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June 2008
Greetings!
United
Way's 2-1-1 of WNC's e-newsletter is a resource for you.
We provide this as a way to keep in touch, highlight local
health and human service initiatives, promote information and
referral tools for serving your clients, gain your feedback,
and strengthen our community partnerships.
If you
have information to include in this newsletter, or have
questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. The
information in our free e-newsletter is meant to be shared.
Please forward and encourage your friends to sign-up.
We
hope you find the information useful, and we look forward to
hearing from you. |
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 Beat the
Heat
With temperatures predicted to climb into the 90's again
later this week, 2-1-1 is a number you can call to find out
about a range of helpful resources:
- Fans or air conditioners to help senior
citizens stay cool
- Recreation swimming pools for the children and family
- Local weatherline to hear the latest forecast
- Air quality agency to get information about open burning
regulations
- Weatherization programs to make
home cooling/heating more efficient
- And much
more!
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 Tools for
You
NC Housing Search
NC Housing Search is a free service for finding and
listing affordable rental housing throughout North Carolina,
including Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania counties.
Available online at www.nchousingsearch.com, the
site allows renters to search for housing by city and county
within North Carolina. Search results can be narrowed by
many criteria including price range, number of bedrooms,
proximity to bus service, and acceptance of Section 8
vouchers.
The service can be accessed online 24 hours a day and is
supported by a toll-free, The service can be accessed online
24 hours a day and is supported by a toll-free, bilingual call
center Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm:
1-877-428-8844.
NC Housing Search is a result of a
partnership between the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency,
Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas, Community
Affordable Housing Equity Corporation, North Carolina
Department of Health and Human Services, and the Carolinas
Council for Affordable Housing. The site uses
software created by Socialserve.com, a
national nonprofit provider of housing locator services.
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 Community
Resource Spotlight
Child Care Resource and Referral
In local communities across North Carolina, there are
programs that maintain lists of child care
resources. These centers link families who are in
need of child care services with child care centers, licensed
family child care homes and other organization-based
providers. Child care resource and referral programs
provide information that helps families become good consumers
of child care
services. In many cases, child care resource and
referral programs also administer child care subsidies that
can assist with the cost of child care for low-income
families.
In addition to providing direct services to families,
many child care resource and referral programs recruit
new child care providers to expand the availability of the
service locally. Some provide training and technical
assistance for providers. Another common role of child
care resource and referral is to collect and disseminate
data which document the demand for child care services and the
current availability of child care resources.
For more information, contact the child care
resource and referral service in your area:
- Buncombe County Child Care Services: 250-6700
- Henderson County Children and Family Resource Center:
692-3847
- Madison County Partnership for Children and Families:
649-1364
- Transylvania County Child Development: 884-3116
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