2-1-1 Big Bend eNewsletter - SUMMER 2015

In This Issue

NEW Campaign

FREE Food for Children

A Message from the President

New Board Member

Hurricane Season: It's Best to Prepare

Join the

FRIEND of 2-1-1 Campaign!

2-1-1 Big Bend helped more than 46,000 people through our hotline programs in the past year. Many of these callers wanted crisis support and counseling, while others were even more desperate and contemplating suicide. For example, Lifeline, receives about 100 calls a month and about half of those calls are related to suicide. Our goal is to listen, assess risk and help our callers make rational decisions. By doing so, we save hundreds of lives each year. Click here to learn how you can help.

Thank you to these individuals who were among the first to join the FRIEND Campaign:

Kim Boyer

John Burrill

Full Press Apparel

Sheila Horne

Janet Lenz

Mary Jane Mayo

Dr. Cheri Rainey

Polly White

Summer BreakSpot Program

Concerned about feeding your child this summer? Did you know your family can benefit from FREE meals for children during the summer months? Find local resources here.

Helpline 2-1-1 Stats

2014-15 Fiscal Year Service Snapshot

Helpline 2-1-1 counselors assisted 17,714

callers and offered 24,746 referrals

Click here to view our Fiscal Year Snapshot

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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 such as the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline and the Family Health Line.

www.211BigBend.org

A United Way Agency

2-1-1 Big Bend

P.O. Box 10950

Tallahassee, Florida 32302

Free iPhone App

The 2-1-1 Big Bend 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.

Click here for Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bowmansystems.cp5.bb211

Greetings!

We are proud to announce that 2-1-1 Big Bend has been re-accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) for the third time. This means that we have been evaluated and found to meet all criteria established by AAS as an approved Crisis Intervention Program. This is a five-year accreditation from July 2015 - July 2020.

Our summer 2-1-1 Help Me Grow public awareness campaign was implemented last month on television, radio, newspaper and buses. We are beginning to see more calls for our Help Me Grow services serving families with children 0-8 years old. If you know anyone concerned about their child's developmental progress, have them call 2-1-1 and we will assist with a free screening, referrals for additional services and follow-up assistance.

We are advertising for a new Director of Hotline Programs. This is a leadership position at 2-1-1 Big Bend. For more information please view the job announcement on our website at www.211bigbend.org.

Please support our Friends of 2-1-1 Campaign with a donation for $211. It will help us increase the size of our counseling team and provide more services to the community!

Happy Summer,

Randy Nicklaus

New 2-1-1 Big Bend

Board Member

Wilnick SaintCharles

Wilnick SaintCharles is an alumnus of Florida A & M University, and was born and raised in the beautiful city of Miami, Florida. The oldest child of Haitian parents, Wilnick is the first person in his family to go to college and obtain a degree. As a resident of Tallahassee, he has done charitable work all across the city such as neighborhood cleanups, feeding the homeless, tutoring, assisting the elderly, mentoring and many more.

Currently, Wilnick also serves on the board of the Tallahassee Network of Young Professionals, and he's a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of America, New Leaders Council, and Rotary International.

Being impressed with

2-1-1 Big Bend's

mission and the variety of services offered, he was very eager to join the board in hopes of providing support and assistance. He believes all can benefit from an agency such as 2-1-1 and he'd like to see it gain more recognition.

Welcome Wilnick!

Tis the Season...

START PREPARING NOW!

Invest In Our

Future

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 jwatkins@cfnf.org.