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News from around Missouri and Illinois:

Winter safety stressed The Edwardsville Intelligencer, 11/22

Use your head to stay ahead of winter's woes The Edwardsville Intelligencer, 11/22

Many concerned about paying electric bills after a hot summer kmov.com, 9/6/11

Ameren Missouri's Dollar More program and United Way 2-1-1 United Way, 8/12/11

Heading off heatstroke stltoday.com, 7/23/11

City checking on most needy residents in heat wave fox2now.com, 7/22/11

St. Louis police officers check on elderly during heatwave, KDSK.com, 7/22/11

Officials in St. Louis to check on city residents, KDSK.com, 7/22/11

Thieves put St. Louis woman in a bind kmov.com, 7/21/11

St. Louis cooling centers are open to serve stltoday.com, 7/20/11

Can you help? United Way seeks volunteers for Joplin relief Belleville News-Democrat, 6/24/11

Agency asks for potential volunteers to register
KMOV, 6/5/11

Relief efforts continue in Joplin CBS St. Louis, 6/3/11

United Way mobilizing thousands of volunteers for Joplin KOMU, 6/2/11

Joplin looks to volunteers for help in rebuilding KSMU, 6/1/11

 Volunteers continue recovery effort in Joplin KMOX, 5/30/11

Red Cross announces Multi Agency Resource Center for Joplin Ozarks Red Cross blog, 5/29/11

Need help after the flood? Multi-Agency Resource Center open May 2 & 3 Ozarks Red Cross blog, 4/29/11

Up-to-date tornado relief coverage
 United Way, continually updated

February 11 is National 2-1-1 Day Mexico Ledger, 2/10/11

Missouri 211 Offers Help to those in Need KSMU Radio, 12/10/10

The 4-1-1 on United Way's 2-1-1 KSMU Radio, 10/4/10

2-1-1 service helps put cool in summer The Telegraph, 6/29/10

United Way touts 2-1-1 phone system for people who need assistance: The Joplin Globe, 5/29/10

February 11 is 2-1-1 day: KRCG, 2/8/10

United Way 2-1-1 has received more than 200,000 calls in two years from people needing help: United Way of Greater St. Louis, 11/13/09

United Way's Missouri 2-1-1 Help Line: Make A Difference blog, 10/5/09

Busy number: New 211 service off to fast start in Metro East: TheTelegraph.com, 3/15/09

United Way 2-1-1 help line booming in hard times: STLtoday.com, 12/23/08

New 2-1-1 help line handled more than 87,000 questions: Fulton Sun, 11/13/08

First Year of 2-1-1: MayorSlay.com, 11/11/08

2-1-1 Celebrates One-Year Anniversary: United Way of the Ozarks, 11/13/08

Call 2-1-1: Diabetes Collaboratory, 10/10/08

Flood cleanup in Monkey Run: KHQA.com, 7/22/08

Need Help? Call 2-1-1: St. Louis Beacon, 6/6/08

2-1-1 Reaches Mid-Missouri: KBIA, 2/19/08

United Way marks 211 Day: California Democrat, 2/19/08

Missouri 2-1-1: MayorSlay.com, 2/11/08

Cold weather safety tips: Daily Online Journal, 12/16/07

Stories from 2-1-1 launch:

Help line expanded across Missouri: Columbia Missourian

New hotline offers help and referrals: Southeast Missourian

United Way and Missouri Foundation for Health bring 2-1-1 phone helpline: Daily Journal Online, Park Hills

New number provides community information: KRCG Channel 13 News Columbia

One call, several resources: KTVO Channel 3 News Kirksville

2-1-1 info line in Missouri: KHQA Channel 7 News Keokuk, Hannibal and Quincy

United Way rolls out 2-1-1 service in Missouri: KWMU radio, St. Louis NPR

From the Mayor's Desk - 2-1-1: Mayor Slay's blog, St. Louis