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  • Dial 2-1-1 for FREE support accessing health and human services in your community (like childcare, emergency food, or housing services)
  • Dial 3-1-1 for FREE municipal or local government services
  • Dial 4-1-1 for PAID information services (like the phone number for a restaurant, store, or bank)
  • Dial 5-1-1 for FREE traffic, airport, and public transportation information
  • Dial 6-1-1 for FREE telephone company customer service and repair
  • Dial 7-1-1 for FREE TDD relay for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Dial 8-1-1 for FREE digging site assistance (“Call Before You Dig”)
  • Dial 9-1-1 in case of medical, police, or fire emergencies
Much appreciated, I'd be lost without it. I've used 211 even before it was open 24/7.
- Frequent 211 WNY Caller
"211 WNY provides a critical communications platform that allows the Help Me Grow community partnership to successfully link families with young children to needed local resources. 211 is a single access point for individuals seeking information and services to keep children healthy and developing on track, as well as services that benefit the entire family."
- Lynn Pullano, Director of Help Me Grow WNY
"211 WNY is a valuable resource for the WNY community and one which our residents have come to rely on. United Way of Buffalo & Erie County is proud to support this initiative and believes fully in the mission of 211 WNY to offer help when it is needed the most."
- Michael Weiner, President & CEO United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
"Excellent service, very polite and professional. Thank you!"
- Heather H.
“211 WNY is the best kept secret around!”
- A 211 Frequent Caller

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