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Keep Your Home is the foreclosure counseling program at Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks, a HUD-approved housing counseling agency in Reading, for homeowners having trouble keeping up…
From Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks
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Family Promise of Berks County runs a Rent & Utility Assistance Program that offers emergency financial assistance to help families facing eviction or utility shut-off stay in their homes. That help…
From Family Promise of Berks County
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The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs Coordinated Entry, one assessment that measures what a person or family experiencing homelessness needs and refers them to the community resources that…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
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Safe Berks runs an emergency shelter, called the Safe House, for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children, and staff also help survivors find longer term housing. The…
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Opportunity House runs a year-round emergency shelter at 430 North Second Street in Reading for men, women, children, and veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The Reading shelter is open 24…
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Genesis is Hope Rescue Mission's initial emergency shelter program for men in Reading, providing up to six months of support to 100 men per night. Guests are provided three meals daily, free clothing…
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Hope Rescue Mission runs the LightHouse Women & Children's Center at 715 North Sixth Street in Reading, a shelter for single women and for women with children who have nowhere to stay. The center…
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Safe Haven is Hope Rescue Mission's next step emergency shelter in Reading, providing up to three months of support to 53 men per night who have attained gainful employment or fixed income benefits.…
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Hope Rescue Mission runs a Transitional Housing program in Reading for men who are ready to move beyond emergency shelter into a more stable, goal-oriented living environment. It is the next step…
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The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) owns and manages 209 public housing apartments and duplex-style townhouses spread across 9 developments in Berks County, and tenants pay approximately 30…
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Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks gives one-on-one counseling to people who want to buy a home, who need to understand and build their credit first, or who already own a home and want…
From Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks
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Reading Public Library lends Wi-Fi hotspot kits, called RPL HotSpots, so you can get online with a tablet, laptop or other Wi-Fi-enabled device. If you have a library card, you can check out a…
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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown runs a food pantry at 234 Grace Street in Reading, which is also its Berks County office. The pantries provide essential nourishment to individuals and…
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Hope Rescue Mission serves three meals a day to the men staying in its emergency shelter programs at 645 North Sixth Street in Reading. The meals come with a shelter bed rather than as a separate…
From Hope Rescue Mission
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Berks Encore, working with Redner's Warehouse Markets, sends a volunteer to buy your groceries and deliver them to your home on a regular basis if you have difficulty getting to a grocery store or…
From Berks Encore
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Cash assistance is a group of programs from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services that help provide temporary financial support to Pennsylvanians with low incomes to pay for everyday…
From Berks County Assistance Office
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Centro Hispano Daniel Torres has an Information and Referral team in Reading that connects individuals and families to the resources they need and helps them work through the paperwork. Staff are…
From Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
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The Berks County Tax Claim Bureau offers a Hardship Agreement, a payment plan for people who have fallen behind on their property taxes because of illness or injury. To qualify, you must be…
From Berks County Tax Claim Bureau
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services offers help with burial or cremation costs for people who meet its eligibility rules. The local County Assistance Office determines eligibility. In Berks…
From Berks County Assistance Office
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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The Reentry Resource Center (RERC) is operated by Connections Work and is a single point of contact for people with current or prior justice system involvement who need help getting to community…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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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The Education and Outreach Department at Safe Berks offers free programs that raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault and work to prevent it, and it runs Camp Safe Berks, a free…
From Safe Berks
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
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PA CareerLink Berks County points 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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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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 the class you must be 17 years or older…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks