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United Way asks county to restore funding for 2‑1‑1 referral line after sheriff’s office pullback
Summary
United Way of the Lowcountry asked the committee to restore $10,626 in annual support for the 2‑1‑1 helpline, which provides 24/7 referral services and scales during disasters; the sheriff’s office recently stopped funding the service.
Dale (identified in the meeting as president and CEO, United Way of the Lowcountry) told the committee April 7 that the United Way operates the 2‑1‑1 referral system in the Lowcountry and asked Beaufort County to restore annual support of $10,626 after the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department’s funding was withdrawn.
Service description: Dale said 2‑1‑1 offers round‑the‑clock referral…
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