Dial 2-1-1 to find the resources you need.

In need of services and don't know where to turn? Pick up the phone and dial 211. You'll be connected to a specialist for personalized assistance finding what you need: food, shelter, health care, child care, domestic abuse support, counseling, and many other services for families, seniors, veterans and more. The 211 Helpline service is free, confidential, and available 24/7 in a wide variety of languages.

If you are out of the local area or unable to connect to 211, try 800-400-1572.

Prefer to look up resources online yourself? Visit www.211santabarbaracounty.org and you'll find a self-service website that makes it easy to find what you need.

2-1-1 Helpline Relaunched

Community leaders at a news conference announcing the return of 211 Helpline service. From left: Fran Forman of Community Action Commission, Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schnieder, Healthy Lompoc Coalition director Ashely Costa, Public Health Dept director Dr. Takahashi Wada, and Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte.  

The 2-1-1 Helpline service--a fast, free way to find local health and human services--has been re-launched after a two-year transformation. County residents can dial 211 to get connected to health care, child care, domestic abuse support, counseling and much more. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in 150 languages.

Local nonprofit and political leaders gathered on the County Courthouse steps on July 31, 2015 to celebrate the revitalized service, now operated by the Community Action Commission (CAC). Fran Forman, executive director of CAC, kicked off the event. "All of us know to dial 911 in an emergency," she said, "but we want people to know where to turn for non-emergency services too."

By dialing 211, residents are connected to a trained operator who can help them find health care, child care, domestic abuse support, counseling, food, shelter, substance abuse prevention and treatment, aging and hospice service, and many other services for parents, seniors, veterans and others. The service is also available by calling 800-400-1572, or over a TTY text telephone at 805-919-1148, or on the self-service website at www.211santabarbaracounty.org.