Those Emergency Phone Numbers:
What 211 and 911
Really Get for You
In a world filled with numbers and odd combinations of letters,
911 and 211 are the ones that count the most. Every man, woman
and child, no matter what language they speak, should be taught
these numbers because they are, literally, lifesavers.
• Call 911 in an emergency for fire, police, an ambulance or
anything in which you need an emergency responder to
come to your location.
911 links you immediately with a dispatcher who can send an
emergency vehicle to you. (There is also a non-emergency number
if no threat is pending, call 813-247-8200)
• The 211 number is not as well known, but also functions
24 hours a day, every day of the year.
It’s the Crisis Center number and caring and trained specialists
will answer and help support you or your family through whatever
difficult times you may be facing by providing you with emotional
support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention.
With 211, people are never alone. For instance, help is available
for housing and homelessness, for childcare and early learning,
for food and meals, for disaster information. There are even
people at 211 who will provide tax return assistance, diabetes
health and control, healthcare and insurance and early childhood
development. (For the readers of this Resource Guide, if you
would like to become a Community Partner or an affiliate of
211Tampa Bay, call 727-210-4239.)
There are other -11 numbers that are useful:
• 511 will give you emergency and travel information – where
there are accidents, highway delays
• 711 is for people with a hearing or speech disability to use
the telephone system by texting to call people with or
without disabilities.
• 811 is a required call
for digging projects
large and small to
avoid underground
lines, pipes and
cables in your yard
or construction site.
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POISON CONTROL CENTER
1-800-222-1222 TTY or Voice
RAPE HOTLINE
813-234-1234 TTY or Voice
SENIORS VS CRIME
www.seniorsvscrime.com
1-800-203-3099
Aging, Crime, Fraud-Scammed
SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE
813-234-1234 TTY or Voice
THE SPRING, INC.
813-234-1234 TTY or Voice
Domestic violence
TAMPA VETERANS CENTER
VETERANS CRISIS LINE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
3637 W. Waters Ave. Suite 600
Tampa, FL 33614
10008 Park Place Ave.
Riverview, FL 33578
www.veteranscrisisline.net
1-800-273-8255 | 813-228-2407
1-877-927-8387
Crisis/Emergency, Employment, Housing,
Veterans services, Financial, Mental health
TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICE
511
TREVOR PROJECT, THE
P.O. Box 69232
West Hollywood, CA 90069
www.thetrevorproject.org
1-866-488-7386
Crisis Intervention and Suicide hotline for
LGBTQ youth 12 – 24
U.S. MARSHALL - TAMPA
813-483-4200
U.S. SECRET SERVICE - TAMPA
813-228-2636
YOUTH AMERICA HOTLINE
www.yourlifecounts.org/crisis-line/youth-
america-hotline
1-877-YOUTHLINE or 1-877-968-8454
Provide immediate attention to people at risk
for suicide, providing counseling and support
to those who are suicidal
/www.seniorsvscrime.com
/www.veteranscrisisline.net
/www.thetrevorproject.org
/youth-america-hotline
