St. Pete Police Social Worker Program Set to Begin Soon By Mitch Perry Pinellas County PUBLISHED 5:56 PM ET Jan. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED January 11, 2021 @5:56 PM SHARE A plan to have social service workers respond to calls for some non-violent incidents in St. Petersburg is getting closer to happening following the city council’s approval last week of a nine-month $850,000 contract with Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) to head the Community Assistance Liaison (CAL) program. What You Need To Know Social workers could soon respond to mental health-related 9-1-1 calls in St. Pete All calls would still be answered by 9-1-1 dispatchers