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AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, $5,000
To support ASGCC’s overdoes awareness, prevention & NARCAN response program

Behavioral Health Innovators, Inc., $3,500
To support the Positive Alternatives for Student Support (PASS) Program for Chatham residents

Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center, $5,000
To support Chatham veterans with free year-round, round-trip transportation to life-sustaining medical appointments.

Cape Abilities, $4,000
To support vocational skill building at Chatham Farmers Market

Cape Wellness Collaborative, $4,400
To support the Wellness Care Program that provides cancer patients access to integrative therapies

Colorful Kidz. Inc., $1,500
To complete a cosmetic room makeover for a child in need of a bedroom transformation

Aids Support Group of Cape Cod, $2500
Overdose Awareness, Prevention and NARCAN Response Training Program
Under the principles of Harm Reduction (minimizing potential negative health impacts associated with substances), Aids Support Group of Cape Cod provides free NARCAN distribution and training with their Mobile Outreach Van. NARCAN is the medicine that can reverse overdose. In 2023 and 2024, the organization distributed 32 doses of NARCAN in Chatham and collected and distributed syringes and fentanyl test strips. In 2025, ASGCC will also provide NARCAN training to town employees and residents.

Alzheimer’s Family Support Center, $5000
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Phone Support for Chatham Caregivers
The AFSC Phone Support Program provides monthly phone calls to families and individuals who are living with ADRD or are caring for someone with ADRD in the Chatham community. There is no cost for the program; service is ongoing 12 months per year.

Behavioral Health Innovators, Inc, $2500
Positive Alternatives for School Support (PASS) Program in Chatham
PASS is an effective early intervention model created to serve students on Cape Cod who face in-school or out-of-school suspension and/or students who have been identified as “struggling but not facing suspension.” PASS serves vulnerable Cape youth living with substance use disorder (SUD) and related mental health conditions. Most youth who attend PASS have significant mental health and SUD challenges and are not receiving the necessary services to help them address underlying issues.

Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, $2500
Veterans’ Healthcare Access Transportation Program
CIVOC’s mission is to provide comprehensive, life-sustaining services for veterans and their families and to promote community awareness. The organization provides mental health support, supportive services for veteran families (housing stability, moving expenses, and childcare), permanent and transitional housing, food pantries, and food delivery programs, which served more than 13,000 veterans and their families in 2024.

Cape Abilities, $4000
Vocational Skill Building at Chatham Farmer’s Market
Cape Abilities has a long-standing partnership with the community in Chatham. Much of the produce sold at the Farm is grown on the premises. The Farm also offers products from local vendors, including Ward’s Berry Farm, Crescent Ridge Dairy, and Four Town Farm. Proceeds from the store’s sales help fund the programs Cape Abilities offers to individuals with disabilities, including residential supports, day habilitation, and transportation.

Chatham Orpheum Theater, $5000
Making the Arts Accessible in Our Communities
The Chatham Orpheum is a welcoming space where seniors can engage with the arts, stimulate their minds, and enhance their well-being through cultural experiences and social interaction. The Theater collaborates with senior centers and assisted living communities for no-cost movie days. In addition, it gave over 4000 tickets away last year for children’s matinees during school breaks and summer

Grateful Mug Café, $1500
Grateful Mug Café, under Fiscal Sponsorship of Harwich Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation
The mission of the Grateful Mug Café (formerly called “Special Friends Café”) is to provide employment opportunities for adults with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities in a welcoming and inclusive environment. The Café is targeted to open in the Cultural Center in Harwich in Winter 2025. Its philosophy will center around community, quality, and kindness. It will foster meaningful connections, support local initiatives, and encourage individuals with all sorts of disabilities to showcase their talents, build confidence, and achieve their fullest potential.

Alzheimer’s Family Support Center, $5,000
To provide free In-person Support Groups for dementia caregivers as part of their overall mission to support caregivers and patients.

Behavioral Health Innovators, $2,500
To support Positive Alternatives to School Suspension (PASS), a holistic approach to working with at-risk youth.

Chatham Orpheum Theater, $2,500
To support its work to make the arts accessible to all children and families in Chatham.

Colorful Kidz, Inc., $2,000
To support room makeovers for children in need, including those with serious
medical conditions.

Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, $2,500
To support Meals-on-Wheels, a food delivery program which also provides well-being checks for Chatham residents.

Family Pantry of Cape Cod 10,000
To support increase in services. The Pantry began 33 years ago providing food to 25-50 households each month; currently it serves over 2,000 households each month. The current economic climate on Cape Cod has increased need. People have also become more comfortable coming to the Pantry.

