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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.…
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Mechanicsburg · Any related fees
Diakon Adoption & Foster Care prepares and supports families who want to become resource families, meaning foster families, legal-risk (foster-to-adopt) families or adoptive families, for children…
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Reading · Taking applications
Berks County Children and Youth Services takes reports about children in Berks County who may be abused or neglected, and its staff investigate all reports of child maltreatment in the county. The…
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CONCERN Professional Services for Children, Youth, and Families runs a group of community-based programs meant to help keep or reunite children with their families and community, and they are…
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Wyomissing
CASA of Berks County trains screened community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children across Berks County, including Reading and surrounding communities. The organization's separate…
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CONCERN Professional Services for Children places children who cannot live with their birth parents in foster homes, and recruits, trains and supports the families who take them in. Foster parents…
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PA KinConnector is an information, referral and education program for kinship caregivers in Pennsylvania, and you can reach it by calling 1-866-546-2111. It provides guidance, advice and support for…
From PA KinConnector
Reading
Berks County Children and Youth Services works with families in their own homes after a report of child abuse or neglect, so that children can stay safely where they are instead of being placed…
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CHOR Youth & Family Services runs a Specialized Foster Care program that provides specialized resource families and In-Home Interventionist services for clients with maladaptive sexual behaviors…
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The Berks County Intermediate Unit provides technical assistance and professional development related to the education of foster care youth, who frequently change schools in ways that disrupt their…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
Reading
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County matches a child with a screened adult volunteer, called a Big, who spends time with that child for at least one year. The agency calls its One-To-One Program…
From Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County
Reading
The Berks County Intermediate Unit runs the Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness program, known as ECYEH, which helps children and youth who do not have stable housing get and…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
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United Way of Berks County runs 211, the number to call when you need help finding health and human services in Berks County. A trained information and referral specialist answers your call or text…
From United Way of Berks County
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The Exeter Township School District publishes the ETSD Resource Guide, an online list of places in Berks County and nearby counties that offer mental health care, drug and alcohol treatment, food…
From Exeter Township School District
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
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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
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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 · Taking applications
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center has sexual assault nurse examiners, called SANEs, on call 24/7 to provide compassionate and understanding care to victims of sexual assault. These nurses…
From Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Penn Township
Berks Community Health Center is your child's medical home both for when they are sick and well, from infancy through adolescence. Board-certified family physicians or nurse practitioners care for…
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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…
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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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CHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program run by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, gives health coverage to children and teens who have no insurance. Many kids receive CHIP for free…
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Pennie, Pennsylvania's official health insurance marketplace, connects you with certified assisters who help you apply for health coverage for free. You can get support in person, by phone, or…
From Pennie
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…
From Berks County Assistance Office
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health runs 59 State Health Centers across the state where residents can get immunizations, tuberculosis testing and treatment, confidential HIV and STD services, and…
From Pennsylvania Department of Health
Reading
Co-County Wellness Services has a staff of Prevention Specialists who come out to talk with groups about sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. If you are hosting a health related event, or…
From Co-County Wellness Services
Reading
Berks Counseling Center keeps a 24 hour phone line for people in a mental health or substance use crisis, and works in close collaboration with Holcomb Crisis Intervention of Berks County so crisis…
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Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General that takes anonymous tips about someone who may be a threat to themselves or others. The…
From Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
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The Berks County Student Assistance Program, known as SAP, is a team process in schools that identifies students struggling with things like substance use and mental health concerns and helps them…
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 Child and Adolescent Service System Program, known as CASSP, is run through the Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program and helps children, adolescents and their families…
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Pennsylvania Counseling Services runs Family Based Mental Health Services, intensive mental health treatment delivered in the home to children and adolescents up to age 21 and the families they live…
From Pennsylvania Counseling Services
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).…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
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…
From Pennsylvania Counseling Services
Reading
Berks Counseling Center enrolls new clients through an admissions process that begins with a call to 610-373-4281 and ends with a walk-in intake visit at its Reading office. When you call, the…
From Berks Counseling Center
Reading
The Council on Chemical Abuse runs the RISE Center in Reading, a community center where people in recovery from substance use disorder and their families can take part in support group meetings…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
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The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance LOSS Team offers support and referrals to people bereaved by suicide. Volunteers include people who have experienced a suicide loss. Use the referral form…
From Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
Reading
The Council on Chemical Abuse, also called COCA, provides NARCAN nasal spray at no cost to Berks County residents, businesses and organizations. Narcan is a brand name for naloxone, a medication that…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
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…
From Caron Treatment Centers
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 operates a door-to-door shared ride service called BARTA Special Services for senior citizens and people with disabilities in Berks County, and any member of the general public may use it at…
From BARTA
Reading
Child Care Works is Pennsylvania's subsidized child care program that helps low-income families pay their child care fees. It is funded by the state and federal governments and managed by the Early…
From Early Learning Resource Center Region 13
Reading
Early Learning Resource Center Region 13 is the office families in Berks County use for early education and child care questions. Staff help parents and guardians who want information on enrolling a…
From Early Learning Resource Center Region 13
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Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania's quality rating and improvement system for child care and early learning programs, run by the state Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). It gives…
From The Pennsylvania Key
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Berks County Head Start, run by the Berks County Intermediate Unit, is a free preschool program for qualifying families, paid for with state and federal funds. It serves 505 students in 30 classrooms…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
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The Chester County Intermediate Unit runs Early Head Start, an early childhood program for children from birth to age three, with locations in Berks County as well as Chester, Lancaster, Montgomery…
From Chester County Intermediate Unit
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Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts is a state program that provides quality half-day and full-day pre-kindergarten to eligible 3 and 4 year olds in Pennsylvania, at no cost to eligible families. Pre-K Counts…
From Pennsylvania Department of Education
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The Family Center at Berks Community Action Program helps parents get their children ready for school and life. Family Development Specialists work with parents to understand the development stages…
From Berks Community Action Program