“If you can reach a phone, you can reach a friend”

Telecare Distress Line of Greater Simcoe provides telephone support 24 Hours a day 7 Days a week to individuals experiencing:

• Emotional distress
• Social isolation Alcohol & Drug issues
• Grief and loss
• Financial concerns
• Relationship issues
• And more...

Our volunteers receive over 1200 calls per year from Simcoe County and beyond.

We provide a 24 hour anonymous and confidential telephone listening service staffed by well-trained volunteers.

Our volunteers are:

• Caring & supportive
• Understanding
• Compassionate
• Able to respond to the needs and concerns of the caller
• Dedicated to making a difference

Volunteers receive extensive professional training and are able to respond to the immediate and changing needs of the callers as well as referring and connecting them to other appropriate community resources if necessary.

Telecare is an integral part of this community by providing an emotional safety net.

Telecare Distress Line helps to alleviate stress, averting crisis, and reducing unnecessary emergency calls and Emergency Room visits.
 

If you can reach a phone, you can reach a friend!
 

Call us anytime!

705-325-9534