211 Announces Public Policy Efforts on National 211 Day
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The 211 service announced that it would focus its efforts on gaining state funding to help support the service as well as continuing work to secure 211 as a required dialing code for all telephone service providers. 211 is a national dialing code for free, confidential, 24-hour access to more than 1,800 local health and human services, such as shelter, food, legal aid, counseling, utility assistance, health care, transportation and more.
Information and Referral Specialists for 211 are trained to help callers identify their needs and determine what agency or program will best meet their needs. My United Way 211 currently covers more than 1.5 million Indiana residents in 19 counties: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble, Steuben, St. Joseph, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.
211’s public policy efforts coincide with House Bill 1010, which, if approved, dictates that the State of Indiana would provide $2 million annually to support the service.
To access local resources, call 211 or 1-877-502-0700 or visit 211’s online database at www.myunitedway2-1-1.org[[In-content Ad]]
The 211 service announced that it would focus its efforts on gaining state funding to help support the service as well as continuing work to secure 211 as a required dialing code for all telephone service providers. 211 is a national dialing code for free, confidential, 24-hour access to more than 1,800 local health and human services, such as shelter, food, legal aid, counseling, utility assistance, health care, transportation and more.
Information and Referral Specialists for 211 are trained to help callers identify their needs and determine what agency or program will best meet their needs. My United Way 211 currently covers more than 1.5 million Indiana residents in 19 counties: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble, Steuben, St. Joseph, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.
211’s public policy efforts coincide with House Bill 1010, which, if approved, dictates that the State of Indiana would provide $2 million annually to support the service.
To access local resources, call 211 or 1-877-502-0700 or visit 211’s online database at www.myunitedway2-1-1.org[[In-content Ad]]
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