CARING VOLUNTEERS...Pictured above are volunteers from New York and New Jersey who completed Caring Contact’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Training in May 2026 and are now interns answering calls. They join about 100 experienced Listeners that answer the confidential, free, 24/7 Lifeline for Caring Contact.
Community
July 9, 2026
Caring Contact Receives Historic $500,000 Gift From Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation
WESTFIELD — Caring Contact, an award-winning primarily volunteerstaffed crisis hotline and listening community serving Central and Northern New Jersey, announced today that it has received a $500,000 grant from the Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation—the most significant gift in Caring Contact’s 50-year history. The gift was awarded as the Foundation concludes 26 years of service to the community.
