'211' nonemergency phone service launched

By: North County Times wire services - | Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:46 PM PDT ∞

SAN DIEGO ---- A new nonemergency public assistance telephone line ---- reached by dialing 2-1-1 ---- will be available in San Diego County and throughout Southern California starting tomorrow.

The service offers the public handy access to health, social, community and disaster-preparedness information and other services in the San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas.

The free, 24-hour service utilizes a new dialing code approved by the Federal Communications Commission to connect people with assistance agencies.

Like 911 for emergency calls, 211 can connect people to nonurgent medical support for seniors and the disabled, child care, employment assistance, food and shelter, protective services, and legal aid.

Other counties around the state will be implementing 211 in the future.

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