Information & Referral Resources for Children Disabilities
or Special Health Care Needs and their Families
Organization:
United Way 211
2059 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704
211 (inside Dane Co.)
608-246-4357 (outside Dane Co.)
TTY 608-246-4360
www.uwdc.org/Get_Give/get_211.htm
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Mission:
To ensure
an easy-to-remember telephone number that will connect all Wisconsin residents
with information about how to give. To build Wisconsin’s capacity to
strengthen the way people access help & engage in civic life.
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Population Served:
General Public
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Service Area:
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Should be statewide by around the end of April. (They’re waiting for PSC action
authorizing phone companies to implement it statewide.)
Services Provided:
Information (about how to give or receive services, & public health issues)
Referral
Assistance
Advocacy (for individual to receive help from an organization)
Additional Comments:
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211 is a national initiative. 4 years ago, 23 states had it, or about 25% of
the population. By the end of 2004, 35-40% of the country will have it
(including all of WI). It took 30 years to implement 911, & 2 counties in WI
still don’t have it.
211 is
accessible through TDD/TTY & has 140 languages available through language line
services.
© Wisconsin Family Voices 2005
Last updated 3/19/2005
Please let us know if you find any broken links or have any additions or corrections rowley@waisman.wisc.edu
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