/ Resource Guide

Many of our patients, like others in our community, are facing difficult challenges right now. This page is a guide to resources available in the area.

United Way of Berks County

The United Way of Berks County created a resource guide that you can download below. It is also available on their website: https://www.uwberks.org/guide-for-help/.

United Way of Berks County has put together a helpful Resource Guide to connect you with local support. The guide includes:

 

  • Steps for accessing food, housing, and utility assistance
  • Help checking your benefit status or resolving issues
  • Resources for mental health, childcare, and employment support
  • Local contacts like PA 211, Helping Harvest, Centro Hispano, CareerLink, and more

Click here to download the Resource Guide in English

Click here to download the Resource Guide in Spanish

PA211

PA211 is a one-stop information source for food, housing, utility, mental health, and emergency assistance. For faster service due to the current high call volume, please text your zip code to 898-211 or visit www.pa211.org to get connected. You may also dial 211 to place a call.

Food Pantries in Berks County (Source: WFMXZ)

Friend, Inc. Northeast Berks Food Pantry:

610-638-7791 658 Noble Street, Kutztown, PA 19530 Open the 1st Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each month (November 3- 5, by appointment only) Open Pantry 3rd Thursday and Friday of each month (November 20, 5-7pm & 21, 10-11:30am)

Albany Township Pantry at Kempton Community Center:

610-683-7791  83 Community Center Drive, Kempton, PA 19529 Open the 1st Tuesday of each month (November 4, call to order for pickup)

Brandywine Food Pantry at St. Peter’s Church:

484-861-7117 122 W. Franklin Street, Topton, PA 19562 Open 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tuesday of each month (9:00am-1:00pm) (November 4, 11 & 18th, pickup by appointment only) Open 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month (November 4 & 18th, 4:00-6:00pm)

New Journey Community Outreach/ Yellow Church:

610-375-3310 138 South 6th St, Reading, PA 19602 Open every Wednesday (November 5, 12, 19, 26, 8:30am-10:00am) – LGBT Center of Greater Reading: 484-345-5765 640 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA 19601 Open 1st and 3rd Friday (November 7 & 21, 11:00am-4:00pm)

Bethel AME Church:

610-223-1339 330 W Windsor St, Reading, PA 19601 Open the 4th Saturday of the month (November 22, 10:00am-11:00am)

Beacon House:

610-374-4696 821 Schuylkill Avenue, Reading, PA Open Thursdays and Saturdays (November 1, 6, 8,13 ,15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 10:00am-1:00pm)

Christ Lutheran Church:

610-926-5802 1301 Luzerne St, Reading PA 19601 2nd Monday of each month (November 10, 9:00am-12:30pm)

Helping Harvest Glenside Homes Mobile Market:

610-926-5802 880 Avenue A Reading, PA 19601 3rd Wednesday of the month (November 19, 1:00pm-3:00pm)

Helping Harvest RACC Mobile Market:

610-926-5082 2nd & Chestnut St, Reading, PA 19602 Open 2nd Saturday of each month (November 8, 11:00am-1:00pm)

Helping Harvest Oley Mobile Market:

610-926-5802 26 Jefferson St, Oley, PA 19547 Open the 1st Wednesday of the month (November 5, 1:00pm-3:00pm)

Helping Harvest Wernersville Mobile Market:

610-926-5802 2 E Penn Ave, Wernersville, PA 19565 Open the 2nd Thursday of each month (November 13, 1:00pm-3:00pm)

Helping Harvest Mohnton Mobile Market:

610-926-5802 2 Vermont Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608 Open 2nd Monday of each month (November 10, 1:00pm-3:00pm)

Oley Valley Food Pantry at Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church:

610-987-6021 1076 Memorial Hwy, Oley, PA 19547 Open 3rd Wednesday of the month (November 19, 6:00pm-7:30pm) “Little Free Pantry” open any time 

First Unitarian Universalist:

484-529-7979 416 Franklin St, Reading, PA 19602 Open 3rd Saturday of the month (November 19, 9:00am-12pm)

Salvation Army Boyertown Corps:

610-367-4089 409 South Reading Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512 Open Thursdays ( 2:30-4:30pm) and Fridays (11:30am-1:30pm) (November 6 & 7, 13 & 14, 20 & 21, 27 & 28)

Kennedy House:

610-378-1947 532 Spruce St, Reading, PA 19602 Open 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month (November 5 & 19 9:00am- 11:00am)

Fleetwood Area Food Pantry:

610-223-8200 110 W. Arch St, Fleetwood, PA 19522 Open 1st Thursday of the month ( November 6, 4:30pm-6:30pm) 

Exeter Bible Fellowship Church:

610-926-5802 926 Philadelphia Terrace, Birdsboro, PA 19508 Open the 2nd Saturday of each month (November 8, 10:00am-12:00pm)

Exeter Area Food Pantry:

610-572-2344 200 Elm St, Reading, PA 19606 Open the 3rd Friday of the month (November 21, 1:00pm-5:30pm, by appointment only)

Wilson Area Food Pantry at West Lawn Community Center:

484-525-0980 103 Woodside Ave, West Lawn, PA 19609 Open the 3rd Friday of the month (November 21 3:00pm-5:00pm, by appointment only)

Hopewell Love Community Services Food Pantry:

610-582-8167 5 Brooke Manor, Birdsboro, PA 19508 Open 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month (November 11 & 25, 4:00pm-5:30pm)

Hopewell Love Community Services (Douglassville):

610-582-8167 528 Old Swede Rd, Douglassville, PA 19518

Twin Valley Food Pantry:

610-286-9124 2779 Main St, Morgantown, PA 19543 Open the 1st Monday of each month (November 3, 12:00pm-6:30pm, by appointment only)