Alzheimer’s Family Support Center, $4,000
To support free, highly accessible services for Chatham’s Alzheimer’s/Dementia Community at the Chatham Council on Aging, including support groups, care planning, memory screenings, and supportive counseling.

Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, $2,500
To support the implementation of its “Meals on Wheels” program for residents of Chatham.

Family Pantry of Cape Cod, $5,000
To support the Pantry’s services to Chatham families in need, including access to food and clothing, the “Food to Encourage” program, and the mobile pantry.

Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, $5,000
To support the development of two new affordable homes and accompanying programming in Chatham.

Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver Support Center, $5,000
To fund free support groups for Chatham’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias community.

Behavorial Health Innovators, $250
For the Recovery/BUILD Alternative Peer Group Program to support students at Monomoy High School.

Cape Abilities, $5,000
To support its “Growing Friendships” program that partners a volunteer with a Cape Abilities participant to build relationships and foster friendships.

Chatham Orpheum Theatre, $1,000
To support its Senior Movie Day, which provides free movies to assisted living facilities in Chatham.

Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islands, $6,500
To support “Meals on Wheels” in Chatham, a program that provides nutritionally balanced meals to elders.

Family Pantry of Cape Cod, $5,000
To support its “Healthy Eating for Healthy Living” program, which will provide 20,000 meals to Chatham residents in need during 2022.

Chatham Coronavirus Impact Fund, $100,000
This fund worked through Monomoy Community Services, Lower Cape Outreach Council, and other agencies to help individuals and families in need.

Friends of Harwich Early Childhood Education, $1,750
For Family Activity Kits to support children ages three to five at home during the pandemic. Each kit contains materials for children to either build inventions or explore their senses. Through interactive Zoom meetings, a professional educator will introduce participants to weekly projects that help develop language, communication, fine motor, and problem- solving skills and instruct parents how to build upon their child’s interests and learning.

Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver Support Center, $3,000 For a capacity-building project to support free Alzheimer’s/Dementia Services for Chatham residents.

Amazing Grace of Cape Cod, $1,500
To help a Chatham student with an incarcerated family member attend camp.

Cape Abilities, $3,000
To support the “Growing Futures” job training program for local high school students and adults with disabilities at the Farm Store in the Old Village in Chatham.

Chatham Chorale, $500
To support the 2019-2020 concert season.

Chatham Orpheum Theater, $2,000
To support the “Sensory Movie Program” which provides film screenings for families with children affected by ASD or disabilities that make it difficult to attend movies.

Cape Abilities, $2,500
To support job training at the Farm Store in the Old Village in Chatham for local adults and high school students with disabilities.

Cape Cod Children’s Place, $1,000
To support outdoor, play-based experimental education sessions for children 5-8 in the Monomoy School District.

Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, Inc, $1,500
To support the “Storytelling” program through the production of video mini-documentaries and podcasts, which will be shared with the community and allow people to hear, watch, and read about the lives of fishermen and their struggles and successes.

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, $2,000
To support the STEM After Hours Program for students living in Chatham.

Friends of Chatham Waterways, $1,000
To support the Pond Water Testing program to assist with training and methodology to scientifically test six of Chatham’s ponds for cyanobacteria levels.

The Family Pantry of Cape Cod, $5,000
To support food for Chatham residents in need.

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, $2,000
To support summer STEM programs for students living in Chatham.

Chatham Orpheum Theater, $2,000
To provide support for a community outreach program which allows groups of residents of Chatham nursing homes and assisted living communities to attend day- time programing at the theater free of charge.

Creative Arts Center, $800
To support art classes, including supplies and staff, for Cape Abilities clients.

The Family Pantry of Cape Cod, $5,000
To support the food program for Chatham residents in need.

First Night Chatham, $2,000
To support the Children’s Button Fund which allows Chatham families experiencing economic hardship to attend the First Night celebration with their children.

Homeless Prevention Council, $2,000
To support residents of Chatham in need through a variety of services including the Backpack to School program, the Adopt a Family program, and case management to help clients develop a plan and path to self-sufficiency.

Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, $1,500
To support development of a pilot shellfish-based education program. Third grade students will learn about the importance and fragility of the Cape’s blue water economy, and the role of shellfish in cleaning our waters and feeding our community.

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, $1,500
To support Summer STEM Program scholarships for students living in Chatham who could not otherwise afford to participate.

Community Development Partnership, $2,500
To provide comprehensive business support programs for business owners and residents in Chatham. These programs are designed to grow and strengthen existing businesses, formulate actionable business strategies for startups, and assist entrepreneurs with conceptual ideas for new ventures.

