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Berks County Assistance Office Details Page

Berks County Assistance Office
625 Cherry Street
Reading, PA - 19602
610-736-4211

Berks County Assistance Office Details

This is a local County Assistance office where you can apply for SNAP food stamps, obtain help with child care, health coverage assistance, find help for LIHEAP, school meal assistance, etc.

You can also visit the online assistance for the State of Pennsylvania called COMPASS at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/.

COMPASS is the online application website for Pennsylvanians to apply for many health and human service programs.

In Pennsylvania, the following people may apply for SNAP

  • The head of the household
  • The spouse of the head of household
  • Any other responsible household member

A designated authorized representative

  • Who can be a friend
  • Relative, neighbor
  • Anyone else the applicant trusts to go food shopping and use their SNAP benefits

SNAP benefits are placed in an electronic account that only the recipient can use.

This system is called Electronic Benefits Transfer or EBT.

The ebt card in pennsylvania is called the ebt access card.

This card allows withdrawals for food purchases at grocery stores and supermarkets.

The store uses the EBT ACCESS card to electronically subtract purchases from the SNAP account, the same as people use credit cards in these stores.


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Comments

  1. 2021-03-15 11:20:15

    Put my renewal in 6 days ago when are you turning my food stamps back on you never sent me the paper pretty funny how you sent me the paper twice and then I got it but it never got it the first time. I think that's how you mess up people.

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