. . . Serving the Cape and Islands
The United Way of Cape Cod funds a broad range of health and human-care programs through nearly 30 agencies on Cape Cod and the Islands. Our focus is on prevention where we help people solve problems through strategies that emphasize personal responsibility, permanent positive change and self-sufficiency.
Twenty-six member agencies offer assistance to Cape and Islands residents in the following areas:
Our Member Agencies are there to help you. A list can be found below.
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UNITED WAY OF CAPE COD, INC. 1995 MEMBER AGENCIES
UNITED WAY OF CAPE COD, INC. - Lois R. André , Executive Director. 310 Barnstable Road, Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 775-4746 or 775-0464, 1-800-462-8002; Fax (508) 778-9228 INFO-LINE (information / referral); fundraising / allocations to human service agencies.
AIDS COUNCIL, CAPE COD - John Sheeran, Executive Director. 105 Pleasant Street, Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 778-5111; Fax (508) 778-5127. Direct services to persons affected by AIDS and HIV-related disorders.
ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE INC., CAPE COD COUNCIL ON - Patricia LaBelle, Executive Director. 569 Main Street, Unit 9. Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 771-0132: (No Fax). Information / referral; coordination of services; education / prevention programs re substance abuse; help for indigent / people of low income.
AMERICAN RED CROSS - Sandi Porter, Acting Exec.Director. 286 South St., Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 775-1540; Fax (508) 771-2209. CPR/First Aid / water safety instruction; blood services; transportation to off-Cape hospitals; disaster assistance; military / family services
BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS - E. Stuart Peoples, Executive Director. Box 754, Hyannis MA 02601; 1934 Falmouth Road, Centerville MA 02632. (508) 771-5150 or (508) 428-4970 or (508) 255-9445; (No Fax). Provides unique one-on-one relationship between children of single parents and matched adult friends.
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - John A. Ross, Scout Executive. 247 Willow Street, Yarmouth Port MA 02675. (508) 362-4322 or (508) 362-4323; Fax (508) 775-0266. Moral / mental / physical fitness training; community need programs (child abuse / illiteracy / substance abuse / employment). Boys, age 6-21.
CAPE COD CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, INC. - Philip Sheerin, Executive Director. 83 Pearl Street, Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 775-6240 or (508) 428-4595; Fax (508) 790-4298. Provides day care, Head Start and early intervention programs to children of low income families; Capewide, including the Islands and Wareham.
CAPE COD HUMAN SERVICES - Donald Chamberlain, Executive Director. 460 W. Main St, Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 775-1859; Orleans: (508) 255-2490; Fax (508) 790-3378. Comprehensive mental health / marital / child / family / individual and group counseling; substance abuse services; special programs for pregnant teens; and employment assistance.
CAPE COD LITERACY COUNCIL - Dorothe Bozza, Executive Coordinator. 319 Main Street, Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 771-0211; (No Fax) Coordinates and provides resources to educate non-literate and marginally literate adults. Trains volunteer tutors to teach and matches student to volunteer tutor, Capewide.
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE COUNCIL - Maureen Rischitelli, Executive Director. 572 Main Street, W. Yarmouth MA 02673. (508) 771-0700; Fax: (508) 775-0316. Consumer education and mediation by trained volunteers to resolve consumer complaints.
FAMILY HEALTH OF CAPE COD - Carol B. Howes, Executive Director. One Elm St, Hyannis MA 0260l. (508) 771-8010; Fax (508) 771-2177. Maternal / child health care for low income women, including WIC, nutrition, family planning, and pregnant / parenting teen programs. HIV / STD testing
FRIENDS OF PRISONERS, INC - Rev. Thomas C. Shepherd, Director. 671 Main Street, Harwichport MA 02646. (508) 432-6054 or (508) 432-1787. (No Fax). Befriends inmates in Barnstable House of Correction and provides transitional housing, training and support to re-enter society upon release.
