Berks Seniors
Senior Services Help

The Berks County Senior Citizens Council is pleased to present this Resource Directory, which will assist you in accessing programs and services, as well as providing County, State and Federal points of contact. We hope that this directory will also serve as a quick telephone reference in serving your needs. For additional information and referral needs, you can contact our Client Assistance Department at 610-374-3195. A special thanks to the Berks County Office of Aging for their assistance in researching and compiling this directory. Click here if you would like a printable PDF format book.

GOVERNMENT  
LOCAL  
BERKS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 610-478-6100
ELECTION SERVICES/VOTER REGISTRATION 610-478-6490
PROTHONOTARY OFFICE 610-478-6970
RECORDER OF DEEDS 610-478-3380
REGISTER OF WILLS 610-478-6600
SHERIFF 610-478-6240
TAX CLAIM BUREAU 610-478-6625
   
STATE  
GOVERNOR ED RENDELL 800-932-0784
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CATHERINE BAKER KNOLL 717-787-3300
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING
(Nora Dowd Eisenhower, Secretary Of Aging)
717-783-8975
   
STATE SENATORS  
DAVID J. BRIGHTBILL 610-670-9740
MICHAEL A. O’PAKE 610-929-2151
JOHN C. RAFFERTY, JR. 610-469-8390
JAMES J. RHOADES 610-562-3411
   
STATE REPRESENTATIVES  
DAVID G. ARGALL 610-562-3411
BOB ALLEN 610-562-3411
DANTE SANTONI, JR. 610-921-8921
THOMAS R. CALTAGIRONE 610-376-1529
SAMUEL E. ROHRER 610-775-5130
SHEILA MILLER 610-670-0139
DANIEL E. LEH 610-385-0717 or 610-987-9007
DOUGLAS REICHLEY 610-965-9933
PAUL W. SEMMEL 610-799-0187
   
UNITED STATES SENATORS  
ARLEN SPECTER 215-597-7200
D.C. 202-224-4254
RICK SANTORUM 215-864-6900
D.C. 202-224-6324
   
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  
JAMES GERLACH 610-376-7630
D.C. 202-225-4315
JOSEPH R. PITTS 610-374-3637
D.C. 202-225-2411
TIM HOLDEN 610-916-6363
D.C. 202-225-5546
   
HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS  
ALS ASSOCIATION 1-877-434-7441
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION 610-375-4990
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 610-921-2328
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION 610-375-6202
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 610-678-8871
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION 610-373-0253
AMERICAN RED CROSS 610-375-4383
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION 610-375-0832
ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS OF BERKS COUNTY 610-603-0227
BERKS COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND 610-375-8407
BERKS DEAF & HARD OF HEARING SERVICES 610-685-4520
BERKS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY 610-375-6555
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF READING AND BERKS COUNTY 610-775-3000
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY 610-376-1309
   
HOUSING  
BERKS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (BCAP) 610-376-6571
BERKS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(REHABILITATION)
610-478-6325
BERKS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (subsidized) 610-582-1526
BERKS COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING
(listing of senior citizen subsidized apartment complexes)
610-478-6500
BERKS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL
(listing of senior citizen subsidized apartment complexes)
610-374-3195
EMERGENCY HOUSING  
  BERKS WOMEN IN CRISIS 610-372-4065
  HOPE RESCUE MISSION 610-375-4224
  OPPORTUNITY HOUSE 610-374-4696
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF READING 610-372-8433
READING HOUSING AUTHORITY 610-775-4813
   
INFORMATION & REFERRAL  
APPRISE HOTLINE (Health Insurance Counseling) 1-800-783-7067
BANKING COMPLAINTS 1-800-722-2657
BERKS COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING 610-478-6500
BERKS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL 610-374-3195
BERKS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (BCAP) 610-376-6571
CONSUMER PROTECTION 1-800-441-2555
COUNTY BOARD OF ASSISTANCE
(Medical Assistance, food stamps)
610-736-4211
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 610-378-4352
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 610-320-5154
LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(LIHEAP)
610-736-4228
MEDICAID HOTLINE 1-800-433-1324
MEDICARE HOTLINE 1-800-633-4227
PACE HOTLINE 1-800-225-7223
PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE
(State taxes only)
610-378-4401
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION 1-800-782-1110
QUALITY INSIGHTS (Formerly KEPRO) 1-877-346-6180
SOCIAL SECURITY 1-800-772-1213
   
