(508) 487 – 4357

info@helpingourwomen.org

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Other Resources

Now, more than ever, we all need a helping hand. Please reach out to the organizations listed below — you do not need to be a client or member at any of the organizations to ask for help. Demand is very high, so expect to wait, leave your name and phone number and call back again if you don’t hear back. Helping Our Women staff can help follow-up your inquiry, but most of these agencies want to hear directly from you.

It’s okay to ask for help – We are all in this together!

Emotional Well-Being — Resources & Supports

Stress Support Line 508-309-5848
Provincetown Covid19 Task Force including a Team of local mental health professionals hosting Zoom calls every Monday to share wellness tips and connect with other locals in need of support
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Independence House
Domestic or sexual violence counselors available to speak with you.
24-hr Hotline: 1-800-439-6507
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NAMI Cape Cod & Islands 508-778-4277
This national organization has an excellent resource booklet for everything from managing stress and anxiety to resources for smokers, for people who are lonely, for people who don’t feel safe, for people who have lost a loved one during this crisis and more.
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Sharing Kindness:
A local organization offering suicide prevention and grief support. On occasion, HOW partners with Sharing Kindness to offer grief groups.
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Crisis Text Line:
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255), Text HOME to 741741 or Chat with a Crisis Counselor
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Family & Caregiver Supports
Alzheimer’s Family Support Center:
Telephone support hours 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days. Messages are checked regularly. Individuals & family members living with dementia are welcome to call for support.
Call: (508) 896-5170
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Cape Cod Children’s Place:
Family Support specialists available to help families meet basic needs and discuss child development/behavior strategies during covid19. A limited supply of diapers, food and children’s books may be available.
Call: 508-240-3310
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Independence House Domestic or sexual violence counselors available to speak with you.
24-hr Hotline: 1-800-439-6507
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Financial Assistance & Unemployment Information

Cape Cod Times Neighbor Fund (CCTNF)
Is coordinating the Major Disaster Relief Fund from the United Way, so make one call to CCTNF to request financial assistance for help paying rent or other bills.
Call: 508-778-5661 or 1-800-422-1446
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Housing Assistance Corporation
Provides government funds for rent assistance. Call Liz at 508-771-5400 x 210 and tell her you want to apply for “RAFT” funds.
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Lower Cape Outreach Council
Can provide emergency funds for specific needs
Call: 508-240-0694
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St. Vincent de Paul Society 508-255-8080
This emergency assistance fund is for anyone in need. You do not need to be a member of the catholic church to receive help. If you live in Provincetown or N. Truro call St. Peters for this assistance: 508-487-0095 x4

Town Specific Funds: You may be able to access local sources for financial help – call us and we can help you apply to:

  • Provincetown:
    • residents with children birth to 18 – the John A. Henry Trust – Click Here
    • St. Mary’s Church has some emergency relief funds:
      Call: 508-487-2622
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  • Truro Residents:
  • Wellfleet Residents:

Unemployment Benefits:
Information and access to on-line application for unemployment benefits
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Free Food & Meals for All Ages

All Towns:

  • Family Pantry of Cape Cod located at 133 Queen Anne Road, Harwich. Open to all Cape Cod residents. Check their website for hours which are typically Tues, Wed, Thurs & Sat from 10-12 with some evening/afternoon hours.
    Call: 508-432-6519
    Visit Site
  • Lower Cape Outreach Main Food Pantry, 19 Brewster Cross Road, Orleans. Tuesdays 10-12pm
    Call: 508-432-6519

Eastham:

  • Lower Cape Outreach Food Pantry: 10am-12pm Friday April 17, 24 @ Methodist Church, Route 6.
    Visit Site

Provincetown:

  • Helping Our Women Food Access Program: Call to learn more. We no longer have a small food pantry but we do have food access resources.
    Call: 508-487-4357
  • Library Crop Swop provides free produce, when available, outside the library doors.
  • Lower Cape Outreach Food Pantry: 10am-12pm Wednesday April 15, 22, 29 @ Methodist Church, 24 Shank Painter Road. Visit Site
  • SKIP/Soup Kitchen continues to serve free to-go lunch M-F, 12:30-1:30pm. 24 Shank Painter Road. Drive-up. No need to call ahead. Open thru April, possibly thru May. Visit Site

Truro:

  • Truro Community Kitchen at Box Lunch: delivers free hot meal once/week to anyone in need in Truro. Call or text Eli for info
    Call: (973) 868-7526
  • Lower Cape Outreach Food Pantry: 11am-12:30pm @ Truro Council on Aging.
    Visit Site

Wellfleet:

  • Lower Cape Outreach Food Pantry: 10am-12pm April 23rd @ Grace Chapel, Lt. Island Road.
    Visit Site
Housing & Homelessness
  • Homeless Prevention Council can assist anyone facing housing instability and will help with applications for affordable/subsidized housing.
    Call: 508-255-9667
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  • Housing Assistance Corporation provides help with applications, access to some rentals, government funds for rent assistance and more.
    Call 508-771-5400
    Visit Site
  • Community Development Partnership offers some access to subsidized rental units on the Lower/Outer Cape.
    Call 508-240-7873 x18
    Visit Site
Small Business & Work/Legal Support
  • WECAN provides work and legal support services to community members experiencing challenging transitions.
    Call 508-430-8111
    Visit Site
  • Community Development Partnership offers emergency services to small businesses on the Lower/Outer Cape.
    Call 508-240-7873 x18
    Visit Site
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