2-1-1 REFERRAL TRENDS APRIL
 

277 calls for April 2017
95 Wood County
  1. Electric Service Payment Assistance
  2. Rent Payment Assistance
  3. Low Income Housing
  4. Food Pantry
  5. Rent Deposit Assistance
 
No data is available for the month of May as we transition to a new database. Read below for more information.
United Way's 2-1-1 Changes Database Provider

By Amy Fluno, 2-1-1 Director

Recently 2-1-1 as a state decided to change database providers. We chose VisionLink to become our new provider for a few reasons.  VisionLink provides a unique platform that handles our resource directories, follows our AIRS standards, efficient partnering, and more.  This new system is much more updated and streamlined than our previous one was. Together as a state-wide system we are making this database much more cohesive and integrated with all the call centers throughout the state.   This new database conversion, while sometimes challenging, has been going pretty smoothly at our call center.  We are enjoying learning the new system and all the great new technology it brings with it. We look forward to learning more about what our new database can do as we go along in these next few months and how we can serve our callers better.
2-1-1 BUSY SINCE TORNADO IN CHETEK AREA

  United Way's 2-1-1 has been extremely busy fielding calls in the weeks since the tornado that touched down in Barron and Rusk Counties. Here are some statistics from just one week of taking calls from people seeking help and from people looking to help people effected by the storm.

Barron/Rusk Counties Tornado Information (These are numbers that are recorded, not all calls were recorded due to sheer volume of calls)

-168 storm damage reports
-40 calls for people/groups wanting to volunteer
-30 calls for people wanting to donate items/money
-20 calls referred to Health & Human Services Hotline for questions we were unable to answer
(258 call total)


UNITED WAY OF INNER WISCONSIN GIVING OUT FREE BOOKS
 
Event:  Great Book Giveaway
Date:  June 6-16, 2017
Time:  various
Location:  various
Description:  United Way of Inner Wisconsin will be giving away FREE children's books during the 8th annual Great Book Giveaway from June 6 - 16, 2017.  Volunteers will be reading books to children at seven different locations; and afterwards each child can select a book to take home and keep. The books that are distributed were collected during a children's book drive earlier this spring.  All children and youth (from ages birth to 12 years), parents, grandparents, caregivers, and day care providers are invited and welcome to attend this free event.  Families can come to the event together; and day care providers are invited to come and bring along all the children in their care.  In the event of rain, the event will be moved to an alternate location
  • June 6, 2017, Charles and JoAnn Lester Public Library, Nekoosa,10:30am
  • June 7, 2017, Municipal Zoo Shelter, Wisconsin Rapids, 10:30am
  • June 8, 2017, THINK Academy Playground, Rudolph, 10:30am
  • June 8, 2017, McMillan Memorial Library (outside), 6:00pm
  • June 9, 2017, Edwards Alexander Memorial Park, Port Edwards, 10:30am
  • June 15, 2017, Lester Public Library of Vesper, 2:30pm
  • June 16, 2017, Burt Morris Park, Adams-Friendship, before the free summer lunch program, 10:30am


CHILDREN'S BOOK SWAP
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017*
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
@ GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT, MARSHFIELD, WI
*Rain Date is Wednesday, June 21

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR 5TH ANNUAL CHILDREN'S BOOK SWAP! BRING BOOKS YOU NO LONGER READ TO GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND EXCHANGE THEM FOR "NEW" ONES! IT'S A FUN, FREE AND EASY WAY TO GET NEW BOOKS TO READ DURING SUMMER VACATION.
E-NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2017




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United Way's 2-1-1 is a partnership of Marshfield Area United Way and United Way of Inner Wisconsin        

 

Service area: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Iron, Juneau, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Wood Counties. 

 

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