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KEY TO SERVICES
| Services at No Charge (F) |
Fee for Services ($) |
| Sliding Scale (SS) |
Insurance Accepted (I) |
| Support Group (G) |
Serving Berks County (BC) |
| Serving Chester County (CC) |
Hotline or Helpline (H) |
| Appointment Necessary (A) |
Drop-Ins Welcome (D) |
| Multi-Lingual Services (M) |
Serving Montgomery County (MC) |
American Assn. for the Child's Right to Play
http://www.ipausa.org/
Protecting, preserving, and promoting play as a fundamental right for all
children, advocating for the National Recess Initiative, community playdays,
and creative play activities for afterschool programs.
220 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
516-463-5176
American Camping Association
http://www.acacamps.org
This community of camp professionals accredit camps, educate camp directors
and assist the public in selecting camps for children via free publications
and extensive online resources. (F, BC, MC, CC)
5000 State Rd. 67 N., Martinsville, IN 46151
800-428-CAMP
Berks Co. Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
Lawyer referral service serving Berks County. ($, BC, A)
544 Ct. St., Reading, PA 19603
610-375-4591
Black Women In Sport Foundation
http://www.blackwomeninsport.org/
Provide educational programs after school, appropriate life experiences
through sports, facilitate the development of resources for and about black
women. (F, $, BC)
P.O. Box 2610, Phila., PA 19130
215-877-1925 ext. 320
Boy Scouts of America
Programs which focus on character development, citizenship training and
fitness.
Hawk Mountain Council - Serving Berks Co.
http://home.epix.net/~hawkmtn/home.html
5027 Pottsville Pk., Reading, PA 19605
610-926-3406
Burn Prevention Foundation
http://www.burnprevention.org
Serving Southeastern PA with a resource library and fire and burn prevention
education programs for schools, including Kids Safety Houses and a juvenile
firesetter intervention program. (F, $, BC)
5000 Tilghman St., Suite 215, Allentown, 18104
610-481-9810
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of Berks Co.
http://pregnantandscared.com
Pregnancy care center offers life-affirming support in free pregnancy tests,
options peer counseling, community referrals, grief and abortion-recovery,
all without judgment and completely confidential. (F, BC, H, A)
443 W. Main St., Kutztown, PA 19530
610-683-8688
Citizens for the Arts in PA.
http://www.paarts.org/
Committed to advancing the arts through advocacy, programs, services, and
the creation of a statewide network of those who create, manage, teach,
and support the arts in PA. ($, BC)
2001 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-234-0959
Family & Medical Leave Act Helpline
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
U.S. Dept. of Labor toll-free information/referral line providing information
on the Family and Medical Leave Act, labor and minimum wages.
866-4US-WAGE
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
http://www.libertynet.org/gspa/
Existing to make available Pennsylvania-related genealogical information.
215 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 17608
215-545-0391
Grief Support Group H.O.P.E. (Healing Our Pain
Effectively)
Rev. John Smolik facilitates H.O.P.E. at the Pottstown Family YMCA. The 1st
and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 7 pm, includes shared stories (or just
listening), discussions, and lessons learned from one another regarding the loss
of loved ones. The program on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 pm, includes
different specialists address the group on legalities for estate planning,
financial planning, home and auto maintenance, home healthcare or hospice care,
and pre-planning your funeral. H.O.P.E. is presented in conjunction with and
funding from Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Pottstown. (BC, CC, MC, D, F, G)
Pottstown Family YMCA, N. Adams Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
610-323-7300
Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Inc., 955 N. Charlotte Street, Pottstown, PA
19464
610-323-8220
Habitat for Humanity
http://www.habitat.org
Builds or renovates homes for lower income families with the help of working
volunteers, monetary donations and the "sweat equity" of potential
family homeowners, with 0% interest mortgages. (F, BC)
P.O. Box 13666, Reading, PA 19612
610-373-3439
Horse Power for Life
http://www.horsepowerforlife.org
Horse Power for Life is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to
providing free lessons and other horse-related activities for cancer patients of
all ages and their families.
