PREECEVILLE - This past year, 211 Saskatchewan has continued to grow and help the people of Saskatchewan deal with the continued uncertainty brought upon by the COVID-19 Pandemic. In all, 211 Saskatchewan saw a 110 per cent increase in the number of calls, texts, and web chats over 2020, with people connecting for support in the areas of health, basic needs, income support, mental health, and more.
February 11 (or 2/11) was celebrated as 211 Day across North America, where awareness is spread about 211 Saskatchewan to ensure that more people are able to use 211 to connect with resources in their community and find the help they need.
This year we invite you to help us spread awareness about 211 Day to the people of Saskatchewan, stated a release from 211 Saskatchewan.
The focus and goal of the program is to partner with human service providers at all levels and continually look for new ways to connect people with their communities.
211 Saskatchewan is a free, confidential, 24/7 service that connects individuals to human services in the province by telephone, text, or web chat, plus a searchable website with over 6,000 listings of social, community, non-clinical health, and government services across the province. In addition to searching on the 211 Saskatchewan website, individuals can call 2-1-1, text 2-1-1 or go online to chat with trained professionals to help find and navigate services they need. This access to community, health and government services is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Over 175 languages, including 17 Indigenous languages, are available over the phone.
