BERKS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

For students enrolled in Berks County public school districts, information on transition to adult life can be obtained from the contacts below.

• Antietam School District, Kristin Holst  – kholst@antietamsd.org
• Boyertown Area School District, Stacey Thierry – sthierry@boyertownasd.org
• Brandywine Heights Area School District, Anne Moll – annmol@bhasd.org
• Conrad Weiser Area School District, Christine Twiford –  c_twiford@conradweiser.org
• Daniel Boone Area School District, Linda Rice –  rice@dboone.org
• Exeter Township School District, Nina Owens –  neowens@exeter.k12.pa.us
• Fleetwood Area School District, Charlene Fisher –  cfisher@fleetwoodasd.k12.pa.us
• Governor Mifflin School District, Colleen Rios –  crios@gmsd.k12.pa.us
• Hamburg School District, Crystal Alspach –  cryals@hasdhawks.org
• Kutztown Area School District , Erin Tenney  –  etenney@kasd.org
• Muhlenberg School District, Tianna Schaefer – schaefert@muhlsdk12.org
• Oley Valley School District, Dawn Cambria –    dcambria@ovsdpa.org
• Reading School District  –  Heather Foltz – foltzh@readingsd.org
• Schuylkill Valley School District, Crystal Cammauf –  ccammauf@schuylkillvalley.org
• Tulpehocken Area School District, Erika Miller –  emiller@tulpehocken.org
• Twin Valley School District, Cindy Murray –  cymurray@tvsd.org
• Wilson School District, Jeff Lehr – lehjef@wilsonsd.org 
• Wyomissing Area School District, Jessica Lengle – jlengle@wyoarea.org
• Berks Career and Technology Center, Tamzen Davis –   tamzen.davis@berkscareer.com
• Reading/Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center, Holly Lorchak – hlorchak@rmctc.org

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN BERKS COUNTY

Information regarding disability support services at colleges and universities in Berks County can be found at the following links.

• Reading Area Community College
  http://www.racc.edu/StudentLife/Services/DisabilityServices/default.aspx

• Albright College
  https://www.albright.edu/disabilityservices/

• Alvernia University
  http://www.alvernia.edu/academics/academic-success-center/ada.html
  

• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
  https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/disability-services-(dso).htm

• Penn State Berks
  http://berks.psu.edu/student-disability-resources

POST SECONDARY CAREER TRAINING

Learn more about career training options for  Berks County students.

• Berks Career & Technology Center (Adult Continuing Education)
  http://www.berkscareer.com/conteduc.cfm?subpage=394267

• Hiram G. Andrews
  http://www.dli.pa.gov/individuals/disability-services/hgac/pages/default.aspx

• Job Corps
  https://www.jobcorps.gov/

• Reading Area Community College Career Programs (non-credit programs)
  http://www.racc.edu/communityed/careerTrainProg.aspx

• Reading Muhlenburg Career & Technology Center (Adult Education Program)
  http://www.rmctc.org/adult-education/

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT

Various employment support services for job seekers

• PA CareerLink:
  http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/CareerLink/Pages/YouthServices.aspx

• Office of Vocational Rehabilitation  (OVR)
  http://www.dli.pa.gov/individuals/disability-services/ovr/pages/default.aspx

• AHEDD
  http://www.ahedd.org/

• Berks Personnel Network, Threshold
  http://www.trsinc.org/pages/SeekingEmployees/BPN/bpn.aspx

• Community Skills Program
  http://communityskillsprogram.com/

• Goodwill Keystone Area
  http://www.yourgoodwill.org/

• Kencrest
  http://www.kencrest.org/youth/Employment-Services-.htm

Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services

• Service Access Management (SAM)
  http://www.sam-inc.org

Advocacy Organizations

• Abilities in Motion (AIM)
  www.abilitiesinmotion.org

• The Arc – Pennsylvania
  http://thearcalliance.org/

• ASERT
  http://www.paautism.org/

Healthcare

• Help in PA
  http://www.helpinpa.state.pa.us/HelpInPA/children.aspx

• PA Department of Health
  http://www.health.state.pa.us/

• PA Medical Home
  http://pamedicalhome.org/

Recreation/Volunteer

• Community Skills Program
  http://communityskillsprogram.com/

• Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania
  http://esep.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PAEA_services

• Special Olympics
  http://www.specialolympicspa.org/

• Abilities in Motion – Teens Taking Flight (TTF) program
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxt82-YW8Y8

• PA Youth Leadership Network (PYLN)
  http://imaleaderpa.org/about-pyln.html

• The United Way of Berks County – Volunteering
  https://ecommunity.uwberks.org/servlet/eAndar.article/118/Volunteer
• Unending Promise (Network, Recreation, Autism) http://unendingpromise.org/