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Visit Tales from the Trenches, the national blog for Facing the Mortgage Crisis.
Facing the Mortgage Crisis is part of CPB’s Public Service Media Economic Response Initiative.Take Action - Resources and Activities
Area community outreach organizations that are in the front line of the mortgage crisis situation in our communities have joined forces with ideastream. It is our responsibility and goal to connect those in need with the available resources and professionals who can aid them during these stressful times.
United Way of Greater Cleveland
Categories: Call For Help
United Way of Greater Cleveland’s 2-1-1 phone service is a free community program providing information about social, health and government resources 24 hours a day, every day. Residents of Cuyahoga County calling from a land line need only dial 2-1-1 or can call (216) 436-2000. Geauga County residents can call (440) 285-3194 and in Medina County they can call (888) 330-4211.
United Way has compiled information on more than 10,000 community services.
What is 2-1-1?
2-1-1 is a phone number that connects people with important community services. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigned 2-1-1 nationwide as the phone number to dial for help with health and human services. There are nearly 200 active 2-1-1 systems covering all or part of 40 states, plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico.
When you call 2-1-1, you are connected to an information and referral provider in your area, if service is available. Our 2-1-1 program serves Cuyahoga, Geauga and Medina Counties and is a partnership of United Way of Greater Cleveland, United Way Services of Geauga County and United Way of Medina County. 2-1-1 is available 24 hours a day, every day in these counties.
If you need to locate a 2-1-1 service in another area, visit www.2-1-1.org for assistance.
Additional United Way Contact information
United Way of Geauga County - (440) 285-3194
United Way of Lake County - (877) 211-LAKE or (800) 654-5465, Lake County 211 website
United Way of Lorain County - (800) 275-6106, Lorain County 211 website
United Way of Medina County - (888) 330-4211
United Way of Summit County - (888) 212-5041, Summit County 211 website
Facing the Mortgage Crisis: A special edition of The Diane Rehm Show
Categories: Media Coverage
Diane Rehm hosted a special edition of the Diane Rehm Show on April 29, 2009, right before a President Obama press conference about his policy decisions that addressed the troubled economy.
Slavic Village Mortgage Mess (Bill Moyers Journal)
Categories: Media Coverage
The Bill Moyers Journal travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown--Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis.
Take Action
United Way 211
United Way's 211/First Call For Help is a free and confidential information service ready to direct you to the health and human services you need in Cuyahoga, Geauga and Medina Counties.
Just dial 2-1-1. Professional staff are available to help you 24 hours a day, every day.
Save the Dream
The American dream of home ownership is disappearing during these times of crisis. In Ohio, rising unemployment, loss of business, and a bleak economic outlook also threaten that dream.
Help is available. Save the Dream provides information and highlights programs that Ohioians can use to help save the dream of owning a home.
Funding for the coverage of economy and jobs topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; Eaton Corporation Charitable Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; The Nord Family Foundation; NACCO Industries, Inc.; and Parker Hannifin Foundation
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