CONTACT Community Helplines (Cherry Hill, NJ)
CONTACT Community Helplines (Cherry Hill, NJ) has two programs which together serve nearly 12,000 people a year: a Crisis Helpline for 24-hour crisis intervention and a Telephone Reassurance Program. The Telephone Reassurance Program uses volunteers to make daily calls to homebound frail and elderly adults with disabilities, to check on their health and initiate emergency intervention if necessary. Of CONTACT’s 190 volunteers, 30% have physical disabilities and work from their homes. (www.contacthelplines.org)