235 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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READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs an Emergency Solutions Grant, called ESG, that helps people pay the first month's rent and the security deposit on a place to live. It is for people who have…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Reading
The Homeless Assistance Program at Berks Community Action Program helps families who are homeless or facing homelessness through eviction or other circumstances by making a rental-related payment…
From Berks Community Action Program
Reading
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
Reading
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…
From Safe Berks
Reading
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…
From Opportunity House
The Homeless Assistance Program, known as HAP, pays for housing, homelessness prevention and case management for people who are homeless or close to losing their housing. To ask about it, contact the…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Reading
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…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Reading
Family Promise of Berks County runs the Hospitality Network, a 90-day shelter program that gives families with children who are experiencing homelessness a safe place to stay, meals, and case…
From Family Promise of Berks County
Leesport
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County runs several transitional living programs for people who are homeless, most of them tied to recovery from substance use. Each program provides case management in an…
From YMCA of Reading & Berks County
Reading · Not taking applications right now
The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) owns and manages 209 public housing units, apartments and duplex-style townhouses, spread across 9 developments in Berks County, and rents them to households…
From Berks County Housing Authority
Reading · Not taking applications right now
The Reading Housing Authority runs Public Housing, federally funded rental apartments where rent is based on what the household earns, and all of its waiting lists are closed right now. Public…
From Reading Housing Authority
Countywide
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.…
From Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks
Reading
The Budget Center at Berks Community Action Program offers budget counseling to anyone who needs help regardless of the circumstances. Its counselors handle rental and utilities assistance, home…
From Berks Community Action Program
Countywide
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…
From Habitat for Humanity of Berks County
PPL Electric Utilities runs WRAP, which gives income-eligible customers a no-cost energy assessment, free energy-saving products and energy tips meant to lower electric use over the long term. You…
From PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities runs Operation HELP, which gives cash grants to families who are struggling to pay their electric bills. The grants are applied directly to your bill, and you do not have to…
From PPL Electric Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities has payment arrangements and other programs for customers who are having trouble paying their electric bill, including people facing a scheduled shut off. Payment arrangements…
From PPL Electric Utilities
Countywide · Taking applications
Dollar Energy Fund gives one-time grants that are applied directly to the electric bill of customers of Met-Ed and the other FirstEnergy companies in Pennsylvania, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn…
From Dollar Energy Fund
Countywide · Seasonal
The LIHEAP Emergency Services Program, formerly known as the LIHEAP Crisis Interface Program, pays for emergency heating repairs and replacements for Pennsylvania households with low incomes. The…
From Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
UGI Utilities runs a Customer Assistance Program, called CAP, that sets your monthly gas or electric payment based on your household income or your average bill, whichever is lower, and forgives part…
From UGI Utilities
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission publishes guidance and a standard form that customers and medical professionals can use when a medical condition in the household is a reason to keep a…
From Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Reading
The Reading Area Water Authority can put customers who need more time to pay a water bill balance on a payment plan. You call the Customer Service Department, review your balance with a customer…
From Reading Area Water Authority
Countywide
Berks County Public Libraries lends portable Wi-Fi hotspots that cardholders can check out from select library locations and use to get online at home or away from home. You need a Berks County…
From Berks County Public Libraries
Reading
Opportunity House runs the Beacon House Food Pantry at Beacon House, 821 Schuylkill Avenue, Reading, Pennsylvania, giving nutritious food to individuals and families in need. The pantry offers food…
From Opportunity House
Reading
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown runs a food pantry at 234 Grace Street in Reading, its Berks County office, for people who do not have enough to eat. Its food pantries provide essential…
From Catholic Charities
Robesonia
Trinity Lutheran Church in Robesonia serves as the host site for the Conrad Weiser Food Pantry, which hands out groceries once a month. Food is distributed on the last Thursday of each month, except…
From Conrad Weiser Food Pantry at Trinity Lutheran Church
Reading
New Journey Community Outreach runs a client choice food pantry in Reading, and you call 610-375-2662 to schedule an appointment to use it. The page gives few details about the pantry itself, so ask…
From New Journey Community Outreach
Boyertown
