The Yellow Dot program PROVIDED BY NYS SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION
This week’s post is to bring awareness to free resources available to New Yorkers. Resources that just might might save yours or your loved ones life!
Did you know, the NYS Sheriff’s Association has several public safety programs to help NY’s population? Follow this link to learn more:
For the elderly, there is the Yellow Dot program. For seniors that want to stay in their homes and those that are still not ready to give up driving, this program could save their lives.
Direct from the link provided above:
“Yellow Dot is a free program designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention during the first “golden hour” after a crash or other emergency. A Yellow Dot in the driver’s-side rear window of your vehicle will alert first responders that vital medical information is stored in the glove compartment.
HOW YELLOW DOT WORKS
The kit contains a personal information card and a Yellow Dot decal.
- Complete both sides of the personal information card as fully as possible, in pencil. Attach a recent photo of yourself and place it in a visible location in your car’s glove compartment.
- Complete one card for each person who regularly occupies the vehicle.
- Place the decal on the rear driver’s side window to alert first responders to look in the glove compartment for your medical information.
- Update the card annually yourself or bring it to your annual medical check-up. If you sell your car, remove the decal.
USE YELLOW DOT AT HOME
A kit can alert emergency responders who respond to an emergency in your home. Simply place a decal on or beside your front door and place a completed card for each occupant in a clear plastic freezer bag and place in a visible location in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator.
REQUEST A YELLOW DOT KIT
Please note that if you request one kit, we will send you two cards and two decals in the mail, one for your home and one for your car. Also, to conserve mailing costs, we ask that you please request kits in groups (e.g. families, co-workers, friends, or clubs).”
Click here to request a free Yellow Dot kit
For other free services available to seniors, see this post.