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Telecare Providers
Phone Reassurance Providers and Funding Sources
State Of Florida
The following is a list of automated and volunteer based programs that we found in the state of Florida. Also, we have listed Florida private organizations or state agencies that provide grants and funding for community programs.
DSC provides a Telephone Reassurance phone system that automatically calls elderly households checking to ensure they are OK. DSC also provides individual calling services for home alone children. To obtain information about this program and age limits of children for your state, visit the Florida latchkey kids age restrictions.
There are many communities that provide telephone reassurance programs (both volunteer based or automatic calling programs). These communities also refer to their programs as "Are You OK?"® and RUOK.*
Contact DSC to learn more about our automated phone systems. DSC welcomes the opportunity to discuss our telephone reassurance program and services. Also, if you are a Florida based community and/or organization that provides a Telephone Reassurance program and would like to be listed here, please feel free to contact us.
Florida Automated Phone Reassurance Providers
The following organizations provide Telecare programs for the elderly within their Florida communities. These programs are both automated or volunteer based community services.
- Casselberry Police Department - Casselberry, Florida
- Coconut Creek Police Department - Coconut Creek, Florida
- Coral Springs Police Department - Community Involvement Unit - Coral Springs, Florida
- The City Of Crestview - Crestview, Florida
- Deerfield Beach - Broward Sheriff's Office - Deerfield Beach, Florida
- Fort Walton Beach Police Department - Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Hallandale Beach Police Department - Hallandale Beach, Florida
- Highlands County Sheriff's Office - Sebring, Florida (863)
- Hollywood Police Department - Hollywood, Florida
- Indian River Shores Public Safety Department - Florida
- Lauderdale Lakes - Broward Sheriff - Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
- Lighthouse Point Police Department - City of Lighthouse Point, Florida
- Maitland Police Department - Maitland, Florida
- City Of Niceville Police Department - Niceville, Florida
- Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office - Shalimar, Florida
- Pensacola Police Department - Pensacola, Florida
- Pompano Beach - Broward Sheriff's Office - Pompano Beach, Florida
- Sebastian Police Department - Sebastian, Florida
- City of Sunrise Police Department - Sunrise, Florida
- Tamarac - Broward Sheriff's Office - Tamarac, Florida
- The City Of Weston Sheriff's Department - Weston, Florida
- Winter Springs Police Department - Winter Springs, Florida
Florida Volunteer or Non Automated Telecare Providers
- Dundee Police Department - Dundee, Florida (863) 439-7966
- Boca Respite Volunteers - Boca Raton, Florida (561) 391-7401
- Faith in Action Community Caring Center - Boynton Beach, Florida (561) 364-9501 ext. 25
- The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast - Clearwater, Florida (727) 773-2568
- Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas - Dunedin, Florida (727) 738-4307
- Health Education Systems Research Corp - Gainesville, Florida (352) 373-6674
- Networks of South Brevard - Indian Harbour Beach, Florida (321) 773-2691
- Bridge the Gap - Jacksonville, Florida (904) 504-2086
- Faith in Action Hart Felt Ministries - Jacksonville, Florida (904) 538-0306
- Faith in Action in LaBelle - LaBelle, Florida (863) 675-1446
- Faith in Action of Central Lakeland - Lakeland, Florida (863) 682-7249
- Faith in Action of North Lakeland Area - Lakeland, Florida (863) 686-0009
- Faith in Action Jackson County - Marianna, Florida (850) 482-8520
- Faith in Action - Care of the Sick and Dying - Miami, Florida (305) 599-7755 ext. 1117
- Interfaith Care Team Initiative Faith in Action - Orlando, Florida (407) 246-4819
- Faith in Action Health Ministry of Flagler County - Palm Coast, Florida (386) 322-4701
- Bay County Elder Care - Panama City, Florida (850) 785-3040
- Pensacola Faith in Action of Covenant Hospice - Pensacola, Florida (850) 202-0924
- Faith in Action Caregivers of Riviera Beach - Riviera Beach, Florida (561) 848-3665
- Aging Matters Inc - Saint Petersburg, Florida (727) 347-8921
- Faith in Action Saint Petersburg - Saint Petersburg, Florida (727) 564-5919
- Faith in Action Friendship at Home - Sarasota, Florida (941) 584-0060
- Parish Nurse Faith in Action - Sebring, Florida (863) 386-6420
- Faith in Action Leon County - Tallahassee, Florida (850) 575-4998
- SpaceCoast Interfaith - Titusville, Florida (321) 268-9144
- Faith in Action Friendly Visitor Program - Venice, Florida (941) 584-0060
- Networks of Indian River County - Vero Beach, Florida (772) 770-1011
- Faith in Action of Greater Winter Haven - Winter Haven, Florida (863) 294-5860
Florida 211 Volunteer Telephone Reassurance Programs
- 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast - Lantana, Florida (561) 547-8639
- F.I.S.H. of Sanibel - Sanibel, Florida (239) 472-0404
- Faith in Action/ Cape Coral - Fort Myers, Florida (239) 936-4544
- Friendship-At-Home - Fort Myers, Florida (239) 275-1881
- The Trevor Helpline - West Hollywood, Florida (866) 488-7386
- Victim Assistance Program - Fort Myers, Florida (239) 334-4155
- Faith in Action/ Fort Myers - Fort Myers, Florida (239) 332-1159
- Center - Sunshine (Telephone Reassurance) - Broward County, Florida (561) 533-1070
- FCFH - Touchline - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954) 390-0485
- NW Focal Point - Telephone Reassurance - Margate, Florida (954) 969-0242
- Tamarac - Social Services - Are You Ok? - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954) 597-3642
- Mental Health Association - Children's Helpline - Lauderhill, Florida (954) 746-2055
State Of Florida Potential Funding Resources
The following private and public groups are potential providers of funding for phone reassurance programs in Florida communities.
To obtain current information about specific Florida agencies and foundations that provide funding for phone reassurance commonly referred to by many community organizations as RUOK programs or Telephone Reassurance programs, please contact the respective grant provider listed below..
Note: DSC obtained the following names of foundations from public records. There is no assurance that these foundations provide funding for your specific telephone reassurance program or community notification system.
This information is provided to help you research funding for your project using community grants.
* United Way
Ted Arison Family Foundation USA, Inc.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Scaife Family Foundation
The Community Foundation in Jacksonville
The A.D. Henderson Foundation, Inc.
Behring Foundation
The Leonard and Sophie Davis Foundation, Inc.
Ted Arison Charitable Trust
A.L. Williams, Jr. Family Foundation, Inc.
The Abramson Family Foundation
William G. Selby and Marie Selby Foundation
Forrest C. Lattner Foundation, Inc.
Mote Scientific Foundation
Dade Community Foundation, Inc.
The S. Daniel Abraham Foundation
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Inc.
The Weaver Family Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
The Lois Pope Life Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Global Village Charitable Trust
F.W. Olin Foundation, Inc.
The Batchelor Foundation, Inc.
Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation
The Chatlos Foundation, Inc.
The Picower Foundation
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
The Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation
Washington Mutual Foundation
Quantum Foundation
Publix Super Markets Foundation
Lee R. Anderson Family Foundation
E.M. Lynn Foundation
Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Koch Foundation, Inc.
Whitehall Foundation, Inc.
* "Are You OK?"® and RUOK® are registered names of Northland Innovation Corporation. The terms "RUOK" and "Telephone Reassurance" are commonly used on many community websites that offer both automated and volunteer based telephone reassurance programs.
For a comparison with our CARE system, please visit our RUOK vs CARE web page.
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