LOCAL PROGRAMS

Fishing for the Mission 22 focuses on providing a therapeutic approach to help heal veterans through fishing. The organization also aims to raise awareness about the alarming statistic of 22 or more veterans lost to suicide each day in the United States.  This statistic  highlights the ongoing mental health challenges faced by veterans and the urgent need for support. 

Gift Levels:

1.$35 covers the cost of a fishing license for a veteran

2.$75 provides a veteran with a fishing charter outing with a licensed captain

Pflag’s mission is to create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. It envisions an equitable, inclusive world where every LGBTQ+ person is safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved.

Gift levels:

1. $25 provides 20 booklets 

2. $50 purchases 40 pamphlets

MIRA is the largest coalition in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees .  With offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, they advance this mission through education and trading, leadership development, institutional organizing, strategic communications, policy analysis, and advocacy

Gift levels:

1. $35 covers the postage cost of sending in a citizen application and supporting documents

2. $75 covers one hour of Helpline

Waquiot Community Kitchen addresses food insecurity.  Free nutritious meals, primarily to seniors, are provided each Friday.  Through a separate food recovery and distribution program, food and baked goods are picked up each week from several local markets, and sorted either for distribution to support those in recovery at sober houses or for composting, so zero waste.

Gift levels:

 1. $30 ensures that a neighbor will receive 5 weeks of Friday meals

 2. $60 provides a neighbor with 10 weeks of Friday meals

1 in 6 children on Cape Cod are facing hunger and many of these children are school-aged.  Most times these children participate in the free lunch programs offered at their local schools.  Weekends can be very difficult as they eat very little until they return to school on Monday. Cape Kid Meals closes that gap and provides food for the weekends.

Gift levels:

1. $25 provides 5 students with a weekend backpack

2. $70 provides enough funds to buy snacks for 1 student for a year 

Welcome to the Y, an inclusive organization of men, women, and children joined together by a shared commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. Lasting and personal social change comes about when we all work together with our neighbors to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.

Gift levels:

1. $40 provides holiday meal basket for a local family in need

2. $75 a week of healthy breakfasts, lunch, and snacks for a child

The mission is to build a stronger food system for our town – one that nurtures personal health, community health, and the health of our planet. We work to improve access to nutrition for all.

Gift levels:

1. $25 a will help to produce and distribute locally grown foods to the community through community partnerships

2. $50 will help sustain the recently acquired “The Patch” land trust

Since 1983, Falmouth Service Center has worked hand in hand with the community to educate, support, and improve the quality of life of Upper Cape residents in need.  We recognize that the needs are as diverse as our clients.  The multi-service agency provides a range of services to help provide a safety net.

Gift levels:

1.  $25 purchases fresh milk, eggs, cheese, and yogurt for three families for a week

2.  $50 provides fresh fish for ten families for a week.

Silent Spring is a mission driven research organization dedicated to uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer.  Their independent research is empowering a revolution in the environmental health to prevent cancers by reducing people’s exposure to harmful chemicals where they live, work, and play.

Gift levels:

1.$25 funds a product audit based on products used in a study

2.$50 funds one high school,student to attend an environment and health training summer program

The Brazilian Resource Center is the leading non-profit organization fully focused on assisting the low-income, homeless, and immigrant community on Cape Cod and the Islands. They provide direct services, collaboration with governmental and non profit organizations, and community building activities to over 8000 residents.

Gift levels:

1. $35 provides vision screening for one client

2. $100 helps fund ESL classes 

Recovery without Walls  John

Recovery without Walls is dedicated to pioneering holistic and integrative  treatments for mental health challenges, chronic pain, and addiction. Our innovative approaches blend traditional medical expertise with integrative psychiatry to foster transformative healing and sustainable well-being.

Gift levels:

1. $35 towards the Acupuncture and Meditation program for the women 

2. $75 helps recovery moms with presents for the holidays