United Way of South Sarasota County

2-1-1

Need Help and Resources?   You may also call for LOCAL COVID-19 Fund assistance!

For non-emergency situations, counseling, guidance, and assistance, call 2-1-1 from your home or wireless phone to receive free crisis counseling along with useful information and referral 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Help is just a phone call away. United Way provides funding support to 2-1-1 operations throughout the region and supports many of the agencies they refer people to contact.

Suncoast 2-1-1 serves DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Find out more at www.211suncoastcares.org.

Help Needed

United Way South Sarasota County needs your help to support community needs resulting from the economic impact of measures taken to stop the spread of this disease. Consider a donation today!

 

Every day thousands of people across North America turn to 211 for information and support—whether financial, domestic, health or disaster-related. 211 is a free, confidential referral and information helpline and website that connects people of all ages and from all communities to the essential health and human services they need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

211 can be accessed by phone or computer. A toll-free call to 211 connects you to a community resource specialist in your area who can put you in touch with local organizations that provide critical services that can improve—and save—lives.

You’ll find information about: 

  • supplemental food and nutrition programs
  • shelter and housing options and utilities assistance
  • emergency information and disaster relief
  • employment and education opportunities
  • services for veterans
  • health care, vaccination and health epidemic information
  • addiction prevention and rehabilitation programs
  • reentry help for ex-offenders
  • support groups for individuals with mental illnesses or special needs
  • a safe, confidential path out of physical and/or emotional domestic abuse

Whether in times of natural disaster or personal crisis, 211 is committed to being the first, most essential resource to anyone who needs help.

Call 211 and speak with a live, highly trained service professional in your area from any cell phone or landline. All calls are private and confidential.