Coffee with Conscience

Coffee With Conscience is a monthly concert series based in Westfield, New Jersey which raises money for local charities by hosting touring musical performers with a focus on singer-songwriters. It is sponsored in part by the Westfield Service League, and it began in 2000 and has run every year since then. Charities it sponsors include Homefirst, Habitat for Humanity, Contact We Care, the Community Food Bank of NJ and the Keith Knost Special Needs Trust. Performances happen in downtown Westfield, New Jersey. In the past it has supported charities such as the Eric Johnson House in Morristown, The Central Jersey Chapter of the Names Project, and others. It features seven performances annually. Past performers have included David Wilcox, Beaucoup Blue, Modern Man, Anais Mitchell, Red Molly, Christine Lavin, Greg Greenway, John Flynn, Reggie Harris, Don White, Pat Wictor, Toby Walker, John McCutcheon, the Guy Mendilow Band, The Bobs, Pat Wictor & Toby, Ginny Johnston, Jessica Schoenberg, Greg Greenway, David Roth, Dayna Kurtz, Bob Malone, Carla Ulbrich, Justin Roth, Cheryl Wheeler, Catie Curtis, The Kennedys, KJ Denhert, guitarist Glenn Alexander and many others. It was founded by the former minister of the Springfield Emanuel Methodist Church, Jeff Markay, and has been managed by artistic director and host Ahrre Maros, and staffed by a team of volunteers.