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Blue Collar Boxing 2024 Weigh-In Party

Weigh-in party gallery Thank you to those who joined us at the flight deck for the blue collar boxing weigh-in party on Friday, November 22! Enjoy viewing photos from the event below: Share the gallery with your friends & family! Don’t miss the main event! Get your tickets for blue collar boxing today. Tickets on sale now Learn more about

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211’s New Space

We are excited to share that our expanding 211 team will have a new call center soon, sponsored by Daugherty Foundation, Google, 211 Iowa partners and COVID-19-related funding. Ever since catastrophic flooding hit our region in spring 2019, calls to the

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Health Hero Giving Day

YOU can be a health hero on Health Hero Giving Day, February 24, 2021!   People impacted by life-altering health diagnoses need your help. By making a gift on Health Hero Giving Day, hosted by United Way of the Midlands

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Why We Love the 211 Helpline

The pandemic has brought about many challenges to our community. Many of our neighbors are having trouble meeting basic needs. But the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro helps one another, and one of the key organizations in providing that help has been

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A Guide to Rental and Mortgage Assistance through 211

Housing assistance has been a prominent need among our community during the pandemic. In 2020, United Way of the Midlands received over 1,100 applications for rent and mortgage assistance. With support from donors and grant funding, we were able to

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A Guide to Contacting the 211 Helpline

On average the 211 Helpline can receive over 273 phone calls a day. With this many phone calls, the 211 Team wants to make sure they are serving as many community members as possible and efficiently as they can. This 211

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