74 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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Leesport
Easy Does It, Inc. runs a permanent supportive housing program at 1300 Hilltop Road in Leesport for 40 people who have the disability of substance use disorder and who have experienced chronic…
From Easy Does It
Countywide · By referral only
Service Access & Management, Inc. runs the Shelter + Care Program in Berks County, which places people in individual apartment units scattered around the community and charges rent based on what they…
From Service Access & Management
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
Reading
Pennsylvania's Weatherization Assistance Program, run by the Department of Community and Economic Development, increases energy efficiency in homes by reducing energy costs and increasing comfort…
From Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
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
Countywide
Berks Encore runs Meals on Wheels Berks County, which delivers meals to the homes of older adults who are unable to prepare their own food because of physical limitations. Along with the meal, a…
From Berks Encore
Boyertown Area Multi-Service runs Meals on Wheels, which brings a hot noon meal, and an optional cold evening meal, to people who are 60 years and older, homebound, and disabled and/or unable to shop…
From Boyertown Area Multi-Service
Reading
Berks Encore, working with Redner's Warehouse Markets, sends a volunteer to buy your groceries and bring them to your home on a regular basis if you have difficulty getting to a grocery store or…
From Berks Encore
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) administers the Blind Veterans Pension, which pays eligible veterans a monthly pension of $150 when a service-connected injury or…
From Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) runs the Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans Pension, which pays eligible veterans a monthly pension of $150. To qualify, you must have…
From Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Reading
Cash assistance is a group of programs from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services that give temporary financial support to Pennsylvanians with low incomes to pay for everyday expenses. In…
From Berks County Assistance Office
Wyomissing
The Berks County Department of Veterans Affairs, also called the Etchberger Veterans Service Center, runs the Berks County Veterans Temporary Assistance (BCVTA) Grant Program, a small fund for Berks…
From Berks County Department of Veterans Affairs
Countywide · Taking applications
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program pays a yearly rebate of $380 to $1,000 to older adults and people with disabilities who own or rent their home. Applications…
From Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue offers free in-person help filling out and filing Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) applications. Department representatives visit senior and community centers…
From Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Countywide
The IRS runs two programs, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE), that offer free basic tax return preparation through IRS-certified volunteers. The VITA…
From IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Reading
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
Goodwill Keystone Area helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment get ready for work, look for a job, get hired and keep the job. The help covers each stage. For employment…
From Goodwill Keystone Area
Reading Area Community College runs the Advantage-Trio Program, which gives enrolled students advising, workshops and other help toward finishing a degree, transferring to a four-year college or…
From Reading Area Community College
Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) provides free language and sign language interpreter services so patients can understand and be understood during their health care. The service is for people who…
From Berks Community Health Center
Reading
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center provides free medical interpretation for patients and their families in more than 150 languages and dialects, as well as American Sign Language. The…
From Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Countywide
Berks Encore has trained PA MEDI counselors and volunteers who explain the basics of Medicare, how to enroll, how you can supplement your Medicare benefits, what Medicare coverage will cost and what…
From Berks Encore
Countywide · Taking applications
PA MEDI, run by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, is a statewide service where specially trained certified counselors answer Medicare questions and help you compare coverage, enroll and file…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
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
Countywide
Service Access & Management, Inc. runs a Certified Peer Specialist program that connects people diagnosed with a serious mental illness to someone who has lived through mental illness themselves and…
From Service Access & Management
Reading
Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Hope Springs Clubhouse in Reading, a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program for young adults ages 16 to 25 who are living with serious mental illness. The program…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Reading
Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Mosaic House Clubhouse, a community in Reading that supports individuals living with mental illness in developing skills, confidence, and meaningful…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Countywide
Peerstar matches adults in Pennsylvania with a Certified Peer Specialist, someone who has lived through their own mental health challenges and is trained to use that experience to support others in…
From Peerstar
Wyomissing
The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance runs a Peer Support Program that offers community-based services for people living with serious mental health or co-occurring disorders. The work is done by…
From Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
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
Countywide
BARTA runs the Persons with Disabilities Program, a shared ride service for adults with a disability who need transportation in areas that are not served by fixed-route buses, mostly rural areas. If…
From BARTA
Reading · Taking applications
Infina Health takes people in Reading to medical appointments when they cannot use ordinary transportation, using wheelchair accessible vans, stretcher vehicles, and bariatric wheelchair and…
From Infina Health
Taking applications
Touch of Kindness Transportation is a private company that drives people to medical appointments in wheelchair vans with lifts and secure fastening, in stretcher-equipped vehicles for passengers who…
From Touch of Kindness Transportation
TowerDIRECT, the medical transportation service of Tower Health, drives people who use a wheelchair or are confined to a bed to and from routine medical care in wheelchair vans or ambulances. This is…
From TowerDIRECT
1/2 Fare Cash Fare $0.90
BARTA's Half Fare Program lets people with qualifying disabilities pay half the cash fare on BARTA's fixed-route bus service. The half fare cash fare is $0.90. The program is for persons with…
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
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
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
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
PA Link to Aging and Disability Resources, run by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, helps people with disabilities and older adults find information and connect to support and services in their…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Mohnton
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging publishes guides that explain the main senior housing choices in the county: independent living and continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Countywide
Access Services sends Direct Support Professionals to work one on one with adults in their own homes and out in the community, helping them set personal goals and learn skills for day-to-day living.…
From Access Services
Threshold Rehabilitation Services sends trained staff out into the community with people who have disabilities, for fun activities and time with others. The person receiving the service decides what…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Reading
The Consolidated Waiver is a state and federally funded program that provides support for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism. In Berks County it is one of the waivers under…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
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
Reading
The Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program arranges services for people living with an intellectual disability or autism so they can be supported in their own homes and…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Threshold Rehabilitation Services provides in-home support to people who want to live independently in the community, working with them on the everyday skills that independent living takes. Staff…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Life Sharing, which places a person with a host family, known as a Life Sharing Provider, who welcomes that person into their home and community. The service…
From Threshold Rehabilitation Services
Reading
The Berks County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities office oversees two Medicaid waivers, the Person/Family Directed Support Waiver and the Community Living Waiver, that pay for supports so a…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Countywide
ProBerco's Family Support Services send a Direct Support Professional to work one to one with an adult with a disability in their own home and in the community. The supports are for people living…
From Prospectus Berco
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