4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (147+ words) Helpline data shows a 150% increase in housing referrals over the past decade, reaching an all-time high in 2025. 211 LA Care Coordinator Jose Luis Kerch helps connect 211 callers to additional resources. Housing demands reach record levels" Utility assistance surges as people struggle…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (738+ words) In 2025, United Way 211 connected 35,400 people to housing resources, helping those unemployed, evicted and facing other challenges." Ariel moved to Cincinnati from North Carolina for a fresh start with a new job. Less than a year later, she was laid off....

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (324+ words) When a middle schooler at the Drop-In Learning Center in New London, Connecticut, first said it out loud, Reona Dyess paid attention. "We're running short this week at home," she recalls the student saying. "Can we have anything extra?" Dyess…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (309+ words) On Andrea Faulkner's Grand Rapids route, she knows the rhythms. She can tell who's home early and know who keeps their porch lights off. "I think of myself as a neighbor," Andrea says. "We have eyes on our neighborhoods in…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (280+ words) At United Way, we understand the power of neighbors helping neighbors. One of those dedicated changemakers is Lori Villegas. For more than 15 years, Lori's spirit of service has inspired her to devote her time and talent to uplifting her community…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (514+ words) Picture this: After ten years of sleeping on sidewalks, you finally get the chance to move into a real home. There's just one catch: you can't bring your best friend. That's exactly what happened to an elderly couple in Greenville,…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (303+ words) In South Baltimore, the Brooklyn/Curtis Bay neighborhood has long faced geographic and systemic barriers that limit access to critical services and resources. But volunteers like Christine and Morgan are showing what's possible when neighbors work together to lend a…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (287+ words) Miguel Hernandez still remembers the panic in the caller's voice when she reached out to NJ 211's utility assistance line after receiving a shutoff notice. She was scared and skeptical that anyone could really help, and she had every reason…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (255+ words) Reggie carefully hung his interview clothes on a makeshift hanger inside their tent. The outfit (a button-down shirt and slacks he picked out at The Caring Place) represented everything he was fighting for. He couldn't afford to let them wrinkle,…...