Creative Arts Center, $1,000
To support free art demonstrations open to membership and the public. In lieu of a fee, attendees will bring food items that will be donated to The Family Pantry of Cape Cod.

Homeless Prevention Council, $4,500
To support emergency assistance, such as help with payment on electric/fuel bills and food costs, and case management services for Chatham residents at risk of becoming homeless. Case Management services will provide extensive counseling and guidance for up to 10 individuals or families in the town of Chatham.

HopeHealth, $2,000
To support an Alzheimer’s Education Series for family caregivers in Chatham. This program will inform and engage Chatham ADRD caregivers to manage the changes their loved ones are experiencing, while also ensuring that they are fully aware of all community resources available to them.

Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, $1,500
To support The Community Outreach Program. This program brings fishermen, partners, and the public together to increase appreciation of sustainable seafood, promote environmental stewardship, and improve understanding of fishing, marine science, and fisheries policy.

Chatham Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, $3,000
To support Calmer Choice programs in Chatham Elementary School. Calmer Choice is a universal prevention program committed to teaching young people how to manage stress and resolve conflict so that they live happy, healthy, and successful lives.

Lower Cape Outreach Council, $2,000
To support emergency mortgage, rent, and shelter costs for Chatham residents. In 2015, Lower Cape Outreach Council provided emergency financial assistance for 141 client households in the Town of Chatham.

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, $3,000
To support the 2016-2017 spring semester Chatham Elementary School Conservation Science Education Program and scholarships for Chatham children who could not otherwise afford to attend the 2017 Natural History Day Camp.

Monomoy Community Services, $6,500
To continue to make a reserved childcare slot for emergencies available in the Monomoy Community Services childcare program and to continue the work of the Chatham Children’s Fund to provide local families with financial assistance for food, school-related supplies and fees, transportation (bus or gas) and other basic needs throughout the work/ school year,

The Family Pantry of Cape Cod, $2,500
To support the food program for Chatham residents. In 2015, 127 Chatham households, consisting of 294 people including 92 children, used the services of The Family Pantry of Cape Cod. This equates to $109,607 worth of food to Chatham residents. In addition, the first mobile pantry visit to the Chatham Council on Aging served another 15 individuals.

Creative Arts Center, $1,000
To support free art demonstrations open to membership and the public. In lieu of a fee, attendees will bring food items that will be donated to the Family Pantry of Cape Cod.

Friends of Eldredge Public Library, $360
To support the purchase of a printer/scanner for the Genealogy Department. The Edgar Francis Waterman Memorial Genealogical Collection at the Eldredge Public Library began in 1979. It is a substantial collection, spanning from the Maritime Provinces of Canada, down the eastern seaboard, and west towards Ohio and Louisiana.

Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, $1,000
To support the Fish for Families Project. In partnership with The Family Pantry of Cape Cod and local fisherman, this project provides the hungry with local Cape Cod seafood, an excellent source of protein that is often cost prohibitive for local families.

Chatham Orpheum Theater, $1,000
To support screenings of sensory friendly films for families with children and adults affected by Autism or disabilities that make it difficult to attend movies.

Friends of Eldredge Public Library, $1,000
To support technology upgrades and maintain free accessibility for patrons.

Fishing Partnership Support Services, $1,000
To support a health promotion/community networking program for the Chatham fishing community. In partnership with Women of Fishing Families, the workshop, known as the Women’s Initiative, will address stress-reduction, healthy lifestyles, and financial planning, as well as share knowledge of available local support services.

Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, $1,000
To support The Chatham Fish Pier Outreach Program. This program connects the public with the fishing industry in a unique and effective way to build a sense of community and greater appreciation for the Cape’s maritime traditions. The goal of the program is to create a better understanding among the public about Chatham’s commercial fishermen and the importance of protecting this traditional way of life.

Chatham Historical Society, $1,000
For Constructing Wilderness, a multifaceted project that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of passage of the Wilderness Act and the Monomoy Wilderness in Chatham.

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center, $1,000
To install an Automatic Identification System (AIS) exhibit in the Hotel Building. Automatic Identification Systems detect the real-time location of ships and boats. The planned exhibit will incorporate a live display of local marine traffic and an explanation of how the AIS enhances safety at sea.

Chatham Orpheum Theater, $1,000
For the purchase of assistive listening equipment. This Auditory Assistance System wirelessly transmits to individual patrons through ear speakers. The system meets the standards for the number of receivers that are required to be hearing aid compatible. The equipment will be offered at every showing in both theaters to make the theater accessible to all patrons.