ne211.org

The ne211.org website is a collaboration of Nebraska organizations working to ensure that individuals have an easy means to search for health and human service agencies and programs and find the help they need. Ne211.org combines resource information from organizations who maintain databases on several thousand agencies, programs, and services across the state. The ne211.org database is updated on an ongoing basis. The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center operates ne211.org. Technical support is provided by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Computer Science & Engineering.

The ne211.org website is a complementary service to dial 2-1-1. Dial 2-1-1 is the three-digit code that takes callers to live, trained information and referral specialists. Currently, residents of 38 Nebraska counties (approximately 80% of the state’s population) can dial 2-1-1 and speak with an information specialist at the 2-1-1 call center. The 2-1-1 call center is operated by the United Way of the Midlands.

Key Partners
Key partners in the development of ne211.org include: Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department; Panhandle Partnership for Health and Human Services; State of Nebraska; United Way of the Midlands.

Funding
The ne211.org website is currently funded by small charitable grants. A grant from the Technology Opportunities Program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, provided partial funding for the February 11, 2005 release of the ne211.org Web site.