Accessibility Resource Center

September 6, 2013 

The next meeting of the Barnstable County Human Rights Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2013 at 5:30 PM in Rms 11/12 of the Barnstable Superior Courthouse, 3195 Main St., Barnstable Village.

View attached agenda.

The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition will be holding a ceremony to commemorate National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14) at its next general membership meeting.  All are invited to attend as we remember those individuals lost to suicide and to support the friends and families left behind.

For those who would like to attend this special event, please arrive at the Barnstable Superior Courthouse, Rms 11/12, 3195 Main St., Barnstable by 11:15 AM on Thursday, September 12, 2013.  Once gathered, attendees will walk together to the front steps of the courthouse for the ceremony.  After the ceremony, all are welcome to attend the remainder of the Coalition's general membership meeting. 

General membership meetings take place on the second Thursday of every other month from 11:15 am -12:45 pm in Rms 11/12 of the Barnstable Superior Courthouse.  For more information visit http://suicideispreventable.net or email [email protected]

To commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, 2013, please light a candle at 8:00 PM to show your support for suicide prevention, in memory of your loved one, and for the survivors of suicide.  View flyer.

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, September 8-14, the Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands are featuring the art installation, In Their Shoes, on the second floor of the Jonathan Bourne Library, 19 Sandwich Rd. in Buzzards Bay.

This powerful display features 249 pairs of shoes and three vignettes symbolizing the number of people lost to suicide on the Cape and Islands between 2000 and 2009.  Please stop by to see this moving display anytime during the month of September.

Join the voices for recovery together on pathways to wellness.  Activities during September, National Recovery Month include:

• Annual Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, week of September 11-14th at the Hyannis Conference and Resort Center.
• National Rally for Recovery, September 21, Providence RI
• 9th Annual Walk for Recovery, Artesanti/Herter Park, Brighton, MA, September 22nd.
• Addiction Recovery Education Access Services available at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA
• Rally for Recovery, September 21st at Roger Williams National Memorial, Providence, RI
• Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) is showing "The Anonymous People" with UMass Boston on September 23rd.
• Recovery Day is September 23rd with events at the Massachusetts State House

For information on these and other events visit MOAR's website 

Cape Cod Healthcare has released a Request for Proposals for the FY2014 Community Benefits grants cycle.  Up to $200,000 will be awarded through a competitive grant process with grant awards ranging up to a maximum of $30,000. Projects that align with the following funding guidelines are eligible:

• Positively impact chronic and infectious disease management.
• Expand access to health care services for vulnerable populations.
• Support initiatives targeted at individuals and families facing mental health issues.
• Support substance abuse prevention and intervention strategies.
• Address senior health challenges.
• Address health and at-risk behaviors among youth and young adults.

View the Request for Proposal document with all information related to the grant opportunity.  The RFP and the Word file versions of the required proposal attachments are also located on Cape Cod Healthcare's 

WE CAN is gearing up for programs to be offered this Fall and include over a dozen consults, sessions, and workshops.  Highlights include:

• Surviving to Thriving Workshop Series
• Divorce Support Group
• Work Suport Meetings
• Family Law Overview Workshop
• Divorce Boot Camp.

View details.  Programs require pre-registration.  Please call 508/430-8111 or email [email protected]

New Support Groups to anyone experiencing grief or loss of a Spouse/Partner, Adult Loss of a Parent, and Reassembling a Life, beginning September 9th in Hyannis and September 11th in Falmouth.  View details.

Dementia Certificate Program

Jennifer Raymond, Director of Evidenced-based Programs for Harvard's Hebrew Senior Life and Mary Devlin, RN, Public Health & Wellness Manager of the VNA Cape Cod will present Stanford's Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP), on September 19, 20, 26 and 27th at the Community Health Center, 107 Commercial St., Mashpee.

Become certified as a workshop lay leader for the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) - known in Massachusetts as My Life, My Health, an evidence-based program designed to help others to manage their own health, stay active, and take charge!  

For detailed information about the workshops and training click here.  Please forward the attached flyer and application to interested parties.  Contact Katherine Wernier at REACH at telephone 508/771-4510 or email [email protected]  for additional information.

