State Of New York

The following is a list of New York private organizations or state agencies that provide grants and funding for community programs. Also, we have listed automated and volunteer based programs that we found in the state of New York.

DSC provides a Telephone Reassurance phone system that automatically calls elderly residents ensuring their well-being, allowing them to remain in their homes longer (Aging In Place).

There are many community programs that help seniors including automated programs as well as those managed by telephone reassurance community volunteers.

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 New York based community and/or organization that provides a Telephone Reassurance program and would like to be listed here (its free!), please contact us.

Register Today

If your community does not already have a Telephone Reassurance program, DSC offers individuals the ability to subscribe to our call reassurance program. You can register online for free and DSC offers a limited trial period for only $5. There is no obligation to pay until you activate your account. To register online, click on the image or button to the right.

Our online enrollment is easy to use and manage, and it provides the senior with flexible calling schedules, custom messages and greetings, as well as multiple emergency contacts in the event of no response by the subscriber.

The following organizations provide Telecare programs for the elderly within their New York communities. These programs are both automated or volunteer based community services.

• The City of Canandaigua Police Department - Canandaigua, New York
• Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Department - Little Valley, New York
• Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office - Mayville, New York
• Columbia County Sheriff's Office - Hudson, New York
• East Hampton Town Police - East Hampton Town, New York
• Jefferson County Elder Abuse Task Force - Waterton, New York
• Lewiston Police Department - The Town of Lewiston, New York
• Massena Police Department - Village Of Massena, New York
• Monroe Police Department - City Of Monroe, New York
• Town Of Ossining - Ossining, New York
• Otsego County Sheriff's Office - Cooperstown, New York
• Pound Ridge Police Department - Town of Pound Ridge, New York
• Port Washington Police District - Port Washington, New York
• Putnam Valley Sheriff's Department - Carmel, New York
• Town Of Rye - Rye, New York
• Scarsdale Police Department - Scarsdale, New York
• Tioga County Sheriff's Office - Owego, New York
• Washingtonville Police Department - Washingtonville, New York

The following private and public groups are potential providers of funding for phone reassurance programs in New York communities. To obtain current information about specific New York agencies and foundations that provide funding for 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.