<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Fran Spadafora Manzella <<a href="mailto:fmanzella@hsctc.org">fmanzella@hsctc.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 3, 2011 3:38:17 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">HSC Listsserve <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>2-1-1 Seeks Volunteers Who are Good Listeners</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Fran Spadafora Manzella <<a href="mailto:fmanzella@hsctc.org">fmanzella@hsctc.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">WANTED:<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Listeners and Helpers</span><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">QUALIFICATIONS:<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The ability to listen, participate in training and use a computer</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">COMPENSATION:<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Satisfaction of knowing you’ve helped someone</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">DETAILS:<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Call 211 or 1-877-211-8776</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">As a 2-1-1 volunteer Information & Referral (I&R) Specialist, you’ll learn how to use a database of hundreds of local, regional, state-wide and national organizations to help connect callers with not-for-profit, education and governmental agencies in Tompkins County and beyond. Volunteers not only answer phone inquiries, they also respond to internet chat, email and walk-in requests for assistance.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br>“Our volunteers come from many different backgrounds and age groups,” said Fran Spadafora Manzella, 2-1-1 Tompkins’ Call Center Manager.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>“Each volunteer brings his or her own knowledge and skills and, along with the 2-1-1- Tompkins database, after assessing the individual’s needs, finds agencies and organizations that can help.”</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">“A typical day could have a call specialist providing referrals to food pantries, sources of low-cost health insurance or programs for children with special needs, she continued.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Training includes active listening techniques, problem solving, and dealing with challenging calls, as well as instruction and practice in using the 2-1-1 Tompkins database.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">“We ask volunteer call specialists to commit to at least one four-hour shift per week for six months,” Ms. Manzella noted.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span> </span>”Potential I&R Specialists need excellent verbal and written communication skills, basic computer skills, the willingness to learn the computerized database and interest in learning about Tompkins County’s human services network.”</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br>You can download a volunteer application at 211tompkins.org. (click on Volunteer at 211 Tompkins), or contact Fran Spadafora Manzella, 2-1-1 Call Center Manager, 607-273-3010, ext 242, e-mail<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:fmanzella@hsctc.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">fmanzella@hsctc.org</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. 2-1-1 Tompkins is a program of the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County.<br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> </span></p><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> </span></p><br><div class="moz-signature">--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><div class="moz-signature"><div class="moz-signature"><div class="Section1"><div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; ">Fran Spadafora Manzella, CIRS, MS<br>Call Center Manager<br>Information & Referral/2-1-1 Tompkins<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, Inc<span class="GramE">.</span><br>607-273-3010, ext 242<br>Fax: 607-273-3002<br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; ">Dial 2-1-1 for Information & Referral Services</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; ">Toll-free: 1-877-211-8667<br></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: windowtext; "><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:fmanzella@hsctc.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">fmanzella@hsctc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.hsctc.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.hsctc.org</a><br><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.211tompkins.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.211tompkins.org</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>