Join us as we celebrate the 4th Annual Recovery Awareness Night at the Reading Fightin’ Phils game on July 24, 2025! Gates open at 5PM; Game starts at 7PM; Fireworks following the game! FREE T-shirts for first 500 attendees! Scroll Down to order your Free Tickets! SOS Berks has once again partnered with Berks Counseling […]

Scroll down to register Family members and friends who have lost a loved one to an overdose are invited to attend a morning of healing and remembrance. This is a free event that will include: Light breakfast Presentation by Certified Grief Educator Rhonda Miller, founder of Oasis Community Center Guided journaling activity Guided chair yoga […]

SOS Berks will hold a flag raising ceremony on August 25 at 11AM at City Park in Reading commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day, which takes place annually on August 31. The event will include speakers, an invocation and a moment of silence recognizing those who have passed away in our community due to an overdose. […]

Look for the SOS Berks table in the exhibit hall at the Oley Fair from September 18,19, & 20, 2025. As in year's past, we are teaming up with Friedens Lutheran Church in Oley to provide fun activities and giveaways, as well as information on medication safety and other resources related to substance use prevention, […]

On March 6, families and loved ones across the United States come together for Black Balloon Day to honor those lost to overdose. While overdose deaths have recently declined, drug overdose remains the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. Black Balloon Day is a time to remember, raise awareness for harm prevention, and […]

Drop off your unused or expired medications at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday, April 25 from 8 AM - 11 AM. Drive up and turn in your unwanted or expired medications for safe disposal. The first 5,000 participants will receive free tickets to a Reading Fightin’ Phils game thanks to the Berks County Medical Society. This […]

The Berks County community is invited to join us for a FREE community healing gathering on Saturday, May 2 from 2:30-5 PM at the Nature Place at Angelica Park in Reading. This event will feature activities aimed at supporting those who have lost a loved one to a substance use related cause and to anyone […]

Join us on June 3 as we celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the Reading Health to Go Vending machine. This is a drop-in event from 1:00-4:00 PM, located at the Reading YMCA at 631 Washington St. in Reading, where the machine is located. Community members with an opportunity to test out the machine if they […]

Look for the SOS Berks Table at Berks Pride Fest on Sunday, July 19 at Jim Dietrich Park from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Stop by and pick up a copy of The Response, grab one of our Pride stickers, get resources for medication safety, and find information about substance use prevention, treatment and recovery. […]

Join us on Aug. 13, 2026 for the 5th Annual Recovery Awareness Night.

SOS Berks will hold a flag raising ceremony on August 31 at 1:00 PM at City Park in Reading commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day, which takes place annually on August 31. The event will include speakers, an invocation and a moment of silence recognizing those who have passed away in our community due to an […]

Look for the SOS Berks table in the exhibit hall at the Oley Fair from September 17,18, & 19, 2026. As in year's past, we are teaming up with Friedens Lutheran Church in Oley to provide fun activities and giveaways, as well as information on medication safety and other resources related to substance use prevention, […]