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Dayton
Mayor
Rhine
McLin |
Montgomery
County Commissioner Charles Curran |
Deputy
Chief of Police
Major
John DiPietro
Miami
Township
Police
Department
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United
Way President
Marc
Levy
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HelpLink
Call Center Activates 2-1-1
Information
and Referral Hotline
Wednesday,
July 7, 2004 (Dayton, Ohio) –
Today, more than 750,000 people living in Montgomery, Greene and
Preble Counties will be able to link to 2-1-1, the new phone number
for free access to information and referral service to health and
human service agencies in Montgomery, Greene and Preble Counties.
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area’s HelpLink will be hosting
a press conference at 2:00 p.m. at the United Way Building (184
Salem Avenue) to announce the local roll-out of 2-1-1, the universal
number approved by the Federal Communications Commission for information
and referral to social services and volunteer opportunities.
Mayor
Rhine McLin and Montgomery County Commissioner Charles Curran attended
the press conference and presented HelpLink 211 with proclamations.
“Last year HelpLink responded to 89,000 requests for help from residents
in our three-county area,” said Marc Levy, President, United Way
of the Greater Dayton Area. “The 2-1-1 enhancement to this valuable
asset and service will enable us to respond to the growing needs
in our community and strengthen our local nonprofit network.”
More
than 5.8 million Ohio residents currently have access to 2-1-1 services.
The Ohio Council for Information and Referral Programs and the 2-1-1
Ohio Collaborative anticipate that 17 organizations servicing 7.4
million Ohio residents in 30 counties will be operational by the
end of 2004. People in need of police, fire, and medical should
continue to call 911. The 2-1-1 number does not work with cell phones
or businesses with blocks on N11 numbers. Callers from these locations
should continue to call (937) 225-3000 for information and referral
services.
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