The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced that Lake County 211 free help line has launched. The lead agency for Lake County 211 is United Way of Lake County, but many other health and human service providers are involved, including the Lake County Government.
The 211 Lake County service helps with Housing, Utilities, Food, Crisis Help, Mental Health & Addiction, Health Care, Financial Support, Education, Personal, Child & Family Support, Employment, Transportation, Legal & Immigration, Government, Volunteering, Disaster Information
Lake County 211 is described as …
the place with the answers that residents need to live well in Lake County, Illinois,
a one-stop shop for help,
a service available via telephone, texting, and browsing the website 211lakecounty.org.
By telephone, Lake County residents can call 211, but if you can’t connect with 211 or are outside the area, residents can call 1-855-677-5253 toll free.
By text, residents can type their zip code to 898211. A person will reply by text, and the conversation begins.
By website (211lakecounty.org), residents can browse the website to look for resources
EXCERPT FROM WEBSITE …
Examples of How 211 Can Help You
Your electricity was just turned off because you couldn’t pay the bill. Call 211 to find out how to get help catching up on your payments.
Your grandmother can’t live alone any more. You wish you could take care of her, but you work all day. Call 211 to learn how to find a caring, safe place for her to live.
Someone in your home has started hitting you. Use 211 to find a safe place to go right now and to make a plan for the future.
Your teenager seems to have lost friends and spends too much time alone in his room. 211 can guide you to a mental health expert who can help you decide what to do next.
You just got a new job but are not sure how to get there. 211 can send you to transportation resources that can help.
See more at 211lakecounty.org
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