(Reading) -- Some central Pennsylvania nonprofits are working to help fight poverty in Reading, which has landed the top spot on the U.S. Census Bureau's list of poorest cities of more than 65,000 people. Patricia Giles, with the United Way of Berks County, says the group partners with several programs to aid the 41 percent of city residents who live below the poverty line. Giles says some initiatives focus on getting workers ready for the jobs that are open in the city. "When you have a growing number of residents who don't have the right kind of post-secondary education, they're not matching up with the jobs that are primarily available or with good-paying jobs," she says. Doug Long is with the Greater Berks Food Bank. He says many of the 60,000 people who receive food assistance from the organization every year just can't make ends meet with a living wage. "The families that visit our food pantries, a majority of them do have a working adult within the household," he says. "However, these are individuals that are making maybe eight, nine, or ten dollars an hour full-time." Long says many of the people who've been served by the group this year are using the services for the first time. Information about donating to the United Way of Berks County can be found here, while interested donors can visit here to contribute to the Greater Berks Food Bank.