News and Information
WA211 would like to thank our partners at the Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Council and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services for the following 211 public service Information and Referral Video that supports our No Wrong Door system(s) in Washington State. WA 211 Information and Referral Help is just a contact away.
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New telehealth service from the Department of Health for persons testing positive for COVID-19 who want to learn about treatment options. There are two options to set up a telehealth appointment – either by visiting DOH’s website here, or by calling the DOH COVID-19 call center operated by Washington 211 at 1–800–525–0127 and press #.…
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Calls into Washington 211 continue at a pace that is faster than our pre-COVID days. And while COVID-related calls are down, calls about housing assistance are up. Here’s some news about Washington 211. Washington 211 Counts Reveals Growth in Housing, Food and Child Care Requests Our Washington 211 Counts site allows you to view the…
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Thank you for your continued support of Washington 211 through your use and promotion of 211. We would like to ask you to participate in a survey that will help identify the strategic direction and future of 211 in the coming years. As you well know, the impact of COVID-19 has taken a horrific toll…
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Happy 2022 from Washington 211. This year our state and its citizens will likely face as many challenges as they did in 2021, and there’s every reason to believe that once again Washington 211 will be a part of overcoming those hurdles. COVID Calls Still Running HighWhile not as high as during the peak of…
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In honor of National 2-11 Day, we want to share our appreciation for your support so we can ensure your constituents get the timely information and help they need. Thanks to your investment, Washington 211 continues serving as the “go to” system for Washingtonians in need of accurate community health and human service information and…
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Washington 211 would like to thank you for trusting us to help connect Washington residents to community resources and services. Together we assisted over 500,000 people in 2021 who dialed 211 to find help, answered over 400,000 COVID-19 calls for persons seeking information and support and helped schedule over 50,000 vaccine appointments. Though we faced…
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Happy Winter Holidays and New Year Washington 211 would like to wish you a warm winter season and happy New Year . . .and to thank you for helping us connect people with community services that can make their lives better. At our current call rate growth, Washington 211 is likely to connect with over…
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Call volume continues to grow rapidly for the Washington 211 system as people seek reliable and timely information and assistance regarding housing, health care, food, and impending emergencies such as wildfires. While Washington 211 has been able to put its vast database at the fingertips of Internet users through its search.wa211.org tool, our system’s ability to provide…
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