H.R. 211 would facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services.
Detailed Summary
Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to each state to carry out a program for making available throughout that state the 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. Requires a participating state to ensure that at least 50 percent of the resources of the program funded by the grant will be derived from other sources. Requires a state seeking a grant to carry out its activities through a lead entity to be known as a 2-1-1 Collaborative.
Requires grant amounts to be used solely to make available to a state 2-1-1 telephone service for community information and referral on human services to all citizens of that state with phone access, including telephone connections between families and individuals seeking services and the service providers.
Requires grant recipients to: (1) abide by the Key Standards for 2-1-1 Centers; and (2) collaborate with human service organizations to provide an exhaustive database of services with which to provide information or referral to individuals utilizing the 2-1-1 service.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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Visitor Comments
Chuck Bean
The Calling for 2-1-1 Act would enable full 2-1-1 call center coverage in the National Capital Region. 2-1-1 is what we need as part of our disaster preparedness efforts and it's what our vulnerable neighbors need every day.