FY26 Outer Cape Opioid Remediation Funded Programs
During Fiscal Year 2026, the four Outer Cape towns — Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham — continued to regionalize Opioid Remediation Fund spending through OC Wellness Collaborative, with technical assistance provided by Outer Cape Community Solutions. These funds supported a range of programs, services, and resources for people impacted by substance use, recovery, overdose risk, grief, chronic pain, and related family or community impacts. The FY26 funding portfolio included harm reduction, treatment and recovery support, grief support, caregiver support, chronic pain support, recovery-focused community connection, and overdose prevention resources.
Please note: while these programs are funded by “Opioid Remediation Funds,” we recognize that there are many other prevalent substances across the Outer Cape creating equal or more of an impact in our community. Unless explicitly named by the vendor, program access is NOT limited to those who use or are impacted by only Opioids.
FY26 Funded Contractors and Programs
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod
Mobile Harm Reduction Unit and Support Services
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod provided mobile harm reduction services and additional support for people impacted by substance use across the Outer Cape. This work included harm reduction outreach, supplies, education, and connection to additional services. ASGCC also supported overdose prevention work through Narcan/Naloxone access and NaloxBox-related services. Current locations on the Outer Cape include their Provincetown Drop-In Center (301 Commercial Street – 508-487-8311) or their Mobile Unit, which will be parked in various public places across the Outer Cape every other week. View their full website.
Outer Cape Health Services
Structured Outpatient Addiction Program and Recovery Services
Outer Cape Health Services provided treatment and recovery support for people with substance use disorders, including structured outpatient services, recovery supports, and related clinical programming. More information on all OCHS Recovery programs here. This work helped support non-traditional approaches to healing, access to treatment, recovery navigation, peer support, and ongoing care for Outer Cape residents. Recovery Coaches and Community Resource Navigators are also available to offer support – regardless of the person’s relationship at OCHS – thanks in part to funding provided by the Outer Cape town health departments.
Cape Cod Children’s Place
FIRST Steps Together
Cape Cod Children’s Place provided FIRST (Families In Recovery SupporT) Steps Together, a home visiting program that is able to offer flexible, community based and virtual services. Individuals are matched with a family recovery support specialist who is a person in recovery with specialized training. They will walk beside the parent/caregiver on both their recovery and early parenting journey. All services are free and open to any parent or caregiver managing substance use with a child under 5-years old (exceptions can be made; custodial rights not required). More information here. View CCCP’s full website.
Sharing Kindness
Grief Support and Education
Sharing Kindness provided grief support and education for children, families, caregivers, and community members impacted by substance-use-related loss. This work helped educate the community about grief as well as addressing the trauma and ripple effects experienced by loved ones and community members after overdose or substance-use-related death. View SK’s full website.
Helping Our Women
Recovery Acupuncture Clinic
Helping Our Women provided recovery acupuncture and meditation support as a low-barrier, community-based recovery support. This program offered participants a supportive space for stress reduction, emotional regulation, social connection, and wellness support during recovery or while navigating the impacts of substance use. More information here. View HOW’s full website.
Leah Puffer, RN
Mind & Body Pain Management Clinic
Leah Puffer, RN provided chronic pain and mind-body pain management support connected to opioid prevention and recovery. This work focused on non-opioid approaches to pain, pain reprocessing, and support for people managing chronic pain or seeking alternatives to opioid medication.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (Dana Demers)
Second Act: Storytelling for Recovery
Second Act used storytelling and theater to explore recovery, stigma, substance use, isolation, family repair, and community connection. This project helped lift up locally relevant recovery themes and supported stigma reduction through creative expression and community storytelling. More information here.
Additional Note: A physical fitness/movement program was included in FY26 planning materials but was not ultimately offered during the funding period.
Additional Local Resources:
Comprehensive Treatment Center: Wellfleet / Provincetown Mobile Unit –
The Mobile Unit (CTC) offers outpatient treatment for adults age 18 and older of all genders who are struggling with opioid use disorder. The van provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT) – including Methadone, Suboxone, and Buprenorphine. Open Sunday through Friday, 6 am – 9am. Accepting all insurances (private, Medicare, Medicaid) and self-pay. More information here.
6 am – 7am: Provincetown’s MacMillan Pier parking lot
7:30 am – 9:00 am: Wellfleet’s OCHS Pharmacy at 2700 Route 6, Wellfleet. Call 877-749-4446 for more information.
Fishing Partnership –
Fishing Partnership is a non-profit support services organization dedicated to improving the health, safety and economic security of commercial fishermen and their families. Founded in 1997, we bring critical support services and programs to more than 20,000 New England fishing families. Fishermen and fishing industry workers face rates of opioid overdose death that are five times higher than other Massachusetts workers because of the elevated rates of injury they suffer which leads to their use of pain medications. This places them at the center of the national opioid epidemic. With an office in Chatham, Fishing Partnership holds Narcan Training and also has three full-time navigators to support fishermen in accessing a variety of different services to maximize health and wellness. All services are free and open to anyone in the fishing community, including family members of fishermen. More information here
Cape Cod Intergroup –
Cape Cod Intergroup serves as a hub of information on 12-Step groups on the Cape. You can find a list of group meetings, including virtual and in-person meetings, here.
Free NARCAN available in all four towns. Visit a “NaloxBox” at one of these locations.
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