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October 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. We hope you
find the information useful.
If you have information to include, or have questions or
comments, please feel free to contact us. The information in
our e-newsletter is meant to be shared. Please forward and
encourage your colleagues to sign-up.
We look forward to hearing from
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2-1-1
in Salisbury, St. Louis, Sarasota, Sacramento,
etc.
2-1-1 is not
just a local service, there are 2-1-1 information and referral
centers like ours throughout the United
States. If you ever need to assist a client
locate a service in another part of the state or country, this
website can help you get started: http://www.211.org/
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 Tools
for You
Are you looking for information about community
needs? Have you ever wondered how many people call 2-1-1
or surf our online database with questions related to the
issues your agency addresses? Would you like to know how
many referrals 2-1-1 has sent your way?
2-1-1 issues a monthly report of caller statistics and
may also be able to pull custom reports for your agency about
a variety of information. This information can be
helpful for planning, grant writing, generating partnerships,
and more.
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 Community Resource Spotlight
Domestic Violence
October has been designated National Domestic
Violence Awareness Month, focusing on the prevention of
domestic violence and getting help to those who need it.
Domestic violence is usually defined as
physical, emotional, and/or psychological abuse committed
within an intimate or family relationship. According to U.S.
Department of Justice research, about 1.3 million women and
835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner
each year in the U.S., and almost 25 percent of surveyed women
said they have been physically or sexually assaulted by a
spouse, partner, or date at some point in their lives.
If you, someone you love, or a client of your
agency is in an abusive relationship, please contact one
of the local agencies below:
Buncombe County
Helpmate
(828) 254-0516 hotline
(828) 254-2968 office
Madison County
My Sister's Place
(828) 649-2446 crisis line
(828) 649-1287 office
Henderson County
Mainstay
(828) 693-3840
Transylvania County
SAFE of Transylvania
(828) 885-7233
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