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
Academic Coach Program | 09/10/2008
Arts 2 People | 07/09/2008
Arts For Life | 03/14/2007
Asheville AIDS Walk 2008 | 10/01/2008
Asheville Area Arts Council | 11/28/2007
Asheville Art Museum’s Pianoforte Series | 01/14/2009
Asheville Chess Club | 01/09/2008
Asheville Civitan Club | 02/06/2008
Asheville Free Book Exchange | 07/16/2008
Asheville MSBL | 04/08/2009
Asheville New Friends | 01/23/2008
Asheville on Bikes | 10/28/2008
Asheville Storytelling Circle | 10/31/2007
Asheville’s farmers markets | 12/03/2008
Asheville-Buncombe Education Coalition | 10/17/2007
AYUSA | 12/26/2007
Beauty Through Cancer | 08/19/2009
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC | 05/16/2007
Blue Ridge Watermedia Society | 08/06/2008
Brother Wolf Canine Rescue | 01/16/2008
CarePartners Adult Day Services | 08/29/2007
CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care Services | 06/06/2007
Carolina Actors’ Collective | 01/21/2009
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | 07/25/2007
Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association | 05/27/2009
Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. | 06/13/2007
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
Dining Out for Life | 04/22/2009
Dogwood Alliance | 03/19/2008
Downtown Asheville Residential Neighbors | 12/17/2008
Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group | 08/27/2008
ECO Water Quality | 07/05/2007
Eliada Homes Inc. | 12/23/2008
Family Support Network of WNC | 09/03/2008
Family Visitation Center | 09/05/2007
Four Seasons | 09/02/2009
Get There Asheville | 09/30/2009
Girl Scouts | 09/24/2008
Goodwill Career Connections Center | 10/15/2008
Helios Veterans Complementary Health Care Program | 02/27/2008
Helpmate | 04/04/2007
Henderson County Animal Services | 11/19/2008
Hendersonville Little Theatre | 02/18/2009
Hot Chocolate 10K and Kids’ Hill Climb | 01/07/2009
Individuals Reforming Ideas to Secure Equality | 03/07/2007
Kiwanis Club of Asheville | 01/02/2008
Leadership Asheville and The New Agenda | 05/19/2009
Loving Food Resources | 07/18/2007
Managua, Nicaragua, Health and Education Center | 03/26/2008
Mary Benson House | 07/22/2009
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
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month | 04/29/2009
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
Old Farmers Ball | 12/31/2008
Open Hearts Art Center | 02/20/2008
Panic Fans for Food | 12/12/2007
Paws With A Purpose | 06/03/2009
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute | 11/14/2007
Pisgah Legal Services | 05/08/2008
Primordial Tradition | 03/25/2009
Quality Forward | 06/18/2008
Reuter Center Singers | 01/30/2008
River Link | 04/16/2008
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation | 10/24/2007
Smoky Mountain Brass Band | 02/11/2009
Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association | 12/05/2007
The Asheville Affiliates | 04/23/2008
The Asheville City Schools Foundation | 03/04/2009
The Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team | 04/02/2008
The Asheville Mural Project | 06/25/2008
The Asheville Mushroom Club | 07/30/2008
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 Blue Ridge Home School Choir | 11/12/2008
The Botanical Gardens at Asheville | 05/14/2008
The Bountiful Cities Project | 05/02/2008
The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation | 04/01/2009
The Carolina Theatre | 05/23/2008
The Henderson County Senior Softball League | 07/23/2008
The Hendersonville chapter of Business & Professional Women | 02/25/2009
The Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America | 02/04/2009
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 Literacy Council of Buncombe County | 11/05/2008
The Mediation Center | 05/09/2007
The Men’s Garden Club of Asheville | 03/12/2008
The Montford Park Players | 08/13/2008
The Mountain Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence | 09/17/2008
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program | 02/28/2007
The Shiloh Community Association | 07/02/2008
