CONTACT Cape-Atlantic Free Daily Phone Checks

Author: Ian C. Langtree - View Credentials
Published: 28 Jan 2011 - Updated: 20 Jun 2022

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Synopsis

The volunteers at CONTACT Cape-Atlantic offer free daily phone calls to say hello and check that all is well.

Overview

CONTACT Cape-Atlantic provides telephone reassurance and community support for older adults, people with disabilities, and those of any age who are lonely, living alone, or feeling isolated from their community. CONTACT volunteers are eager to help the disabled, elderly, and isolated citizens of Atlantic County and Cape May Counties who want to continue living independently.

Loneliness is something most people never even consider. However, it can be devastating to anyone housebound or feeling isolated. CONTACT Cape-Atlantic offers a telephone reassurance program for anyone alone or feeling lonely.

Clients receive a daily call at the same time every day. Trained volunteers provide a friendly hello and check to ensure no emergencies. The volunteers are caring and committed to relieving isolation and loneliness.

CONTACT Cape-Atlantic was established in 1973. It began with a mission to establish the provision of confidential crisis intervention through active listening, information, and referral services, available by telephone in Atlantic and Cape May counties. CONTACT Cape-Atlantic is a non-profit community service agency serving the elderly and disabled population in Atlantic and Cape May counties. Today CONTACT Cape-Atlantic is home to 150 volunteers who make approximately 7,000 reassurance calls per month to an average of 200 clients per day.

CONTACT Cape-Atlantic is a part of the national organization, CONTACT USA (CUSA).

Author Credentials: Ian C. Langtree is a writer, editor, and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, which he established in 2004 as one of the longest-running independent resources for disability news and information. Over more than two decades, he has written and edited thousands of articles on disability rights, health, accessibility, and assistive technology. Drawing on a global perspective shaped by extensive travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed advocate of the Social Model of Disability, the framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that focuses on removing societal barriers rather than on individual impairments. His writing is grounded in that framework and in a lasting commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.