Schuylkill Community Action’s mission is to coordinate and focus all available resources upon the needs of low-income Schuylkill County residents. As a result, this enables them to obtain adequate, affordable housing and to secure opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency.

At Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley, we care for and support some of the most important people in our community. We provide home-bound senior citizens and adults with disabilities with home-delivered meals, grocery shopping and other services. Most importantly, we provide them with the kindness and respect that they deserve.

BCAP’s mission is to combat poverty in the city of Reading and Berks County and to help low- and moderate-income residents become more self-sufficient. As a Community Action Program, BCAP works to reduce poverty by coordinating local, state, private and federal resources to assist low-income individuals and families.

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS OF LEHIGH VALLEY is a company based out of 218 N. 2ND STREET, ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States.

The Allentown Rescue Mission is a more than a shelter. We offer three distinct programs to address the needs of all the men who seek our help: the Emergency Shelter, Transformation Program, and the Clean Team Workforce. Our Emergency Shelter provides safe housing, nutritionally balanced meals, clothing, access to medical care, and connects the men to a wide variety of social service and support organizations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Emergency Shelter is open 24 hours a day. We offer our services to all men over 18 regardless of race, color, creed, political affiliation, religious affiliation, or sexual orientation. The Transformation Program is a residential rehabilitation program that tackles the root causes of homelessness. Through individual assessment and one-on-one guidance, we help the men in our care make and execute plans to improve their lives. This nondenominational, faith-based education and life skills program is designed to teach the men life skills, and job literacy skills. The Clean Team Workforce is a development program offered to graduates of the Transformation Program. In the Clean Team Workforce, the men gain work experience, make connections with outside employers, and accumulate enough savings to fund their transition back into the community. Thus completing the transformation from homelessness to employed, independent living. The Allentown Rescue Mission continually changes address the increasingly complex causes of homelessness. During the 1940s and 1950s we aided veterans suffering from PTSD, in the 60s we adapted our programs to cope with the increased number of homeless men suffering with addictions, and today our programs are aimed at helping men with compounded causes of homelessness. Still, our dedication to providing hope and renewal to homeless men has gone unchanged for over 100 years.

FSA NEPA is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization that has served the needs of children, individuals and families since our founding in 1895. FSA NEPA’s major program areas are Professional Counseling for individuals, couples and families; Help Line/211, a 24 hour a day, seven day a week information, referral crisis intervention service; the High-Risk Youth Offender Reentry & Family Strengthening Initiative, that works to support youth, adjudicated delinquent, and their families become successful in their school and community; the Guardianship Program which provides ethical substitute decision making for incapacitated adults; the Intensive Family Reunification project which works intensively with parents to help them master the skills they need to have their children returned from foster care; Community Education & Outreach which provides in-home and in-community prevention through skills building for children and families; Parent Child Home Program provides modeling for 'parent as first teacher' for families of 2 and 3 years old to promote school readiness. Our Children's Center (a child advocacy center) provides coordinated services for child victims of physical or sexual abuse in Susquehanna or Wyoming Counties, PA (forensic interviews, medical exams, coordination of victims services, and trauma services).

Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley helps individuals and families to live healthier and more stable lives by providing social services, professional counseling, education and community programs. Our vision is that no one in our community should suffer hunger, isolation, abandonment, emotional or physical distress, or lack of community support and caring. Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley is dedicated to the service and inclusion of all members of society regardless of age, gender identity, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or abilities.

New Bethany Ministries offers hope and support to people who experience poverty, hunger, and homelessness. We believe that all people, regardless of circumstances, should be treated with dignity and care without judgment. No one who seeks help is turned away.

Helping Harvest (formerly known as Greater Berks Food Bank) has continued to successfully fulfill its mission “to feed the hungry” since opening in 1983. In our first year, 500,000 pounds of food was distributed to 12 food assistance programs to provide nourishment for the low income sector of our community. Today, we provide food and other resources to 300 partner agencies in our two county service area. This network consists of traditional food assistance programs such as food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Additionally, we operate several highly effective direct service programs. As the sole distribution center for food assistance in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, Helping Harvest is vital to the health of our community, housing an ever-rotating inventory of refrigerated, fresh, and frozen foods as well as other grocery store items. Annually, Helping Harvest provides nearly 10 million pounds of nourishment to people in need, and to the organizations that provide service to them. Food from our distribution center nourishes over 150,000 individuals throughout Berks and Schuylkill Counties each year.

No one should be abused or assaulted, ever. Safe Berks provides safe haven and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our advocacy and education programs increase awareness of oppression and promote the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our services include a Safe House for up to 50 adults and children who are in danger, a 24-hour Hotline, trauma-informed counseling, legal services and advocacy, and educational programs. We also offer transitional housing for up to 25 people. Our services are free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our services are offered in English and Spanish, and we will arrange translation for any other language needed. Safe Berks served more than 4,000 clients in the last fiscal year. Our Safe House provided a haven to more than 800 people in the last fiscal year, including 400 children. Anyone in danger can call our 24-hour Hotline, 844-789-SAFE, or text SAFE BERKS to 20121. We were founded in 1976 as Berks Women in Crisis. In 2016, as we celebrated our 40th anniversary, we announced our new name: Safe Berks We wanted to make it very clear that we serve all individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. Our name is also our goal. We want to create a safe community; we want to build a Safe Berks. To create a Safe Berks, we need every member of our community to work together and speak out against abuse. Individuals and community groups are welcome to contact Safe Berks to donate, volunteer, learn more about our work, and help us end abuse. For more information, email [email protected], call 610-373-1206, or visit our website at www.SafeBerks.org. We are very grateful to all our generous donors and dedicated volunteers. Together we can build a Safe Berks!

Victims Resource Center is a company based out of United States.

ProJeCt’s mission is to improve the community by helping people to help themselves. We believe that education is the key to helping economically and educationally disadvantaged adults and children in the Lehigh Valley. Our school and workforce preparation services teach clients the skills needed to succeed as a contributing member of society, whether in work, school, or as a citizen. All our programs are free and are open to residents of Northampton and/or Lehigh County. Educational services offered include: Adult Literacy (including GED Preparation, English as a Second Language, and Adult Basic Education) U.S. Citizenship Preparation Family Literacy (including preschool and kindergarten preparation) Summer reading skills camp for elementary school-age students Substance abuse prevention and behavioral health program for middle school-age students. We also provide access to material needs supports, including our Food Pantry and emergency assistance voucher program. Our clients go on to college, jobs, and self-sufficiency, ready to participate in and improve our community. We are a Certified Gold Nonprofit on Guidestar: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/23-1699851. Visit our website to view annual reports and financial records: www.projecteaston.org.