Most of us know in an emergency to call 911.
But some emergencies don’t need a firefighter or an ambulance to respond. They might need a food pantry‚ a connection to a mental-health counselor‚ or information on disaster assistance.
That’s when you could call 211.
The 211 system in California is designed to connect people in need with the variety of services that can help on a bad day‚ staffed by teams that know their community.
In several counties in the North State‚ 211 is operated by United Way of Northern California. I was glad to meet last week with Robert Morton Sr.‚ United Way’s Manager of Healthy Community‚ and Kalie Brisbon‚ the organization’s President and CEO‚ to discuss continued state funding for the 211 systems. I appreciate United Way’s continued commitment to serving North State residents.
