Accessibility Resource Center

May 9, 2014

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!!!

• Family Law Overview Workshop "Everything Women Need to Know about Family Law but were Afraid to Ask"- Presented by Attorney Nicole B. Norkevicius, will provide an overview of legal terms, as well as information on child custody, guardianship, divorce, and other family legal matters.  Time will be set aside for Q & A.  Sandwich Public Library, 142 Main street Sandwich. Tuesday, May
  13, 6-8 pm.  Please call WE CAN at 508-430-8111 to register.  View flyer.
• Legal Issues Facing Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Co-sponsored by the Neighborhood Support Coalition and the MA Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. This workshop is intended to respond to the legal questions and needs of grandparents raising grandchildren. Attorney Lynn Girton will host. Please come and have dinner with other grandparents from 5:30-6:00, and then attend this valuable session while your grandchildren are entertained in a separate space. Harwich Community Center 100 Oak Street, Wednesday, May 21, 5:30-8 pm. Please call WE CAN at 508-430-8111 to register.  View flyer.

This professional education program is designed for clinical professionals looking for professional insights, personal development and organizational collaboration. This free event is co-sponsored by Bayada Home Health Care, Caregiver Homes, HopeHealth and The SHINE Program. A continental breakfast is provided by Bayada Home Health Care and lunch is provided by Caregiver Homes. Topics include: Health Benefits University, Addressing Medical & Palliative Options at End-of-Life, and Pain Management at  End-of-Life.

Janel Burley Hofmann provides families with the tools they need to find a balance between technology and human interaction through a philosophy she calls "Slow Tech Parenting".  She educates parents about the online culture "tweens and teens" enter the minute they go online, exploring issues like cyberbullying, friend fail, and sexting, as well as helping parents create their own iRules contracts to fit their families' needs.  Click to watch the iRules Video.

COMEDY NIGHT - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH

They say that laughter is the best medicine.  The Cape community is invited to enjoy a big dose of laughter on Saturday, May 17th in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod and their 823 kids!   

The event is being held at Dino's Sports Bar, 401 Rt. 151 in Mashpee.  The doors open for food and drink at 7:30 PM and the show starts around 8:30 PM.  Tickets are $25 each and the Club would like to sell them in groups of 4-6 per table.  This event sold out last year, so get your tickets early!

To purchase tickets call Ed at 508/274-0408 to pay using MC or Visa or go online to pay via PayPal.  Put "Comedy" in the special instruction box.  Sponsorships for the event are still available.

Free Cape-wide Forum for parents & caregivers will be held on May 19, 2014, 6-8:00 P.M. @ Barnstable High School JR/SR Cafe, 744 West Main St., Hyannis.  This is an introduction to aid participants in understanding some steps in managing disruptive behavior. 

Buffet dinner and networking beginning at 6:00 PM followed by presentation at 6:30 PM.  A raffle will be held for a new Nexus Tablet.  All are invited to attend - you do not have to be a Barnstable resident.  No registration required.  Read more ...

Forum is sponsored by the Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation through the Barnstable Public Schools.

Hurricane season is coming! Do you know where the regional shelters are or what you should bring with you if you go? Do you know what you need to ride out the storm in your home?

Join the Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled (CORD), the American Red Cross Cape Cod & Islands Chapter, Americorps Cape Cod and the Dennis Police Department for their FREE presentation Peace of Mind in a Disaster: Preparing for an Emergency - Tips for People with Disabilities on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CORD, 106 Bassett Lane in Hyannis and find out what you need to know to stay safe during a hurricane or other major disaster.

For reasonable accommodations, please call CORD by May 20th at 508-775-8300 or 1-800-541-0282 (both numbers voice/TTY). Please note that this is a scent free event. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or other scented products to this event.

The Massachusetts Medicaid program (commonly referred to as Mass Health) provides health insurance to one-fifth of Massachusetts residents.  Upon full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), enrollment is anticipated to rise to 1.7 million.

The Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute will host a webinar on Thursday, May 29 from 1-2:30 PM to walk through their recently released Updated MassHealth: The Basics.  Learn more about this critical health coverage program.

RSVP required by 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 22nd.  RSVP to info@bluecrossmafoundation.org  

Social bullying is a concern both for older adults and staff who work with them.  This program will explore what is and isn't bullying and provide a multi-faceted approach that has proven effective in addressing the problem.

This FREE workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 from 9:30 AM - 12 Noon at the Tilden Arts Center on the Cape Cod Community College, Route 132, West Barnstable.  No registration required.  View flyer for more info.

Aging with Dignity Conference 2014 will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 8:15 am to 4:00 pm at the College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center, 1 College St., Worchester, MA.

Click to view the event summary and to register.

Rental Lottery - 6 Dory Lane - Brackett Landing, Eastham, MA.  New 1 bedroom Unit.  Information Sessions scheduled for June 4th, 5-6 PM and June 14th, 10 - 11 AM at CDP Conference Room, 3 Main St. Mercantile, Unit 8, Eastham, MA.  Application deadline July 1, 2014, 3:00 PM.  Lottery to determine order of applications are reviewed July 30th, 10 AM.

View flyer for more information.

