With record levels of unemployment in Washington, many individuals are struggling to afford health insurance and food for their families. WithinReach, a statewide information and referral service, provides www.ParentHelp123.org, an online tool designed to meet library patron’s health and food needs during these hard economic times.
With record levels of unemployment in Washington, many individuals are struggling to afford health insurance and food for their families. WithinReach, a statewide information and referral service, provides www.ParentHelp123.org, an online tool designed to meet library patron’s health and food needs during these hard economic times. This user-friendly website (in English and Spanish) offers a quick and easy screening and application process for state benefits like Medicaid, Food Stamps and WIC, available at www.parenthelp123.org/benefit-finder/programs. The Resource Finder search tool, at resources.parenthelp123.org, connects families to services in their community like food banks and low-cost medical clinics.
WithinReach also connects people in need to health and food resources through its Information and Referral Call Center, a series of toll-free hotlines. Information about state-sponsored benefits and local resources are available in all languages via bilingual staff and free telephone interpreters. Visit www.withinreachwa.org/hotlines for a complete listing.
Libraries are welcome to provide links to ParentHelp123.org on library websites and public computers to provide greater access to state-sponsored health and food programs along with the search tool for local resources. For more information, contact Sue Waldin, WithinReach Outreach Specialist, at suew@withinreachwa.org.
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