Every hour of every day, someone needs essential services- from finding an after-school program 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 go without getting the services that they so desperately need because they do not know where to turn for help.
2-1-1 eliminates confusion, giving people one simple, easy to remember number to call when they are in crisis. They don’t have to remember a seven digit phone number or search for one; some people in crisis are not able to search for phone numbers at all. And many persons in need are illiterate, incapacitated, travelers who don’t know where to turn, elderly, or non-English speaking. 2-1-1 is easily communicated and remembered.
On July 21, 2000 the Federal Communications Commission granted a 1998 petition requesting that nationwide 2-1-1 be designated solely for use by the public to access services providing free information and referrals regarding health, human services and governmental agencies. All fifty states and Canada are in various stages of implementing or researching this use of 2-1-1. The Brainerd Lakes area is now in place for the use of this number.
2-1-1 helps people find and give help. It connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities, and provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for everyday needs and in times of crisis.
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