About Us
As a 501(c) 3 non-profit agency, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast is into its fifth decade of providing a team of specially trained paid and volunteer staff to assist callers with crisis intervention, information, assessment and referral to comunity services, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Additionally, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast collects and maintains information on community health and human services and makes this information available via its hotlines, helplines, printed directories, and on the web. Services are provided at no cost to anyone regardless of race, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

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About the 211 Dialing Code

In July 2000, the Federal Communications Commission designated the three digit number, 2-1-1, nationally to serve as the abbreviate dialing code for access to community information and referral services. Effective February 11, 2002 The Center for Information & Crisis Services implemented 2-1-1 service for Palm Beach County and by January 1, 2003 the residents of the four counties of Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee and, Indian River also could dial 2-1-1 and receive information, referral, telephone counseling and crisis intervention services.

People call 2-1-1 for many reasons. Some simply need a phone number to a community program, while others call because they need to talk over a problem.

Callers are:

• Single parents trying to make it on their own
• Parents struggling with out-of-control kids
• Adult children concerned about their aging parents
• Elderly adults trying to retain their independence
• Depressed individuals trying to keep their lives together; young children alone or afraid
• Teens struggling with adolescence
• The financially disadvantaged of all ages who are on the verge of being evicted or having their electricity or water shut off.
• They are also teachers, social workers, judges, nurses and other social services.

Every call to 211 is different but every call is responded to by a trained, empathetic, caring specialist.