Need to find counseling? A nursing home? Job training? A food pantry? Want to volunteer or donate goods? Don't waste valuable time trying to find the right resource. Now, by simply dialing 2-1-1 on your phone, you can make just one call to find or give help. United Way 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember central phone number connecting people with available community resources and volunteer opportunities. You’ll reach a trained, caring professional 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. All for free, all confidential.

United Way 2-1-1 spans a 23-county area, including 7 counties in Kansas and 16 in Missouri, and has access to literally thousands of resources. And that comprehensive database is constantly being updated so you’ll have accurate information. Plus, United Way 2-1-1 saves 9-1-1 for life and death emergencies.

United Way 2-1-1 has a full time health care advocate who provides response to callers with health and medical issues, particularly those requiring advocacy.  The health care advocate can help with prescription assistance, medical supplies and equipment, medical transportation, referrals to community clinics, in-home health aid, support groups, immunizations and more. 

In addition to calling United Way 2-1-1, we also encourage you to visit United Way Helps, a confidential online program that will ask you a short series of questions to determine if you may qualify for 12 state and federal assistance programs. If you may be eligible, the site will also tell you how to take the next steps to apply for those programs. Click on the United Way Helps logo at the left of this page to get started.

For additional information about United Way's 2-1-1 service, call (816) 474-5112 or email us. Click here for information about being listed in our database.

Agencies wanting to update information or be included in the United Way 2-1-1 Database should email jennifermiller@uwgkc.org.