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Dukes County Social Services
South Shore Community Action Council
71 Obery Street
Plymouth MA 02360
508-746-6707
If you would like to start an application or learn more about the program, call Dukes County Social Services at (508)696-3844.  
If approved, South Shore Community Action Fuel Assistance Program will provide partial funding toward heating costs for the season that runs from November 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021, *(*as long as funds exist in that program for the season).
MV MEDITATION PROGRAM
(508)693-2999
MV Mediation Program's mission is to serve our community by providing education, outreach, mediation, conflict coaching, facilitation, and related services to prevent and resolve conflicts. MV Mediation's qualified mediators, facilitators, and conflict coaches provide dispute resolution services in the fields of family, child custody, divorce, housing, workplace conflict, consumer, debt and collections, elder affairs, estates and property, landlord/tenant, housing, and neighborhood conflicts and financial conflict coaching. MV Mediation also provides workshops, training, mediation classes, workplace conflict, conflict coaching, and financial literacy. MV Mediation will not turn anyone away for inability to pay for services.
Housing Mediation Program
Martha's Vineyard Mediation Program is now part of the statewide Eviction Diversion Initiative. As part of this initiative, they are currently able to offer free mediation services for housing-related cases.
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands
VITA TAX Preparation Services: Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and Islands (CACCI) offers free Tax Preparation REMOTELY for Islanders. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) provides clients with claiming tax credits and other benefits.
Call for an appointment.
(509)771-1727 ext. 200.
372 North St., Hyannis, MA


Dukes County Veterans Services
Dukes County Veterans Services
Bruce Montrose
Phone: (508) 693-6887
In this time of COVID19, Veterans Services of all kinds are transitioning from in-person to electronic means such as Zoom and consultations via telephone interviews. Please click here to see the provided links to explore VA Healthcare options.

As of Feb 1, 2021, veterans who are enrolled in VA Healthcare will be contacted by Hyannis VA Clinic - VA Providence Healthcare System. You will be provided with instructions regarding the date of your appointment in Hyannis. Travel to the Hyannis VA Clinic is required.

Once you have your appointment and if you are unable to travel on your own, you will be contacted to arrange no-cost transportation available on Wednesdays from Martha’s Vineyard to the Hyannis VA Clinic.

For those veterans who are NOT enrolled in VA Healthcare, please go to:  https://mvhospital.org/patients_and_visitor/covid-19-updates/ to register through the Patient Gateway System.

Contact me anytime at [email protected] or (508) 693-6887
Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Thanks to a generous grant from the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) announces the return of the Transportation Access Program (TAP) to assist residents of Martha’s Vineyard with travel expenses for medical and/or behavioral health appointments off-island. This includes routine, acute, or emergency appointments.
All Martha’s Vineyard residents are eligible to apply for up to $750 annually in off-Island travel. Requests over $750 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
 
For information on eligibility and the application process, visit www.mvcommunityservices.org/tap. Questions about the program can be sent to [email protected].
ON ISLAND is a grassroots movement to proactively embrace positive change by facing the growing challenges of substance use on Martha's Vineyard. The mission of ON ISLAND is to encourage a community-led response to reduce substance misuse and de-stigmatize addiction, as well as prevent or delay first use among Island youth while recognizing the imperative to give a voice to those directly affected, providing access to available support resources, and inspiring others to help.
 
The MV Substance Use Disorder Coalition spearheads this effort in partnership with the Public Good Projects (a national public health communications organization) and support from Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation and MV Community Services. 
 
To get involved, visit the ON ISLAND website.
Vaccination Information
If you believe you're currently eligible to receive the vaccine, here's how to make an appointment at Martha's Vineyard Hospital:
  • Review the "When Can I Get A COVID-19 Vaccine" page on the mass.gov website to determine eligibility (graphic below). When you are eligible, complete the sign-up form at the MV Hospital website (MV residents and seasonal residents). You will receive your appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine via email from Martha's Vineyard Hospital. If you feel more comfortable completing the registration form in person, you can do so at MVH (at the front desk) or one of many community organizations (Councils of Aging, Libraries, etc.).If you are a caregiver of a person 75 or older (not a licensed caregiver), please fill out and submit the COVID-19 Massachusetts Vaccination Attestation Form on the mass.gov website—you will receive an email from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirming your eligibility. Please forward the email confirmation to [email protected].  
Please see the current state phases of vaccination below, but note that this is an evolving.

  • IMPORTANT - To Patient Gateway patients only: You may receive a message through Patient Gateway that suggests the Mass General Brigham will be suspending its vaccination program in the near future due to a lack of supply.  PLEASE NOTE - this message DOES NOT apply to Patient Gateway patients at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. We will continue to receive vaccine supply from the state because we are recognized by the Department of Public Health as a rural vaccine delivery site.
  • As doses of the vaccine become available, you will be notified of appointment details by MVH either by email or by phone.
Phone: (508) 627-4025
Fax: (508) 627-7821
Examiner’s Line: (508) 627-9458
This is a scam! Watch out for it.
Out-of-state companies continue to prey on unsuspecting homeowners by sending a direct mail solicitation asking them to send a check for $83/$95 to receive a copy of their deed or other assessment information.
These notices are sent out as “Recorded Deed Notice” and request that the homeowner sends them a check for a copy of their deed and “property assessment profile.”
This is a scam!
Please note you may obtain a certified copy of your deed from the Dukes County Registry of Deeds at the cost of $1 per page. You may also access our records at no cost by going to masslandrecords.com. For assessment information, you may contact your town assessor's office.
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD
located in Provincetown, Hyannis, Falmouth, and on Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard's contact number for Aids Support Group of Cape Cod is:
774.994.7935
Monthly, the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod holds an Overdose Prevention and Narcan Training that occurs on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 2 pm.
In this training session, they focus on Harm Reduction Methods related to injection drug use, how to recognize, respond to and prevent opioid overdoses, and break the stigma and shame associated with individuals who inject drugs. They will also go over how to access Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, for those of you who feel inclined to carry it.

The next training will be on March 23rd.
Zoom Link is here for that training.
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