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HUD Awards Over $1.6 Million for Cape and Islands Homeless Programs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the 2015 Continuum of Care (CoC) competition funding awards. The Cape and Islands received $1,682,047 million dollars in funding to […]

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First RSAC Issue Brief Published

The Department is producing a series of issue briefs that will present factual information on an array of topics related to substance use. “Issue Brief 1: Use of Scare Tactics in […]

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Barnstable County’s ‘Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund’ In Action

In 2014, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced first-in-the-nation Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF) which will provide more than $40 million in grants to nine community-based partnerships over four years to help […]

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Department Presents RSAC to County Health Agents

Vaira Harik, Department of Human Services’ Senior Project Manager, presented an overview of Barnstable County’s Regional Substance Abuse Council to the Cape and Islands Health Agent Coalition on February 26, 2016.  The talk provided an […]

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RSAC “Substance Use Resource Guide for Cape Cod” Ready for Dissemination

Barnstable County’s Regional Substance Abuse Council’s Substance Use Resource Guide for Cape Cod (February 2016)  is now available in PDF form to download and print.  The easy-to-read guide includes emergency hotline […]

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United Way Announces Cape Cod Volunteers website

The Cape and Islands United Way recently launched the revised Cape Cod Volunteers website, a nimble online tool that matches people to meaningful volunteer opportunities on Cape Cod.  The service is just […]

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“Toward a More Just Society” Forum Scheduled

The Network of Human Services and Faith Communities of the Lower/Outer Cape will host their next Forum: “Toward a More Just Society – Inequality & Quality of Life on Cape Cod” on April […]

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RSAC Provides Training to Town Coalitions

Barnstable County town coalitions working on substance use prevention came together on February 23, 2016 for the second RSAC Coalition Roundtable. The focus of the February training was capacity building and problem […]

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Immediate Job Opening: Veterans Behavioral Health Counselor

The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Hyannis, MA has an immediate job opening for a 16 hour/week, part-time behavioral health counselor to work with veterans exhibiting the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress […]

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