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United Way asks Van Zandt County to consider funding shortfall for 2-1-1 call service
Summary
John Gaston of United Way described a $40,000 shortfall for the 2-1-1 East Texas call line serving Van Zandt County and asked the commissioners to consider a county donation; commissioners said they would take the request under advisement.
John Gaston, who runs the United Way 2-1-1 service for a 14-county East Texas region, asked Van Zandt County commissioners during a budget workshop on July 12 to consider a one-time contribution to cover a funding shortfall. Gaston told the court the 2-1-1 information-and-referral line handled "almost 6,000 calls" from Van Zandt County residents over the last three and a half years and that the program is "probably 90% funded by the state of Texas." He said the program is short about $40,000 and that he originally asked a county judge…
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