516 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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Berks Counseling Center in Reading pairs people with peer specialists who have been through their own recovery from substance use or mental health disorders and who help them stay engaged in…
From Berks Counseling Center
Leesport · Taking applications
Easy Does It holds recovery meetings at its Leesport campus that members of the recovery community are invited to attend and take part in. Four meetings are listed each week: - Sunday at 8:15a, the…
From Easy Does It
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
Countywide
The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance LOSS Team offers support and referrals to people bereaved by suicide. Volunteers include people who have experienced a suicide loss. Use the referral form…
From Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
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 Hospital runs an Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence, where care coordinators help people with an opioid addiction get connected to treatment and to the other things they need to stay in…
From Reading Hospital
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
Countywide
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
The Council on Chemical Abuse runs the Warm Handoff Program at Reading Hospital and Penn State Health St. Joseph, where a certified recovery specialist meets with patients in the hospital after an…
From Council on Chemical Abuse
The Soft Landing Program at Reading Hospital supports pregnant and postpartum women who are struggling with substance use, including alcohol, marijuana, opiates, and stimulants. It is for pregnant…
From Reading Hospital
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
Berks TASC, the Treatment Access and Services Center, runs a Warm Hand-Off Program inside the Tower Health Reading Hospital Emergency Department that connects people with drug and alcohol treatment…
From Treatment Access and Services Center
Shillington
Governor Mifflin School District's Student Services department keeps a list of crisis phone numbers and mental health resources that students and families can use when a young person is struggling or…
From Governor Mifflin School District
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
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
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 · 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
Countywide
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
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
The American Cancer Society Road To Recovery program gives free rides to cancer-related medical appointments. Trained volunteer drivers pick you up, take you to your appointment, and drop you off at…
From American Cancer Society
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
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
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
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
Countywide
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
Countywide
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
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
Countywide
The Family Center at Berks Community Action Program helps parents get their children ready for school and life. Family Development Specialists work with parents to understand the development stages…
From Berks Community Action Program
Countywide
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
Countywide
The Berks County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities office oversees Early Intervention for children from birth until the child reaches the age of 3, the program that arranges therapy and…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
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
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
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
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
Reading
Berks Encore's Friendly Visitor Program matches homebound seniors with adult volunteers who call or visit for about one hour a week. To join as a senior adult, you must live in Berks County and be…
From Berks Encore
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
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Seniors Helping Seniors is an in-home care company whose caregivers can drive a senior to appointments, family gatherings, events, or just a day out on the town. A caregiver can drop you off and pick…
From Seniors Helping Seniors
West Lawn
Ageless Harmony runs an adult day care program in West Lawn where older adults spend the day in a safe, supervised setting with companionship, socialization, activities and meals, while the family…
From Ageless Harmony Adult Day Care
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
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