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In This Issue
June Stats
7th Annual UPHS Celebration
National Suicide Prevention Week
Brewfest 2012 "Red, White & Brew"
2-1-1 Big Bend Staff Spotlight
2-1-1 Big Bend Volunteer Training
Formidable Footprint: Hurricane/Solar Storm/Flood Exercises
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Helpline 2-1-1 Stats

 

June Service Snapshot Report

 

 Helpline 2-1-1 counselors assisted 2,058 callers 

and offered 2,926 referrals during June. 

 

Click here to review the June Snapshot

 

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7th Annual Celebration Event

August 28, 2012

6 pm- 8pm

Northwood Centre

1940 N. Monroe St

Tickets $15

 

 

National Suicide Prevention Week

September 9 - 15

 

2-1-1 Big Bend will be conducting an ASIST Training Class to help professionals learn how to prevent suicide through Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Sept. 7-8

For more information about ASIST Training visit www.livingworks.net 

 

November 3, 2012

Proceeds support local charities!

www.brewfesttallahassee.com 

 

     Help support our future needs!

 

 

 

2-1-1 Big Bend has an endowment fund at

the Community Foundation of North Florida.

Please contact us to learn how you can make

an immediate or deferred contribution to our

 endowment fund.  Additional information is

available from the Community Foundation  

at 222-2899 ext. 104 or [email protected].

         2-1-1 Big Bend iPhone App 

 

 

The 2-1-1 Big Bend app provides an immediate connection to 1,200 programs in the Tallahassee, Florida area including, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties.  Users can find information about housing asistance, mental health issues, substance abuse, domestic violence, parenting skills, employment, foodbanks, disaster services and more.

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 About Us  

2-1-1 Big Bend provides Helpline 2-1-1, a 24/7

free, community hotline service offering confidential counseling and human service information.  Other specialized hotlines are also operated by the agency. 

 

 


A United Way Agency
 
    

2-1-1 Big Bend News

August 2012 


Greetings!  ,
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Randy Nicklaus, President
 
This summer our counselors have been busy answering calls for help from Wakulla County residents (Tropical Storm Debby), inquiries about free food sites for children (Summer Food Program) and an assortment of other calls related to counseling, suicide prevention and community information. 
During June and July, several staff members made visits to each county in our Big Bend service area to present funding requests to United Way community panels and to provide outreach to nonprofits, schools, law enforcement, public programs and media outlets.
In June our Helpline 2-1-1 counselors served 2,058 callers and in July that number rose to 2,213.  Requests for food sites, utility assistance and employment were up from previous months.  More information can be seen in our monthly Service Snapshots available on our website.
Please help us spead the word about our upcoming volunteer training class.  See the article in this newsletter for more information.
 
 

 2-1-1 Big Bend Staff Spotlight

Jim Christie

Information & Referral Coordinator

  

As the Information and Referral Coordinator, Jim works with two Resource Specialists to ensure our referral databases are accurate and reflect the best resources available in the communities we serve. " Margo and Isabel (Resource Specialists) do the important work, I just try to make sure everything runs smoothly with the databases, Intranet and Internet websites and our vendor software."  Jim is also involved with Whole Child Leon, Leon County Emergency Management and Big Bend COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster), BigBendWorks, reducing ex-offender recidivism, the Cold Night Shelter operating planning team, the Florida Department of Children and Families Community Action Team, Big Bend Cares Red Ribbon Alliance, and a few other collaborations.    Jim is truly a joy to work with and a valuable asset to the agency.

 

1.  How long have you been on staff with the agency?  Almost two years (September 2010). 

 

2.  What  is the most rewarding aspect of working for 2-1-1 Big Bend?

I enjoy the role I play in supporting our counselors, whether it's adding new referral resources, monitoring the resource databases, upgrading software, developing reports to assist with quality assurance, or simply installing a new mouse.  The quality of our counseling staff is our most important asset, in my opinion, and I enjoy finding solutions to their technical issues as well as monitoring referrals.  I also enjoy the various other collaborations in the community since it creates opportunities for partnerships with agencies who serve our callers.   

 

 

3. What is one thing you would want people to know about 2-1-1 Big Bend?

Whether we get one call or a thousand we are helping people every day.  Our trained counselors genuinely care about meeting callers' needs.     

2-1-1 Big Bend

Volunteer Hotline Counselor Training Starts Soon!

   

2-1-1 Big Bend, Inc. invites community leaders, business owners and citizens who want to make a lasting impact on the Tallahassee community to its fall training orientation for volunteer hotline counselors. The agency will host its next volunteer training August/September 2012. Trainees learn basic counseling skills as well as specialized intervention techniques for certain types of calls such as suicide, substance abuse or domestic violence.

 

Benefits

  • Gain valuable crisis intervention skills
  • Expand your knowledge of community resources
  • Learn advanced communication skills
  • Enhance your interpersonal skills
  • Meet a variety of new people and develop networking opportunities
  • Build your resume
  • Be trained by the most comprehensive telephone counseling training in Florida
  To learn more or register, attend one of the following orientation and interview sessions: 
  •  Tuesday, August 28 at 6 p.m. - Leon County Public Library, 200 W. Park Ave., Program Room A
  • Thursday, August 30 at 6 p.m. -- B. L. Perry Public Library, 2817 S. Adams St, Meeting Room
  • Tuesday, September 4 at 1 p.m. - TCC, Student Union, 2nd Floor, Student Support Services/Career Center
  • Tuesday, September 4 at 7 p.m. - FSU, Psychology Building, 1107 W. Call Street, Room 204 A
    There is also an opportunity to volunteer for non hotline work at the agency, assisting with administrative, filing, updating Information & Referral records and facility needs.

Training is free with a small fee for materials. No previous experience is necessary but you must possess a motivation to help people, strong communication skills, ability to empathize and a non-judgmental attitude. Volunteers are required to contribute 200 hours of volunteer service during our flexible schedule.

 

 

 

Formidable Footprint
 

 

National Community / Neighborhood Exercise Series

 

The series of Formidable Footprint exercises for neighborhood, community and faith based organizations continues.

 

August 25 - Hurricane / September 29 - Solar Storm /

 October 27 - Flood    

 

Exercises have also been scheduled for the followingscenarios:

 

Earthquake - Influenza Pandemic - Tornado - Wildfire

 

The Formidable Footprint exercise series has been developed in accordance with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) protocols. The objective of the exercise series is for CERTs, Neighborhood Watch Programs, Neighborhood Associations, Community / Faith Based Organizations, Citizen Corps, Fire Corps and others to work as a team to become better prepared for the next disaster their community may face.

 

There is NO CHARGE for participation in any of the Formidable Footprint exercises.

 

For additional information or to register for up-coming exercises please access the following web site today:  

 

www.FormidableFootprint.org 

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