211headernew051310
In This Issue
Help is Just a Text Away
Volunteer with 2-1-1
New Partnerships
2-1-1 Service Snapshot

 

 Support 2-1-1 Now

 

Find us on Facebook


Follow us on Twitter

 

Save the Date!

2-1-1 Big Bend Annual Benefit

Saturday, April 16, 2011 

Tallahassee Auto Museum

 


 

2-1-1 Presents at the Whole Child Leon Professional Network Meeting

Jan. 24, 2011
2-1-1 Big Bend News January 2011
Dear  ,   
Randy Photo
Randy Nicklaus, President

Thanks for subscribing to our 2-1-1 Big Bend electronic newsletter.  Please send me your suggestions for future editions.


Each month we include a link to our monthly Helpline 2-1-1 Snapshot that lists the programs we refer to most often and the top requests of our callers. They are always available on our website.

 

In this issue we are excited to share information about several new partnerships we have been developing during the past year which are now coming to fruition.  These are projects with the Leon County Courthouse, Leon County Schools, Leon County Emergency Medical Services and City of Tallahassee Fire Department.  Other partnerships are also being initiated to help get the word out about 2-1-1 Big Bend services.  These initiatives will be announced in future issues of this newsletter. 

 

Happy New Year!

Help is Just a Text Away

Oil Spill Distress Helpline Offers Texting Option

 

2-1-1 launched its 'talkwithus' texting option for the Oil Spill Distress Helpline, 800-985-5990, for Floridians struggling with stress, anger and resentment caused by the economic and psychological impact of the oil spill.    Click here to learn more.

 

Calling All Volunteers!

Still Time to Sign Up

 

2-1-1 invites community leaders, business owners and citizens who want to make a lasting impact on the Tallahassee community by serving as a volunteer hotline counselor.  The agency will host its next volunteer training in January 2011.  Trainees learn basic counseling skills as well as specialized intervention techniques for certain types of calls such as suicide, substance abuse or domestic violence.   

Click here to learn more. 

2-1-1 Partnerships

New Partnerships Spread the Word

 

We are grateful to Leon County Schools for posting 2-1-1 information through their Family Connection Corners in 16 area public schools. 

 

Thanks to Leon County for setting up a user-friendly touch screen kiosk in the courthouse for citizens to search our extensive referral database or speak directly with a hotline counselor.  Also, thanks for making 2-1-1 cards available on county Emergency Medical Services vehicles.  

 

The City of Tallahassee Fire Department will provide 2-1-1 cards on their units for sharing with citizens who need help.  We appreciate all the support!
November Helpline 2-1-1 Statistics 
Service Snapshot Report 
RB Graph
Helpline 2-1-1 counselors answered 2,095 calls in November and offered 3,131 referrals.  The top concern of our callers were related to help with housing.  Callers learned about 2-1-1 Big Bend from friends or relatives more than any other source.    Read on.   

About Us

2-1-1 Big Bend provides a 24 hour, free community hotline service called Helpline 2-1-1 offering individual, confidential counseling and human service information.  Information services and other specialized hotlines are also operated by the agency. 

 

Administrative offices will be closed Jan. 17 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 

A United Way Agency
     
211footer