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- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- Reading
- 831 Walnut St.
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Reading/Berks County CoC
Homeless Referral Contact
Management/Contact Info
Reading/Berks County CoC
Homeless Referral Contact
Ms. Sharon Parker
Phone: (610) 372-7222
Fax: (610) 372-7223
Email: [email protected]
Contacts
Collaborative Applicant
John Williams
Executive Director
Berks Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc
831 Walnut St.
Reading, PA19601
POC for Homeless Persons
Tracey York
Coordinated Entry Manager
Berks Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc
HMIS Lead
Elise McCauley
HMIS Director
Berks Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc
831 Walnut St.
Reading, PA19601
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit AD providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families. Please contact this service directly to inquire about homeless services that may be available to you.
Continum of Care Grantee Area
Numbers below do not indicate vacanciesEmergency Shelter Beds
Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
99Emergency Shelter Beds - Year Round for Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)Households with Only Adults
121Emergency Shelter Beds - Year Round for Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/AEmergency Shelter Beds – Year Round for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
N/AEmergency Shelter Beds designated for veterans
Voucher/Seasonal/Overflow Beds
Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
334Emergency Shelter Beds - Voucher/Seasonal/Overflow Beds for Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)Households with Only Adults
N/AEmergency Shelter Beds - Voucher/Seasonal/Overflow Beds for Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/AEmergency Shelter Beds – Voucher/Seasonal/Overflow Beds for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
N/AEmergency Shelter Voucher/Seasonal/Overflow Beds designated for veterans
Transitional Housing Beds
Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
52Transitional Housing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) – Beds for households with childrenHouseholds with Only Adults
160Transitional Housing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/ATransitional Housing Beds – Year Round Beds for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
5Transitional Housing beds designated for veterans
Rapid Rehousing Beds
Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
6Rapid Rehousing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) – Beds for households with childrenHouseholds with Only Adults
3Rapid Rehousing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/ARapid Rehousing Beds – Year Round Beds for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
N/ARapid Rehousing beds designated for veterans
Current/New Permanent Supportive Housing Beds
Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
273Current/New Permanent Supportive Housing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) – Beds for households with childrenHouseholds with Only Adults
153Current/New Permanent Supportive Housing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/ACurrent/New Permanent Supportive Housing Beds – Year Round Beds for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
15Current/New Permanent Supportive Housing beds designated for veteransbeds designated for chronically homeless persons
15Current/New Permanent Supportive Housing beds designated for chronically homeless persons
Under Development Permanent Supportive Housing Beds
Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
N/AUnder Development Permanent Supportive Housing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) – Beds for households with childrenHouseholds with Only Adults
N/AUnder Development Permanent Supportive Housing Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/AUnder Development Permanent Supportive Housing Beds – Year Round Beds for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
N/AUnder Development Permanent Supportive Housing beds designated for veteransbeds designated for chronically homeless persons
N/AUnder Development Permanent Supportive Housing beds designated for chronically homeless persons
Safe Haven Beds
Households with Only Adults
N/ASafe Haven Beds - Year Round Beds - Households with Only AdultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/ASafe Haven Beds – Year Round Beds for Households with Only ChildrenBeds designated for veterans
N/ASafe Haven beds designated for veterans
Sheltered
Households with Only Adults
356Sheltered persons in households with only adultsHouseholds with Only Children
4Sheltered persons in households with only childrenHouseholds with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
146Sheltered persons in households with adults and childrenhomeless sheltered adults
67Chronically homeless sheltered adultsSheltered Unaccompanied Youth
56Sheltered Unaccompanied YouthSheltered Veterans
43Sheltered Veterans
Unsheltered
Households with Only Adults
N/AUnsheltered persons in households with only adultsHouseholds with Only Children
N/AUnsheltered persons in households with only childrenHouseholds with Adult(s) and Child(ren)
N/AUnsheltered persons in households with adults and childrenhomeless unsheltered adults
N/AChronically homeless unsheltered adultsUnsheltered Unaccompanied Youth
N/AUnsheltered Unaccompanied YouthUnsheltered Veterans
N/AUnsheltered Veterans
Last Updated: April 8, 2023
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A PHA is a public agency charged with providing safe, sanitary and decent housing to the most vulnerable populations in their community. This includes low-income families, especially those at risk of homelessness, as well as the elderly and disabled.
Although housing authorities have a strong relationship with local, state, and federal governments, they are actually independent agencies. Charted under state law, a housing authority is an autonomous, not-for-profit public corporation. This organizational structure allows housing authorities to work in conjunction with local governments and agencies to develop long-term housing strategies for communities.
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A PHA is a public agency charged with providing safe, sanitary and decent housing to the most vulnerable populations in their community. This includes low-income families, especially those at risk of homelessness, as well as the elderly and disabled.
Although housing authorities have a strong relationship with local, state, and federal governments, they are actually independent agencies. Charted under state law, a housing authority is an autonomous, not-for-profit public corporation. This organizational structure allows housing authorities to work in conjunction with local governments and agencies to develop long-term housing strategies for communities.
Though independently run, housing authorities are required to follow federal regulations. In addition, housing authorities receive a subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In some states, housing authorities receive funds from state or operate separate housing programs not directly subsidized by a government agency.
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A PHA is a public agency charged with providing safe, sanitary and decent housing to the most vulnerable populations in their community. This includes low-income families, especially those at risk of homelessness, as well as the elderly and disabled.
Although housing authorities have a strong relationship with local, state, and federal governments, they are actually independent agencies. Charted under state law, a housing authority is an autonomous, not-for-profit public corporation. This organizational structure allows housing authorities to work in conjunction with local governments and agencies to develop long-term housing strategies for communities.
Though independently run, housing authorities are required to follow federal regulations. In addition, housing authorities receive a subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In some states, housing authorities receive funds from state or operate separate housing programs not directly subsidized by a government agency.
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A PHA is a public agency charged with providing safe, sanitary and decent housing to the most vulnerable populations in their community. This includes low-income families, especially those at risk of homelessness, as well as the elderly and disabled.
Although housing authorities have a strong relationship with local, state, and federal governments, they are actually independent agencies. Charted under state law, a housing authority is an autonomous, not-for-profit public corporation. This organizational structure allows housing authorities to work in conjunction with local governments and agencies to develop long-term housing strategies for communities.
Though independently run, housing authorities are required to follow federal regulations. In addition, housing authorities receive a subsidy from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In some states, housing authorities receive funds from state or operate separate housing programs not directly subsidized by a government agency.