{"id":3091,"date":"2025-03-28T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?page_id=3091"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:19:30","slug":"2-1-1-funding-sign-on-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-involved\/advocate\/2-1-1-funding-sign-on-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"211 Carta de aprobaci\u00f3n de financiamiento"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":716,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-3091","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">211 Carta de aprobaci\u00f3n de financiamiento<\/h3>\r\nMichigan 211 is an essential part of our human service infrastructure, connecting individuals and families in need with critical assistance in times of crisis. To ensure the sustainability and effective operation of this critical resource, we\u2019re asking the state legislature to support an additional $2.64 million in funding for Michigan 211 in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. This increased investment will boost capacity, introduce a Community Information Exchange, expand social navigation, strengthen coordination with state and local governments and nonprofit partners, and ensure that the system is properly resourced to continue to provide this essential service for anyone who needs it at anytime, anywhere across the state.\r\n\r\nSee below for the full sign on letter. Please join us in urging the legislature to support 211 by filling out the form below.\r\n\r\n<iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/analytics.clickdimensions.com\/liveunitedsemorg-asyem\/pages\/nskjwwnefcrsgad2lcc5w.html?PageId=ff09c9360d0cf011914a001dd8b71ce7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"750px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>Estimada gobernadora Whitmer, estimado l\u00edder de la mayor\u00eda del Senado Brinks, estimado l\u00edder de la minor\u00eda del Senado Nesbitt, estimado presidente Hall, estimado l\u00edder de la minor\u00eda de la C\u00e1mara Puri y estimados miembros de la Legislatura de Michigan:,<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs members of the board of trustees of United Way for Southeastern Michigan, we the undersigned are writing to encourage the legislature to support an increase in funding for Michigan 211 in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.\r\n\r\nWe know many Michiganders are struggling to make ends meet. In 2022, 41% of Michigan households made less than the minimum needed to afford their basic needs such as housing, childcare, and food. Although resources exist, navigating different systems can be challenging and inefficient.\r\n\r\nFor more than 20 years, Michigan 211 \u2014 a free, confidential helpline, staffed by professionals \u2014 has helped quickly and effectively connect your constituents to the resources they need. The service is available through phone, text, or web throughout the entire state, meaning someone can dial 211 from anywhere in Michigan and receive personalized support. In the 2024 fiscal year, more than 400,000 people contacted Michigan 211 for assistance with food, housing, utilities, child care, job training and other resources. More a third of those calls were answered by the 211 operated by United Way for Southeastern Michigan alone, which serves Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties.\r\n\r\nAmong its many benefits to the people of our state, Michigan 211 makes public and private services more efficient by creating a single point of entry for anyone who needs help. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and maintains a real-time online database of more than 30,000 local service partners and the programs and resources they offer.\r\n\r\n211 has evolved beyond just assisting individuals in times of need. It\u2019s helped connect citizens to life-saving information in the 20 declared state disasters over the past decade. During the Flint water crisis, floods in Southeastern Michigan, the dam break in Midland, and deep freezes or heatwaves, state and local officials have relied on 211 to respond. Over the last year, daily 211 call volumes were 18% greater than we saw during the height of the pandemic. In January and February of this year, call volumes in Southeastern Michigan alone averaged around 900 calls per day.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s clear that 211 plays a unique and essential role across the state. However, the system is in critical need of additional funding to provide the high-quality service our households and communities rely on. Michigan 211 has a proven ability to efficiently and effectively respond to emergencies and support Michigan residents in their time of need. It is a lifeline for families. We understand that state resources are limited, but among the options on the table, it is clear to us that the value Michigan 211 brings to the state and its people should make it a clear priority.\r\n\r\n<strong>We urge you to safeguard the future of this important resource by supporting $6.6 million in operational funding for Michigan 211 in the FY2026 budget.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAtentamente,\r\n\r\n<strong>Ed Siaje<\/strong>\r\nBank of America\r\nChair of Board of Directors, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Luanne Thomas Ewald\r\n<\/strong>C.S. Mott Children\u2019s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women\u2019s Hospital\r\nVice Chairman, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Mar\u00eda Dwyer<\/strong>\r\nClark Hill, PLC\r\nSecretary, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Mark Stiers\r\n<\/strong>DTE Energy\r\nImmediate Past Chairman of the Board\r\n\r\n<strong>Erik Bakker<\/strong>\r\nBank Of Ann Arbor\r\nBoard Member, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Lisa Cawley<\/strong>\r\nAccenture\r\nBoard Member, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Rich Chang\r\n<\/strong>Blumira\r\nBoard Member, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Gregory Dill<\/strong>\r\nWashtenaw County Government\r\nBoard Member, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Sal\u00f3n Pancho<\/strong>\r\nP&amp;THE Holding, LLC\r\nBoard Member, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\r\n\r\n<strong>Dra. 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