Three little numbers are producing impressive statistics for helping people across the North Olympic Peninsula.
The 2-1-1 non-emergency help line received 863 calls from Clallam County residents and 172 from Jefferson County callers in its first full year in operation.
Peninsula 2-1-1 went operational Oct. 16, 2006, offering free and confidential referrals for services such as shelter, drug and alcohol treatment, help with aging parents or with children.
The three-digit number links callers to a center in Bremerton that serves Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties.
The system has eight such centers across Washington.
United Way sponsors 2-1-1 in Clallam, and Jody Moss, the charity’s executive director, said it has received “very high per capita calling compared to other counties.”