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“United Ways operate or fund over 70% of
2-1-1 call centers across the U.S.,” Mitchell said.
“It is a wonderful service, but there is a rigorous
accreditation process and considerable cost to
implementing and maintaining a 2-1-1 center. A
community our size simply cannot justify those
burdens, especially as our society becomes
increasingly digitized.”
Mitchell said much of the work on the webbased
platform was done by Hannah Cook,
United Way’s director of nonprofit outreach and
advocacy.
Cook teamed up with a graphic designer in
October to figure out the most eye-catching,
easy-to-use format as nonprofits were notified
of the project and asked to submit information,
photos and web links to their own pages.
Mitchell and Cook stressed this resource is
designed to live online ‑ not to be printed and
shoved in a drawer until it becomes obsolete.
“As an online document, it can be tweaked
anytime for accuracy,” Cook said. “We are aware
some service providers will print the directory for
convenience, but resource information is always
shifting and changing. We encourage those who
print to refresh their copy occasionally.”
As for helping those who may not have access
to a computer, residents can still pick up a
phone and call the United Way for information,
she said.
“The vast majority of information inquiries
we get comes via email through our website,”
Mitchell explained. “In a year, only two callers
said they do not have access to the internet.
We simply provided the needed information
over the phone, one local to another. Otherwise,
callers seem happy to discover they have direct
online access to the information they need
anytime.”
Mitchell said she now envisions police
officers -- or even those in need themselves ‑
being able to pull up the directory and guide on
their phones to find the services needed.
“This could be a real game changer,” Mitchell
said. “I mean, there are even nonprofits in the
guide that I didn’t even know about. Imagine
what this can do to bring people together and
connect them to the resources they need much more
quickly.”
Davies Shelters Executive Director Devon Smyth
gave it a two thumbs up after seeing the final
product.
“I am grateful for all of the efforts of the United
Way to help the community find assistance,” said
Smyth, who has been taking coffee, pastries and
laundry supplies out to homeless camps every
Monday morning with HOPE Alliance as a way to
build trust and find out what else is needed to help
them improve their lives.
There was some opposition to the restructuring
of the United Way funding operations after Mitchell
announced that none of the sheltering organizations
would be receiving the two-year Community Impact
Grants last year.
Instead, five other nonprofits ‑ the YMCA, Boys &
Girls Clubs of Northwest Georgia, Summit Quest,
Family Resource Center and LivingProof Recovery
‑ received chunks of the more than $350,000 in
grants for a total of seven programs with measurable
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