195 services in Berks County. The programs in Berks County that help with food, rent, bills, health care, legal trouble, a ride, child care or a benefit, and how to reach each one.
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The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) gives victims a substitute mailing address so their real home address stays out of public records where the person who harmed them might find it. It is…
From Berks County District Attorney's Office
Reading
Berks County Family Court posts custody and divorce forms, local filing instructions and lawyer referral information for people who go to court in Berks County without a lawyer. The forms and…
From Berks County Court of Common Pleas
Reading
The Berks County Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service matches a person who needs a lawyer with an attorney in Berks County who handles their kind of legal problem, such as a foreclosure…
From Berks County Bar Association
MidPenn Legal Services runs a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic that gives free legal advice and representation to low-income taxpayers, and to taxpayers who speak English as a second language, in disputes…
From MidPenn Legal Services
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MidPenn Legal Services helps low-income people in Berks County with problems involving public benefit programs, so they can provide for themselves and their families. Its lawyers provide free…
From MidPenn Legal Services
Reading
The Berks County Bar Association's Modest Means Program matches people who earn too much to qualify for Legal Aid with a Berks County attorney who will represent them at a discounted rate. It is…
From Berks County Bar Association
Reading
The Berks County Public Defender's Office provides lawyers to people charged with crimes who cannot afford to hire an attorney, including juveniles charged with delinquency. Its attorneys handle…
From Berks County Public Defender
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The Immigrant Survivors Project of the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) provides free immigration legal services to immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human…
From Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center
Reading
Community Justice Project (CJP) runs an immigration legal practice out of its Reading, PA office, and its immigration team is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. The team represents clients…
From Community Justice Project
Reading
ALMA, which stands for Aldea for Liberation, Mentorship & Advocacy, is the part of Aldea - The People's Justice Center that works with people held in immigration detention. As an EOIR-recognized pro…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
Reading
Aldea - The People's Justice Center runs a Low Bono Community Program that gives immigrants legal representation at rates far below private market costs, with payment plans shaped to each person or…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
Church World Service Lancaster has staff attorneys and representatives accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice who give free and low-cost legal advice and representation on family and…
From Church World Service Lancaster
Reading · This is a FREE service
The Pardon Project of Berks County, based at Connections Work in Reading, helps people with a criminal record apply to have that record pardoned in Pennsylvania. It connects people with community…
From Connections Work
Reading
The Main Library of the Reading Public Library is a passport acceptance facility, which means you can fill out a U.S. passport application and hand it in there in person. Passport service is by…
From Reading Public Library
Hope Rescue Mission keeps clothing closets stocked for people staying at The Mission and at the LightHouse Women & Children's Center in Reading. The clothing comes in through HopeThrift, the…
From Hope Rescue Mission
OppShop is a retail thrift store run by Opportunity House in Reading. People the shelter is serving receive vouchers to shop there, and everyone else in the community can buy the same goods at…
From Opportunity House
Countywide · By referral only
Wheels For Change is a program of The Rudden Family Foundation, also called Rudden Family Services, that takes donated vehicles, repairs them and places them with a person or family living in poverty…
From The Rudden Family Foundation
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission gives men staying in its Genesis emergency shelter in Reading access to showers and laundry facilities, along with free clothing and personal care items. These services are part…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Reading
Berks Community Action Program runs the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Program, which supports, counsels and challenges fathers to become strong and positive role models within their families. The…
From Berks Community Action Program
Countywide
Nurture PA is a Pennsylvania nonprofit that sends free, confidential support by text message to mothers, from experienced moms who have been through the same stage themselves. The support is for…
From Nurture PA
Countywide
The Partners in Parenting Program, known as PIP, is run by Berks County Children & Youth Services and uses experienced foster parents to teach parents practical, hands-on parenting skills. The goals…
From Berks County Children and Youth Services
Reading
The Family Center at Berks Community Action Program runs parenting classes that give moms and dads tools to strengthen their parenting skills, using the evidence-based Systematic Training for…
From Berks Community Action Program
Reading
Berks County Children and Youth Services approves resource parents, also called foster parents, to care for children the agency places in their homes. A foster family provides care, nurturing and…
From Berks County Children and Youth Services
Reading · Taking applications
CHOR Youth & Family Services places children who cannot stay safely at home with foster families in Berks County and surrounding areas, and it trains and supports the adults who open their homes.…
From CHOR Youth & Family Services
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Family Promise of Berks County runs the U Turn Program, which offers direct support and intensive case management for unaccompanied and homeless youth in Berks County through a Drop-In Center. Young…
From Family Promise of Berks County
Reading
Tec Centro Berks runs a 16-week Culinary Arts program in Reading that teaches kitchen, food service and hospitality skills to people who want to work in commercial kitchens, institutional food…
From Tec Centro Berks
Reading
Tec Centro Berks runs four Allied Health training programs out of 450 S 6th St in Reading that help adults prepare for entry-level healthcare careers through practical training, hands-on learning…
From Tec Centro Berks
Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County runs a Career Services program for young adults who have finished school and want help finding a job or enrolling in more education. You work with a case manager to build a…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs a Community Health Worker Training Program in partnership with the Eastcentral Area Health Education Center. The training prepares participants to work in…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading
EDSI runs workforce programs, including EARN, from an office inside PA CareerLink Berks County at 1920 Kutztown Road, Suite F, Reading, Pennsylvania 19604. PA CareerLink is a partnership of public…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Reading · Taking applications
The IBEW 743 JATC in Reading trains people for the electrical trade through a four-year inside electrical apprenticeship, with classroom training and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training in…
From IBEW Local 743 JATC electrical apprenticeship
Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County connects job seekers in the county to pacareerlink.pa.gov, Pennsylvania's job search website, which is free to employers and job seekers. It is for anyone who is unemployed…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
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PA CareerLink Berks County runs an In-School Youth Employment Program that places young adults in paid work experiences with local employers. It serves young adults 16 to 24 years of age who are a…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Reading
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…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Countywide
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
Goodwill Keystone Area helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment get ready for work, look for a job, get hired and keep the job. The help covers each stage. For employment…
From Goodwill Keystone Area
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…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
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…
From Tec Centro Berks
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…
From Berks Community Action Program
Reading Area Community College runs the Advantage-Trio Program, which gives enrolled students advising, workshops and other help toward finishing a degree, transferring to a four-year college or…
From Reading Area Community College
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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…
From Tec Centro Berks
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres runs a Digital Equity Program in Reading that helps adults build the skills and confidence to use computers and the internet. A bilingual Digital Navigator teaches…
From Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
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…
From Tec Centro Berks
Classes are free.
Reading Area Community College runs free Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes in basic reading and math for adults functioning from a second-grade level to those reading on an eighth-grade level. All…
From Reading Area Community College
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs the Gateway to Citizenship Program, a free class that prepares lawful permanent residents for U.S. citizenship. It is a partnership with Aldea - The…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Countywide
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…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks