In celebration of 211 Day this year, 59 buildings, monuments, and landmarks will participate in our nationwide United Glow by illuminating their façades in 211 red. United Glow is an annual, Canada-wide initiative led by United Way Centraide Canada aimed at promoting the 211 helpline. 211 provides personalized navigation support […]
Separations and break ups are extremely hard for people, especially when they involve financial, housing and legal issues. 211 Service Navigators are available 24 hours to help people find the government and community services that they need when they are facing difficult transitions in their lives. A 211 Service Navigator […]
On April 21, the government of Saskatchewan announced the creation of an online portal called Parent Central to help parents or caregivers find and access licensed child care, information, programming or services for children from the ages of zero to six. “Our government remains committed to supporting families with necessary access to […]
Today, the Province of Manitoba announced $510K in funding for United Way Winnipeg to support 211 Manitoba.
Ottawa, ON – February 11, 2021: On National 211 Day, United Way Centraide Canada has released new data and survey results showing that many Canadians are struggling to pay bills and dealing with mental health issues for the first time in their lives as a direct result of the COVID-19 […]
This year, for the first time, anyone living anywhere in Canada can pick up the phone and dial 2-1-1 to reach a Service Navigator for information on community-based health, social and government services in or near their community.
Montréal, December 15th, 2020— Starting today, the 211 service that refers and informs citizens of the socio-community services and programmes in their area, is available across Québec. Thanks to this implementation, the 40% of Quebecers who do not yet have access to this service will now be able to call […]
The new information navigation service made a conscious effort to hire local Service Navigators to answer calls for help from their neighbours.
Free, confidential service helps people impacted by COVID-19 to navigate available community and government supports
