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 What would your life be like without a phone number? How could you fill out a job application without having a number to list for a call back? How would you stay in contact with your family, friends, school, or doctor? TCVM is sponsored, in part, by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
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What is Community Voice Mail? Community Voice Mail offers free voice mail service to homeless and low-income people, keeping them connected to opportunities, information and hope. When callers phone a CVM number, they hear a personalized greeting, just as if they had reached a home or cell phone. This program significantly increases opportunities for those in need to move towards self-sufficiency. Tulsa Community Voice Mail Tulsa Community Voice Mail (TCVM) is a program of the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless. TCVM is a member of the National Community Voice Mail Federation, which is headquarted in Seattle ( www.cvm.org ). For over 15 years, CVM has provided free voice mail to an annual average of 40,000 people nationwide. The Tulsa Day Center hosts CVM and distributes numbers to over 30 social service agencies throughout the area who have partnered with the program. How Does Community Voice Mail Work? Tulsa CVM, with partner agencies, distribute voice mail boxes to clients who need to stay connected. Within a few minutes time, a client can receive a free local number, record a customized greeting, and secure it with a personal passcode. CVM clients can then retrieve their private messages by using any touch tone phone, 24 hours a day. After a client reaches their goal the voice mail box can be re-set and the number recycled for a new client. The program has been very effective, as hundreds of Tulsans have already received jobs and housing as a result of having their own number! “More Than Just Voice Mail” In addition to receiving access to voice mail service and consistent contact with case managers and social services, clients can take advantage of our advanced features: • Broadcast messages are regularly sent directly to client's voice mail boxes, providing quality information and updates about available jobs, weather and health alerts, plus community events. • Clients with email addresses can receive notification of incoming voicemail calls with caller ID information. • Tulsa CVM sponsors a Client Computer Program, where clients can team with a volunteer who will assist them in conducting an on-line job search. • Broadcast information, resources for job searches, and links to Participating Agencies are all available at Tulsacommunityvoicemail.blogspot.com For more information Contact Lori Morton , TCVM Program Manager, at 918.556.6434 or by email at lmor...@tulsadaycenter.org |
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