December 17, 2015 - The Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council (RSAC) has released a community resource guide and fact sheet prior to the 12/17/15 screening of the documentary about heroin use in our region. Where We Stand: Addiction on Cape Cod addresses addiction in our region, where individuals and families can get help, and raises awareness about the collaboration between RSAC representatives, town coalitions, people in recovery, and health and human services agencies that are working together to actively address substance use on Cape Cod.  The document is also available on the Barnstable County Department of Human Services website at www.bchumanservices.net. 

We know Cape Cod is not unique in regards to substance use or heroin addiction.  This is a public health crisis across Massachusetts and throughout the United States," stated Cheryl Bartlett, Co-Chair of the RSAC and Executive Director of the Office of Community Health at Cape Cod Healthcare.  Read more....

If you are concerned about yourself or someone else facing addiction, please call the Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline at 1-800-327-5050 or visit www.Helpline-Online.com. 

Open Enrollment November 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016 - apply for Health and Dental insurance.  If you are a current member and want to change your plan you can shop for and choose a plan - compare plans online at www.MAhealthconnector.org.  View flyer for more information.

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands has certified MA Health Connector Navigators trained to help you! To schedule an appointment or for more information: call 508-771-1727 or walk-in at 372 North St., Hyannis, MA. (We offer services in Falmouth and on Nantucket, by appointment only.)

Service at Federated Church in Hyannis Honors Homeless on the Longest Night of the Year - December 21, 2015. 

Annual Homeless Persons Memorial Day Service begins on the Hyannis Village Green at 5:00 PM with a service led by Dan McCullough of Homeless Outreach Team M25.  With bagpipes, songs, candles and prayers, the Cape Cod community will once again join together to honor the homeless men and women who died last year.  The Homeless Persons Memorial Service is an opportunity to acknowledge the passing of people who may have no family to honor and celebrate the successes they achieved and the friendships they made.  Read more....

For over 60 years, Cape Cod Synagogue, driven by the mission of Project Ezra - an independent nonprofit grass roots organization serving the Jewish elderly on New York's Lower East Side, prepares and serves a warm Christmas dinner to the homeless, isolated, and population-in-need on Cape Cod.  The Cape Cod Synagogue extends the invitation to any community members (Jewish or interfaith) who wish to help and become part of this annual tradition.  Read more.....

Dinner will be offered on Christmas Day, December 25, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Cape Cod Synagogue, 145 Winter Street, Hyannis at no charge.  For questions or to donate or offer assistance contact Wendy Lavenda Carroll at wendyscarr@comcast.net or call 508/362-6487 or 201/390-3223. 

If you have been approved for fuel assistance and live in the Town of Dennis, you may qualify for extra help for heat utilities up to $300.00, or a tank of oil for consumers of all ages from the Town of Dennis.  Read eligibility requirements.

If you have not applied for the State/Federal Fuel Assistance through South Shore Community Action in Plymouth and you feel you need fuel assistance, please call Marion Prendergast at 508/694-2004 to schedule an appointment.

Cape Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition has relocated to 805 Teaticket Highway, Teaticket, MA  02536.  The mailing address is P.O. Box 2395,Teaticket, MA  02536.  The phone number will remain the same - 508/771-4336.

The Coalition will continue to support families across the Cape and Islands and this move will create new relationship with Upper Cape colleagues and families.

From Surviving to Thriving: Info Session, Tuesday, January 5, 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Harwich

Family Law Overview Workshop - "What Women Need to Know About Family Law But Are Afraid to Ask": Tuesday, Jnuary 19, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, Falmouth

Money Sense - The Basics of Money Management: Tuesday, February 2, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, Sandwich

Divorcing with Grace (Online/Interactive) - Divorce Support Group Info Session: Tuesday, February 9, 6-8:00 PM, Harwich

Divorce Support Group: 4 weekly sessions beginning Wednesday, February 24, 5:30-7:30 PM, Harwich

Bankruptcy Overview Workshop: Monday, February 29, 5:30 - 8:00 PM, Forestdale

1:1 WE CAN services (see web calendar for complete list)

Landlord/Tenant Law: Friday, January 8, 1:30 - 3:30 PM

Bankruptcy Law: Friday, January 15, 1-5:00 PM

Immigration Law: Thursday, January 21, 9:30 -11:30 AM

Events

New Volunteer Information Session: January 19, WE CAN

Tour the new Bridgewater State University Cape Cod campus, network with members of the community and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, hear from school officials, enjoy a light breakfast on Friday, January 15, 2016 from 8-9:30 AM.  Event will be held at the BSU Cape Cod campus, 1175 Route 28, South Yarmouth.

Registration is FREE.  To register click here.

Beginning December 5th through January 16th, AmeriCorps Cape Cod will hold a collection for old, broken, and unused holiday string lights.  The aim is to collect the lights and recycling them instead of having them thrown in the trash and sent to the landfills.  People who donate their lights will have a chance to sign up to be entered into a raffle to win a strand of energy efficient LED string lights donated by Cape Light Compact.

View flyer for list of drop-off locations across Cape Cod.  For more information visit http://www.americorpscapecod.org or call 508/375-6906.

The Falmouth Service Center, Inc. is pleased to host author Kathryn J. Edin as she presents insight into her acclaimed best seller $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.

Event will be held at Falmouth Academy, Morse Hall, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth on Wednesday, January 20th at 6:30 PM.  Tickets are $20.00.  Purchase tickets online at www.falmouths3ervicecenter.org or Eight Cousins Bookstore, 189 Main St., Falmouth.  100% of ticket sales donated to the Falmouth Service Center, Inc.

The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women looks forward to welcoming you to a Regional Public Hearing on Women's Issues on Tuesday, January 26, 2015, 4:30 - 6:30 PM at the South Yarmouth Library, Leonard Room, 312 Old Main Street, Yarmouth.

Citizens, government officials and organizations that advocate for women and families in the region are invited to attend and encouraged to participate.  Learn about issues that are important to you, your children, your family, your community and the greater Yarmouth area.  Oral and written testimony will be accepted.  Open to the public.  For more information or to RSVP, please contact Kelly Lunch at Kelly.e.lynch@state.ma.us or 617/626-6520.

Growing to meet the need.... the Center's shelter can only house four families at a time and each month 45-60 families are unable to be provided emergency shelter because of limited space.  To meet the demand, the Cape Cod Center for Women is purchasing a larger building and expand capacity from 4 to 10 bedrooms.  The Center is launching "Shelter from the Storm: A New Beginning" capital campaign in January in support of this project.

The Cape Cod Center Administrative Office has moved to 802 MacArthur Boulevard, Pocasset, MA.  The main telephone number and mailing address remain the same: P.O. Box 141, North Falmouth, MA  02556, (774) 763-2222.  Hotline number is (508) 564 SAFE (7233).  Hours of operation of the administrative office is Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  For questions please contact the Center at (774) 763-2222 or via email at cccfw@capecodshelter.org