It is our goal to improve the physical and emotional quality of life for
students at they learn about horses and how to ride in an atmosphere of
professionalism, teamwork, and fun. (BC, CC, MC, F)
Horse Power for Life
219 Prescott Drive
Chester Springs, PA 19425
484-341-8393
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
http://www.jumpstart.org
Seeking to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults by promoting
the teaching of personal finance. (BC)
919 18th St., N.W. Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
888-45-EDUCATE
Kids Care Clubs
http://www.kidscare.org
Working to develop compassion and the spirit of charity in children through
hands-on service projects that benefit the needy in their local and global
community. (F, BC)
975 Boston Post Rd., Darien, CT 06820
203-656-8052
Living With Loss
Grief support group for adults who have experienced any type of loss due
to death, meeting 4 times a year, once a week for 6 weeks. Call for times
and locations. (F, G, BC)
Family Life Services -- Meeting in Reading area.
888-499-2699
Locks of Love
http://www.locksoflove.org/
Providing hairpieces made from donated ponytails to children who suffer
from long-term or permanent medical hair loss. (F, BC)
2525 10th Ave. North, Suite 102
Lake Worth, Fl. 33461
561-963-1677
MidPenn Legal Services
http://www.midpenn.org
Providing free legal services in certain civil matters for income eligible
persons, plus custody and divorce clinics. (F, BC, D, M)
501 Washington St., Suite 401,Reading, PA 19601
610-376-8656
800-299-6599
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
http://www.naafa.org/
Working to eliminate discrimination based on body size, providing overweight
people with the tools for self-empowerment including information and literature.
(BC)
P.O. Box 27684, Phila., PA 19118
215-753-2631
National Eating Disorders Assn.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Working to prevent eating disorders, provide treatment referrals and help
promote positive body image.
603 Stewart St., Suite 803, Seattle, WA 98101
206-382-3587
PA Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance
http://www.sids-pa.org
Support groups throughout PA for families who have suffered the death of
a child through Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or any other cause,
including stillbirth. (F, G, BC, H)
1-800-721-SIDS
Pottstown Relay for Life
http://www.pottstownrelayforlife.com
Relay For Life® is a fun-filled overnight event designed to bring together those
who have been touched by cancer in your community. At the event, we celebrate
survivorship and raise money to help the American Cancer Society in its mission
to save lives, help those who have been touched by cancer, and empower
individuals to fight back. During the event, teams of people gather at schools,
fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to
keep at least one team member on the track at all times. (BC, MC, CC)
Relay Hotline, 610-327-6900
Program of Academic Exchange (PAX)
http://www.pax.org
High school exchange program. Placing students with families with a desire
to host international exchange students who wish to be a part of an American
family. (F, BC)
1206 Scott St., Reading, PA 19611
610-796-1699
Shoplifters Alternative
http://www.shoplifters.org
A confidential organization that provides an educational rehabilitation
program to individuals, courts and retailers nationwide for both adults
and juveniles caught shoplifting. (BC)
380 N. Broadway, Suite 306, Jericho, NY 11753
800-848-9595
Tri-County Chapter of The Compassionate Friends
http://www.thecompassionatefriends.org
Offering support, sharing, and friendship for parents, siblings, and
grandparents who are grieving the death of a child. Meetings are held at 7:30
pm, on the 4th Wednesday of each month and include occasional speakers. Also
includes a free quarterly newsletter and annual remembrance events. (F, D, G,
BC, CC, MC)
First Presbyterian Church, 750 North Evans Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
Chapter Leader, Linda Wren Clemmer, Bereavement Facilitator
610-327-4323
Volunteer Income Tax Preparation
http://www.fsmontco.org
The Pottstown Family Center is offering free income tax preparation to area
residents through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The free
tax help is available to individuals who earned up to $39,000 in 2006. VITA
centers are operated by volunteers who are trained and certified by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) to prepare and electronically file simple income tax
forms. (A, CC, MC, F)
Pottstown Family Center
933 N. Charlotte Street, Suite 1A
Pottstown, PA 19464
610-718-5372
Weatherization Program
Helping low-income families save on energy costs by providing insulation,
caulking, weather-stripping, furnace tune-ups, and other energy saving measures.
(BC, M)
BCAP, P.O. Box 22, Reading, PA 19603
610-375-9770
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