People
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...
Mary Celebrates 15 Years at Opportunity House
Name: Mary Leon Department: Preschool Assistant Teacher at the Second Street Learning Center Years of Service: 15 Family: My husband, Gregory, Sr., my daughter, Jayliannie, my son, Gregory, Jr., my mom and stepmom, brothers, sisters, nieces...
Bianca Ruiz has been named Director of the S.M.I.L.E program at Opportunity House.
Bianca Ruiz has been named Director of the S.M.I.L.E program at Opportunity House. In this role, Ruiz is responsible for program development of the S.M.I.L.E program. This program is a key component of the Opportunity House Shelter Services. S.M.I.L.E. stands for...
Meals Made with Love–Opportunity House
Making home-cooked meals is both her joy and her ministry. For Bernice Holmes Hopkins it started with Frances Powers, a fellow member at New Hope Baptist Church in Reading, PA asked her to help prepare a meal for Opportunity House. Mother Powers and other members of...
Kindness Coalition Works to Help End Homelessness–Opportunity House
John and Karen Arnold, Founders of Kindness Coalition share why they are passionate about helping others. They are dedicated to helping the homeless through their support of Opportunity House. Why did you start the Kindness Coalition and what is the purpose of the...
Culinary Throw Down Benefits Opportunity House
On Nov 7th, The Beer Wall in West Reading hosted the Throwdown on the Avenue to benefit Opportunity House. Once again, the competition was fierce. Jen Dinatally, a local realtor and owner of United Real Estate Strive 212 and Darren Kostival, a relator at Re/Max of...
Opportunity House Core Values Champion: Syeda
Celebrating Syeda, our Core Values Champion for Opportunity House. Each day these individuals demonstrate the core values in their work.
Opportunity House Core Values Champion: Tatiana
Celebrating Tatiana, our Core Values Champion for Opportunity House. Each day these individuals demonstrate the core values in their work.
Opportunity House Core Values Champion: Jeremy
Celebrating Jeremy, our Core Values Champion for Opportunity House. Each day these individuals demonstrate the core values in their work.
Opportunity House Core Values Champion: Kim
Celebrating Kim, our Core Value Champion for Opportunity House. Each day these individuals demonstrate the core values in their work.
SUCCESS STORY
Marc’s 53rd Chapter. A Chapter of Purpose.
On the morning of his 53rd birthday, Marc sat at a bus stop and cried. It was March 23, 2026. He had a job, but nowhere stable to call home. At 6:00am that day, he was walking the streets, trying to understand how his life had brought him here and what he should do next. […]