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Stacy Celebrates 5 Years at Opportunity House

Stacy Celebrates 5 Years at Opportunity House

Name:  Stacy Perlaki Title:  Director of Development Family:  Husband, Joel, and son, Zachary 5 Fun Facts about Stacy:  Favorite Food:  Pizza Your dream vacation spot:  The Bahamas The App you can't live without:  Apple Pay Least favorite household chore:  All of...

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Opportunity House Expands Services To Pottstown

Opportunity House Expands Services To Pottstown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montgomery County Announces New Short-Term Housing Solution for Those Experiencing Homelessness in Pottstown NORRISTOWN, PA—The Montgomery County Commissioners voted to approve an emergency hoteling program in Pottstown for individuals...

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Opportunity House Expands Services To Pottstown

Opportunity House Expands Services To Pottstown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montgomery County Announces New Short-Term Housing Solution for Those Experiencing Homelessness in Pottstown NORRISTOWN, PA—The Montgomery County Commissioners voted to approve an emergency hoteling program in Pottstown for individuals...

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Stacy Celebrates 5 Years at Opportunity House

Stacy Celebrates 5 Years at Opportunity House

Name:  Stacy Perlaki Title:  Director of Development Family:  Husband, Joel, and son, Zachary 5 Fun Facts about Stacy:  Favorite Food:  Pizza Your dream vacation spot:  The Bahamas The App you can't live without:  Apple Pay Least favorite household chore:  All of...

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Kevaughn Ferguson Internship at Opportunity House

Kevaughn Ferguson Internship at Opportunity House

Kevaughn shares his internship experience at Opportunity House.  He previously was part of the O'Pake Scholar program helping non-profits in Berks County. In the summer of 2024, he accepted an internship with Opportunity House. Interning at Opportunity House has been...

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Hosting A Clothing Drive For Opportunity House

Hosting A Clothing Drive For Opportunity House

Giving Back: My Experience with Opportunity House's Clothing Drive  by Katy Taveras In 2020, while finishing my last semester for my associate's degree in business management at  Reading Area Community College (RACC), I was nominated for membership in The National...

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Jennifer Celebrates 20 Years at Opportunity House

Jennifer Celebrates 20 Years at Opportunity House

Name:  Jennifer Stepp Department:  Lead Teacher at the Second Street Learning Center Years of Service:  20 years Family:  My sons, Isaiah, 22, Makiai, 13, and my daughter, Shyanne, 19.  My gerbils, Splinter and Horse, and my 3 goldfish, Larry, Moe, and Curly. 5 Fun...

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SUCCESS STORY

Alvin’s Story: From Despair to Gratitude –Opportunity House

Alvin was never afraid of hard work. After growing up in Douglassville, Alvin began his career at Gudebrod in Pottstown. When the plant closed, he began working at Stanley Flagg. Eventually, he got a job loading trucks at Boscov’s Department Store.    Alvin always lived in the home grew up in. When his mother died in […]