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Everyone needs help in an emergency. Do United Way partners support any services of this kind?

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Everyone needs help in an emergency. Do United Way partners support any services of this kind?

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Yes. United Way financially supports programs providing numerous emergency services. These services include help with food, shelter, clothing, utilities, medical needs, victim support, crisis counseling and financial assistance. Individuals can also access a database of more than 6,000 programs through referrals given by 2-1-1, Middle Tennessee’s community resources help line which United Way launched in 2004. Additionally, United Way convenes the local board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) and determines the distribution of these federal funds to local nonprofit organizations to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. For a more complete description of agency services, please ask for a copy of the Guide to Funded Programs, free from United Way of Metropolitan Nashville.