GIRL SCOUTS, PLYMOUTH BAY COUNCIL - Carolyn Mayo-Brown, Executive Director. 140 Winthrop Street, Taunton MA 02780. (800) 242-0925 or (508) 880-9884; (No Fax). Offers girls, 5-17, contemporary programs for development of strong, positive self-image to prevent substance / child abuse, suicide.
INDEPENDENCE HOUSE - Doreen Lawrence, Executive Director. 160 Bassett Ln. Hyannis MA 02601. (800) 439-6507 or (508) 771-6507; Fax (508) 778-0143. Confidential services for battered women, their children and sexual assault survivors; emergency shelter; counseling; legal aid; advocacy.
LEGAL SERVICES FOR CAPE COD AND ISLANDS - Patricia Pap, Director. 460 West Main St., Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 775-7020 or (800) 742-4107; Fax (508) 790-3955. Free or low cost legal advice/ representation in civil matters (housing / family law / government benefits / disability / homelessness / elderly law) to low income / elderly.
LOWER CAPE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - John Farnsworth, Executive Director. Old Tote Road., Box 1787, Orleans MA 02653. (508) 255-2346; Fax (508) 240-2744. Provides mental health services, including group / individual counseling for children / adults; residential and day social-vocational programs.
MARTHA'S VINEYARD BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, INC. - Gregory Fairbend, Jr., Executive Director. Box 654, Edgartown MA 02539. (508) 627-3303; (No Fax). Supervised facility offering physical, educational, cultural, social, recreational programs for youth across the Island.
MSPCC (Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children) - Evelyn Straun, Acting Director. 206 Breeds Hill Road., Hyannis MA 02601. (800) 272-9722 or (508) 775-0275; Fax (508) 790-3988. Comprehensive home-based mental health treatment to families / children who have been or are at risk of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation.
OUTER CAPE HEALTH SERVICES - Scott D. Penn, Executive Director. Box 613, Provincetown MA 02657. (508) 487-6301; Fax (508) 487-3285. Route 6, Box 1430, Wellfleet MA 02667. (508) 349-3131. Quality primary health care to all, regardless of ability to pay.
RETARDED CITIZENS OF CAPE COD, ASSOCIATION FOR - Rob Spongberg, Executive Director. 101 Grove Street, P.O. Box 428, Hyannis MA 02601. (508) 790-3667; Fax (508) 790-0245. Provides advocacy, respite, information & referral, educational / social / supported employment awareness / independent living / neighbor volunteer programs.
SAMARITANS ON CAPE COD - Chris Crocker, Deputy Director. Box 65, Falmouth MA. 02541. (508) 548-8900; or (800) 893-9900 or (508) 771-7770 or (508) 255-1888 or (508) 759-2828; (No Fax). 24-hour, 7 day per week telephone befriending the suicidal / despairing / lonely.
SIGHT LOSS SERVICES CAPE COD AND ISLANDS - June Wenberg, Executive Director. Box 414, 775D Main Street, West Dennis MA 02670. (508) 394-3904; (No Fax). Peer counseling / emotional support; adaptive aids; education / awareness; support groups; home independence; for visually impaired and families.
THE THORNE CLINIC - Kevin P. Chase, Executive Director. Box 989, Pocasset MA 02559. (508) 563-2262; Fax (508) 563-2660. A private, out-patient mental health clinic serving children from the towns of Mashpee, Sandwich, Falmouth and Bourne.
USO (UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS) - Gladys Gordon, Associate Director. 601 Indiana Avenue NW, Washington D.C., 20004. (202) 783-8121; (No Fax). Services for social / emotional well-being of U.S. military community.
VINEYARD NURSING ASSOCIATION - Kate O'Neil, President, C.E.O. Box 2568, Oak Bluffs MA 02557. (508) 693-6184 or (800) 244-6184; Fax (508) 693-5607. Provides skilled nursing care, rehabilitation therapies and ancillary health care services to persons in Dukes County.
