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Jan 1, 2009 1:10 pm
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I think the idea of a mutual support group for those going through AIRS Accreditation is a great idea. However, I want to remind folks how the accreditation...
Hello Everyone, I was wondering how other 2-1-1's handle complaints about agencies or programs. Specifically I would like to know: 1. Do you include anything...
I am considering writing a proposal for a program at the American Library Association conference (Chicago - July 9-15)Â on ways that public libraries and 2-1-1...
Martha, I would suggest contacting Dick Manikowski (if you haven't already) at the Detroit, MI Public Library. While he is retiring next month, he is probably...
Hi Everyone, I thought this information would be helpful to all of us. Happy New Year! Anne Anne Walsh Fogoros President, PAIR United Way of Allegheny County ...
Anne, Thanks so much for sharing. We will get this information into our INFO-LINK database. Debbie Liadis, CIRS CCAAA Director of Community Services From:...
Debbie Liadis
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Jan 8, 2009 7:15 pm
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Hello Silvana, 1) Here's our fine print about exclusions from the database: Exclusion 211 Ontario reserves the right to exclude from the database any...
Thanks John! ... From: airsnetworker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:airsnetworker@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J Allec Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:23 AM To:...
This is great!...I'll post to the WisconsinAIRS listserv and our statewide aging network lists...others might consider doing that as well. Jayne Mullins (for...
Hi Everyone, If you have written outcomes for your I&R program that work for your program, can you please share them with me? You can send them tot he list...
Dear Folks, Not only has the deadline for earlybird reservations for the Florida Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (FLAIRS) training conference been...
Hello & Good Morning! Â Since I am sure many of your programs are in the midst of compiling your annual reports, I thought I'd share the way we design an...
Have any of you listed Craig's List as a resource for callers? I checked their website for information and they are a For Profit organization. I know that...
tinkerdixiebell
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Jan 13, 2009 4:55 pm
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We include "Ithaca Freecycle" and Craig's list. For those who can afford to spend a few dollars for the goods - Craig's List has a lot more to offer. -- Ed...
Edward Swayze
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Jan 13, 2009 5:12 pm
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As the high cost of data base maintenance appears to be on the rise due to overhead, I was doing an analysis of our current data base system. We are a...
Donna, I was hoping you would get some responses because this is an interesting topic. And (to any 2-3 of you out there who are looking to put together a ...
We have "tiered" all the agencies in our database based on their services. It's a little complicated, so I'm not going to break it all down, but all the...
Dear National Colleagues, As you all know 2-1-1 in New York State is facing a 90% cut to our state funding. This funding is 1/3 of the total funding at the...
I am sure that a number of us are working on guides for the newly unemployed and families struggling to make ends meet. Some of us might be doing web sites and...
For the past few years, we've offered the "Surviving Unemployment" guide in PDF format on our website. We were getting 200-300 downloads a month for quite a...
It is going to be another fabulous AIRS Conference in Reno, Nevada May 31-June 3. 2 Grand Prizes One scholarship is awarded to a certified CIRS/CIRS-A and one...
Clive- As always, thank you for your well-thought out response. I would like to add to your second point that in addition to prominent agencies that are ...
Williams, Maria
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Jan 16, 2009 4:08 pm
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We have dedicated a section of our web site www.nj211.org <http://www.nj211.org/> for Help in Hard Times – the entrance page looks like this Help in Hard...
Maria, Excellent point! Especially with regard to socially sensitive referrals and the like ... Clive On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Williams, Maria <...
Donna - this can be a difficult decision, as others have already mentioned. I think Maria's point was eloquent, to be sure to keep your database balanced. I...
I believe that there is another aspect of this discussion that has not yet been touched upon. That is, "Why have there been no referrals to those agencies?"...
Beth A. Diamond
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Jan 20, 2009 8:14 pm
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Dear AIRS members, For those of you who might not have heard the news, 6.0 of the AIRS Standards for Professional Information & Referral is now available. Get...
Dear AIRS Conference Presenters (First timers and old hands …), *A little more time and a little more incentive …* We have received several emails from...