2-1-1 Tulare County

What is 2-1-1?

2-1-1 Links People to Important Community Information

On July 21, 2000 the Federal Communications Commission designated 2-1-1 – the three-digit dialing code –to provide public access to information about and referral to health and human services, including opportunities to volunteer time or make donations.

The last available three-digit dialing code, 2-1-1 has the potential to stand beside 9-1-1 and 4-1-1 as an easy-to-remember access point for quick, responsive, universally available assistance to the public.

2-1-1 achieves its greatest potential when it brings together the existing comprehensive information and referral (I&R) services in communities, and expands those services into previously unserved areas.

For Example 2-1-1 connects people with resources that:

Ensure children have access to proper housing, nutrition and health care so they can succeed in school;
Support families leaving welfare so they can remain self-sufficient and productive;
Aid senior citizens to find and pay for prescription drugs so that they maintain active lives;
Direct single mothers to affordable child care centers close to home, so that the mothers can keep their jobs;
Connect victims of domestic violence with groups that provide shelter so they can leave their violent situations
Help individuals find resources to cope with the financial strain of layoffs so that they can remain in their own homes
Connect volunteers with meaningful projects in their communities.

For a Community Resource Directory online please visit our 2-1-1 Tulare County website at: