Many people know that Opportunity House provides shelter for homeless people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Few know that Opportunity House provides permanent housing to many of our formerly homeless clients. The move from Opportunity House shelter to permanent...
Coming to Opportunity House is often the last resort for most people. They may have been evicted from their apartment, left a relationship, have no family or friends in the area, slept in a car or outside for a period of time or overstayed their welcome with a friend...
Richard Kauffman is the Opportunity House driver who transports shelter clients to medical appointments in Berks County. Several times a month, Richard transports clients to the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Our Shelter Director, Frank Grill shares why transportation...
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...
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...
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to suicide that may be disturbing to individuals. If you are feeling distressed and need to talk to a counselor, please call the Suicide and Crisis Hotline by dialing 988. Foreclosure, addiction, and failed marriages...
