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NAMI Berks County PA runs a NAMI Connection peer recovery support group in Reading for LGBTQ+ adults who live with a mental health condition. It is a group where people talk with others going through…
From NAMI Berks County PA
Reading
The Council on Chemical Abuse runs the RISE Center in Reading, a community center where people in recovery from substance use disorder and their families can take part in support group meetings…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
READING, PA · Free and confidential
NAMI Berks County PA runs a Teen Suicide Support Group in Reading for teens who have been impacted by suicide, whether through the loss of a loved one, concern for a friend, or their own mental…
From NAMI Berks County PA
Reading
Berks Counseling Center in Reading treats drug and alcohol use with outpatient care and has done so for more than 40 years. The center offers intensive outpatient, group, family and individual…
From Berks Counseling Center
Reading
The Council on Chemical Abuse, also called COCA, provides NARCAN nasal spray at no cost to Berks County residents, businesses and organizations. Narcan is a brand name for naloxone, a medication that…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
Reading
Pennsylvania Counseling Services runs outpatient drug and alcohol treatment at two Reading offices that are contracted with the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA), the county agency that lists and…
From Pennsylvania Counseling Services
Reading · Taking applications
Treatment Access and Services Center, known as Berks TASC, runs a Central Intake Unit that gives substance use clinical evaluations to Berks County residents and determines the most appropriate…
From Treatment Access and Services Center
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
Reading
The Council on Chemical Abuse, known as COCA, keeps a list of the drug and alcohol treatment programs in Berks County that are contracted with it, so a person looking for care can see the local…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
Reading · Taking applications
BARTA lets riders age 65 and older ride its buses for free through the Senior Free Ride Program, which is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Eligible seniors may ride the bus for free anytime, on…
From BARTA
READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs an after-school program and a summer day camp for children at its Learning Center at 301 South 5th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19602. The after-school…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
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
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
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
Reading
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres runs Mama Angie's Casa de la Amistad Senior Center in Reading, a community center that has worked since 1988 to prevent the crippling psychological and physical effects…
From Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
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 schedules nationally certified sign language interpreters and CART captioners so Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing people and hearing people can understand…
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
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
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at 2045 Centre Avenue in Reading keeps many assistive devices on display so clients can see and test them for compatibility, helps people apply for…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services keeps applications on hand for people who want to apply for low cost hearing aids and low cost hearing aid repairs, and staff help individuals get information…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading · Seasonal
Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania runs Camp Lily Berks, a summer day camp held at its campground on Mount Penn in Reading that offers a traditional outdoor camp experience with air conditioned indoor…
From Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania
Reading
Special Olympics Pennsylvania, Berks County offers sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Training and competition are free for athletes and their…
From Special Olympics Pennsylvania
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
Countywide
The Berks County Court of Common Pleas runs the Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, established in 2012 to give the parties in a residential mortgage foreclosure action a procedure for resolving…
From Berks County Court of Common Pleas
Countywide
Hope Rescue Mission runs HopeHouse, private apartments and group homes located throughout Berks County for people leaving its onsite residential programs and moving toward living on their own.…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Countywide
The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs a Safe Parking Lot, a designated lot where people experiencing homelessness can park their cars overnight safely and legally, which helps reduce the risk…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
Leesport
Easy Does It, Inc. keeps 10 supportive housing beds at its Leesport campus for Berks County residents in recovery from substance use disorder who pay their own housing fees. Residents live in a…
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 sets rent according to what the…
From Service Access & Management
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
Mohnton · Waiting list
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks runs the Berks County Whole Home Repairs Program, and at this time it is only keeping a waiting list. In a program update dated 1/29/25, the…
From Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks
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
Countywide
Met-Ed runs a home weatherization program for FirstEnergy Pennsylvania customers with lower incomes, sending a trained educator to your home to find why your electric bills are high and installing…
From Met-Ed
Countywide
Dollar Energy Fund's Pennsylvania Hardship Program gives one-time assistance grants that are applied directly to the utility bill of FirstEnergy customers. The partnering FirstEnergy companies are…
From Dollar Energy Fund
Countywide
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 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
Countywide · Not taking applications right now
UGI Utilities tells its customers about LIHEAP, Pennsylvania's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which gives energy assistance grants to income-qualified customers to help with the cost of…
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
Countywide
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program, known as PCAP, is designed to help income qualified residential customers maintain electric service and eliminate their past due balance. It…
From Dollar Energy Fund
Countywide
Met-Ed offers short-term help through its Customer Assistance & Referral Evaluation Services program to residential customers who have fallen behind on their electric bill because of a temporary…
From Met-Ed
Countywide
Berks County Public Libraries lends portable Wi-Fi hotspots that cardholders can check out from select library locations and use to get online away from a wired connection. You need a Berks County…
From Berks County Public Libraries
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
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
Alburtis
Friend, Inc. Community Services runs the Alburtis Mobile Market, a once a month food distribution at Huff's Union Church, 540 Conrad Rd, Alburtis, in Hereford Township. It is held the first Thursday…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Kutztown
Friend, Inc. Community Services runs the Northeastern Berks Food Pantry at 60 Bieber Alley in Kutztown, where people shop their way through the aisles and choose their own food for the month. The…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Kutztown · Seasonal
Friend, Inc. Community Services in Kutztown hands out a turkey and a holiday dinner box each November and December so families can put a full Thanksgiving or Christmas meal on the table. The boxes go…
From Friend, Inc. Community Services
Countywide · Seasonal
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging offers Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks, which people who qualify can use to buy food from farmers. The program begins June 1st, and checks are available…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Countywide
Maternal and Family Health Services runs WIC nutrition centers in 17 Pennsylvania counties, including Reading and greater Berks County, and gives people enrolled in WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition…
From Maternal and Family Health Services