250 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 Council on Chemical Abuse runs the Warm Handoff Program at Reading Hospital and Penn State Health St. Joseph, where a certified recovery specialist meets with patients in the hospital after an…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
Shillington
Governor Mifflin School District's Student Services department keeps a list of crisis phone numbers and mental health resources that students and families can use when a young person is struggling or…
From Governor Mifflin School District
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…
From NAMI Berks County PA
Countywide
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
Countywide
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
Countywide
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
Countywide
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
Countywide
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
The Berks County Intermediate Unit runs Pre-K Counts, a state- and federally-funded preschool program that is free to eligible families in Berks County. It is designed for children who are between…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
Countywide
Berks Community Action Program runs Pre-K Counts, a state funded child development program for children from the age of 3 through the entry age of kindergarten. Berks Community Action Program is the…
From Berks Community Action Program
Countywide
The Berks County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities office oversees Early Intervention for children from birth until the child reaches the age of 3, the program that arranges therapy and…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
The Berks County Intermediate Unit runs the Early Intervention program for families with children ages 3 to 5 who have developmental delays. It is a public special education service, and if a child…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
Countywide
Early Learning Resource Center Region 13, which covers Schuylkill and Berks counties, publishes a list of offices that families with young children often need, with the address, phone number and in…
From Early Learning Resource Center Region 13
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging, in its PA CareKit guide for caregivers, explains respite care: temporary supervision and support provided to an older adult or person with disabilities so that…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Reading
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…
From Berks Encore
Mohnton
Care at Home is the Berks County Area Agency on Aging program that arranges in-home services and other supports so older adults can stay independent in their own homes. The supportive services…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program helps people who take primary responsibility for caring for someone else, with a care manager, training, and money back for out-of-pocket caregiving costs.…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Countywide
Pennsylvania Link to Aging and Disability Resources, known as PA Link, is run by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and helps people with disabilities and older adults find information and connect…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Access Services runs Adult Respite Services, which places an adult with special needs with a qualified respite provider for a short or longer stay so the family caregiver can take a break from the…
From Access Services
Countywide
Service Access & Management, Inc. runs Early Intervention Service Coordination, which helps support families and meet the needs of infants and toddlers, birth to age 3, who have a developmental delay…
From Service Access & Management
Countywide
The Berks County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities office arranges Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder services so that people with an intellectual disability or autism can be…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Countywide
ProBerco provides respite as part of its Family Support Services, giving temporary overnight supervision of adults with disabilities so the person who normally cares for them can have a break. The…
From Prospectus Berco
Countywide
The Arc Alliance provides Supports Coordination services to people of all ages with an intellectual disability and/or autism diagnosis, and to children diagnosed with complex medical conditions. A…
From The Arc Alliance
Countywide
Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM) provides supports coordination for people with developmental disabilities and their families, and Berks County is one of the territories where it offers this…
From Service Access & Management
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services has a Client Consultant, Lori Fisher, who works with people one to one, giving them information, education, advocacy and community referrals to help with…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services does hearing screenings, a check for hearing loss, and the screenings are available in English and Spanish. Screenings are done on individuals of all ages…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Wyomissing · Waiting list
The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance has educational non-attorney advocates who work to make sure children receive a free, appropriate public education by building collaboration between parents…
From Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
Countywide
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County runs two monthly support groups for people who are blind or have vision loss, one general group and one for people who feel more comfortable within the…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
Countywide
ConsultLine is a help line run by the Office for Dispute Resolution that connects parents and advocates directly with a special education specialist. The specialist explains federal and state laws…
From Office for Dispute Resolution
Countywide
The Office for Dispute Resolution, known as ODR, gives families and educational agencies ways to settle disagreements about a child's education, through mediation, facilitated meetings and due…
From Office for Dispute Resolution
Reading
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County helps people who are blind or have vision loss with daily activities, safe travel, and support groups, so they can keep their quality of life and live…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
Countywide
The Autism Society of Berks County offers monthly family events, music therapy groups, social skills classes, yoga groups, and scholarships for camps, schools and other organizations. These…
From Autism Society of Berks County
Countywide
The Autism Society of Berks County runs free music therapy groups led by Board Certified Music Therapist Cindy Long at its office in Temple, for people with autism and their families in Berks County.…
From Autism Society of Berks County
Countywide
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County runs a Lunch Bunch group and other social and recreational programs for people who are blind or have vision loss, so they can get out and spend time with…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
Countywide
The ASERT Resource Center is a statewide information line about autism in Pennsylvania. Its Resource Specialists help individuals with autism, families, professionals and community members learn more…
From ASERT Resource Center
Countywide
Pennsylvania Statewide CONNECT is the helpline to contact when you have a concern about a young child's development, such as walking, talking, hearing, seeing, learning or getting along with others.…
From Pennsylvania Statewide CONNECT Helpline
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs runs the Educational Gratuity Program, which pays money toward school costs for the children of wartime veterans who have a…
From Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Jonestown
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs runs the Lickdale Veterans' Outreach Center in Jonestown, where veterans and their families have a convenient, in-person way to meet with…
From Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs helps make sure veterans in the state receive a proper military burial, and it pays a stipend to veterans organizations that perform…
From Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
The Honor Guard of American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217 in Topton performs military honors, called the "Final Salute," at the graveside of a veteran who has died. The Final Salute is a send-off for…
From American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217
Topton
American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217 in Topton has a post service officer who takes questions about VA benefits from veterans and their dependents. To ask about VA benefits for a veteran or a…
From American Legion Ray A. Master Post 217
Annville · Taking applications
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville buries eligible veterans, their spouses and certain dependent children, and it has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains. Burial in…
From Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
Reading
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…
From Vietnam Veterans of America
Reading
The Veterans Multi-Service Center runs Supportive Services for Veterans and Families, known as SSVF, for very low income veterans and their families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk…
From Veterans Multi-Service Center
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown runs Supportive Services for Veterans and Families for people who served in the military and are homeless or struggling to stay housed. The help is for you if…
From Catholic Charities
Countywide
Berks Counseling Center connects veterans, active service members and their families in Berks County with counseling services and supports, working closely with the Department of Veterans' Affairs…
From Berks Counseling Center
Lancaster · Taking applications
The Lancaster Vet Center offers confidential counseling at no cost to veterans, service members and their families in a non-medical setting, including help with PTSD, depression, grief, military…
From Lancaster Vet Center
Annville
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville sets the rules for visiting the grounds and decorating graves, and it offers a golf cart ride to visitors who cannot walk to a gravesite. The cemetery is…
From Indiantown Gap National Cemetery