State Of Virginia

The following is a list of Virginia 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 Virginia.

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 Virginia latchkey kids age restrictions.

There are many communities that provide telephone reassurance programs (both volunteer based or automatic calling programs).

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 Virginia 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 Virginia communities. These programs are both automated or volunteer based community services.

• Local Office on Aging - Roanoke, Virginia

The following organizations provide volunteer programs for the elderly within their Virginia communities.

• Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens - Cedar Bluff, Virginia (800) 656-2272
• Ballou Recreation Center - Danville, Virginia (434) 799-5216
• Henry County Senior Services - Martinsville, Virginia (276) 403-5260
• Pittsylvania County Community Action - Chatman, Virginia (434) 432-9545
• Ecumenical Faith in Action - Abingdon, Virginia (276) 739-9992
• Nelson Volunteer Coalition - Afton, Virginia (434) 361-1995
• Faith in Action/ Hospice Support - Appalachia, Virginia (276) 565-4849
• Faith in Action Bedford Ride - Bedford, Virginia (540) 587-3215
• Faith in Action Patient Navigators at Mtn. Empire Older Citizens - Big Stone Gap, Virginia (276) 523-4202
• Botetourt Faith in Action - Buchanan, Virginia (540) 254-1468
• The Phoebe Needles Faith in Action Program - Callaway, Virginia (540) 483-1518
• Circle of Love Faith in Action Seniors' Volunteer Program - Hampton, Virginia (757) 850-6051
• Faith in Action Hampton - Hampton, Virginia (757) 245-3550
• Project Faith in Action - King George, Virginia (540) 775-3492
• Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers - Leesburg, Virginia (703) 779-8617
• Guardian Angel Faith in Action Program - Marion, Virginia (276) 783-8148 ext. 221
• C.A.R.E.S., A Faith in Action Program - Newport News, Virginia (757) 875-0060 ext. 424
• H.E.L.P. For Elderly People - Norfolk, Virginia (757) 533-5217
• Loudon Avenue Christian Church - Roanoke, Virginia (540) 342-0333
• Williamsburg Area Faith in Action - Williamsburg, Virginia (757) 258-5890
• Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna - Vienna, Virginia (703) 281-0538

• Roanoke Are You OK? - Roanoke, Virginia (540) 345-0451
• Botetourt Are You OK? - Botetourt County, Virginia (540) 966-1094
• Alleghany Are You OK? - Alleghany County, Virginia (540) 962-0465
• Craig County Are You OK? - Craig County, Virginia (540) 864-6031
• Crisis Center - Bristol, Virginia (276) 466-2312
• Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens - Cedar Bluff, Virginia (800) 656-2272

The following private and public groups are potential providers of funding for phone reassurance programs in Virginia communities. To obtain current information about specific Virginia 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.