Opportunity House Names Chief Operating Officer Opportunity House named Alyssa Bushkie, Chief Operating Officer of the organization. She is the first chief operating officer in the organization’s history. A Berks County native, Alyssa graduated from Wilson High...
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Opportunity House Provides Individual and Group Counseling
Kim Long, MA, Clinical Counselor provides individual and group counseling to clients at Opportunity House. Kim has worked at Opportunity House for over 10 years and brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the challenges of being homeless. We asked Kim to...
Tatiana Cardona Named Director of The Second Street Learning Center
Tatiana Cardona has been named Director of The Second Street Learning Center at Opportunity House according to Modesto Fiume, President of Opportunity House. Tatiana started her career at Second Street Learning Center in 2007 as a part time teacher assistant and...
Denise Harner named Director of Retail Operations for Opportunity House
Denise Harner has been named Director of Retail Operations at Opportunity House. In this role she is responsible for its retail thrift store, OppShop and its warehouse. A native of Parker City, Indiana, Denise graduated from Monroe Central High School. She studied...
Summer Schooling at Opportunity House
Like most 13-year-olds, Elliot had plans for his summer break. It included a cross-country trip with his family and grandparents, spending time at the pool, playing video games and soccer. In addition to his fun plans, he also had to fulfill community service hours...
Re:Creation Room Helps Clients Start Anew
When clients come to Opportunity House, they are in survival mode. Looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, they need shelter and then a sense of safety. Until those needs are met, they are often unable to focus on any other need or goal. The Re:Creation room...
Opportunity House Issues Code Red Alert
PRESS RELEASE July 18, 2022 Opportunity House Issues Code Red for Berks County Homeless Community Reading, Pennsylvania…With temperatures exceeding 90 degrees this week, Opportunity House is issuing a Code Red alert for homeless...
Second Street Learning Center Selected As Silver Champion Winner for PA Equity in Early Childhood Education Awards
Opportunity House learned that the Second Street Learning Center was selected as a SILVER champion winner for the Pennsylvania Equity in Early Childhood Education Awards by The Pennsylvania Key, an organization that supports Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development...
New year, new look, new website!
Last year we began a strategic planning process that changed the way we look at our organization, who we are and where we are going. We took time to look inside ourselves to answer the question: What is the big dream we share for our organization and for the people we...
Virtual School Plan for the Second Street Learning Center
SECOND STREET LEARNING CENTER PLAN TO SUPPORT VIRTUAL LEARNING BEGINNING AUGUST 31, 2020 FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEARThe Second Street Learning Center has created a preliminary school plan for virtual learning for the children enrolled in our child care center. Our...