The Cape Cod & the Islands 1st Annual Behavioral Health Summit is being held on Friday, October 4, 2013

The summit will provide opportunities for networking and bridges the gaps in our community service system that create barriers to achieving sustained recovery for the people needing services.  View the brochure for more information and registration form.

This candlelight vigil supporting families, celebrating recovery and morning loss is sponsored by Parents Supporting Parents & the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod.  The vigil will be held on Sunday, September 22nd at 5:30 PM on the Hyannis Village Green, Main Street, Hyannis.

Let's gather together and show understanding and support for families who have struggled or are currently struggling with substance abuse within their families in our community.  View flyer.

Activities at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Rd. in Hyannis for the month of September include:

• Sept. 12, 2:00 PM: TRIAD - reducing fear of crime and improving quality of life for seniors. 
• Sept. 23, 10:00 AM: learn to access benefit information online.
• Sept. 23, 1:30 PM: Fall prevention tips.
• Sept. 24, 1:30 PM: Having a Healthy Heart - discussion of trends relating to tests, exercise & diet.

For details of these and other activities and events click here.

Community Impact Strategic Focus Grant: Deadline: Tuesday, October 1st.  Strategic Focus grant requess are grants of $5,000 or more to address strategic initiatives and long-range organization capacity building.  Click here for application.

Chatham Fund Grants: Deadline Tuesday, October 15

Falmouth Fund Grants: Deadline Friday, November 15 

Grants Accepted on a Rolling Basis:

Community Impact General Grants

Thomas C. McBowan Fund for Animals

Vito Pini Grants

Please note that CCF has taken all of their discretionary grantmaking programs online for 2013.  All applications must now be submitted through the online application system in order to be considered.  For a listing of all available grants with deadlines and links to the online applications click here.

Family Fun Night at the Hyannis Youth Center occurs twice a year taking the place of the monthly Youth at Mall Nights.  The program is a fun night for families to go out together and enjoy a night of free fun activities while educating themselves about the services provided to families by agencies across Cape Cod.

The next Family Fun Night is scheduled for Friday, November 1st, 4 PM - 7 PM, in the gym at the Hyannis Youth Center.  There will be performances by Ventriloquist Harold Crocker and two dance performances.

If you have a program that works with families, youth, and/or children, and you would like to reserve a table to display information about your agency, email Sally-Ann Imes at [email protected] to reserve a table.

Register now for Ombudsman Program Training in November.

Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands is seeking long-term care ombudsman throughout the Cape and the Islands.  Volunteers in the Ombudsman Program service as advocates for residents of nursing and rest homes and their families.  State certification training is required and provided by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.  Interested parties must be interviewed and undergo a CORI before participating. 

The next training will be held in the Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands' South Dennis office on November 18, 19 and 20, 2013.  For more information about the program or to volunteer call Cheryl Gayle at 508/394-4630 ext. 501 or email [email protected]

The Barnstable County Department of Human Services website find.bchumanservices.net features on-line directories of health and human service resources. The Directories are a compilation of local resources organized around areas of critical need such as food, housing,  energy/fuel assistance, and services for seniors and people with disabilities. Find.bchumanservices.net is a valuable resource now available to Barnstable County residents and human service organizations. This new on-line tool is an effective and efficient way to make local information available on a 'simple to search' website. For more information view press release in its entirety.

If you believe your organization should be included in any of the new Directories or have any other feedback on how to improve the on-line directories, call the Department of Human Services at 508/375-6628.

• Do you provide health or human services on Cape Cod or the Islands?
• Does the public know what services you provide?
• Do people know how to access your services?
• Do you need assistance in finding services for your clients?  

The Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255, Press 1) is available 24/7/365 to provide confidential counseling and referrals for Veterans and their families.  This is an integrated national outreach effort to increase awareness and use of the Veterans Crisis Line, support and promote broader VA suicide prevention efforts, and promote help-seeking behaviors among Veterans at risk of suicide and other mental health problems.  For more information about the Veterans Crisis Line please click here.

Over 800,000 people worldwide end their lives annually.  Seven to ten people -- parents, children, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandchildren and close friends -- deeply feel the devastation of each loss.  That means that approximately 5 million "survivors" are left behind every year.  

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