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2-1-1 Big Bend Receives $500 Grant
Capital City Bank Group Foundation
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Sheila Horne, Development Director; Randy Nicklaus, President; Tiffany Parker, Capital City Bank |
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Helpline 2-1-1 Stats May Service Snapshot Report 
Helpline counselors answered 1,630 calls and made 2,014 referrals in May
Click here to review May 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 |
June 2013
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Greetings! ,
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We are continuing to celebrate our selection as the Nonprofit Organization of the Year at the 2013 Chamber Awards. Throughout the year we will be hosting parties and events to promote our programs and this recognition. We are also encouraging you and our other friends to make donations to support our hotline services. A donation link is included on the sidebar of this newsletter and on our website. Please help us if you can!
Thanks go to five board members who recently completed their terms. Cori Bauserman (4 years, job change), Susan Carnes (8 years), Jim Campbell (6 years), Annie Brooks (1 year as volunteer representative) and Aigner George (1.5 years - moving). Each provided many invaluable services which we greatly appreciate!
In June we also welcomed two new board members - Leslie Snyder (Florida Chamber of Commerce) and Casey Smith (Krispy Kreme). Our new board officers will be announced in next month's newsletter.
P.S. Thanks to all who voted for 2-1-1 Big Bend during the FindLearnGive.org Big Vote Contest. We were in the top ten until the very last day and then just missed the chance for the drawing. We appreciate the CommunityFoundation of North Florida for hosting this competition and we congratulate each of the five charities that won a $2,000 grant! |
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Summer Break Spot |
Summer Food Program
Summer BreakSpot
Friends. Food. Free. All Summer Long.
Free meals for kids and teens 18 and under.
Summer Break Spot is a statewide initiative and a lot like a school lunch program except that it is in the summer and it is FREE for all kids 18 and under. it is a federal nutrition program that local non-profits use to make sure kids in the community do not go hungry during the summer. Summer Food sites serve nutritional, balanced meals that meet U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines.
2013 Summer Break Spot Program
Call 2-1-1 for more information & referrals |
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2-1-1 Big Bend Community Advocacy - Homelessness |
2-1-1 Big Bend is a major partner in the Renaissance Community Center's (RCC) initiative to relocate the homeless men living at the Haven of Rest to the Westgate Community. Working in collaboration with Hope Community, FSU School of Social Work, and CARE, Janet Bard Hanson, 2-1-1 Big Bend Director of Management helped develop the transitional living program for these displaced men to begin a path to independence in the beautiful new Westgate Community. She serves on the Advisory Group for the RCC and Westgate. She is also assisting The Shelter in defining a new vision and mission as they explore reorganization as a Temporary Shelter.
One of the important functions of 2-1-1 Big Bend is to provide System Advocacy, informing the public and/or decision-makers of a situation affecting the community. The objective is to address the overall concern and improve the situation in the future. 2-1-1 Big Bend, working through coalitions, is involved in many initiatives to support changes in community conditions, structures or institutions to support the service delivery system and adequate availability of essential community services.
2-1-1 Big Bend staff members are active in community groups focusing on integration of ex-offenders, mental health services for children, access for health services in the community and coordination of basic needs assistance. In future newsletters we will continue to highlight some of these efforts.
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EARLY EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS |
A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
Emergency Information
* The 74 to 160 mile per hour winds of a hurricane can extend inland for hundreds of miles. Hurricanes can spawn tornadoes, which add to the destructiveness of the storm. Floods and flash floods generated by torrential rains also cause damage and loss of life. Following a hurricane, inland streams and rivers can flood and trigger landslides.
* The Primary Hazards of a Hurricane are Storm Surge, High Winds, Debris, Tornadoes and Rain/Flooding.
Preparation
No matter the type of severe weather, there are
some essential steps to disaster and emergency
preparedness:
- Create a written emergency preparedness and action plan for your family and/or business
- Review your insurance coverage for your home and business
- Find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone by contacting your local emergency management office
- Make an evacuation plan if you live in an area vulnerable to storm surge or flooding
- Obtain emergency supplies far in advance of a storm. If you wait until hurricane is on your doorstep, the items could be in very short supply or even unavailable
Remember, 2-1-1 Big Bend is a member of the Big Bend Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) coalition and a resource during times of disaster. You can call 2-1-1 or information about shelters, sandbags, evacuations, clean-up after a disaster and other emergency related help. |
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