About Us

211 Windsor-Essex is a shared commitment of United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex, City of Windsor, and County of Essex.

This website, www.211windsoressex.ca is the public online version of the database used by information and referral specialists for the 211 telephone service.

This up-to-date, accessible, searchable database provides comprehensive access to information about social, community, health and government services.

This website complements our 211 Windsor-Essex telephone service, which was launched on November 22, 2007. By dialling 211, residents of Windsor and Essex County can obtain information on a wide range of community programs and services.

Key features of 211:

• Easy to remember, non-emergency phone number that provides quick access to information and referral to community, social, health and government services
• Always answered by a person
• Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by phone or online
• Offers multilingual phone services
• Available to people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing via TTY

For more information call 211 (also available at 519-258-0247), toll-free 1-866-686-0045, or TTY 1-866-488-9311.  Or email us at info@211windsoressex.ca.