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CAPE COD - Janice Emrich, Executive Director. 434 Route 134, South Dennis MA 02660. (508) 394-2230 or (800) 631-3900; Fax (508) 394-8329. Skilled nursing and ancillary health care services provided to individuals in their homes, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
YMCA OF CAPE COD - Joan Sutherland, Executive Director. Route 132, Box Y. West Barnstable MA 02668. (508) 362-6500; (No Fax). Parent/child values programs; daycare; aquatic programs for all age groups and special needs; cardiovascular health programs; camping.
United Way: A Brief Chronology
1887:
In Denver, religious leaders founded the Charity Organizations Society, the first "United Way" organization, which planned and coordinated local services and conducted a single fund-raising campaign for 22 agencies.1888:
First United Way campaign in Denver raised $21,700.1894:
Charitable institutions became exempt from the first federal act that imposed a tax on all corporations organized for profit.1913:
The nation's first modern Community Chest was born in Cleveland, where a program for allocating campaign funds was developed.1918:
Executives of 12 fund-raising federations met in Chicago and formed the American Association for Community Organizations (AACO), the predecessor to United Way of America.1919:
Rochester, New York, used the name Community Chest, a name widely adopted by United Way organizations and used until the early 1950s. This year began a 10-year growth period in the number of Community Chests -- 39 in 1919: 353 in 1929.1948:
More than 1,000 communities had established United Way organizations.1971:
United Way of America moved from New York City to Alexandria, Virginia.1974:
United Ways raised $1,038,995,000 in America and Canada the first time in history that an annual campaign of a single organization raised more than $1 billion. United Ways undertook with the National Football League (NFL) the largest public-service campaign in the nation's history; a major part of that campaign was Great Moments, the televised United Way/NFL public-service announcements.United Way International was formed to help nations around the world form United Way-type organizations.
1981:
United Ways raised $1.68 billion, a 10.1 percent increase over the previous year. This figure represented the largest single-year percentage increase.1982:
United Way of America's new National Service and Training Center opened in August, increasing the organization's ability to assist the nation's 2,200 United Ways.1987:
United Way recognized its centennial by saluting the America volunteer through many programs, including dedication of a United Way postage stamp by the U.S. Postal Service.United Ways number more than 2,300 across the country.
1989:
United Way celebrated its 15th year of collaboration on public-service announcements with the NFL. The public service series, for which the NFL donates television time during league games, reaches 80 million viewers per year and is valued at an estimated $45 million in advertising space annually.1990:
For the first time, Americans gave more than $3 billion to local United Way campaigns in a one-year period.1992:
Former Peace Corps Director Elaine L. Chao was named president and chief executive officer of United Way of America the first Asian-American and first female to assume this position.1993:
Under Chao's leadership, United Way of America reorganized in a major way. The new structure emphasized stricter accountability and oversight and greater input from local United Ways including broader representation on the volunteer Board of Governors.United Way of America and the NFL marked the 20th anniversary of their public-service partnership.
United Ways, national human-service agencies, and United Way of America coordinate efforts to help people during and after the summer's natural flood disaster in the Midwest.
1994:
United Way of America began a strategic planning process to chart a future course for local United Way organizations and United Way of America's role in supporting that strategic course.Temerlin McClain of Irving, Texas, developed the 1994 United Way of America advertising campaign on a pro bono basis. The tagline, created for 1994 and beyond, is "Reaching Those Who Need Help. Touching Us All."
1995:
The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) announced its selection of United Way of America and the United Way system as the primary provider of community support and volunteer services for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay.United Way of America's Board of Governors unanimously approved the adoption of Strategic Direction for United Way: Charting the Path for Building Better Communities.
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| Contact: | Lois A. André |
| Title: | Executive Director |
| Phone: | (508) 775-4746 |
Phone: (508) 775-4746 or (800) 462-8002
FAX: (508) 778-9228
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