Community Resource List:
Berks and Montgomery Counties
2013-2014
Boyertown
· Boyertown Area Multi-Service 610-367-6957
301 Spring St.
Boyertown, PA 19512
· Salvation Army 610-367-4089
409 S. Reading Avenue
Boyertown, PA 19512
Clothing
· Community Clothing Rack at St. Luke Lutheran Church
35 Wilson Ave. Gilbertsville
Call for hours 610-367-9738
Emergency 610-367-6957
Food
· Boyertown Area Multi-Service
301 Spring Street, Boyertown………….610-367-6957
· Greater Berks Food Bank………………610-926-5802
· The Salvation Army …….……………..610-373-5208
· Montgomery County Assistance Office, District 2
………………………….610-327-4280
………….…24 Robinson St., Pottstown
· Morning Star Fellowship—Angel Food Ministries
On Morning Star website
Low cost food (accept food stamps)—packaged per week/family of 4-$30
Medical
· Jess’s Sunshine Fund—financial assistance to families in BASD with special needs arising from long-term catastrophic illness or injury
Applications through Berks County Community Foundation
Berks County
(all locations are Reading unless otherwise noted)
2-1-1 Call this number for health and human services resources in Berks County
Child care, food banks, basic needs, elderly care, and much more…
Homeless Shelters
· Opportunity House (Adults and Families)
430 N. 2nd St. ……………………………...610-374-4696
· Berks Women in Crisis (Women & Children-Domestic Violence Only)
English 610-372-9540, Spanish 610-372-7463
· Easy Does It (Men & Women)
647 Walnut Street …………………………610-373-9550
· Mary’s Shelter (Pregnant Women & Teens)
325 S. 12th Street…………………………..610-376-1973
Transitional Housing
· Berks Women in Crisis (Women & Children-Domestic Violence Only)
English 610-372-9540, Spanish 610-372-7463
· Beacon House (Low Income Families)
821 Schuylkill Avenue…………………….610-378-4782
· Berks Counseling Center (Women & Children)
524 Franklin Street………………………...610-373-4281
· C.A.R.E. (Single Parent Females with Children)
130 W. Buttonwood Street………………...610-374-1880
· Mary’s Home (Mothers and Babies)
736 Upland Avenue……………………….610-603-8010
· Opportunity House (Families)
430 N. 2nd Street…………………………..610-374-4696
· YMCA (Single Men & Women, Mothers)
Reed & Washington Streets………………610-378-4700
· Family Promise (Adults with Children)
105 W. Greenwich Street…………………610-373-3323
610-401-7645
Permanent Housing
· Berks County Housing Authority
1803 Butter Lane…………………………610-370-0822
· Berks Counseling Center (3 Locations-Families/Men/Women)
……………………………………………610-373-4281
· Bridge of Hope Berks County
300 Church Street………………………...610-568-1250
· Opportunity House (Homeless with Disabilities)
430 N. 2nd Street…………………………610-374-4696
· Salvation Army (Homeless with Disabilities)
301 S. 5th Street………………………….610-373-5208 x 205 or 214
Mental Health
· Family Guidance Center, 137 Montgomery Ave. Suite 207, Boyertown, PA 19512……………………………610-367-6769
· LifeGrowth Psychological Services, Montgomery & 5th Avenues, Boyertown …………………………………….800-689-0250
· Mental Health Association of Reading-Berks
122 W. Lancaster Ave…………………610-775-3000
· Service Access & Management, Inc. (24 hour assistance)
19 N. 6th Street…………………………610-236-0530
Montgomery County
Shelter
· Salvation Army
137 King St. ………………………….610-327-0836
Pottstown, 19464
· One Night At a Time
Pottstown (rec. S.A.) ………………...610-272-7755
· Baptist Children’s Services Emergency Shelter
496 Lewis Road
Royersford, PA 19468……………….610-948-2286
(offers shelter for runaway youths up to age 18)
· Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line
1449 Dekalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401………………610-277-0977
· Interfaith of Ambler Hospitality Network
P.O. Box 141
Ambler, PA 19002………………….215-628-4009
· Laurel House (domestic violence shelter)
P.O. Box 764
Norristown, PA 19401……………..215-643-3150 (office)
800-642-3150 (hotline)
· Missionaries of Charity
630 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19404…………….610-277-5962
Resources for women in crisis
· Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Pottstown office: 610-970-7363
or
101 Washington Lane
Benson Manor, Suite WC-1
Jenkintown, PA 19046…………..215-885-8440
(offers only referrals for domestic violence issues)
800-773-2424 (hotline)
· Women’s Bridge Resource Center
2495 Blvd of the Generals, building B, Suite 310, Jeffersonville, PA 19403
484-690-0210
Mental Health
· Psychology & Counseling Association, P.C.
933 N. Charlotte Street, #3-C, Pottstown, PA, 19464
610-970-5234
· Creative Health Services
5th & Montgomery Aves, Boyertown……………610-369-7271
361 High Street, Pottstown………………………610-326-9250
· Children’s Crisis Support www.accessservices.org
500 Office Center Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Mont Co Hotline 1-888-HELP-414
· Malvern Institute, Pottstown, 610-970-5000, expanded substance abuse services, insurances accepted
· Innovative Counseling Associates, 600 Creekside Drive, Suite 601, Pottstown, PA 19464…………………………………………………610-326-2728