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Feb 14, 2012
HeartLine in the News!
Have you spotted HeartLine in the news lately? After the recent teen suicides in Edmond and HeartLine’s 2-1-1 Day on February 11, 2012, HeartLine has been in several recent news stories. We hope you will take a moment to check out these great stories and help us spread awareness by passing the information and links on to your friends!
The Edmond Sun
The Oklahoman
211 provides valuable resources for Oklahoma
News 9
News 9
Edmond Community Bands Together After Spike in Teen Suicides
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Rachel Yates
HeartLine, Inc. is proud to announce the promotion of two dedicated HeartLine staff members. Beginning this week, Rachel Yates is HeartLine’s Director of Suicide Prevention & Outreach Programs. Yates’ duties entail facilitating HeartLine’s Healthy Education for Life (HELP) suicide prevention program, recruiting and training volunteers, and scheduling HELP presentations.
Rachel joined the HeartLine team in January of 2011 and has been working as the Call Center Training Specialist. She came to HeartLine from Grainger, after having completed her BA at the University of Oklahoma in Social Sciences. Rachel is excited to be completing her Masters in Administrative Leadership at the end of this year, also at the University of Oklahoma. She looks forward to applying her skills to further build HeartLine’s suicide prevention outreach efforts.
Lisa Harper
Additionally, beginning last week, Lisa Harper is HeartLine’s Director of Development. Harper’s duties include fundraising, grant writing, maintaining and growing donor relationships, special event planning, and maintaining strong relationships with nonprofit, public and private sector organizations, and community leaders.
Lisa joined the HeartLine team in April of 2011 and has been working as the Director of Suicide Prevention & Outreach Programs. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma. She came to HeartLine from the Oklahoma Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, which involved collaborating with government, faith-based, and community organizations.
HeartLine is excited to transition Rachel and Lisa into their new roles and we look forward to all of the growth and development they will bring to the organization!
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Saturday February 11, 2012, HeartLine will celebrate 2-1-1 Day in partnership with local Krispy Kreme locations. Every time guests purchase a Double Dozen Doughnuts, Krispy Kreme will donate $2.11 to HeartLine. 2-1-1 Day will be a fun event with a moon bounce, giveaways, and HeartLine staff and volunteers available to talk with guests from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Local Oklahomans can help support their community and HeartLine by visiting one of the following locations and purchasing a Double Dozen Doughnuts:
Krispy Kreme, 13500 North Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, OK 73134
Krispy Kreme, 1024 S.W. 74th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73139
HeartLine 2-1-1 is a free, 24-hour phone service that provides Oklahomans access to information on any type of health or human service simply by dialing “2-1-1”. Call Specialists listen carefully to callers and make an in-depth assessment and referral plan, providing callers with one or more options. The highly trained Call Specialists at HeartLine 2-1-1 are available seven days a week, 365 days a year. HeartLine 2-1-1 has continued to see an increase in call volume every year. HeartLine answered 50,121 calls in 2006 to more than 170,000 calls were answered in 2011.
Studies show on average, people make seven to eight calls before reaching the service organization they need. HeartLine’s referral process utilizes a comprehensive computerized database of more than 5,000 public and non-profit health and human service programs and over 2,500 government, faith-based, and non-profit agencies. “Just as 9-1-1 has become an essential part of fire, police and medical response, 2-1-1 helps meet non-emergency health and human service needs. In times of disaster, 2-1-1 plays a vital role in protecting the community’s health and safety,” says Kelly Nutter, HeartLine’s Executive Director.
Can’t make it out to a Krispy Kreme? Go to the donate now page on 2-11-12 and donate $2.11, $21.10, or any other amount!
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