United Way Of San Luis Obispo County

211 - 211 connects users with health and human services in their community through calls, texts, and web search. Uw slo county 211 serves san luis obispo counties. Since its inception, 211 has received over 9,000 calls, texts, and clicks to the hotline. 211 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via phone, text, and online. When people call 211, they speak to a trained specialist who can find services most tailored to their needs. When callers find themselves in a tough spot, often multiple forms of assistance are needed. 211 can connect them to all applicable services to form a cohesive recovery plan. Then, once receiving services, the caller can take proactive measures to mitigate future struggles. During times of disaster, 211 is an indispensable resource to help callers stay informed of recovery services. By helping us recover quickly when affected by disaster, 211 is key in strengthening the resilience of our community.

Usda - the usda awarded funds to united way of san luis obispo county, aiding california farmworkers. The us department of agriculture's food and farmworker relief grant program ( ffwr ) provided relief in the form of a $600 flat-rate payments to eligible farmworkers, meatpacking workers, and food processing workers who incurred expenses preparing for preventing exposure to, and responding to, the covid-19 pandemic. This relief is intended to defray costs for reasonable and necessary personal, family, or living expenses such as, but not limited to: costs for personal protective equipment (ppe), expenses associated with quarantines and testing, and dependent care. Uwslo provided these funds to farmworkers who live in san luis obispo county. The funds awarded to uwslo flowed through a grant to united ways of california who served as the lead contractor and uwslo was subcontractor. After outreaching to and identifying eligible workers, uwslo staff directly assisted workers eligible in completing uwca's online application. Farmworkers used uwslo 211 texting system to reach out to show interest in the program and each inquiry was answered by staff.