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Institute for Emerging Issues Releases Roadmap to Financial Resilience
July 24, 2024. Too many of us are unprepared for an economic downturn or even a modest financial emergency. According…
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Protecting Pets: Summer Heat Can Cause Heat Exhaustion, Burn Paws
July 12, 2024. Over the past month, animal clinics and shelters have been dealing with pets suffering from heat exhaustion…
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North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion Program has Enrolled 500,000 People in Just 7 Months
July 12, 2024. More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in the state’s Medicaid expansion program since it went live about…
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NC 211 Leader Throws First Pitch at Minor League Baseball Game
June 28, 2024. Last night, employees of United Way of North Carolina (UWNC) attended a minor league baseball game sponsored…
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United Way of North Carolina Leaders Attend Reception at Governor’s Mansion
June 21, 2024. Last night, United Way of North Carolina (UWNC) leaders Brittany Pruitt Fletcher (President & CEO) and Ed…
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Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Donates More Than $4.2 Million to Non-profit Organizations
June 18, 2024 $113,000 awarded to 13 nonprofits in North Carolina Grants awarded to 373 organizations across seven states Funding supports human…
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NC 211 at Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention
June 13, 2024. Ed Bonilla, Director of Mission Advancement for United Way of North Carolina, represented NC 211 today at…
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NC 211 Speaks at AARP Press Conference
June 12, 2024. Today, United Way of North Carolina (UWNC) President & CEO, Brittany Pruitt Fletcher, promoted the benefits of…
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Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Services
June 6, 2024. The Biden-Harris Administration is making significant strides in improving access to mental health and substance use services…
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Light at the End of the Tunnel: New Behavioral Health Urgent Care Has Been Years in the Making
May 19, 2024. The Rowan County United Way is nearly finished with a passion project of theirs. Since 2019, the…
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Children’s Home Society Conducts Make a Difference May To Help Support Foster Family Efforts
May 14, 2024. North Carolina is facing a foster care crisis in that there are nearly 11,000 children in care…
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Daymark Recovery Services Opens New Location in Rockingham, NC
May 1, 2024. Daymark Recovery Services (DRS) has been providing Tailored Care Management (TCM), “a brand new community-based service, to…
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Governor Cooper Announces $156 million EPA Award to Strengthen Solar Energy Use in Communities Across North Carolina
April 22, 2024. Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that EnergizeNC, North Carolina’s Solar for All coalition, has been selected by…
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IRS delivers strong 2024 tax filing season; expands services for millions of people on phones, in-person and online with expanded funding
April 15, 2024. With the April tax filing deadline here, the Internal Revenue Service highlighted a variety of improvements that…
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Medicaid expansion coverage enrollment in North Carolina now above 400,000
April 1, 2024. Enrollment in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has surpassed 400,000 in the expansion program’s…
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Record-breaking 72,000 applicants seek Opportunity Scholarships
March 6, 2024. Nearly 72,000 applications were received for the expanded Opportunity Scholarship program in North Carolina by the close…
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How Telehealth Helps and Hinders the Most Vulnerable Patients in Rural Western NC
January 31, 2024. Ashley Young knew her son Michael (a pseudonym) was different as soon as he was born. Not only was he…
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United Way Investment Helping North Carolina Nonprofits Flourish
January 30, 2024. United Way of Greater Charlotte is investing millions into communities that are creating a more equitable future…
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Consolidation to Reshape NC Mental Health System
December 20, 2023. Two state-funded businesses that manage behavioral health services for low-income residents say they will consolidate to create…
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Medicaid Resumes Annual Recertification
March 28, 2023. Starting April 1, 2023, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will begin the recertification…
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Extra Food Stamps for COVID-19 Ending in February
February 27, 2023. The extra Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Benefits for COVID-19 will end in February, 2023. Starting in…
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United Way’s NC 211 is Ready to Help
February 10, 2023. Saturday February 11th is National 211 Day, which celebrates the go-to resource that connects people to help…
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Reaching Family Caregivers Where They Are with the Support They Need
October, 2022 – United Way of North Carolina’s NC 211 is partnering with AARP to provide family caregivers with support…
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NC 211 Celebrates National 211 Day
February 11, 2022. Day and night, the team at NC 211 talks to people who are experiencing hardship, feeling concerned…
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Updated Isolation Guidance & Boosters for Children/Teens
January 7, 2022. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends the COVID-19 Pfizer booster for children ages 12 to 15 years old and a third dose…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Available for Children & Expanded Eligibility for Boosters
November, 2021: Children ages 5 to 11 can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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CDC Issues New Eviction Moratorium
Update: On August 26th, The Supreme Court voted to allow evictions to continue across the country. They blocked the CDC’s…
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Eviction Moratorium Extended to July 31
June 25, 2021. The CDC eviction moratorium has been extended to July 31, but this is likely the final extension….
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Screening Tool for Rent and Utilities
June, 2021: NC 211 has launched a new screening tool to help North Carolinians find emergency rent and utility assistance…
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Extra Credit Grant Deadline Extended
On May 24th, Governor Cooper signed into law S.B. 172 (Session Law), which extends the deadline to apply for the…
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NC HOPE Program Reopens
New application period opens for NC HOPE emergency rent and utility assistance May 18, 2021. North Carolina’s emergency rental assistance program…
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211 Day 2021
February, 2021: In a crisis, in a disaster, in a pandemic, NC 211 is here to help North Carolinians get…
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From Hello to Help, NC 211 is Here
2-1-1. Three simple numbers that North Carolinians can dial to speak with a real person who can answer questions and…
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EITC Awareness Day
You work hard. Let tax credits work for you. January, 2021: United Way of North Carolina is raising awareness around important…
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NC Eviction Moratorium Extended
Governor Extends North Carolina Evictions Moratorium December 30, 2020: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 184, extending North Carolina’s…
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NC 211 “How To” Video
NC 211 Releases New Video Providing Guidance On How to Use 211’s Website and Help Line December, 2020: NC 211…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Scams
Consumer Alert: Don’t Fall for COVID-19 Vaccine Scams From Attorney General Josh Stein December 2, 2020: Recently, we’ve seen promising developments…
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Executive Order to Strengthen Eviction Prevention
Governor Cooper Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Eviction Prevention and Help Renters Stay in Their Homes Executive Order No. 171…
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Cybercrime Support Initiative Launch
United Way of North Carolina and Cybercrime Support Network Launch North Carolina’s First Cybercrime Hotline August, 2020: United Way of…
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100,000 Calls & New Website
August, 2020: NC 211 has handled more than 100,000 calls and emails since being activated as part of the State’s…
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Self-Sufficiency Standard Launch
North Carolina families struggling to make ends meet even before COVID-19 hit, according to new data August, 2020: The United Way of North Carolina and United…
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COVID Impact Survey
United Ways ask families across North Carolina to complete this important survey to assess the economic impact of COVID-19 July,…
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COVID-19 Response
July, 2020: The NC 211 team has handled 69,847 calls since the beginning of COVID-19 response in North Carolina, with…
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NC 211 Handles More Than 50,000 Calls
June 4, 2020 – United Way’s 211 has been responding to callers from all corners of the State since Governor…
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NC 211 Launches New Logo
June, 2020: We are proud to announce the launch of the new NC 211 logo. Our decision to switch to…