September may be National Suicide Prevention Month, but at Call2Talk, that's the work our call takers do every day—all 24 hours of the day, in fact, as they answer the phone and reassuringly say, “Call2Talk, we're here to listen.")

Eileen Davis, Vice President of Mass211 and Director of Call2Talk, was in the MAGIC 106.7 FM studio recently, talking to morning show co-host David O'Leary about how to stop someone from wanting to die.

At Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky's request, our Pearl Street Cupboard & Café staff provided three meals a day to 139 asylum-seekers placed here in Framingham, until a state contractor took over food services. It was a short but impactful experience for our entire staff as we all pitched in to package and deliver the meals, and Mona's cultural insight and hands-on help was invaluable. Pearl Street Cupboard & Café Director Joe Mina led the team effort, which started the morning of Aug.

At our latest Ready to Read event in Milford, we handed out over 250 books to the babies, toddlers and preschoolers already enrolled in our early literacy initiative and registered another 21. Each child received a personalized tote bag—colorfully decorated by volunteers—full of a dozen age-appropriate books to add to their home library. We’re very grateful to Nitto Avecia, a biotech company in Milford, for sponsoring our June event.