Our mission is to provide counseling and supportive services to enable individuals and families to achieve a healthy and more productive lifestyle.

Description:
Our purpose is to offer addiction and mental health out patient treatment, case management, supportive services, and housing. Services extend to individuals, couples, families, adolescents and children. Our target population includes Berks County residents impacted upon by chemical dependency and/or mental illness. Berks Counseling Center (BCC) places a special emphasis on serving those persons who cannot access treatment elsewhere due to financial difficulties. We believe that community enlightenment and family strength are key components to the prevention and reduction of drug abuse. We have a satellite site at the Reading/Berks Emergency Shelter in order to better serve the population residing at the Shelter.

History:
Berks Counseling Center (BCC) is a private, non-profit corporation founded in October 1977 as Berks Youth Counseling Center. BCC is licensed by the State Dept. of Health, Division of Program Licensing; and the Dept. of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Health. BCC has been providing treatment services to the residents of center city Reading for the past 25 years. Additionally, BCC has provided both transitional (women and their children) and permanent housing for persons with disabilities for the past twelve years.

Contact people:

Frances Malley, Executive Director, (610) 373-4281, (email) Kurt Althouse, Board President, 610-374-8377, (email) Kenneth Snyder, Governance Committee Chair, (610) 678-6982, (email)

Office fax number: (610) 373-3779

Address:

35 North 6th St. Reading, PA 19601 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.berkscc.org

Directions:

This site is located on the corner of Washington and 6th St. on the second floor. Wachovia Bank is on the first floor