176 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 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
ALDEA - The People's Justice Center posts downloadable immigration and ICE guides on its website in English, Spanish and Creole, including Know Your Rights, Explore Your Options, Hope for the Best, a…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
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 program that provides immigration legal representation at rates far below private market costs, with payment plans shaped to each person or family.…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
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
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
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
CHOR Youth & Family Services places children and teens with foster families in Berks County and surrounding areas, and trains and supports the adults who open their homes. Foster care provides…
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 a career in the electrical trade through a four-year apprenticeship in southeastern Pennsylvania. To be considered, you must live within IBEW Local…
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
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, industrial control technician…
From Tec Centro Berks
Countywide
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
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 · 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
Countywide
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
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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
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…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Countywide
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
Reading · Waiting list
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks matches adults with a trained volunteer tutor for free one-on-one help with reading, High School Equivalency (GED) test preparation, English as a Second…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Leesport
The Education Department of the Berks County Jail System coordinates education for all inmates. The classes include work toward a high school diploma, GED preparation, Adult Basic Education, English…
From Berks County Jail System
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…
From Tec Centro Berks
Countywide · Not taking applications right now
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 Financial Aid Lab at Reading Area Community College gives in person help filling out college aid applications, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the PHEAA State Grant…
From Reading Area Community College
Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County runs the Young Adult Re-Entry Program, called Connect to Success, which helps young adults who have been involved in the justice system work toward a high school…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
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