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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.
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questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. The
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hope you find the information useful and we look forward to
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2-1-1
Marks 5 Years in Transylvania County
2-1-1 began
serving Transylvania County on July 1, 2004. Since then,
2-1-1 has  fielded 4,752 calls from this
community of approximately 30,000 total people. Like all
of the counties we serve, most of the calls made to 2-1-1 in
Transylvania County are from people looking for help with
basic needs such as utility, rent and food
assistance. Thanks to the support of the
United Way of Transylvania County and
Transylvania County Government, 2-1-1 is
able to provide these callers with information and support to
help them get started.
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2-1-1 Directory of
Community Services for Buncombe County
We've heard heard you loud and clear! Due to
popular demand from local service providers, 2-1-1 will
release a comprehensive printed directory of Buncombe County
community services in October. The directory will
contain up-to-date information about more than 1,300 programs
providing over 650 different kinds of services.
This will be an essential tool for social
workers, case managers, nonprofit and government service
providers, medical offices, school counselors, clergy, human
resources professionals, and anyone who needs to connect a
client, loved one, or themselves with local community
services.
The cost of the
directory is $30 per book.
Orders placed before August 28th will receive a
$5 pre-sale discount per book.
Orders quantities of 10 or more will receive
a $5 bulk discount per book.
Click here to order
your copy today!
Depending on the success of
the Buncombe County pilot project, demand, and underwriting
potential, 2-1-1 will look at the possibility
of producing directories for Henderson, Transylvania, and
Madison Counties in the
future. | |
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