15 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
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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Wyomissing
Wyomissing Area School District takes applications from families for free or reduced price school meals, and families must file a new application every year even if a child was approved before. What…
From Wyomissing Area School District
Schuylkill Valley School District runs a Free and Reduced Price Meals Program that lowers or removes the cost of meals at school for students whose families qualify. The page gives few details: it…
From Schuylkill Valley School District
Muhlenberg School District serves breakfast and lunch free to every student at all of its schools, with no application to fill out. All school meals will be served free for all children for the…
From Muhlenberg School District
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Antietam School District gives every one of its students one breakfast and one lunch at no cost each school day in the 2026-2027 school year. All Antietam School District students qualify. There is…
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Tulpehocken Area School District serves breakfast free of charge at all of its schools and lets families apply for free or reduced price lunch for their children. For the 2026-2027 school year…
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Reading
Aldea - The People's Justice Center runs a project called CARES, short for Children's Advocacy, Representation & Services. Its attorneys represent unaccompanied minors in immigration and family…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
Reading
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
West Reading
Reading Hospital Family Health Care Center is a family medicine office in West Reading that treats patients of every age, from newborn checkups to senior care, and serves as the first stop for new…
From Reading Hospital
Reading · Taking applications
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…
From Safe Berks
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 · Taking applications
Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County signs children up for its after school program at six clubs in Reading, and enrollment for the 2026-2027 Afterschool Program is open. You enroll…
From Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
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
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
CHOR Youth & Family Services runs Parents as Teachers in Reading, a home visitation program in which a trained Parent Educator comes to your home to support your child's early learning and your…
From CHOR Youth & Family Services