Find Help Lake County Website Newly Updated and Redesigned

(LAKE COUNTY, IL- January 2016)- “Be a Link. Pass the Link.” United Way of Lake County has declared this call-to-action for all Lake County residents and service providers to connect one another to needed health and human services available throughout the county.

United Way Lake County has recently updated its Find Help Lake County website, www.FindHelpLakeCounty.org, which contains over 400 health and human services available to Lake County, IL residents. These high-quality community resources cover a broad spectrum of concerns – from teen pregnancy to uninsured families to substance abuse and those living with domestic violence. However, the very people who could most benefit from these resources often do not know they exist or how to find them.

Individuals, families and service providers are able to access www.FindHelpLakeCounty.org and search a database of health and human services provided by agencies. The newly-updated and redesigned website has a user-friendly guided search to help individuals narrow down their search results and guide individuals to the resource that is right for them. The database is available in 10 different languages to accommodate the many languages spoken in Lake County, IL. Individuals are also able to search within the database for volunteer opportunities and organizations to donate items to.

United Way of Lake County distributes an abbreviated version of the website for those without access to the internet. This guide is available in both English and Spanish. The updated 2015-2016 Find Help Lake County print guide is available to the public on a first come, first serve basis. Due to the limited number of guides being printed, United Way of Lake County requests that you place your order for guides through www.FindHelpLakeCounty.org and order under “For Agencies” then “Order Print Guides”

To learn more about Find Help please visit www.FindHelpLakeCounty.org.

The “Be a Link. Pass the Link.” Contest

Help us make sure that everyone that needs help, finds it. Beginning January 15th, and going through February 10th, organizations that place the Find Help logo and link on their website can be entered into the “Be a Link. Pass the Link Contest” for a gift card!

We hope you will join us in ensuring that all Lake County residents are linked to Find Help. For contest details please visit www.FindHelpLakeCounty.org and click the “contest” link.

About United Way of Lake County:

United Way of Lake County (UWLC) is preparing our children to succeed in a changing world by focusing on education and building safe and stable families. Working with nonprofit agencies and community partners, we have identified four key programs to prepare children to succeed: Success By 6 Program – prepare for kindergarten; Reading Success Program – read at grade level; Stay in School Program – graduate high school; Safe and Stable Families Program – empowering families. UWLC is overcoming reading and educational barriers by reaching children, from preschool through high school, through these key programs. The overall effect and benefits are multiplied by the strong collaboration with agencies and our community partners. For more information, visit www.LIVEUNITEDlakecounty.org.

United Way of Lake County has the community solution. Our website, (Find Help), is the only single point of access for Lake County, IL’s health and human services. Find Help Lake County is here to help wherever life takes you.