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or (434) 845-8016

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Who We Are
United Way's 2-1-1 VIRGINIA information and referral center gathers facts on health and human services and provides information to individuals, families, agencies and organizations. The center acts as a central point of access to all human services. The 2-1-1 VIRGINIA staff knows where you can turn for help for a wide variety of needs, including:

  • Affordable Housing
  • Financial Assistance for Rent or Utilities
  • Basic Needs such as Food and Shelter
  • Legal Assistance
  • Mental Health Services
  • FAMIS (Family Access to Medical Security Plan)
  • Employment and many other services

In addition, 2-1-1 VIRGINIA provides information on subjects like government agencies, recreation, support groups, domestic violence, welfare reform, maternal and child health issues, and many others that may be of interest to the public.

How to Get Help
We have trained Resource Specialists available to discuss your needs and to help you determine the services that may be available to you. They can be reached by dialing 2-1-1 or (434) 845-8016 every day from 8:30 a.m. to Midnight. The information and referrals we provide are free and confidential.

If you are interested in locating services yourself, you may use the online database which provides a listing of programs serving Planning District 11 (Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, & Campbell Counties and the cities of Lynchburg & Bedford) and Planning District 12 (Franklin, Henry, Patrick, & Pittsylvania Counties and the cities of Danville & Martinsville) as well as the entire state of Virginia. You may browse the listing or search using the keywords at the beginning. Language translation is available.

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We also provide an array of publications, information and other helpful pieces of literature.  Please call us at 2-1-1 or 434-845-8016, if you are interested in purchasing one of these items:

  • Directory of Human Services - a listing of human service agencies in Planning District 11 and Planning District 12. $22.00 (+ S&H if mailed).
  • The Directory of Associations - listings of civic, social, and hobby organizations in the Central Virginia area. $12.00 (+ S&H if mailed).
  • The Guide for Tough Times - self-help booklet for people facing unemployment, or, for people seeking employment due to Welfare Reform (free of charge).

For more information on Child and Youth Services in your area, click on one of the links below:

How to Provide Help
If you would like to be listed in our Information & Referral database, or you are a provider in our database and want to update your program information or have a new service to tell us about, please visit our forms library.

2-1-1 VIRGINIA Partners

* SPECIAL NOTICE *

The Calling for 2-1-1 Act

In January 2007, both houses of the 110th Congress
re-introduced the Calling for 2-1-1 Act , which, if passed, will provide financial support to designated 2-1-1 state entities. Local support of the Calling for 2-1-1 Act – from state legislators, community leaders, nonprofit agencies and citizens – is critical in moving this legislation through Congress.

The Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007, would authorize $700 million over six years to assist states with implementing and sustaining 2-1-1 statewide. States would have to provide a 50 percent match to the grant, which could come from current 2-1-1 funding in the community, such as United Way funding, funding through other non-profits, state and local government, foundations and businesses. Funding would be administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Act closed the 109th Congress with 199 bi-partisan congressional cosponsors. It currently has 122 cosponsors in the 110th Congress.

To get an updated list of cosponsors of the Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007 or to get the full text of the bill, you can visit http://thomas.loc.gov and look the bill up by name or bill number (S. 211 in the Senate and H.R. 211 in the House). If you scroll to the middle of the page, you can also look up bills from previous Congresses.

We encourage you to ask your Members of Congress to pass The Calling for 2-1-1 Act (HR 211 / S. 211). For more information on making this service available nation-wide, go to www.211.org and click on "Get Involved" or call call the toll-free number:

1-888-PASS-211

The following links provide more information on The Calling for 2-1-1 Act and the 2-1-1 service:

 

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