2-1-1 Initiative | United Way of Lane County, Oregon

When William Jones, a former Marine from Chicago, was laid off, he was forced to empty his savings to keep his family afloat. Through a United Way funded rent assistance program, they were able to stay in their home until William could find work. Now, William has a full time job, a baby boy and a new dream – to become a Lane County Sheriff. “We just needed a little help,” says William, “and now we’re going to be OK.”

2-1-1 Initiative

www.211Lane.org is Lane County’s one-stop resource for social services and volunteer opportunities. 211Lane makes it easy for everyone to Find Help and Give Help.

211Lane.org links people seeking to find help with over 900 social services and those wishing to give help with over 400 community opportunities.
211Lane is the result of an ongoing collaboration between local professionals and community volunteers. This active partnership provides updates and enhancement to the 211Lane website with a mind towards its database being used as the information and referral resources for a future “2-1-1 Call Center” in Lane County.

What you can do:

Agencies: Provide timely updates on the services you provide and agency information as well as providing keywords people use to search for your services.
Companies: Sponsor the maintenance, enhancements and/ or marketing of 211Lane.org and have your logo & Website seen by hundreds of people every day.
Everyone: Use the site, tell others about it, put a link on your desktop, save it in your favorites. The more people use 211Lane.org the more powerful it becomes.