Free Gov Cell Phones for low income families

[Pamster]

https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/Home.aspx

If you get food stamps, section 8 housing or other public assistance and can't afford a cell phone here is a gov program for you...If you are in Florida or Tennesee this might help you...Coming soon to other states:

https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/faq.aspx

[Pamster]

I just got my package and am charing the phone, works fine, I think it is just what I needed to be less anxious when away from home. :)

[Bobbi]

Another option for people in the U.S. is to obtain a free cell phone, which many law enforcement and social service agencies provide. 9-1-1 calls are not dependent on having a cell phone provider or on having/buying minutes from a carrier. All that is needed is a cell phone and keeping it charged.


"Federal Communications Commission rules, 47 CFR 20.18(b), a call to 911 is free, and you need not buy minutes, or subscribe to any cell phone carrier to take advantage of this, you just need to keep the phone charged and with you." (From: Answering the Call (http://carecure.rutgers.edu/mobilewomen/art-answercall-LW.php))


Secure the Call (http://www.donatemycellphone.org/)
"a non-profit coalition of Police Departments, Sheriff's Offices, Battered Women's Shelters, Neighborhood Watch Groups, Community Service Organizations and Senior Citizen Centers. We take your donated phone and convert it into a 911 emergency only phone and give it back to our coalition partners for distribution. If you have a need for a 911 phone, we'll work to get you one."


911 Cell Phone Request (http://www.911cellphonebank.org/agencies.asp): Lists Participating Agencies (use the A-Z links and/or scroll down the page)

If you are in need of an emergency cell phone, please contact your local law enforcement agency, victim advocate, protective shelter or senior center for assistance. We are unable to accommodate requests from individuals needing emergency phones at this time.

If there are no participating agencies in your area, your local law enforcement agency may make a one-time request on your behalf [contact address is cited at the website]

:)

Burlington County, New Jersey, Sheriff's Department
Free 911 Cell Phone Program
http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/departments/sheriff/senior/index.htm
Donated cell phones are given to seniors for emergency use. (Phone number is cited at the website.)

Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) - Free Cell Phone 911
http://www.ismanet.org/news/cellphone.htm

City of Palmdale (CA) 911 Cell Phones for Seniors
http://www.cityofpalmdale.org/departments/parks/seniors_911.html

Upton, Massachusetts Social Services
Free Cell Phone Program
http://www.upton.ma.us/pages/council-on-aging/social-services.php
60 years of age and older

Woodridge, IL
http://www.vil.woodridge.il.us/government/html/content_police.html
"The police department offers free 911 only cell telephones to senior citizens residing in the Village of Woodridge. These telephones have been generously donated by other residents of the Village of Woodridge."

[Pamster]

Updating:

SafeLink Wireless offers qualifying customers FREE cellular service. This service is currently available in Alabama, Connecticut, D. of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Soon, SafeLink Wireless service will be offered in the following states:

SafeLink Wireless Service is coming soon to...
Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Puerto Rico and Texas. :)