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Get Help — 2-1-1 Texas
2-1-1 is a free, easy-to-use phone number that connects callers anywhere in Texas with health and human service providers in their community. 2-1-1 Texas is for anyone who needs help and doesn't know where to turn. It is available statewide, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is multilingual.
2-1-1 Texas is also the state disaster-information line and can connect callers to disaster-relief resources.
Search the 2-1-1 online database or download the 2011 2-1-1 Basic Needs Directory.
2-1-1 Texas is a public/private partnership led by United Way Capital Area and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
2-1-1 is...
- Free and confidential
- Available 24/7
- Accessible by TTY/TDD
- Multilingual
- Accessible from cell phones
2-1-1 call specialist are...
- Skilled, certified professionals
- Culturally sensitive advocates
- Compassionate problem solvers
2-1-1 provides information about...
- Housing
- Clothing
- Health Care
- Child Care
- Education
- Employment
- Counseling
- Government Resources
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Disaster Information
2-1-1 Monthly Training
2-1-1 Texas offers free monthly trainings onsite at United Way Capital Area. Training focuses on when to use 2-1-1 Texas and how to search the 2-1-1 Texas database to find information about available community resources. The targeted audience for these trainings is social services professionals and volunteers. Registration is not required.
Dates:
Trainings are held the last Friday of the month January-October. There are no trainings in November or December.
Time:
Trainings are first come, first serve, begin at 2 p.m., and last approximately 1.5 hours.
Location:
United Way Capital Area
2000 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Austin, TX 78702
Contact:
For more information, call 2-1-1.
Has 2-1-1 helped you?
Has 2-1-1 helped you or someone you know? Maybe you used 2-1-1 during tax season, or called to learn more about the AISD Summer Lunch Program.
We'd like to hear about it.
Send an email to: web@unitedwaycapitalarea.org
Your personal information will be kept confidential.
About 2-1-1
2-1-1 Texas is a private/public collaboration of United Way Capital Area and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.