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2-1-1 Big Bend
Announced
2013 Non Profit of the Year!!!!
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A Night in the Tropics
Thank you sponsors , volunteers, staff & participants. With your help we raised $37,000.
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Helpline 2-1-1 Stats April Service Snapshot Report 
Helpline counselors answered 1,624 calls and made 2,141 referrals in April
Click here to review April Service Snapshot |
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The 2-1-1 Big Bend iPhone app provides an immediate connection to more than 1,000 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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Support 2-1-1 Now
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Help support 2-1-1's future!
2-1-1 Big Bend has an Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of North Florida. Anyone can make a charitable gift to our Fund that will support our current and future operations and programs. The gift made to our Endowment Fund will be invested; and only the earnings will be used for our programs. This ensures that your gift continues to support our agency for years to come. 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 jwatkins@cfnf.org.
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About Us
2-1-1 Big Bend provides Helpline 2-1-1, a 24/7 free, community hotline service offering individual,
confidential counseling and human service information.
Information services and other specialized hotlines are also operated by the agency.
A United Way Agency |
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2-1-1 Big Bend News |
May 2013 |
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Greetings! ,
 | | Randy Nicklaus, President |
2-1-1 Big Bend was selected as the Nonprofit Organization of the Year at the 2013 Chamber Awards. We are very honored and appreciative of this recognition. Thanks to our staff, volunteers, board and community sponsors for making this possible!
If you missed it, our annual fundraiser, A Night in the Tropics, was held April 27th and was a big success! Nearly 300 people attended and had a great time tossing rings and winning bottles of wine, playing the casino games for chances to win prizes and bidding on some pretty cool items in our silent auction. We had some wonderful communty support including Brandt Information Services as our Tropics Sponsor. Besides having fun, making friends and telling people about our programs, we raised $37,000 which exceeded last year's total! Thanks to all who helped, especially Sheila Horne, our Development Director, and Carol Gagliano, our board member who chaired the benefit committee!
Go to our Facebook page to see pictures of the event!
P.S. Please vote for 2-1-1 Big Bend at FindLearnGive to help us win $2,000. See the next article for details. Also, let your friends know about our next Hotline Volunteer Training class that starts soon! |
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Visit FindLearnGive at the Community Foundation of North Florida |
 The Community Foundation is giving away $10,000! Five local nonprofits will win $2,000 and we want to be one of those five. Send your friends and supporters to http://findlearngive.guidestar.org
to vote for 2-1-1 Big Bend. View our profile during the promotion. Vote as many times as you can until May 24th.
Thank you for your support!
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Join Us At An Upcoming Volunteer Orientation | |
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Community Partner of the Month |
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Aegis Business Technologies Supports 2-1-1 Big Bend | |
Aegis Business Technologies
Chamber Award Winner
2013 Technology Business of the Year
Helping businesses help themselves. That's what AEGIS is all about. In 1997, the idea came about to start a full service outsourced I.T. company, essentially a company that takes over your computer and fixes it if anything goes wrong. Thank you for serving our community for the past 15 years.
Aegis is also a proud sponsor of 2-1-1 Big Bend and Aegis CEO Pam Butler serves on the 2-1-1 Big Bend board of directors. We appreciate your continuous support!
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National Mental Health Awarenss Month |
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Promote Mental Health Wellness |
Everyday, Americans seek help in responding to the multitude of stresses, challenges and demands of their lives. National Mental Health Month seeks to expand their awareness and help them cope better to improve their well-being.
May 1st kicked off National Mental Health Month (NMHM) continuing the long-standing tradition of encouraging awareness of mental and emotional health. During May, the National Mental Health Association or Mental Health America (MHA) takes time to promote health and wellness in homes, communities, and schools. This year's theme, "Live Your Life Well", seeks to increase the number of people who take action to protect their mental health in times of great personal challenge and also in the face of ongoing stress.
Call 2-1-1, to reach caring, trained counselors who provide supportive counseling, information and referrals to programs within the community, and community referrals.
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