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Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) offers Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), outpatient treatment for substance use problems, at its Rockland location. BCHC offers these services for alcohol…
From Berks Community Health Center
Wyomissing
Caron Treatment Centers runs an outpatient treatment center in Wyomissing for teens and adults seeking help with substance use, gambling addiction and mental health conditions. The programs also…
From Caron Treatment Centers
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
Wyomissing
New Directions Treatment Services treats substance use and other behavioral health problems at its Berks County office in Wyomissing, and describes what it provides as whole-person focused…
From New Directions Treatment 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 decides what treatment fits best…
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
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
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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
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BARTA's Senior Shared Ride Program gives people age 65 and older rides through BARTA Special Services. There are no restrictions on the purpose of the trip, so seniors can travel for any kind of…
From BARTA
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Infina Health is a medical transportation company that drives people in Reading to and from health care when they cannot use ordinary transportation, using wheelchair accessible vans, stretcher…
From Infina Health
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
Countywide
Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania's quality rating and improvement system for child care and early learning programs, run by the state Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). It gives…
From The Pennsylvania Key
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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
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The Chester County Intermediate Unit runs Early Head Start, an early childhood program for children from birth to age three, with locations in Berks County as well as Chester, Lancaster, Montgomery…
From Chester County Intermediate Unit
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Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts is a state program that provides quality half-day and full-day pre-kindergarten to eligible 3 and 4 year olds in Pennsylvania, at no cost to eligible families. Pre-K Counts…
From Pennsylvania Department of Education
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Berks Community Action Program runs Pre-K Counts, a state funded child development program for children from the age of 3 through the entry age of kindergarten. Berks Community Action Program is the…
From Berks Community Action Program
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Early Learning Resource Center Region 13, which covers Schuylkill and Berks counties, publishes a list of offices that families with young children often need, with the address, phone number and in…
From Early Learning Resource Center Region 13
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
Mohnton
Care at Home is the Berks County Area Agency on Aging program that arranges in-home services and other supports so older adults can stay independent in their own homes. The supportive services…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
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Berks Encore's Friendly Visitor Program connects homebound seniors with adult volunteers who agree to call or visit for about one hour per week. To take part as a senior adult, you must live in Berks…
From Berks Encore
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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
Mohnton · Taking applications
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging runs Protective Services for older adults and explains how to report someone you are worried about. Elder abuse and crimes targeting older people come in many…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Mohnton
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging provides Ombudsman services, which advocate for people who receive long-term care and work to resolve their problems and concerns. An Ombudsman is a trained…
From Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Pittsburgh
The AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program, known as SCSEP, matches eligible jobseekers with local nonprofits and public agencies, such as day care centers, senior centers…
From AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program
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The Pennsylvania Department of Aging provides nutritious meals at Senior Community Centers and through home-delivered meal programs to Pennsylvanians aged 60 and older and their spouses, and it…
From Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Countywide
Pennsylvania Link to Aging and Disability Resources, known as PA Link, is run by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and helps people with disabilities and older adults find information and connect…
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
Orwigsburg
Access Services runs a program called Community Engagement Supports, in which Direct Support Professionals provide one on one care to adults in their own homes and out in the community, helping them…
From Access Services
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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 listed under…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
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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
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The Berks County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities office arranges Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder services so that people with an intellectual disability or autism can be…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
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
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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
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The Arc Alliance provides Supports Coordination services to people of all ages with an intellectual disability and/or autism diagnosis, and to children diagnosed with complex medical conditions. A…
From The Arc Alliance
Countywide
Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM) provides supports coordination for people with developmental disabilities and their families, and Berks County is one of the territories where it offers this…
From Service Access & Management
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
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The Arc Alliance Guardianship Services can be appointed by the court as guardian for a person a judge has found incapacitated, to manage that person's health decisions, financial affairs, or both. A…
From The Arc Alliance
Wyomissing · Waiting list
The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance has educational non-attorney advocates who work to make sure children receive a free, appropriate public education by building collaboration between parents…
From Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
Countywide
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County runs two monthly support groups for people who are blind or have vision loss, one general group and one for people who feel more comfortable within the…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
Countywide
ConsultLine is a help line run by the Office for Dispute Resolution that connects parents and advocates directly with a special education specialist. The specialist explains federal and state laws…
From Office for Dispute Resolution
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The Office for Dispute Resolution, known as ODR, gives families and educational agencies ways to settle disagreements about a child's education, through mediation, facilitated meetings and due…
From Office for Dispute Resolution
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
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TechOWL runs Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library, a statewide device loan program that lets you borrow a device and try it out before deciding whether it is right for you. Anyone in…
From TechOWL
Countywide
The Autism Society of Berks County offers monthly family events, music therapy groups, social skills classes, yoga groups, and scholarships for camps, schools and other organizations. These…
From Autism Society of Berks County
Countywide
The Autism Society of Berks County runs free music therapy groups led by Board Certified Music Therapist Cindy Long at its office in Temple, for people with autism and their families in Berks County.…
From Autism Society of Berks County
Countywide
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County runs a Lunch Bunch group and other social and recreational programs for people who are blind or have vision loss, so they can get out and spend time with…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County