LEGAL SERVICES  
AARP LEGAL ASSISTANCE 1-800-262-5297
BERKS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 610-373-0256
BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
CRIME VICTIM SERVICES
610-478-6000
BERKS COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS 610-478-6650
BERKS WOMEN IN CRISIS 610-372-4065
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE 610-375-4591
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD) 610-376-6233
MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICES 617-376-8656
SENIOR LAW HELPLINE 1-877-727-7529
   
SERVICES  
ABILITIES IN MOTION (AIM) 610-376-0010
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES 610-478-6500
BERKS COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING
(lists provided for Nursing Facilities, Personal Care Boarding Homes, Housing, Hospice, Adult Day Care, Personal Response Systems, Medical Equipment And Supplies, Home Care)
610-478-6500
BERKS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL 610-374-3195
BERKS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATION 610-478-3271
BERKS COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS 610-378-5601
BERKS TALKLINE
(3-11 Pm Daily - Adult Line)
610-921-9820
610-929-3999
BOYERTOWN AREA MULTI-SERVICE 610-367-6957
BERKS COUNTY CAREERLINK 610-988-1300
CATHOLIC SOCIAL AGENCY 610-376-7144
COUNCIL ON CHEMICAL ABUSE (COCA) 610-376-8669
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS -
BERKS COUNTY OUTPATIENT CLINIC
610-208-4717
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOTLINE 1-800-827-1000
GREATER BERKS FOOD BANK 610-926-5802
HISPANIC CENTER 610-376-3748
JEWISH FEDERATION OF READING 610-921-2766
LA CASA de la AMISTAD 610-685-1284
LIBERTY RESOURCES 610-432-3880
MEALS ON WHEELS
(at Berks County Senior Citizens Council)
610-374-3195
SERVICE ACCESS MANAGEMENT ( SAM, INC)
(Crisis Intervention)
610-236-0530
SALVATION ARMY - SHARE 610-777-6555
UNITED DISABILITIES SERVICES 610-685-1653
   
SUPPORT GROUPS  
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 610-373-6500
ALS 1-877-434-7441
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE 610-375-4990
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 610-921-2328
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION 610-373-0253
BERKS DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING 610-685-4520
BERKS WOMEN IN CRISIS 610-372-4065
BERKS COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND 610-375-8407
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP 610-374-0989
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES OF BERKS COUNTY 610-375-9925
CANCERVIVORS 610-777-7107
CAREGIVERS OF AGING PERSONS 610-777-7107
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS 1-800-547-4615
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 610-775-3000
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION 610-376-1309
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP 610-670-4480
STROKE CLUB 610-796-6205
   
TRANSPORTATION  
BARTA 610-921-0601
Special Service 610-921-2361
COURTESY TRANSPORT 610-373-7886
READING METRO TAXI
(wheelchair accessible vans)
610-374-5111
READY RIDE 1-800-366-0929
VOLUNTEER HOME CARE 610-682-1412
   
VOLUNTEER AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
BERKS COMMUNITY TELEVISION - BCTV 610-374-3065
BERKS COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING
VOLUNTEER OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
610-478-6500
BERKS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 610-378-5260
BERKS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL
APPRISE (Insurance Counseling)
610-374-3195
MEALS ON WHEELS 610-374-3195
VITA (Tax Preparation) 610-374-3195
FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM 610-478-6500
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY 610-375-4375
LITERACY COUNCIL OF READING & BERKS COUNTY 610-670-9960
NATIONAL SHUT-IN VISITATION SOCIETY 610-374-6908
PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 610-378-1327
READING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Main Library) 610-655-6350
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM 610-371-5850
UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY 610-371-4550
VOLUNTEER HOME CARE 610-682-1412

Berks County Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
40 North Ninth Street
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 374-3195
berkssrs@bcscc.org