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Need
Help? Get help. Dial 211 Infoline.
What
is 2-1-1 Infoline?
Infoline
taps directly into a vast network of providers ready to
address virtually any call for help - via the telephone.
Calling 2-1-1 from any phone immediately connects you to a
single source for information about community services,
referrals to human services, even crisis intervention. Calling
2-1-1 is toll-free anywhere in Connecticut, and caring representatives
are there for you, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Multilingual
caseworkers and TDD access is available.
How
can 2-1-1 help me?
Connecticut
residents call Infoline for many reasons. Professional,
compassionate caseworkers help callers with questions about
complex issues like substance abuse, gambling, domestic
violence, suicide, financial problems and much more. Callers
may just be looking for volunteer opportunities. By dialing
2-1-1, a caller is connected with an Infoline caseworker
who can assess a situation and search for community services
in their area that can help.
A
typical 2-1-1 call may come from:
- The
mother of a 12-year-old worried about her
son who is skipping school regularly.
- A
single mother who is worried about a gas shutoff
notice she just received.
- A
caller who is depressed and thinking about suicide.
- A
young woman with a disability who needs wheelchair transportation.
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A caller who, for the first time, needs information about
Food Stamps.
- A
guidance counselor who is helping a teen father find parenting
education.
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An older person having trouble caring for a spouse with
advancing Alzheimer's symptoms.
- A
recently divorced employee who is frequently missing work
because she needs affordable, reliable childcare.
Some
2-1-1 Infoline Facts:
- Over
300,000 Connecticut residents just like you called Infoline
last year.
- Help is available 24-hours-a-day, every day - even holidays.
- nfoline has multilingual caseworkers and is accessible
to the hearing-impaired by TDD.
- Infoline is fully certified in crisis intervention
by the American Association of Suicidology since 1995.
- The most frequently requested services are for:
Financial Assistance, Food, Protective Services, Legal Assistance,
Child Care, Utilities/Heat, Social Support, Housing, and
Mental Health issues.
2-1-1 Service Requests in 2006
Visit
the 2-1-1 website www.infoline.org
for more information or call 2-1-1 now to find the help and
services you need.
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