Clinton/Dole Legislation Answers San Diego County’s Call for Help

Calling for 2-1-1 Act Introduced Today Could Support Local Non-Emergency Number

WHO: Chairman Greg Cox, San Diego County Board of Supervisors

WHAT: Media availability to discuss how the Clinton/Dole Calling for 2-1-1 Act
could help San Diego County create a non-emergency help line

WHEN: Wednesday, September 17, 2003
1:30 pm

WHERE: Office of Chairman Greg Cox
Room 335 of the County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway

WHY: Actor George Clooney and a bipartisan group of federal legislators will gather in Washington DC Wednesday morning to introduce the Calling for 2-1-1 Act sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) along with Representatives Richard Burr (R-NC) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA).

The Calling for 2-1-1 Act could help boost San Diego County’s fledgling efforts to establish a three-digit telephone number, 2-1-1, that anyone can use as a resource to access the vast array of services available to help children, families and people in need. Once implemented, 2-1-1 would work in much the same way as 911, but for non-emergency assistance.

Earlier this year, Chairman Greg Cox created a 2-1-1 Leadership Committee in San Diego to jumpstart the local effort to implement the project.