{"id":3002,"date":"2017-06-29T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T11:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tairs.org\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2020-09-16T11:17:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T11:17:14","slug":"austin-and-veterans-ir-portals-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tairs.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/29\/austin-and-veterans-ir-portals-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTIN AND VETERANS I&R PORTALS MEET"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin, TX \u2013 26 June 2017 \u2013 On Monday, TexVet staff visited with the United Way for Greater Austin and 2-1-1 Help Line. In a visit coordinated by Amy Price, the 2-1-1 Community Information Director showed TexVet around the call centers and offered a briefing on the various services offered while exploring ways to work together. The United Way for Greater Austin lines receive a tremendous volume of calls, over 300,000 in 2016, including nearly 4,000 veterans.<\/p>\n

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Amy Price briefs TexVet staff<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Between TexVet and the United Way\u2019s information and referral website, more than half a million searches were made in 2016 and the trend is increasing. Amy and Peter Kretzschmar discussed the \u201csuburbanization of poverty\u201d and some of the most prevalent needs in Central Texas \u2013 housing and food assistance. These are similar to the needs of the most vulnerable veterans contacting TexVet. Both organizations use and share data with community partners in an effort to highlight problems and emphasized solutions for those in need.<\/p>\n

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The 2-1-1 call center of the United Way for Greater Austin<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The organizations became aware of each other through their affiliation in the Texas Alliance of Information and Referral Systems. By working together to share information, best practices, or even stories of resilience, the people involved in these technical enterprises are better able to support and serve the communities they want to improve.<\/p>\n

For more information on the United Way for Greater Austin, contact\u00a0211database@uwatx.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The TexVet Initiative is a program of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. Find them on the web at\u00a0www.TexVet.org<\/a>\u00a0or email contactus@texvet.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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