In-Person Network Meeting
Open Forum network meetings are held every month on the 3rd Thursday on Zoom, but the group meets quarterly face to face. On October 19, network partners gathered for an…
Read MoreCreating Targeted Solutions
With a variety of complex challenges that impact equitable healthcare access, our partners are invested in creating targeted solutions. Read more about what our network and its Work Groups have been able to accomplish when we work together to make changes to our systems.
In The News: ARPA Funds for OC Wellness
“Towns Get Money for a Mental Health Clinician and a Nurse – $381K ARPA grant will also fund ‘asset mapping’ and monthly wellness clinics” See the full article from The…
Read MoreIn The News: Vaccine Clinics
From The Independent article: “Get Vaxxed and Get $75 Outer Cape residents have a new reason to get a Covid-19 vaccine or booster — a $75 gift card to Stop…
Read MoreTeen Classes, Winter 2024
After an initial run in 2022, OCCS is pleased to support another 3-month long teen program at Wellfleet Public Library beginning in November 2023. This program includes month-long focuses of…
Read MoreTeen Classes, Winter 2023
The Program Work Group ran a 3-month long teen program at Wellfleet Preservation Hall beginning in December 2022. This program included month-long focuses of visual art, cooking, and music taught…
Read MoreFood Access Guide for the Outer Cape
Updated June 2024 Click: OCCS Outer Cape Food Access Guide – English 6.2024 or OCCS Outer Cape Guia De Recursos Para Obtener Alimentos Suplementarios – Español 6.2024 to view or…
Read More“Grow-A-Row” for Neighbors! – Improving our Local Food System
In partnership through the network, we are working towards increasing local food access: Grow-A-Row for Neighbors! We are asking local farmers, community gardens, and passionate plant-lovers to improve our local…
Read MoreIn The News: Outer Cape Transportation Challenges
Read an article from The Independent about the Outer Cape’s rural transportation challenges.
Read MoreResource List: Managing Opioid Use on the Outer Cape
Free NARCAN available in all four towns. Visit a “NaloxBox” at one of these locations. Find the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod Mobile Unit in all four towns. Visit…
Read MoreNARCAN Related Resources
If this NaloxBox is empty, please inform AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod by calling 508-487-8311. You can also call the town health department. MA Good Samaritan Law The Massachusetts…
Read MoreIn The News: Cape towns spending their opioid money
“‘Basic needs.’ How are Cape towns planning to spend their $8.3M opioid settlement money? Rasheek Tabassum Mujib – Cape Cod Times EXCERPT: “What is the Outer Cape doing? The four…
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