Editor,
the
Forum:
I
hope
everyone
read
Jan
Kennedy's
comment
on
good
manners.
(Forum,
February
20.)
I
feel
fortunate
to
have
had
good
manners
drilled
into
my
head
as
a
child,
and
I
still
follow
them.
That's
not
so
for
a
lot
of
people
today.
That's
part
of
our
problem
as
a
country
today.
Thanks,
Jan.
--
Kathy
Gestar,
Snellville
2/24:
Help
Line
generates
16,000
calls
in
Gwinnett
during
2003
Editor,
the
Forum:
In
2003,
United
Way
211
received
more
than
16,000
calls
from
people
in
Gwinnett
County
looking
to
find
or
give
help,
an
increase
of
more
than
3,000
calls
from
2002.
Calls
from
Gwinnett
represent
more
than
six
percent
of
total
calls
made
to
United
Way
211
and
have
continued
to
increase
since
the
inception
of
the
information
and
referral
service
in
1997.
Marina
Peed,
executive
director,
Gwinnett
Housing
Resource
Partnership,
says:
"We're
receiving
over
a
thousand
calls
a
month
from
people
in
our
community
requesting
assistance
with
their
housing
situation
whether
it
be
a
homeless
person
who
needs
a
place
to
stay
or
a
homeowner
who
just
lost
their
job
and
needs
help
with
their
mortgage."
She
adds:
"211
is
a
way
that
people
of
our
community
can
find
us
and
receive
the
help
they
need."
United
Way
211
strengthens
the
community
for
residents
of
Gwinnett
by
offering
referrals
for
emergency
food,
shelter
and
clothing,
job
placement,
after
school
programs,
childcare,
summer
camp
information,
and
other
counseling
services.
Recently
United
Way
211
received
accreditation
from
the
Alliance
of
Information
and
Referral
Systems
(AIRS).
This
accreditation
process
recognizes
the
organization's
demonstrated
excellence
in
meeting
the
Standards
for
Professional
Information
&
Referral.
It
is
the
only
such
service
accredited
in
the
state
of
Georgia.
--
Christina
Lennon,
United
Way
of
Metropolitan
Atlanta,
Duluth