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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…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County runs a One-To-One mentoring program that matches a child with an adult volunteer who spends time with that child for at least one year. The agency calls it…
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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…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County runs SMART, Students & Mentors Achieving Results Together, a mentoring program that takes place entirely inside certain Berks County schools. A mentor meets…
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Family Promise of Berks County runs the U Turn Program, which offers direct support and intensive case management for unaccompanied and homeless youth in Berks County through a Drop-In Center. Young…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County runs COUL, the Club of Unmatched Littles, a group mentoring program that holds supervised activities every week for children who are enrolled with the agency…
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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…
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United Way of Berks County runs a Get Help page that lists the main phone numbers and programs to call in Berks County for food, housing, utilities, prescriptions, jobs and mental health, and it…
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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
Tec Centro Berks runs a 16-week Culinary Arts program in Reading that teaches kitchen, food service and hospitality skills to people who want to work in commercial kitchens, institutional food…
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Reading
Tec Centro Berks runs four Allied Health training programs out of 450 S 6th St in Reading that help adults prepare for entry-level healthcare careers through practical training, hands-on learning…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County runs a Career Services program for young adults who have finished school and want help finding a job or enrolling in more education. You work with a case manager to build a…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County pairs job seekers with a staff member who helps them build an employment plan and work toward their next job, through Comprehensive Career Services. To take part, you first…
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Reading
EDSI runs workforce programs, including EARN, from an office inside PA CareerLink Berks County at 1920 Kutztown Road, Suite F, Reading, Pennsylvania 19604. PA CareerLink is a partnership of public…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County hosts employers recruiting at its Reading office almost every week. Job seekers can see upcoming recruitments on the events calendar at careerlinkberks.com/events-calendar…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County connects job seekers in the county to pacareerlink.pa.gov, Pennsylvania's job search website, which is free to employers and job seekers. It is for anyone who is unemployed…
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Reading
Tec Centro Berks trains adults in Reading for entry-level jobs in the trades, with programs in plumbing, facilities maintenance, forklift operation, commercial driving, industrial control technician…
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PA CareerLink Berks County runs an In-School Youth Employment Program that places young adults in paid work experiences with local employers. It serves young adults 16 to 24 years of age who are a…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County runs short group workshops, called Expanded Career Services, for people who want to sharpen their job seeking and professional skills. Any member of the community looking…
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Threshold Rehabilitation Services runs Pre-Employment Transition Services, which supports students by developing their job skills through direct experience. The program has two parts. Job shadowing…
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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
Reading
The Paid Work Experience Program at PA CareerLink Berks County gives young adults a part-time, temporary job with a local employer, and the program pays the wages. Paid Work Experience is open to…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Reading
The Resource Room at PA CareerLink Berks County is a self-service center open to the public, with computers and materials to help you look for work. It is open to the public, so no referral or…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County holds a Welcome Orientation that walks you through the job search services offered in its Reading office and through its partners in the community. The office has grouped…
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Reading · By referral only
The Work Ready Program at Berks Community Action Program gives people who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits life…
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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…
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Reading
Tec Centro Berks teaches adults in Reading how to use computers, email, the internet, and workplace software through its Digital Literacy program. The classes are built for beginners and for adults…
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Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks helps people build computer skills through Northstar Digital Literacy, an online on-demand, interactive digital training resource, and it offers on-site use of…
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Reading
Tec Centro Berks in Reading runs a Vocational ESL program that helps adults improve their English for everyday communication, for work, and for future job training. Classes cover speaking and…
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The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs free English as a Second Language classes where adults learn and practice English vocabulary, literacy, and conversation skills. The classes are a well…
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Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks runs free classes that prepare you to take Pennsylvania high school equivalency tests such as the GED and HiSET. To join, you must be 17 years or older, a…
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Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County teaches High School Equivalency/GED classes free of charge to young adults who want to work or go on to more schooling once they earn the GED. The Young Adult Program…
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Reading Area Community College offers free classes that prepare adults to take the GED test of high school equivalency. The classes meet both days and evenings at different locations throughout the…
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Reading · Waiting list
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks matches adults with a trained volunteer tutor for free one-on-one help with reading, High School Equivalency (GED) test preparation, English as a Second…
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Reading
Tec Centro Berks runs a HiSET program in Reading that helps adults prepare for the high school equivalency exam. Classes cover reading, writing, math, science concepts, social studies concepts, and…
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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
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks is an official GED testing center, where you can take the computerized GED test through Pearson Vue and earn a high school equivalency diploma. The test covers…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading
PA CareerLink Berks County runs the Young Adult Re-Entry Program, called Connect to Success, which helps young adults who have been involved in the justice system work toward a high school…
From PA CareerLink Berks County
Reading · Taking applications
The Reentry Resource Center is operated by Connections Work and is a single point of contact for people in Berks County who have current or prior justice system involvement and need help getting to…
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Reading
Reentry Works is a job program from Connections Work for people in Berks County who have current or past involvement with the justice system. It helps clients become reliable and successful employees…
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Reading
Connections Work runs Working Toward Change (WTC), which provides case management both pre- and post-release from the Berks County Jail System (BCJS). It is for people who are in or leaving the Berks…
From Connections Work
Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks keeps a list of other places in Berks County that teach English as a Second Language, high school equivalency and citizenship classes, so you can find a program…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
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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Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) gives free pregnancy testing at all of its health center locations. You do not need an appointment, and you do not have to be a BCHC patient. This is for anyone…
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Reading
Co-County Wellness Services provides HIV case management, help choosing an HIV doctor, and nurse support with HIV medicines for people living with HIV in Berks and Schuylkill counties. Its care and…
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Reading
Co-County Wellness Services runs HIV Navigation Services, called HNS, for people living with HIV or at high risk of getting it. Counselors link people at high risk to health care systems, assist with…
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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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Pennie, Pennsylvania's health insurance marketplace, offers free help from certified assisters who walk you through a Pennie application in person, by phone, or virtually at no cost to you.…
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