Opportunity House

Learning center - since 1996, the second street learning center has provided parents who work with the first childcare center to be recognized by the state. Care is provided on-site for over 100 children per day who live at the shelter and in the community. The children range from infancy through school-age including those with special needs. The learning center also meets transportation needs to and from all reading elementary and middle schools. In the current fiscal year, the center served 40 children ages 0-4, 51 children ages 5-9, 10 children ages 10-17 daily.

Supportive services for veterans (ssvf) - the goal of the program is to provide homeless prevention activities to veteran individuals/households that would otherwise become homeless and provide assistance to rapidly rehouse veterans who are currently homeless. This will be accomplished by determining eligibility of applicants, assessing barriers to housing, providing appropriate interventions and tracking outcomes for those persons participating in the program.

Shelter - since 1984, the shelter has been operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet the immediate physical needs of the homeless while also offering intensive counseling, goal-planning, life-skills education, community service, money management training, after-care services, addiction awareness, parenting, self-esteem, and nutrition and health education. In the current fiscal year, the shelter served an average of 90 homeless men, women, and children each evening.

Housing - since 1998, the supportive housing program has provided permanent housing for disabled individuals and families who have successfully completed the shelter programs, but are in need of additional support before they can succesfully move back into the community. In the current fiscal year, the supportive housing programs served an average of 85 men, women and children each night.

Resale and reuse services - with the affiliations and support of the st. vincent depaul society of lane county, Oregon, and the cascade alliance, the oprganization opened its resale and reuse services. Donations bins were placed throughout berks county and a retail business was established. In july 2015, the organization opened a retail thrift store to help sustain the agency and provide jobs.

Pre-k - second street learning center received a grant from the pa department of education to operate a pre-k count program for up to 40 low income children. Aged 3 - 5 with the goal of enhancing their academic skills in preparation of entering kindergarten.