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United Way urges Ohio to fund 2-1-1 statewide, requests $2 million annually
Summary
United Way of Greater Cincinnati told the Ohio House Children and Human Services Committee that Ohio’s 2-1-1 information-and-referral network lacks statewide coverage and requested roughly $2 million per year from the Department of Children and Youth budget to expand service to all 88 counties.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati representatives told the House Children and Human Services Committee on Oct. 28 that Ohio’s 2-1-1 system lacks sufficient revenue and that an annual state investment would extend coverage to counties currently without service.
Haley Barr, policy and advocacy at United Way of Greater Cincinnati, said Ohio 2-1-1 operates “in the same ecosystem as 911 and 988” but receives no state funding. She said 2-1-1 connects callers to housing, childcare, transportation and other services and that, as of the testimony, “people in 30 counties in the state…aren't able to access 2-1-1 resources,” leaving “millions of…
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