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PA CareerLink Berks County runs short group workshops, called Expanded Career Services, for people who want to sharpen their job seeking and professional skills. Any member of the community looking…
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Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Pre-Employment Transition Services, which supports students by developing their job skills through direct experience. The program has two parts. Job shadowing…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Reading
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services runs employment and training programs for people who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, known as TANF, to help you go back to school or…
From Berks County Assistance Office
Reading
The Paid Work Experience Program at PA CareerLink Berks County gives young adults a part-time, temporary job with a local employer, and the program pays the wages. Paid Work Experience is open to…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Reading
The Resource Room at PA CareerLink Berks County is a self-service center open to the public, full of useful information to assist you with your job search. Inside you will find internet-accessible…
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Reading
Tec Centro Berks trains adults in Reading for entry-level jobs in the trades, with programs in plumbing, facilities maintenance, forklift operation, commercial driving (CDL), industrial control…
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Reading · By referral only
The Work Ready Program at Berks Community Action Program gives people who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits life…
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Reading Area Community College runs a state program called KEYS, short for Keystone Education Yields Success, that helps people who get Cash Assistance or Food Stamps attend college and finish a…
From Reading Area Community College
Reading
Tec Centro Berks teaches adults in Reading how to use computers, email, the internet, and workplace software through its Digital Literacy program. The classes are built for beginners and for adults…
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Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks helps people build computer skills through Northstar Digital Literacy, an online on-demand, interactive digital training resource, and it offers on-site use of…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading
Tec Centro Berks in Reading runs a Vocational ESL program that helps adults improve their English for everyday communication, for work, and for future job training. Classes cover speaking and…
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The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs free English as a Second Language classes where adults learn and practice English vocabulary, literacy, and conversation skills. The classes are a well…
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Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs free classes that prepare you to take Pennsylvania high school equivalency tests such as the GED and HiSET. To join, you must be 17 years or older, a…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County teaches High School Equivalency/GED classes free of charge to young adults who want to work or go on to more schooling once they earn the GED. The Young Adult Program…
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Reading Area Community College offers free classes that prepare adults to take the GED test of high school equivalency. The classes meet both days and evenings at different locations throughout the…
From Reading Area Community College
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The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks provides a trained volunteer tutor who works one-on-one with adults who have barriers to taking part in a classroom. The tutoring can focus on literacy topics…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading
Tec Centro Berks runs a HiSET program in Reading that helps adults prepare for the high school equivalency exam. Classes cover reading, writing, math, science concepts, social studies concepts, and…
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Berks County Community Foundation runs one universal scholarship application: a single online form that matches your answers to the scholarship or scholarships for which you qualify. The 2026…
From Berks County Community Foundation
Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks is an official GED testing center, where you can take the computerized GED test through Pearson Vue and earn a high school equivalency diploma. The test covers…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading · Taking applications
The Reentry Resource Center is operated by Connections Work and is a single point of contact for people in Berks County who have current or prior justice system involvement and need help getting to…
From Connections Work
Reading
Connections Work runs Working Toward Change (WTC), which provides case management both pre- and post-release from the Berks County Jail System (BCJS). It is for people who are in or leaving the Berks…
From Connections Work
Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks keeps a list of other places in Berks County that teach English as a Second Language, high school equivalency and citizenship classes, so you can find a program…
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Berks Community Health Center offers your entire family primary and preventive health care services, from newborn visits through care for senior citizens. Your primary care provider and their whole…
From Berks Community Health Center
Reading
Co-County Wellness Services works with people living with HIV, giving them a case manager, help choosing an HIV doctor, and nurses who can help with HIV medicines. Its care and prevention services…
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Maternal and Family Health Services, known as MFHS, offers confidential reproductive health care for you and your partner, and a separate free program that connects a pregnant person with a personal…
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Reading
