment units in the community.
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This listing summarizes publicly available information from sam-inc.org/services/county-programs. Last recorded review: November 2, 2026. Contact the provider to confirm eligibility, hours and availability before you go. If something here is wrong, tell us.