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History Timeline
March 1999
As Domestic Violence Program Director at Maimonides in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. L’Archeveque’s compassion for her patients and her work in Emergency
medicine told her of the urgency of a domestic violence situation. After considerable discussion with Patrick Fey (New Age Works/ Board Member) she knew that the answer
was in technology.
May 1999
Attended an auction and purchased cell phones. Although still unsure of the complete application that would bring about ‘Phones for Life’, after investigating Federal guidelines her mission was clear. 1996 FCC ruling to aid in the public safety allows reprogramming of cellular technology to dial emergency assistance without an air-time carrier/contract.
June 1999
Began distributing reprogrammed cell phones to victims and those under the threat of domestic violence at Maimonides in Brooklyn, NY.
June 1, 2000
After accepting the Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine position at North Shore/ LIJ, Forest Hills, NY. Dr. L’Archeveque extended the phone project to the senior population after treating a succession of elderly patients who had fallen at home and could not reach a telephone to contact Emergency Medical Services.
July 2000
Growing popularity of the plan, prompted Dr. L’Archeveque to pursue phone donations.
Corporate sponsorship of Phones for life Nokia, Inc. (provided through The Wireless foundation.)
August 24, 2000
Queens Chronicle- Hospital Pushes for cell phones, Front Page/Cont p4
Forest Hills/Rego Park Times: New Cell Phone Program Launched at North Shore Front Page
October 3, 2000
In order to support the efforts of the project at North Shore, Orion Power Operating Services at Astoria gave a corporate donation in the amount
November 5, 2000
NY Times ‘The City’ Section p21
December 4, 2000
NY Newsday : For Seniors, Help’s a call away
December 2000
Phones for Life was Incorporated
December 4, 2000
NY 1, Time Warner news channel
23 Hours of coverage for the Lifeline/’Phones for Life’ project
December 14, 2000
Queens Chronicle: Free Cell Phones for Seniors to make 911 Emergency calls p.12
April 15, 2001
Dr. L’Archeveque accepts Chairman of Emergency Medicine at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital. Phones for Life Program moves to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.
June 1, 2001
AARP Bulletin
Phones for life received a mention as one of a handful of small org offering this type of service. Although the article highlighted Phones for life as a local program the returns are:
10,000 calls to date
6,300 NYC 1,500 NY State
Balance nationally and internationally
50 Org including Police Departments and Local Law
enforcement that want immediate affiliation.
September 2001
Follow-up article in the AARP Bulletin.
September 2001 to January 2002
Phones for life struggles with large amount of applications and a few donors
Heritage for the Blind comes thru again for us and
February 2002
Much needed phones come from Senator Marcellino in Oyster Bay
NCJW- Penisula section sponsors Phones for Life and encourages the Town of Hempstead to help us with a drive involving the Town supervisors.
August 2002
We link up with Senator Maltese who helps us with a phone drive and public declaration about our program.
September 2002
Dr. L'Archeveque Is featured in Newsday as a home town hero
December 2002
Phones for life does our first Holiday mailing
February 2003
We mark the milestone of 20,000 phones
May 2003
We open our New Jersey office
July 2003
We open our Virginia office
August 2003
We receive a grant from New York State- Senator Maltese comes through again
August 2003
We open our Washington DC office
September 2003
New Age works helps with space and computers
October 2003
We receive our 501(3)c status from the IRS
December 2003
We send out our 2 nd holiday mailing and introduce our web site.
January 2004
We preservere through the winter months and start on the large backlog of applications again. We are the only organization mentioned in AARP in 2000 stayed open. We are committed to making this work.
June 2004
We partner with RMS to get donation boxes with postage sent to our donors.
November 2004
We launch our functional web site, Dr. Larcheveque doubles efforts and gives up creature comforts to keep Phones For Life alive. ‘It's worth it.
On-going
We have dozens of testimonials as to need and grateful thankfulness for program.
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