The Salvation Army Boyertown Corps runs a food pantry that gives out non-perishable essentials, the kind of shelf-stable groceries that keep at home, to families in need. Food is handed out two days…
From The Salvation Army Boyertown Corps
Shoemakersville · Free and Anonymous
Keystone Military Families runs a food bank and pantry at 331 Main St. REAR, Shoemakersville, PA 19555, giving nutritious food to military families and veterans. The group lists the service as free…
From Keystone Military Families
Topton · Taking applications
Friend, Inc.’s Free Community Table offers food at St. Peter’s UCC, 122 W. Franklin Street in Topton. Enter through the back door by the parking lot. Anyone may use the table without registering or…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Reading · Taking applications
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading runs a food pantry that gives out free shelf-stable food to LGBTQ+ people and their allies who need it. The pantry is open on the first and third Friday of every…
From LGBT Center of Greater Reading
Oley
Friedens Lutheran Church keeps a Little Free Pantry at its entrance in Oley. Anyone may take food from the box or leave food for others at any time. It is at 1076 Memorial Highway, Oley, PA 19547.…
From Oley Valley Food Pantry at Friedens Lutheran Church
Sinking Spring
Cornwall Terrace Elementary hosts a Little Pantry, a small neighborhood pantry built by local Scouts so that, as the school puts it, no neighbor goes without. Anyone can stop by to take a few items…
From Wilson School District
Mohnton
The Mifflin Community Food Ministry runs a food pantry in Mohnton for families in need in the Governor Mifflin area. It is a non-profit corporation formed in 2002 by four area churches: Zion E.C.…
From Mifflin Community Food Ministry
Countywide
Helping Harvest runs a Mobile Market Program that brings nutritious produce, dairy and meats to neighborhood sites in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, where staff and volunteers hand the food directly…
From Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
Leesport
The Schuylkill Valley Food Pantry hands out pre-packed boxes and bags of groceries from the parking lot of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Leesport on the third Saturday of every month…
From Schuylkill Valley Food Pantry
Oley
The Oley Valley Food Pantry at Friedens Lutheran Church hands out food once a month at the church in Oley, loading it into your vehicle. Distribution is always the third Wednesday of every month…
From Oley Valley Food Pantry at Friedens Lutheran Church
Kutztown
Friend, Inc. Community Services runs a food pantry at the Kempton Community Center where Albany Township residents can pick up a box of food once a month. It is open to Albany Township residents and…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel hands out food to families in need on the last Friday of every month at 301 South 5th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19602. The food comes from its Food Assistance…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Birdsboro
The Exeter BFC Food Pantry hands out boxes of food from the church parking lot in Birdsboro on the second Saturday of every month, working with Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank and with individuals…
From Exeter Bible Fellowship Church Food Pantry
Kutztown · Taking applications
Friend, Inc. Community Services runs the Northeastern Berks Food Pantry at 60 Bieber Alley in Kutztown, where families shop the aisles and choose their own groceries for the month. The pantry is open…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Friend, Inc. Community Services runs a Pet Pantry in Kutztown that gives out food for dogs and cats, one of the few pantries in the area dedicated to pets. The Pet Pantry runs at the same time as the…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Helping Harvest runs a School Pantry Program that places food pantries inside schools, so students who do not have enough to eat can choose food for themselves and their families. The program is…
From Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
Countywide
SNAP, formerly called food stamps, helps Pennsylvanians buy groceries with an EBT Card, and you can apply through your local county assistance office, which in Berks County is the Berks County…
From Berks County Assistance Office
Boyertown · Taking applications
The Salvation Army Boyertown Corps serves a free lunch to anyone who wants to come, Monday through Wednesday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The meal is open to all who would like to attend. The page does…
From The Salvation Army Boyertown Corps
Countywide · Seasonal
The Summer Food Service Program, run nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered in Pennsylvania by the Department of Education, provides free, nutritious meals to children when…
From Pennsylvania Department of Education
Reading · Free Community Lunch Program
New Journey Community Outreach runs a Free Community Lunch Program that serves warm, nutritious meals to individuals and families facing hunger in Reading. It is meant for anyone who needs it…
From New Journey Community Outreach
Birdsboro
Hopewell Love Community Services hosts The Community Table, a shared meal held once a month in Birdsboro and open to anyone who wants to come. The meal is on the first Tuesday of the month at 5 PM…
From Hopewell Love Community Services
Reading
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading runs a monthly soup kitchen where volunteers serve food to people in need. The Center describes its work as specialized, LGBTQ+ affirming services for the Greater…
From LGBT Center of Greater Reading
Seasonal
Reading School District serves breakfast and lunch to children during the summer at school cafeterias around the city. Meals are served from June 15 to July 31, Mondays through Thursdays. Breakfast…
From Reading School District