FOCUS AREA: STRENGTHEN HEALTH
Strengthen Health
Promoting wellbeing for individuals and families
Do you want to play a part in creating a stronger, healthier future for Berks?
With your help, we work to expand access to care, promote healthy living and strengthen mental health resources. Our commitment is simple: help children and adults thrive and live productive lives.
Invest in a Healthier Community Volunteer to Help Berks Thrive
Community Collaboration Program
We support local collaborations with health organizations to truly multiply our impact in the community and to offer our friends throughout Berks County a diverse range of support options.
SingleCare is a free prescription savings service and discount card that offers 80% off medication prices at major U.S. pharmacies, including Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens. It’s available free-of-charge to anyone who needs assistance in paying for prescriptions not covered by insurance, regardless of insurance status.
A Story of Life-Changing Healthcare in Berks
Through United Way–supported healthcare programs, children in Berks County can access care that helps them grow, move, and thrive.
Benny began outpatient physical therapy at 21 months old through Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy. With consistent therapy and encouragement from his care team, he learned to sit up, crawl, stand, and walk.
Benny’s story is one example of how our partner agencies support families and help build more independent futures across our community.
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United Way Agency Partners and Supported Programs
| Agency Partner | Supported Programs |
|---|---|
| American Cancer Society Northeast Region | Funded programs designed to assist the patient, family and community at large. Cancer hotline 1-800-ACS-2345. Early detection, prevention education and patient services programs. |
| Berks Encore | Meals on Wheels for homebound individuals who are disabled or over age 60 and not able to shop or prepare meals for themselves due to chronic disease or medical conditions. |
| Boyertown Area Multi Services, Inc. | Individuals and families facing issues such as housing instability and/or food insecurity. |
| Co-County Wellness Services | Leadership and operational support for the community-wide initiative to prevent teen pregnancy, Berks Teens. |
| Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania | Therapy programs, evaluations and other medical services for children with special needs to help them overcome obstacles to independence. |
| Family Guidance Center | Evaluation, diagnosis, mental health, and drug and alcohol counseling provided on a sliding fee scale. Outreach to rural communities such as Kutztown and Hamburg. |
| Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance | Advocacy to help students and their families navigate the special education system. |
| Street Medicine, a program of The Reading Hospital | Healthcare and related services directly for the unsheltered homeless, those living in homeless shelters, and those at high risk of being homeless. |
| Tower Health At Home Berks | Skilled nursing, social services, and physical, speech, and occupational therapy at home for persons not covered by insurance, Medicare, or unable to pay the full cost. |