Planned Parenthood Keystone runs the Susie & John Stanley Health Center at Reading, a sexual and reproductive health clinic at 1920 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19604. The organization has provided…
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Berks Encore has trained PA MEDI counselors and volunteers who explain the basics of Medicare, how to enroll, how you can supplement your Medicare benefits, what Medicare coverage will cost and what…
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PA MEDI, run by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, is a statewide service where specially trained certified counselors answer Medicare questions and help you compare coverage, enroll and file…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Reading
Medicaid, also known as Medical Assistance, pays for health care services for eligible individuals, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services takes applications online, in person at the Berks…
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The PACE Clearinghouse is a program supported by PACE that helps adults in Pennsylvania find local, state and national programs for prescriptions and other needs. Trained staff listen to what you…
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Safe Berks has an Education and Outreach Department, and its community educators offer programs to raise awareness and to prevent domestic and sexual violence. The department also runs Camp Safe…
From Safe Berks
Reading
Case management helps people entering recovery from drug or alcohol use resolve the other problems that surround the addictive behavior. A case manager can assist with health care, psychiatric care…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
Reading
The Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program pays for a range of mental health treatment and support services for people in Berks County, from counseling to hospital care to…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Reading · All Services are Free and Confidential
Safe Berks offers free, confidential counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and for their significant others, from its Counseling Department in Reading. Children who are…
From Safe Berks
Reading
The County of Berks runs the Behavioral HealthChoices program, which covers mental health and substance use disorder treatment for people in Berks County who have Medical Assistance (Medicaid).…
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Berks Counseling Center offers outpatient and intensive outpatient counseling, case management, psychiatric evaluation and medication support for mental health concerns at its office on Penn Street…
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Reading
Pennsylvania Counseling Services runs outpatient mental health offices in Berks County, with three locations in Reading. Outpatient care means scheduled appointments you come to and then go home the…
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Service Access & Management, Inc. runs a Certified Peer Specialist program that connects people diagnosed with a serious mental illness to someone who has lived through mental illness themselves and…
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Peerstar matches adults in Pennsylvania with a Certified Peer Specialist, someone who has lived through their own mental health challenges and is trained to use that experience to support others in…
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Berks Counseling Center in Reading pairs people with peer specialists who have been through their own recovery from substance use or mental health disorders and who help them stay engaged in…
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Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) offers Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), outpatient treatment for substance use problems, at its Rockland location. BCHC offers these services for alcohol…
From Berks Community Health Center
Wyomissing
Caron Treatment Centers runs an outpatient treatment center in Wyomissing for teens and adults seeking help with substance use, gambling addiction and mental health conditions. The programs also…
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Reading
Pennsylvania Counseling Services runs outpatient drug and alcohol treatment at two Reading offices that are contracted with the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA), the county agency that lists and…
From Pennsylvania Counseling Services
Reading · Taking applications
Treatment Access and Services Center, known as Berks TASC, runs a Central Intake Unit that gives substance use clinical evaluations to Berks County residents and decides what treatment fits best…
From Treatment Access and Services Center
Reading
NAMI Berks County PA publishes an "If in Crisis" list of phone and text numbers for people facing a mental health crisis in Berks County, along with numbers for suicide prevention, alcohol and drug…
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BARTA runs the Persons with Disabilities Program, a shared ride service for adults with a disability who need transportation in areas that are not served by fixed-route buses, mostly rural areas. If…
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Touch of Kindness Transportation is a private company that drives people to medical appointments in wheelchair vans, stretcher vehicles, and regular vehicles for passengers who walk with help. Its…
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The Pennsylvania Department of Aging, in its PA CareKit guide for caregivers, explains respite care: temporary supervision and support provided to an older adult or person with disabilities so that…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Reading
Berks Encore's Friendly Visitor Program matches homebound seniors with adult volunteers who call or visit for about one hour a week. To join as a senior adult, you must live in Berks County and be…
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The Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program helps people who take primary responsibility for caring for someone else, with a care manager, training, and money back for out-of-pocket caregiving costs.…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging