Spotlight on: 2-1-1 referral specialists

2-1-1 referral specialists answer your questions around the clock. United Way’s 2-1-1 of WNC is a free, 24/7, community-service information line serving Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania counties. People can call 2-1-1 from a land line, or 252-HELP from a cell phone, to find out where to get or give help in the community. The 2-1-1 database includes information on human services such as housing, food, medicine, support groups, recreation, money management, volunteer opportunities and much more. As one 2-1-1 caller relates, “2-1-1 provided me with alternatives that I hadn’t thought of on my own. They gave me information to improve my situation in a nonjudgmental way.” 2-1-1’s database is searchable online at http://www.211wnc.org


Other Group Spotlights:

2-1-1 referral specialists | 04/19/2007

AARP Tax-Aide | 02/13/2008

Arts 2 People | 07/09/2008

Arts For Life | 03/14/2007

Asheville Area Arts Council | 11/28/2007

Asheville Chess Club | 01/09/2008

Asheville Civitan Club | 02/06/2008

Asheville Free Book Exchange | 07/16/2008

Asheville New Friends | 01/23/2008

Asheville Storytelling Circle | 10/31/2007

Asheville-Buncombe Education Coalition | 10/17/2007

AYUSA | 12/26/2007

Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC | 05/16/2007

Brother Wolf Canine Rescue | 01/16/2008

CarePartners Adult Day Services | 08/29/2007

CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care Services | 06/06/2007

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | 07/25/2007

Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. | 06/12/2007

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC (CCCS) | 05/30/2007

Council on Aging of Buncombe County | 09/12/2007

Differently Abled News Network, Inc. | 02/21/2007

Dogwood Alliance | 03/19/2008

ECO Water Quality | 07/05/2007

Family Visitation Center | 09/05/2007

Helios Veterans Complementary Health Care Program | 02/27/2008

Helpmate | 04/04/2007

Individuals Reforming Ideas to Secure Equality | 03/07/2007

Kiwanis Club of Asheville | 01/02/2008

Loving Food Resources | 07/18/2007

Managua, Nicaragua, Health and Education Center | 03/26/2008

Meals On Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County | 07/31/2007

Mountin’ Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center | 06/20/2007

National Down Syndrome Society | 10/10/2007

No More Victims | 06/12/2008

North Carolina Creative Autistic Living and Learning, Inc. | 07/11/2007

Old Buncombe County Genealogy Society | 10/03/2007

Open Hearts Art Center | 02/20/2008

Panic Fans for Food | 12/12/2007

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute | 11/14/2007

Pisgah Legal Services | 05/08/2008

Quality Forward | 06/18/2008

Reuter Center Singers | 01/30/2008

River Link | 04/16/2008

Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation | 10/24/2007

Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association | 12/05/2007

The Asheville Affiliates | 04/23/2008

The Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team | 04/02/2008

The Asheville Mural Project | 06/25/2008

The Asheville Puppetry Alliance | 11/07/2007

The Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross | 06/27/2007

The Association of Retarded Citizens of Buncombe County | 08/15/2007

The Botanical Gardens at Asheville | 05/14/2008

The Bountiful Cities Project | 05/02/2008

The Carolina Theatre | 05/23/2008

The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program | 04/11/2007

The Lewis Rathbun Center | 03/21/2007

The Literacy Council of Buncombe County | 05/23/2007

The Mediation Center | 05/09/2007

The Men’s Garden Club of Asheville | 03/12/2008

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program | 02/28/2007

The Shiloh Community Association | 07/02/2008

Three Streams Family Health Center | 03/28/2007

Together We Read | 03/05/2008

Transylvania Community Arts Council | 08/22/2007

Under One Sky | 09/26/2007

United Way / Mountain Housing Opportunities | 08/08/2007

Western North Carolina AIDS Project | 11/21/2007

Western North Carolina Knitters and Crocheters for Others | 09/19/2007

WNC Peace Coalition | 06/04/2008




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