For the millions of Americans needing help every day – from locating financial assistance during a family crisis, to finding adequate care for an aging parent, to searching for the highest-quality child care – 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember number connecting them quickly to essential community resources. Support Calling for 2-1-1 [S. 211/H.R. 211] The Calling for 2-1-1 Act (S. 211/H.R. 211) would authorize a $700 million matching- grant program over six years to ensure that every American has access to 2-1-1, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From database and call center development, to call-specialist training and crisis preparedness planning, this money would ensure that every American could cut through the red tape of the health and human services delivery system.
Dear Senator ____________: 2-1-1 is a community response system where people can give and get the help they need. United Ways and their partner organizations are working hard to implement the service for every American, but we cannot do it alone. The millions of Americans who lack access to 2-1-1 need Congress to enact legislation to ensure the sustainable nationwide operation of this vital service. The Calling for 2-1-1 Act (S. 211/H.R. 211) would authorize a $700 million matching- grant program over six years to ensure that every American has access to 2-1-1, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please join your colleagues as a cosponsor of The Calling for 2-1-1 Act (S. 211/H.R. 211), and work to pass the bill this year for this much-needed everyday resource and critical crisis communications tool. Please contact Patrick Jackson at United Way at (703)836-7112 ext. 496 for additional information on 2-1-1. |
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