211 Resources
Looking for more immediate assistance? Our tools and resources listed below will be able to help with that.
Get Help Now
If you need help, dial 211 or text your ZIP code to 828-211.
Looking for affordable housing, quality daycare or utility assistance? Are you dealing with a personal crisis, struggling with thoughts of suicide or seeking help with an aging parent?
Simply dial 211, United Way’s free, 24-hour information and referral helpline which links people in need with assistance from more than 2,000 local health and human service programs. Staffed 24 hours per day by caring, highly-trained, multilingual operators, 211 is your connection to finding help with the following:
- Utilities, housing, and food
- Youth and child care issues
- Physical and mental health services
- 24-hour crisis and suicide counseling
- Elder and elder care services
- And much, much more…
If your or someone you know needs help, please dial 211.