David - To my knowledge there is not a European equivalent to AIRS. Actually for a few years we had someone attending our conference from England as there...
Thanks David and Tino These roles take time and mostly go unnoticed. Peter Peter Bishop Manager, 2-1-1 United Way of America 701 N. Fairfax St. Alexandria, VA...
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Aug 1, 2005 1:02 pm
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Does anyone have information regarding how to code requests for "dry ice"? I understand there is no taxonomy term for it. Thank you. Valerie Wethered First...
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Aug 1, 2005 2:29 pm
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Valerie, What do people want dry ice for? Is it food related? Georgia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Aug 1, 2005 4:00 pm
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The dry ice would be to preserve food in the case of power outage. This is not disaster-related. The power outage is due to usual summer thunderstorms. Valerie...
Wethered, Valerie
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Aug 1, 2005 4:12 pm
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Valerie, Below is the new term you requested. Since the Disaster Services section has been broadened to include more localized emergencies, it is located...
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Aug 1, 2005 7:02 pm
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AIRS NETWORKER Last Updated August 2005 -- changes since the February 2004 version Updated the number of participants to...
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Aug 1, 2005 8:23 pm
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Has anyone established their I&R helpline with a three year grant, with the goal to find other resources to keep the I&R helpline up and running after the...
I would be very interested to know what trends 2-1-1 call centers are seeing regarding types of calls and call volume? We've noticed a slight decrease in calls...
I think it would be great to have a place to share our monthly/quarterly/annual 2-1-1 or other I&R statistical reports with one another. There are many of us...
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Aug 3, 2005 4:17 pm
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... I have created a folder called "Reports" in the files area of the AIRS Networker for this purpose. 1. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airsnetworker and...
Thank you for doing this David. I think it will be very helpful. ... From: airsnetworker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:airsnetworker@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Yes, thanks David. I posted our monthly report from June, since I haven't completed July's yet. If others else will also post sample data reports, it will be...
211 Toronto produced a comprehensive 2004 annual report, which, pending final edits will be posted on 211.ca. The main body of the report is based on the...
Last week the Washington Information Network 2-1-1 received an independent analysis from a research team at the University of Washington Information School on...
Tom Page
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Aug 3, 2005 8:46 pm
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Hello fellow networkers, A few questions regarding formal I&R case staffing – do any of you do it, and if so, do you use a particular structure or procedure?...
Hi Tom, If you are open to Canadian participation, I'd be interested in this work. I am very committed to the benefits to be derived from shared evaluation. We...
Cheryl, We'd be delighted to work with our Canadian partners on a common evaluation plan. Will you be coming to the Inform Canada conference in Vancouver, BC...
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Aug 4, 2005 9:45 pm
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Yesterday an anonymous person called our 211 (they blocked caller id) and wanted to report that someone else was abusing the system. They alleged that this...
At another agency I worked for that did 211 we had a client tracking system for our city agencies. This curbed A LOT of abuse BUT only member agencies were...
Sorry that last response was from me.... Kendra Jackson ... 2-1-1 Area Information Center Manager for the South Plains region (Lubbock and the 14 surrounding...
Good morning, I would be interested in hearing from any 2-1-1 centers that have applied for any PRC (Prevention, Retention and Contingency) funds through their...
Hi everyone! I work at a 211 that is attached to a United Way and one of our Loaned Executives has given me a peculiar request. I told him that I would ask the...
Carolyn, This won't necessarily help but I thought others might be interseted to know of a program in NJ that helps Medicaid recipients with car insurance. The...
Carolyn, Actually, this is one our local Emergency Assistance Program would consider. I'd suggest you put the request out to a local network of fols and see...
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Aug 5, 2005 8:35 pm
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We got a call today from a family in Ohio who needs assistance. The caller has a 12 year old boy who has been diagnosed with Arnold Chiari malformation, a...
Levitt, Marci
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Aug 8, 2005 2:25 pm
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We had a similar request, we also have virtually no public transportation. A local church paid the young woman's insurance for a month, which was enough to...
Kari, I think you should consider the following, is the person receiving the help from the food pantries a needy person? do they receive foodstamps? When...
Hello, everyone! We are considering an emergency notification system for our agency which services older adults. There seems to be a variety of options out...
In addition to Ronald McDonald House, the website for the National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc (www.nahhh.org) lists Miracle House,...