(Cushing Okla) Today Anna Fullington spoke to Cushing Lions Club about the Heartline (211) program at their noon meeting held at the Lions Den.
HeartLine (211) is a program that tries to eliminate barriers by supporting Oklahomans through reach out, health and mental health care, substance abuse care, clothing, food/meals, housing expenses/shelter, employment, education and individual, family and community support.
Anna says the number one need is housing, followed by mental health care and addiction care.
You can contact HeartLine by calling 211 to get connected and get answers or online you can go to www.heartlineoklahoma.org, www.211oklahoma.org or www.211.org or text them at 211. HeartLine Oklahoma is available to everyone across the state.
HeartLine (211) is also available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Last year alone they helped 172,953 people. That’s one in five households helped or impacted.
Funding for HeartLine is through the DHS, ASCOG, Staff and the Public.
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