Elder Suicide Prevention Training for Cape & Islands Communities is led by the Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands and is designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among adults age 55 and older  Training is open to the public and appropriate for anyone who has contact with older adults during their professional, personal or volunteer activities.  Training will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014, 8:45 AM - 4:30 PM at the Waquoit Congregational Church, 15 Parsons Lane, East Falmouth.  Read more ...

For more information contact Stephanie Kelly at the Samaritans at 508/548-7999 or ccsamaritans@verizon.net

Save the Date: June 14th at 7:30 pm 

Zoe Lewis concert to benefit Independence House.  Zoe Lewis, from Provincetown, is a band in a body! She plays jazz, jump jive, latin grooves, swing, international folk, funk originals on anything from the piano to the spoons! Troubadour, vaudevillian, storyteller, singer-songwriter, piece of work!

Concert to be held at First Parish Brewster, Main St. Brewster.  Delectable desserts served between 5:30 and 7:00 pm.  Tickets: $35  

Questions?  Contact Chris Morin at morinchris60@gmail.com

or Judy Jollette at judyjollette@comcast.net

OPERATION MILITARY KIDS 

July 14-18, 9 AM to 3 PM: A FREE week-long day camp offered to military children ages 8-14 yrs. who are currently experiencing the deployment of a loved one. 

July 28 - August 1, 9 AM - 3 PM:  A FREE week long day camp offered to Air National Guard children ages 8-14.

August 11 - 15, 3 - 7 PM:  Families in Transition Camp - to create a community of support for military families during transition and beyond.

View flyer for more information and registration form.

Attached is a save the date flyer for the upcoming DMH-Sponsored Peer Employment Trainings in July at the Hilton Garden Inn in Worcester and in August at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center.

The program is presented by the Recovery Opportunity Center, and has been taught across the country and in England and New Zealand.  Individuals need to complete an application, which will be available through email in a few weeks.  There are 20 seats available in each class.  We have had two offerings last year in Boston and Springfield that received very positive feedback from participants and employers.

this would be a great opportunity for older adults to attend the class, to develop our older adult peer workforce.  Anyone in the community can apply, as long as they have lived experience and a desire to share their experiences with others.

Cape Cod Volunteers is excited to announce the launch of the Million Hour Challenge webpage as part of the first-ever Million Hour Challenge to showcase the extent of the volunteer work done on Cape Cod.  Take the pledge and show Cape Cod you believe in the power of volunteerism.

Your organization, its staff, board of directors and volunteers will have many hours to add and it takes just a few minutes to log your hours.  You will be able to watch the numbers increase in real time as you record your hours.

Everything a volunteer does counts, either personally or through their place of employment.  Volunteers do not need to be residents of Cape Cod as long as the actual time was donated on Cape Cod.  Get involved today by logging the volunteer hours donated during April and throughout the year.

Contact Lisa McNeill at 508/362-0242 or lisa@ccvolunteers.org with questions or for more information.

Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands are in need of volunteers for the Meals-on-Wheels program in Harwich and Orleans.

If you have an extra hour to spare, you would be helping our growing population of elders on the Cape.  Please contact Nancy Wolf at 508/394-4660 or nancy.wolf@escci.org for more information or to volunteer.

The Cape Cod & Islands Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) is conducting a survey to identify the unmet needs and barriers to transportation services for  people with disabilities, limited incomes, limited English proficiency, seniors, youth, and visitors of our region.  The goal of the RCC is to implement recommendations to reform and maximize efficiencies within critical transportation services enabling an ability to traverse the region and beyond with more ease. 

We ask that you please take the survey below, so that collectively we can make the best transportation decisions for those needing services on Cape Cod and Islands. Thank you so much for your time and participation in this important survey.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/29VQLMY 

At the January 2014 Healthy Aging Forum, we introduced a new website for the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative. If you haven't already done so, we urge you to visit the website, create an account, and start connecting with other healthy aging professionals across the state.

Attached is a DTA Partnerships flyer describing DTA's partnerships with educational and cultural institutions across the Commonwealth that clients can take advantage of by showing their EBT card upon admission.

Please share the flyer as needed.

The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition will once again be participating in the Falmouth Road Race's Numbers for Nonprofits program.  Through this program the CISPC is able to offer 10 New Balance Falmouth Road Race registration numbers to people interested in running the race on August 17, 2014 as a fundraiser for the CISPC.  Read more...

Run in memory of someone you've lost, or almost lost to suicide, or run for a family member who is grieving.  Email Kelly Welch at suicideprevention@capecoalition.com for more information.

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) recognizes the important role that mandated reporters play in ensuring the safety of the Commonwealth's children.  In an effort to increase the ease of mandated reporters to fulfill their legal obligation to report instances of suspected abuse and/or neglect, DCF has revised its reporter form.  

Please take the time to read some important information related to the filing of 51A forms (Abuse/Neglect) from the Executive Office of Health & Human Services.  Please review this information and distribute to anyone in your organization who might be a "mandated reporter" under the statute.  For further information please call you local DCF office.

Massachusetts Substance Abuse Helpline Connects People with Services:  For tens of thousands of Massachusetts resident struggling with alcohol and other drug related issues, 1-800-327-5050 is an important number.   Read more ... 

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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