samhsa.gov).
Another collaborator with SFPC is the Switchboard of Miami Mission. Switchboard helps connect families and people in need with existing community resources; Switchboard also offers services where there were none in existence. For example during the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew -- a category 5 hurricane that took the lives of 65 people -- Switchboard received more than 1,500 calls per day. People wanted to know where they could get help, water, medical aid and more. Post-disaster systems of communication were set up by Switchboard that linked with over 40 other local nonprofits and with the Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management (www.switchboardmiami.org).
Also in collaboration with SFPC is the Alcoholics Anonymous organization, the Narcotics Anonymous organization, and About Sober, which specialized in drug rehabilitation programs. All the drug rehab programs and alcohol treatment centers in South Florida are linked in collaboration with www.sober.com. The About Sober group provides a "Recovery Coach" to give support, guidance and other assistance to persons...
The About Sober program offers more than phone and other communication tools; they also have a "live chat" that is convenient for those online.
Works Cited
About Sober. (2010). Get Connected. Stay Connected. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from http://www.sober.com.
Dow, John W. (2010). From the Desk of the Executive Director. Retrieved February 8,
2010, from http://www.srpc.us/index.htm.
Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association. (2010). About Us -- Mission Statement.
Retrieved February 9, 2010 from http://www.fadaa.org/about/index.asp.
South Florida Provider Coalition. (2010). About South Florida Provider Coalition.
Retrieved February 8, 2010, from http://www.sfpc.us/About%20SFPC%20Page.htm.
Switchboard. (2010). Our Mission is to Connect People in Need with Community
Resources, Strengthen and Preserve Families, and Develop and Provide Services
Where None Exist. Retrieved February 8, 2009, from http://www.switchboardmiami.org.
