The Calling for 2-1-1 Act

Every hour of every day, someone in Washtenaw County needs essential services, from finding substance abuse assistance to securing adequate care for a child or an aging parent. Faced with a dramatic increase in the number of agencies and help lines, people often don't know where to turn. In many cases, people end up going without these necessary and readily available services because they do not know where to start.

The 2-1-1 System connects people with needed human services through an easy to remember three-digit phone number. When someone connects with 2-1-1, a trained information and referral specialist analyzes what services are needed and provides the appropriate resource and related information.

The Calling for 2-1-1 Act [S.211/HR.211] is United Way of America's top legislative priority.

2-1-1 Resouces:

• The Cost Savings of 2-1-1
• 2-1-1 in Times of Disaster
• Chronicle of Philanthropy Article on 2-1-1
• After the Storms: 2-1-1 Stories from the 2005 Hurricane Season
• 2-1-1 Fact Sheet
• 2-1-1 Expanding EITC
• 2-1-1 stories from the 2007 California Wildfires
• 2-1-1 Coverage Map
• 2007 National 2-1-1 Call Statistics
• Cosponsors of The Calling for 2-1-1 Act: U.S. Senate
• Cosponsors of The Calling for 2-1-1 Act: U.S. House of Representatives
• The Calling for 2-1-1 Act [S.211/HR.211]