Berks COVID-19 Response Fund Stories of Hope

While COVID brought challenges for all of us, imagine the additional complications the pandemic created for those coping with behavioral and mental health issues. Face-to-face sessions between individuals and their physicians and counselors can be challenging to...

While many of us consider our home a refuge, not everyone’s home is a safe place. The isolation and distancing created by COVID can escalate the risks of domestic violence. Officials at Safe Berks, a United Way agency partner, believe domestic violence cases have been...

Older adults deserve our care and support, and as COVID continues to create challenges it is imperative homebound seniors receive nutritious meals as they continue to limit their exposure to others. With the support of a grant from United Way’s COVID Response Fund,...

With little notice, COVID caused school districts to close abruptly in mid-March. For Marcy Jo, 54 and a bus driver for Hamburg Area School District, this meant a sudden loss of a job and a paycheck. She quickly applied for unemployment, which was a slow process. With...

 COVID unleashed a health and economic crisis, like many others, Maria lost her job during the pandemic. Losing her job would have been devastating if she did not have the support of Hannah’s Hope Ministries. “Without Hannah’s Hope I would be homeless,” Maria, 19,...

As communities across the country brace for an avalanche of evictions, Family Promise, with support from United Way, is ready to help

Thanks to the generosity of the Berks County community, the Berks COVID-19 Response Fund has raised more than $1 million to help local nonprofits serve our most vulnerable neighbors.

When R.M. Palmer Company wanted to help our community with the COVID-19 crisis, United Way of Berks County connected them with Helping Harvest in an innovative way.

Individuals and families from all over Berks County are facing food insecurity. Learn how a grant to Boyertown Area Multi-Serivce is helping in Eastern Berks.

Long-time United Way volunteer Nick Marmomentello shares the volunteer-driven process behind the Berks COVID-19 Response Fund grants.