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Below is a list of several non-profit organizations that have requested a free listing on this site. If you need information, regarding a specific organization, please contact them directly.
If you have a group or organization you would like listed here, please send us an email at psa@capecodbroadcasting.com. Please include a contact name, e-mail address and daytime phone number.
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A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation hosts several programs that enhance the lives of those with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The Foundation is driven by a need to find a cure for this dreadful disease. With the help of volunteers, they focus on raising funds for much-needed research: http://www.alsfamily.org
Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands
Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands has been helping people in our community since 1984. The organization offers programs and services for the estimated 8,500 people with Alzheimer's disease on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, their families and caregivers who are dealing with this devastating illness. They are funded solely through local donations, fund-raising events and grants. If you know anyone who may be suffering from any form of dementia or memory loss please call 508-775-5656 or go to: http://www.alzcapecod.org
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is the regional arts agency for Barnstable County, committed to strengthening and promoting Cape Cod's arts and cultural industry throughout the year. We serve individual artists, cultural organizations, fine and performing arts groups and businesses, and cultural and historical establishments such as museums and archives.
Find out more about the year-round programs provided by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at: http://www.artsfoundation.org
Cape Abilities
The mission of capeAbilities (formerly Nauset, Inc.) is to serve individuals with disabilities by educating, counseling, and providing residential, therapeutic, social, and employment supports so as to empower them to achieve meaningful and valued roles in society: http://www.capeabilities.org
Cape Cod Ballroom Dancers
Cape Cod Ballroom Dancers is a chapter of USA Dance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of ballroom dancing as an art form, a recreational activity, and an Olympic sport. If you would like to join the Cape Cod Ballroom Dancers chapter of USA Dance, click below for our membership form. The types of membership and their costs are listed on the form. Most people join as Recreational: Social Adult Dancers with yearly dues of $25 per person. When you fill out the form, enter Cape Cod Ballroom Dancers Chapter #3034 as the chapter you want to be assigned to. Find out more here: www.capecodballroomdancers.org/
Cape & Islands United Way
This local chapter funds 24 health and human service agencies on Cape Cod and the Islands. The focus is on prevention and how to help people solve problems through strategies that emphasize positive change and self-proficiency: http://www.uwcapecod.org
Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
The mission of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra is to enrich and further the economic, educational, and cultural interests of our region through music. The CCSO also enhances the education of the Cape’s young peoples through its outreach and educational programs, including the Composing Kids, Composing Teens, and Young People’s Concerts, scholarship programs, master classes, and in-school ensembles: http://www.capesymphony.org/
Chips House
The Cape Head Injured Persons' Housing and Education Group, Inc., also known as CHIP, is a private non-profit, corporation founded by Cape Cod residents and
incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The organization was established in 1992 to provide support and assistance for head injured residents of Cape Cod. CHIP is committed to providing community-based housing for individuals who are disabled because of severe closed-head injury or other disability: http://www.chipshouse.org
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands has been in existence since 1965 and has helped many thousands of low income and vulnerable residents with a variety of programs and services including assistance with housing, childcare, healthcare, senior advocacy and emergency shelter needs. Community Action starts with hope. It's about promoting self-sufficiency by helping people to reach their potential; providing them with the tools and the training to achieve their goals, their dreams, and their ambitions. Community Action is about helping people help themselves."
Dare To Be Alive
Dare To Be Alive is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children who have received life saving organ transplants by providing educational and support services. Find out more about Dare To Be Alive - call 508-398-5473 or visit: http://www.daretobealive.org
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands
A private, not-for-profit, community-based organization. Since their founding in 1972, they have been dedicated to promoting the welfare and enhancing the quality of life of elders, as well as helping them to maintain maximum independence and dignity. The organization works with the community to identify and respond to the needs, problems, and concerns of elders and their families: http://www.escci.org
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod was organized in 1988 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. We are an ecumenical housing ministry that seeks to eliminate homelessness and substandard housing by making decent affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action for all people. We bring families and communities in need together with volunteers and resources to build decent, affordable houses. Learn more. Volunteer. Get Involved. Help Build It! Visit us at: www.habitatcapecod.org
Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless
Formed by the Clergy and lay people from seven Harwich Churches and created to provide housing for families living in motels and shelters and give them a better beginning, The Homeless Prevention Program has assisted over 450 Cape famililes since to date. HECH's Children's Community Center, providing cost effective child care, is another successful program for kids and families: http://www.hechchildrenscenter.com
Housing Assistance Corporation
The Housing Assistance Corporation is a regional nonprofit that is the sole provider on Cape Cod of emergency shelter for families and individuals experiencing homelessness. They also provide programs for first-time homebuyers, rental assistance, rehabilitation and prevention programs.The agency's mission is to promote and implement the right of all people on Cape Cod and the islands to occupy safe and affordable housing: http://www.haconcapecod.org
Independence House
Independence House is the only comprehensive resource on Cape Cod providing a full range of services for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence and their children. They help individuals reestablish lives free of fear and violence: http://www.independencehouse.com
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) works to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats and assisting animals in distress. IFAW seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well being of both animals and people: http://www.ifaw.org/capecod
Living Independently Forever, Inc
LIFE, Inc, of Hyannis is a non-profit organization that supports independent living for adults with learning disabilities on Cape Cod. Residents live in condo communities on campuses in Mashpee and Hyannis. LIFE provides support services which enable them to live and be part of a network of social, recreational, employments and volunteer activities, tailored to meet each person’s interests and needs. LIFE’s professional staff members work as a team to build on the residents’ individual strengths to attain success and to enjoy a fulfilling life on the Cape:
http://www.lifecapecod.org
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition
Their goal is to increase public awareness of the epidemic of breast cancer and to increase funding for comprehensive research including investigation of possible environmental causes of breast cancer:
http://www.mbcc.org
MSPCA Cape Cod Animal Care & Adoption Center
The Animal Care and Adoption Center services communities from Plymouth to Provincetown and receives approximately 2,000 animals each year. The center is a private, nonprofit animal protection organization that receives no federal, state or local funding and is dependent upon the generosity of its supporters. The center is located at 1577 Falmouth Rd., Centerville, MA or call (508)771-3452: http://www.mspca.org/cape
MSPCC
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is a private, nonprofit society with a legacy of strengthening families and preventing child abuse through essential child welfare and mental health treatment and effective public advocacy. Incorporated in 1878, MSPCC serves children and families across Massachusetts with an unmatched range of services designed to respond to the individual needs of infants, children, adolescents and their families: http://www.mspcc.org
Nauset Juice Bar Youth Center
The Nauset Juice Bar is an alcohol, tobacco, and drug free center for teenagers, ages 14-19. The Nauset Together We Can Prevention Council, Inc., a non-profit, volunteer group of concerned individuals, started this project several years ago in response to the expressed need of local teenagers. The Nauset Juice Bar is a center where teenagers can socialize with old friends, meet new friends, and engage in a variety of activities of their choice. For more information, view us on the web at www.nausetjuicebar.org. You can contact us by phone at 508.247.0380
REACH
REACH: Reaching Elders with Additional Community Help, bridges the gap between already existing community services to better assist elders and their families to access available help. REACH works with diverse disciplines like 911 Rescue Units to identify an elder in need of additional help and then make a referral to REACH to coordinate the indicated assessments and mobilize a community response. REACH at CIEMSS, Cape & Islands EMS, (508)771-4510
reach@ciemss.org
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