November 27, 2020
On November 27, 2020, the Westfield Area Youth Volunteer Experience (WAYVE) announced $6500 in grant awards to seven Union County organizations, including Caring Contact. Read the […]
June 21, 2020
“Julie Keenan, President of the Board of Trustees of the Summit Foundation, presented a $15,000 grant to Caring Contact on June 11. For nearly 50 years, […]
June 4, 2020
Impact 100 Garden State is pleased to announce its 2020 Grant Finalists. Caring Contact is thrilled to have been named one of the seven finalists. Click […]
April 29, 2020
“As COVID-19 became more widespread, we had a big uptick in calls to the warmline, with lots of people calling about anxiety,” said Mary Claire Givelber, […]
September 30, 2019
IMAGINE's Program Director, Mandi Zukor, interviews Caring Contact Executive Director, Janet Sarkos, for Suicide Awareness Month. Janet discusses what signs to look for and how to approach a friend or loved one that might be thinking about suicide.
September 15, 2019
Our executive director, Janet Sarkos, presented hotline awareness to the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Westfield, in conjunction with Rev. William M. Williams, III’s […]
July 11, 2019
18percent Q & A Session 18percent is a free, online peer support community for mental health. Janet Sarkos was initially appointed to the position of Interim […]
June 24, 2019
Members of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerium and first responders met at CEO Suites (1812 Front St.) last week for a suicide prevention training session presented by Caring […]
May 28, 2019
The Freeholder Board presented a resolution and a check to Caring Contact Executive Director Janet Sarkos acknowledging the efforts of the award-winning, volunteer-staffed caring and crisis […]
October 12, 2018
On September 27, 2018, over 70 students and faculty attended Suicide Awareness and Intervention Training at Essex County College. The two and ½ hour training was […]
September 26, 2018
Wendy and Steve Sefcik recently shared the story of their 16-year-old son’s struggle with depression and ultimate suicide at a community gathering in Scotch Plains sponsored […]
September 9, 2018
On behalf of Caring Contact’s volunteers, Executive Director Janet Sarkos and Nancy Parenti accepted Fanwood’s Volunteer of the Month proclamation, including the framed print of the […]