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 charges rent based on what they earn.
It is for a person who is chronically homeless and has some form of a disability, either 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. The page does not say how long the wait is, how many apartments there are in Berks County, or whether case management comes with the apartment in this program.
Shelter + Care is one of several housing assistance programs the organization runs. It offers housing assistance in Berks, Schuylkill, Franklin Fulton, Huntington, Mifflin, Juniata and Tioga counties, and each program has certain requirements individuals and families must meet in order to qualify. The other housing programs described, including HOPE Transitional Housing, Master Leasing, the Transition-Age Youth Program, Transitional Housing and the Supported Living Program, serve counties other than Berks. To find out which housing assistance programs are available and what you may qualify to receive, the housing section asks you to send an email, but the address is protected from spam and only appears when JavaScript is turned on in your browser.
For general questions, the Berks County office number is 610-236-0530 or 877-236-4600, and the corporate office at 590 Terry Reiley Way, Pottsville, PA 17901 can be reached at 1-855-737-2223. No office hours are listed. 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 September 18, 2026.
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In Service Access & Management’s words
Shelter + Care Program • Scattered site individual apartment units in the community.
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Service Access & Management
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This listing summarizes publicly available information from sam-inc.org/services/county-programs. Last recorded review: September 18, 2026. Contact the provider to confirm eligibility, hours and availability before you go. If something here is wrong, tell us.