484 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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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown runs a program it calls Financial Strategies Services for people who are losing their housing or struggling to keep it. The programs are meant to help you…
From Catholic Charities
Reading
The City of Reading Human Relations Commission publishes the steps for filing a Fair Housing Act complaint if you believe you were discriminated against when trying to rent or buy a home. The…
From City of Reading Human Relations Commission
READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs an Emergency Solutions Grant, called ESG, that helps people pay the first month's rent and the security deposit on a place to live. It is for people who have…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
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
Reading
The City of Reading Human Relations Commission reviews requests for utility and rental assistance on a case-by-case basis. The office can explain the assistance available and how to submit a request.…
From City of Reading Human Relations Commission
Waiting list
The Reading Housing Authority runs the Housing Choice Voucher Program, once referred to as Section 8, which helps a household pay rent while living in the private rental market. It is the largest of…
From Reading Housing Authority
Reading
The Homeless Assistance Program at Berks Community Action Program helps families who are homeless or facing homelessness through eviction or other circumstances by making a rental-related payment…
From Berks Community Action Program
Reading
The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs a Safe Parking Lot in Berks County where people experiencing homelessness can park their cars overnight safely and legally. The lot has a locked gate to…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
Reading
The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness runs Coordinated Entry, one assessment that measures what a person or family experiencing homelessness needs and refers them to the community resources that…
From Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
Reading
Safe Berks runs an emergency shelter, called the Safe House, for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children, and staff also help survivors find longer term housing. The…
From Safe Berks
Reading
Mary's Shelter runs the YESS Residential Program, a short-term emergency shelter in Reading for young people who have nowhere to stay, open to youths ages 14 to 17 of any gender for up to 21 days.…
From Mary's Shelter
Reading
Opportunity House runs a year-round emergency shelter at 430 North Second Street in Reading for men, women, children, and veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The Reading shelter is open 24…
From Opportunity House
Reading
Genesis is Hope Rescue Mission's initial emergency shelter program for men in Reading, providing up to six months of support to 100 men per night. Guests are provided three meals daily, free clothing…
From Hope Rescue Mission
The Homeless Assistance Program, known as HAP, pays for housing, homelessness prevention and case management for people who are homeless or close to losing their housing. To ask about it, contact the…
From Berks County Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities Program
Countywide
Hope Rescue Mission runs HopeHouse, a group of private apartments and group homes located throughout Berks County for people leaving its onsite residential programs and moving toward living on their…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission runs the LightHouse Women & Children's Center at 715 North Sixth Street in Reading, a shelter for single women and for women with children who have nowhere to stay. The center…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Leesport
Easy Does It runs a permanent supportive housing program in Leesport for 40 people who have the disability of substance use disorder and who have experienced chronic homelessness as the U.S.…
From Easy Does It
READING
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel runs a Rapid Rehousing program for people who need help getting back into a home of their own. Clients who qualify get help locating a home, temporary money toward…
From The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
Reading
Safe Haven is Hope Rescue Mission's next step emergency shelter in Reading, providing up to three months of support to 53 men per night who have attained gainful employment or fixed income benefits.…
From Hope Rescue Mission
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
Reading
Family Promise of Berks County runs the Hospitality Network, a 90-day shelter program that gives families with children who are experiencing homelessness a safe place to stay, meals, and case…
From Family Promise of Berks County
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
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County rents single rooms to single men and women at its Reading branch. Two sets of rooms are listed, one called Single Room Occupancy (General) and one called Single…
From YMCA of Reading & Berks County
Reading
Hope Rescue Mission runs a Transitional Housing program in Reading for men who are ready to move beyond emergency shelter into a more stable, goal-oriented living environment. It is the next step…
From Hope Rescue Mission
Leesport
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County runs several transitional living programs for people who are homeless, most of them tied to recovery from substance use. Each program provides case management in an…
From YMCA of Reading & Berks County
Reading · Not taking applications right now
The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) owns and manages 209 public housing units, apartments and duplex-style townhouses, spread across 9 developments in Berks County, and rents them to households…
From Berks County Housing Authority
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
Birdsboro · Not taking applications right now
Mission Trip Birdsboro and Beyond sends volunteers to help homeowners with tasks around their home during a yearly mission. The kinds of work they list include landscaping, painting, fence work…
From Mission Trip Birdsboro and Beyond; Birdsboro Shares
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 right now it is only keeping a waiting list. Effective 12/2/24 the Authority began maintaining…
From Redevelopment Authority of the County of Berks
Reading
The Budget Center at Berks Community Action Program offers budget counseling to anyone who needs help regardless of the circumstances. Its counselors handle rental and utilities assistance, home…
From Berks Community Action Program
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
Reading
Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks gives one-on-one counseling to people who want to buy a home, who need to understand and build their credit first, or who already own a home and want…
From Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Berks
Reading
Mary’s Shelter offers temporary housing and support for pregnant women, including counseling and help coordinating prenatal care, education and future housing. Services may be provided through…
From Mary's Shelter
UGI Utilities offers Budget Billing, a free service that spreads your natural gas or electric costs evenly over the year so your bill stays about the same each month instead of spiking in heating or…
From UGI Utilities
PPL Electric Utilities runs WRAP, which gives income-eligible customers a no-cost energy assessment, free energy-saving products and energy tips meant to lower electric use over the long term. You…
From PPL Electric Utilities
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
PPL Electric Utilities runs Operation HELP, which gives cash grants to families who are struggling to pay their electric bills. The grants are applied directly to your bill, and you do not have to…
From PPL Electric Utilities
West Reading
The Borough of West Reading asks utility customers who are experiencing financial hardship to visit or call Borough Hall immediately to make payment arrangements. A Repayment Plan Agreement is useful…
From Borough of West Reading
PPL Electric Utilities has payment arrangements and other programs for customers who are having trouble paying their electric bill, including people facing a scheduled shut off. Payment arrangements…
From PPL Electric Utilities
The Borough of Kutztown publishes a short list of organizations that its residents have turned to for help paying a utility bill. The borough itself does not describe giving out the money; it names…
From Borough of Kutztown
Countywide · Taking applications
Dollar Energy Fund gives one-time grants that are applied directly to the electric bill of customers of Met-Ed and the other FirstEnergy companies in Pennsylvania, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn…
From Dollar Energy Fund
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 points its customers to LIHEAP, Pennsylvania's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which offers energy assistance grants to income-qualified customers to help pay for heat. The…
From UGI Utilities
UGI Utilities runs a Customer Assistance Program, called CAP, that sets your monthly gas or electric payment based on your household income or your average bill, whichever is lower, and forgives part…
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
Reading
Muhlenberg Township Authority, the municipal agency that provides water and sewer service to about 9,200 customers, offers a military discount that takes 10 percent off a household's sewer bill. Only…
From Muhlenberg Township Authority
West Reading
The Borough of West Reading offers an optional payment program, the Budget Payment Plan, for residential customers who find it hard to fit the quarterly water, sewer and refuse bill into their…
From Borough of West Reading
PPL Electric Utilities runs OnTrack, a program for customers who need help with their electric bill. It replaces your regular bill with fixed monthly payments and forgives part of a past due balance.…
From PPL Electric Utilities
UGI Utilities runs the Operation Share Energy Fund, which gives energy assistance grants to UGI customers who have trouble paying their heating bills. The fund has done this since 1983 and became a…
From UGI Utilities