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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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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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The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks is an official GED testing center, so you can take the computerized GED test at its Reading office and work toward a high school equivalency diploma. The test is…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Planned Parenthood Keystone runs the Susie & John Stanley Health Center at Reading, a sexual and reproductive health center at 1920 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19604. The organization has provided…
From Planned Parenthood Keystone
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Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center runs Centering Pregnancy, prenatal care given in a group setting that includes self-monitoring and extended time with the provider. It brings together…
From Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
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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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Co-County Wellness Services runs HIV Navigation Services, called HNS, for people living with HIV or at high risk of getting it. Counselors link people at high risk to health care systems, assist with…
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Reading Hospital's Street Medicine Program brings primary and preventative care directly to people who are unsheltered, living in a shelter, or at high risk of becoming homeless, with clinics at…
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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…
From Berks County Assistance Office
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Berks Community Health Center offers affordable dental care for children and adults at its Rockland location in Reading. Care includes cleanings, preventive care, annual exams, school exams…
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Safe Berks answers a hotline and text line at any hour for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Berks County. The hotline number is 1-844-789-SAFE (7233), and you can also text SAFE…
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Berks Counseling Center signs up new clients for its counseling, psychiatric and medical services through an admissions process that starts with a phone call to 610-373-4281 and finishes with a…
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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
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Berks Counseling Center has a team of case managers who help clients sustain their recovery and get access to medical, social, legal, educational and other services and supports. Case managers act as…
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Berks Counseling Center provides mental health treatment at 645 Penn Street, 2nd Floor, Reading: outpatient and intensive outpatient counseling, case management and other recovery supports, plus…
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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…
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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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Awaken Mental Health Case Management, a service of Treatment Access and Services Center (TASC), Inc. of Berks County, supports individuals living with mental illness to attain access to medical…
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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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CHOR Youth & Family Services runs Circle of Friends, a drop-in center that provides social, recreational, and supportive services for adults living with mental health or substance use challenges. It…
From CHOR Youth & Family Services
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Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Hope Springs Clubhouse in Reading, a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program for young adults ages 16 to 25 who are living with serious mental illness. The program…
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NAMI Berks County runs NAMI Connection, a peer recovery support group for adults 18 and over who experience mental health conditions. It offers respect, understanding, encouragement, and hope, and it…
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NAMI Berks County PA runs a NAMI Connection peer recovery support group in Reading for LGBTQ+ adults who live with a mental health condition. It is a group where people talk with others going through…
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Berks Counseling Center in Reading treats drug and alcohol use with outpatient care and has done so for more than 40 years. The center offers intensive outpatient, group, family and individual…
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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…
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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 determines the most appropriate…
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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…
From NAMI Berks County PA
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The Council on Chemical Abuse, known as COCA, keeps a list of the drug and alcohol treatment programs in Berks County that are contracted with it, so a person looking for care can see the local…
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Berks Encore Care+ connects older adults and their family members with a Life Care Manager who helps them sort out care decisions when aging feels hard to navigate. Berks Encore, a nonprofit leader…
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Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at 2045 Centre Avenue in Reading keeps many assistive devices on display so clients can see and test them for compatibility, helps people apply for…
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Special Olympics Pennsylvania, Berks County offers sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Training and competition are free for athletes and their…
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Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 131 is a Berks County veterans chapter that meets once a month in Reading and posts what is going on for veterans in the county. Its website was made to be a place…
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The Berks County Court of Common Pleas runs the Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, established in 2012 to give the parties in a residential mortgage foreclosure action a procedure for resolving…
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Hope Rescue Mission runs HopeHouse, private apartments and group homes located throughout Berks County for people leaving its onsite residential programs and moving toward living on their own.…
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The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs a Safe Parking Lot, a designated lot where people experiencing homelessness can park their cars overnight safely and legally, which helps reduce the risk…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
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Easy Does It, Inc. keeps 10 supportive housing beds at its Leesport campus for Berks County residents in recovery from substance use disorder who pay their own housing fees. Residents live in a…
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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…
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The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks runs the Major Systems Program, which helps low-income families who own and live in their home pay to repair or replace a major system of the house.…
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Habitat for Humanity of Berks County runs a First-Time Home Buyer Program that gives individuals and families the chance to own a fully renovated or newly built home when they would not qualify for a…
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Dollar Energy Fund's Pennsylvania Hardship Program gives one-time assistance grants that are applied directly to the utility bill of FirstEnergy customers. The partnering FirstEnergy companies are…
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Pennsylvania's Weatherization Assistance Program, run by the Department of Community and Economic Development, increases energy efficiency in homes by reducing energy costs and increasing comfort…
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Met-Ed offers short-term help through its Customer Assistance & Referral Evaluation Services program to residential customers who have fallen behind on their electric bill because of a temporary…
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Berks County Public Libraries lends portable Wi-Fi hotspots that cardholders can check out from select library locations and use to get online away from a wired connection. You need a Berks County…
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The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) runs the Blind Veterans Pension, which pays eligible veterans a monthly pension of $150 when a service-connected injury or disease…
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The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) runs the Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans Pension, which pays eligible veterans a monthly pension of $150. To qualify, you must have…
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry runs the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program, which provides temporary income support if you lose your job through no fault of your own, or if…
From PA Department of Labor and Industry