BERKS ENCORE is a nonprofit leader of senior services in Berks County. The services provided by Berks Encore offer support for our community’s older adults without compromising their independence. Through advocacy, education and referrals, we develop aging-confident individuals to enhance their ability to live well later in life.
Berks Encore Care+ is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults. At Berks Encore Care+, our Aging Life Care Professionals™ work with you to provide answers at a time of uncertainty. Their guidance and assistance helps families take action and make decisions that ensure quality care and an optimal life for those they love. This reduces worry, stress and time off from work for family caregivers.
The Meals on Wheels program provides more than just a nutritious meal – it can offer peace of mind.
In Pennsylvania, more than 1 in 4 seniors live alone, 8% live in poverty, and 30% live with a disability. Meals on Wheels can deliver a nutritious meal, a friendly visit and a safety check which can make all the difference for many at risk seniors who prefer to live in their own home.
If you or someone you know could benefit from home delivery of a daily meal and peace of mind a daily visitor can offer, please click here for eligibility requirements and information to register.
More than 1000 volunteers dedicated over 60,000 hours to support the programs of Berks Encore last year. Our volunteers are truly unsung heroes. Volunteers provide a variety of services including packing and delivering meals, grocery shopping, friendly visits & phone calls, preparing the monthly newsletter or other services at our centers, during events, and in our office. They are an essential part of bringing aging services to Berks County’s residents.
We need your help to ensure that seniors in Berks County get the help they need! If you can provide even as little as one hour a month, click here for the volunteer application or call Rita at 610-374-3195 ext. 225 to find out more.
Berks Encore offers evidence-based classes to help the county’s older adults focus on their personal wellness. Our trained educators help participants take charge of the management of disease and chronic conditions like diabetes, arthritis, COPD, heart disease and others. All programs are offered in conjunction with the PA Dept. of Aging and the Berks County Area Agency on Aging. Programs currently being offered and a link to exercise videos, click here. For more information, call Kathy Roberts at 610-374-3195 ext.230.
We are currently closed for activities due to the Governor’s shutdown. Meals on Wheels and take out meals are being delivered. No social activities or exercise are permitted.
When we reopen again, the number of activities and number of participants will be limited at each of our centers. To avoid disappointment, please make a reservation to participate in any of the activities. Center locations are at Douglassville, Fleetwood, Mifflin, Reading, Strausstown & Wernersville. Check your center or click here for restrictions and guidelines for participating safely. We hope to see you soon! You can find updated activities when you click here.
For most of us, the news of a vaccine in 2021 brings some hope that we will soon be able to see each other again. For many isolated and homebound seniors, the vaccine doesn't change anything for them. h
Through Meals on Wheels, the delivery of a nutritious meal and a friendly visit, even if it is behind a mask, means there is someone watching out for them.
During this pandemic, more than 700 seniors in Berks County are receiving meals on wheels every day. For some of them, the volunteer who delivers their meal is the only person they will see that day. Berks Encore remains essential and the continuation of our services remain just as important as ever.
Please consider a gift to help us feed and protect the most vulnerable seniors in our community.
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