Programs

  • Senior Community Center Services

    SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER SERVICES:PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS, 60 YEARS AND OVER (AND SPOUSES) WITH A NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED NOON MEAL IN A CONGREGATE SETTING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES CONSISTING OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, COMPANIONSHIP, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, HEALTH SCREENINGS, EXERCISE CLASSES, ARTS/CRAFTS, GAMES, EDUCATION, COMPUTER INSTRUCTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. IN 2022, THERE WERE OVER 50,000 PARTICIPANT VISITS AND OVER 29,000 CONGREGATE MEALS SERVED AT OUR 6 SENIOR CENTER SITES. CERTIFIED AND MASTER TRAINERS PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE EVIDENCED-BASED PROGRAMS: CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT, A MATTER OF BALANCE FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM, HEALTHY STEPS IN MOTION, DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT, AND CHRONIC PAIN SELF-MANAGEMENT. DURING 2022, 85 DIFFERENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES, TOTALING OVER 2,000 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, WERE PROVIDED. COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, ASSISTANCE WITH ENROLLMENT IN SNAP AND OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, AND A GROCERY SHOPPING PROGRAM. IN 2022, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,000 CONTACTS MADE FOR INFORMATION AND/OR REFERRAL TO OTHER AGENCIES AND 63 INDIVIDUALS SHOPPED FOR AND DELIVERED GROCERIES FOR OVER 95 CLIENTS, VOLUNTEERING 2,500 HOURS OF SERVICE. SENIOR CITIZENS CLUBS AND RETIREE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS EACH RECEIVE A PROGRAM RESOURCE BOOK, INFORMATION ABOUT SPEAKERS, NEWSLETTERS, AND INCLUSION OF CLUB NEWS IN THE ORGANIZATON'S NEWSPAPER, BERKS ENCORE NEWS. 45,000 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED OUR NEWSPAPER FILLED WITH CONSUMER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE BERKS COUNTY SENIOR POPULATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.1M

  • Home Delivered Meals Program

    HOME DELIVERED MEALS:THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEALS ON WHEELS SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY EVERY WEEKDAY.OVER 150,000 MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO MORE THAN 3,000 UNIQUE HOME-BOUND SENIORS BY OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 40,000 TOTAL HOURS OF SERVICE IN 2022.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $699.3K

  • Berks Encore Care+ Program

    BERKS ENCORE CARE+:CARE+ IS A FEE-BASED PROGRAM THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2020 TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES CREATE CARE PLANS AND CONNECT WITH RESOURCES FOR THEIR AGING LOVED ONES. FEES ARE DETERMINED ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON THE SENIOR'S INCOME. APPROXIMATELY 41 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2022.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $107.7K