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Shapiro Administration Reminds Older Adults Assistance Is Available After Major Federal Changes To SNAP Benefits
03/21/2023 Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) today reminded older adults facing a reduction in their Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that help with meals and other food assistance programs is available. The changes come after federal action in December that impacts more than 1.9 million Pennsylvania SNAP recipients, many of whom…
Dedicated Volunteer Goes the Extra Mile for Meals on Wheels Clients
Volunteer Spotlight Richard Wolf, a 72-year-old retired Chemist from Birdsboro has been volunteering for Berks Encore for the past seven years as a Meals on Wheels delivery driver. He delivers meals from our Douglassville Center every Wednesday. He often jumps in at the last minute to help when another driver is sick and on a…
Questions about your Medicare? We are here to HELP!
Medicare Open Enrollment is going on now through December 7, 2022. Do you need help understanding Medicare? Our PA Medi Counselors and Volunteers can answer your questions and provide you with nonbiased, objective, easy-to-understand information about Medicare. Call today to schedule an appointment. 610-374-3195 ext. 209.
March for Meals
Elected officials to deliver Meals on Wheels for Berks Encore as part of 2023 March for Meals Berks Encore would like to thank Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach for giving back to older adults in Berks County by delivering Meals on Wheels in Reading today on March 1! We are thankful for your support of…
Joanne McCarthy’s Wellness Journey to Living Well with Diabetes
Joanne came to Berks Encore after sustaining a very life-threatening heart attack and extensive heart surgery. She was informed that her heart valves were damaged due to her diabetes. That news gave Joanne the motivation to make a commitment to take charge in managing her diabetes. In October Joanne joined our Living Well with Diabetes…