Community Resources
Help With Rent, Utilities and Other Needs:
The Salvation Army or Hamburg- 610-562-8440 Catholic Charities- 610-376-7144 https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Family Promise- 610-373-3323 https://familypromise.org/
Helping Harvest- 610-926-5802 https://helpingharvest.org/
Northern Berks Food Pantry- 610-562-8250
Children and Youth Services:
BCIU Child Care Info Line- 610-987-8444 https://www.berksiu.org/students-families/early-childhood-programs/bciu-child-care/
Berks County Children and Youth- 610-478-6700 https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/CYS/Pages/default.aspx
Information and Referral:
Area Agency on Aging- 610-478-6500 https://www.aging.pa.gov/local-resources/Pages/AAA.aspx
Domestic Relations- 610-478-2900 https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Courts/DRS/Pages/default.aspx
Berks County Assistance Office- 610-736-4211 https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/CAO-Contact.aspx
Hispanic Center- 610-376-3748 https://www.centrohispano.org/
Shelter Services:
Opportunity House- 610-374-4696 https://opphouse.org/
Hope Rescue Mission- Men Only- 610- 375-4224 https://www.hopeforreading.org/
City Light Ministries- 610-736-3490 https://citylightministry.com/
Safe Berks- 844-789-SAFE or text SAFE BERKS to 20121 https://www.safeberks.org/
Mary’s Shelter 610-376-1973 https://marysshelter.org/
Housing Programs:
Reading House Authority- 610-775-4813 https://www.readingha.org/
YMCA of Berks County- 610-378-4700 https://www.ymca-berkscounty.org/
Bridge of Hope Berks County- 610-568-1250 https://bridgeofhopeinc.org/
The Salvation Army- 610-568-1250
Habitat for Humanity of Berks County- 610-373-3439 https://www.habitat.org/