ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Whether it be assistance with rent, food, or mental health, dialing 211 helps connect people to valuable resources in our area.
The Area Agency on Aging, United Way of Greater Lima, and Mental Health and Recovery Services are asking the Allen County Commissioners to consider providing $10,000 a year for three years due to a growing need for the service. Allen County 211 received 2,600 calls in the last year and these organizations want to ensure the national program can stay established on a local level.
"The Area Agency on Aging puts a little bit in, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board puts about $75,000 in, and it's a United Way initiative so we have supported $45,000 every year. So we will definitely continue that because we feel that it is a need that needs to be met," commented Erin Hardesty, president of the United Way of Greater Lima.
Organizations say establishing 211 on a local level has allowed them to identify gaps in services to better understand the needs here in Allen County. To get connected to area resources, you can also head over to allen211.org.
