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2-1-1 for Southeast Colorado Service
Continues Rapid Growth in
First Half of 2008
Activity in the 2-1-1 for Southeast Colorado Information,
Referral & Assistance Center, which serves eleven Southeast Colorado
counties, reached new highs again during 2008.
2-1-1
phone service volume for the year was up 18% over 2007, and up 80% over
2006. A total of 8,178 Calls were handled during the year, which was
an average of over 680 Calls per month and 33 Calls per day. Over
1,000 Calls were received in April and
December.
Calls
from low income individuals, minority individuals and senior citizens were
all higher during the year.
Callers
most frequently sought Information, Referrals and Assistance for Medicare
help, insurance counseling, health services, financial assistance, income
tax assistance, food requests, housing help, family services, victim
services, senior services, disaster assistance and school
supplies.
2-1-1 is
the free, easy to remember phone number anyone can call to reach an
information and referral specialist trained to help them assess their
needs and put them in touch with the community services available to meet
those needs.
They
also help individuals find opportunities to volunteer and make
contributions. Cell phone users should call either 719-583-6611 or
800-762-6169.
This free
and confidential service is available in Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer,
Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers and Pueblo
Counties.
 Guidance for
the service is provided by the 2-1-1 for Southeast Colorado Advisory
Council,
which has representation from all eleven counties.
2-1-1
for Southeast Colorado Director Pat Gash and her staff are available to
provide information, referrals & assistance, including disaster
assistance, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is a
program of SRDA in Pueblo.
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2-1-1 for Southeast Colorado
Celebrates
Achieving Goal of Phone Service
in All 11
Counties
Ivan Widom, Chair of the 2-1-1 for
Southeast Colorado Council announced on Thursday, January
24, 2008, at a 2:00 p.m.
press conference and celebration held at SRDA in Pueblo, that
all 11 counties in our region, known as Region
7 of Colorado, have the
important 2-1-1 phone service available. All 275,000
residents now have access to the
service.
2-1-1 service has been
gradually implemented over the past 18 months in Baca, Bent,
Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero,
Prowers and Pueblo Counties.
Every County
has representation on the 2-1-1 Council, which provides
guidance for the service. County
Commissioners in all eleven
counties have endorsed it.
The Senior Resource
Development Agency (SRDA) in Pueblo provides 2-1-1 service for the
region, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Pat Gash is the 2-1-1 Director.
2-1-1 is a free, easy to remember phone number
that anyone can call to reach a person trained to help them assess their
needs and put them in touch with the community services available to meet
those needs.
It
also reduces calls to inappropriate agencies and organizations, helping
them save time and money, while preventing caller frustration and
congestion on 9-1-1.
By dialing 2-1-1,
individuals can also find opportunities to volunteer or make
donations.
For more information, please call Pat Gash at
2-1-1 or 719-583-6611.
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Serving The Eleven Counties of
Southeast Colorado
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2-1-1 for Southeast Colorado is a
program of the Senior Resource Development
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