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Tri-County
Peace and Violence
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) |
Advocates Against Violence
http://www.baav.org/
Offering violence prevention educational programs for men, women, and children,
bullying intervention programs and the H.A.L.T. program teaching at-risk
youth safe & effective conflict resolution skills. (F, $, SS, G, BC,
H, A, D, M)
500 Buttonwood St., Reading, PA 19601
610-736-3693
Berks Counseling Center
610-373-4281 ext. 204
Berks County Children & Youth Services
610-478-6700
Berks Peace Community
Advocating for peaceful conflict resolution through demonstrations, rallies,
lobbying and taking action for peace. (F, BC)
610-373-3322
Berks Talkline, Inc.
http://www.berks-talkline.org
A confidential, nonjudgmental listening service for youth and adults, also
acting as a liaison between youth and adults and community agencies. (F,
BC, H)
P. O. Box 13234, Reading, PA 19612
Office: 610-921-9820
800-472-TALK · 610-374-TALK
(800-472-8255 · 610-374-8255)
Berks Women in Crisis
http://www.berkswomenincrisis.org/
Committed to the elimination of interpersonal and institutional violence
within our community. Prevention of spouse and sexual abuse, rape victim
services, shelters for women and children. (F, BC, A, M)
645 Penn Street, 2nd Floor, Reading, PA 19601
610-373-1206
Hotlines: 610-372-9540 (English)
610-372-7463 (Spanish)
Boyertown Area Unity Coalition
http://www.boyertownunitycoalition.org
Working to create and nurture a caring community climate in which respect
for all persons young and old is cultivated and which bigotry is rejected.
(BC)
Meeting 2nd Mon. monthly at Columbkill's Church
200 Indian Spring Rd., Boyertown, PA 19512
610-845-8999
ChildLine Suspected Child Abuse Hotline
800-932-0313 24-hr/7days/week
Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc.
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/volunteerway/org/opp/229420.html
The Crime Victim’s Center of Chester County, Inc., provides a comprehensive
range of services to crime victims and their families throughout the crisis and
its aftermath. The center encourages a community-wide system of early
intervention and active response designed to reduce the harmful effects of
victimization; provide safety programs to reduce the likelihood of victimization
and sensitize the community to the needs of the victims. (CC)
236 West Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382-2903
(610) 692-1926
Domestic Violence Resources
http://www.dvresources.org
Dvresources.org was created by the former TriCounty Health Partnership (TCHP)
Domestic Violence Task Force to provide a comprehensive guide to domestic
violence resources in the Montgomery, Berks and Chester County areas. TCHP is
now a part of the TriCounty Community Network. The website offers resources for
domestic violence victims, family members, and professionals involved with
issues related to domestic violence. (BC, CC, MC)
Montgomery County, 1-800-773-2424
Berks County, 610-372-9540
Chester County, 1-888-711-6270
Shelter and other services, 1-800-642-3150
Fellowship Farm
http://www.fellowshipfarm.org/index.htm
Fellowship Farm is an educational leader in the field of
human relations. We are a human relations resource for schools, non-profit
agencies and companies. We provide youth and adult training programs at your
location or at Fellowship Farm’s 120 acre site near Pottstown. Our program for
families build family strengths in a light-hearted, fun-filled atmosphere. Through our custom designed education programs, we offer our
partners the vision and skills they need to transform their communities. Founded in 1931 as the Young People's Interracial Fellowship of Philadelphia, we
were incorporated as Fellowship House a decade later. As
an advocacy organization, Fellowship House was in the vanguard of the civil
rights movement. Throughout our rich history, we have hosted many influential
individuals and groups. Martin Luther King Jr. first learned about Gandhi's
theory and practice of non-violence here. Anthropologist Margaret Mead actively
advocated for Fellowship Farm, calling it "a center of illumination in a
darkening world." We have sponsored interfaith conferences and have assisted
refugees from many nations. ($, BC, CC, MC, A)
Fellowship Farm
2488 Sanatoga Road
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 326-3008
Groups for Kids of Domestic Violence Families
Education and interactive, creative exercises for children of domestic violence
ages 6 - 17, focusing on identifying and expressing feelings, coping skills,
and how to stay safe. (BC)
Berks Advocates Against Violence
500 Buttonwood St., Reading, PA 19601
610-736-3693
Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth Initiative
http://www.uwberks.org
Working to communicate the message of the 40 assets for positive growth
that all children need to succeed, through training sessions, resources
and materials. (F, BC)
501 Washington St., Reading, PA 19603
610-685-4574
National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.ndvh.org/
Information and referral service for people being abused by their partners.
(F, BC, H, M)
800-799-SAFE
PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.pcadv.org
Information and referrals to PA shelters and centers. Offers training on
a fee for services basis to professionals or others. (F, $)
PA Hotline: 800-932-4632
TTY: 800-553-2508
Peace Center
http://www.comcat.com/~peace
Working with schools, families and community groups in conflict resolution
and violence prevention, and offering an accumulation of peaceful parenting
articles and help via their website.
102 W. Maple Ave., Langhorne, PA 19047
215-750-7220
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