Friendly caller program

A friendly caller program is a program in which a 9-1-1 dispatch center regularly calls local older people and persons with disabilities to check on their welfare. If the callers do not call in or answer calls, emergency responders go to their homes.{{cite web |title=Maine County Watches Out For Citizens Confined To Their Homes |website=NPR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208074421/https://www.npr.org/2014/01/14/262357179/maine-county-watcches-out-for-citizens-confined-to-their-homes |archive-date=2023-02-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/01/14/262357179/maine-county-watcches-out-for-citizens-confined-to-their-homes}}