The Martha's Vineyard Times and TicketsMV.com, together with Coldwell Banker Landmarks Real Estate present Community Works, a special section whose goal is to highlight Island nonprofit organizations and their summer plans to ask you to help them with their crucial work.
The Yard is a performing artists' dance colony tucked between hills and meadows in Chilmark, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The Yard was founded in 1973 by dancer and choreographer, Patricia N. Nanon. Her vision was to create a space for contemporary dance artists to develop new works in a supportive environment. Information on dance classes and workshops, performances, facilities, internship and programs.
PO Box 405 · Chilmark, MA 02535
Phone: 508-645-9662
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Our mission is to help older Vineyarders continue to live in their own homes by providing them access to a wide range of volunteer, household, health, social, and professional services that will ensure their safety and comfort. To that end, we will work cooperatively with health and social services on the Island, integrating their offerings into a single resource for members, supplementing services as needed.
PO Box 1356 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-3038
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The YMCA of Martha's Vineyard is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, individuals, families, and the island community by helping all people realize their fullest potential through development of the body, mind and spirit.
PO Box 881 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-7171
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The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival aims to produce cultural events that celebrate independent film and inspire community discussion and debate. We would like to continue to work on projects that are important for our community and we invite you to collaborate with us.
Phone: 508-645-9599 · Fax: 508-645-9893
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Vineyard House provides housing for Island men and women who need a safe living environment while they are in the early stages of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, and who need support while renewing responsibilities to themselves, their families and the community.We operate three houses - two for men and one for women.
Vineyard House is building a single campus, and a major Capital Campaign is underway to fund this project.
PO Box 4599 · 15 Church Street Unit D · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-8580 · Fax: 508-693-5768
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The Mission of the Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club is to provide quality programs and services to all ages of the Island-wide youth population that will prepare them for healthy and productive lives through professionally developed programs that help to develop self-esteem, leadership skills, personal values, and mutual respect, in fun and safe environments.
44 Robinson Rd. · PO Box 654 · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-3303 · Fax: 508-627-3372
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The US Slave Song Project is a 501 (c) 3 Federal and State tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Its goal is to promote personal and intergroup understanding of US Slave Songs; their history and meaning. It is based on Martha's Vineyard. Its projects include: A Spirituals Choir, Lectures, Narrations, Musical Presentations, and Focus Group Discussions. Presentations are developed around specific themes to include: The History and Interpretation of Spirituals, From Africa to the Underground Railroad, After the Underground Railroad, The Wisdom and Shrewdness of the Phantom Slaves, Songs from the Fields, Secret Codes in Slaves Songs, Juneteenth/Kwanzaa/MLK Day, Black History and other focused celebrations.
PO Box 3041 · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Cell: 703-407-1207
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Established in February 2002, the Martha's Vineyard Film Society, Inc. is a member-funded 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization dedicated to screening the best in independent films, movie classics, documentaries, and world cinema for a diverse audience of all ages. Although offering an enriched film program is the primary reason we exist, the Society also presents film-related speakers, educational programs and special events to enhance this main mission and increase the public's appreciation of fine cinema in all its forms.
Phone: 508-696-9369
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Women Empowered is a community-based nonprofit providing free life skills coaching to those who wish to build secure lives and achieve their personal and professional potential. Our services are provided by trained volunteer professionals. Our mission is to empower women (and men) of Martha's Vineyard to make positive choices by developing and fostering life skills to facilitate change in their lives.
PO Box 1253 · 95 State Road #101 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-8880
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Got health care? If not, we can help. If you qualify we can sign you up for one of the State's affordable health insurance programs. We provide assistance to 1 in 8 Islanders for Commonwealth Care, MassHealth, Free Care, Medicare Part D, Disability, Medical Bills and Emergency Assistance. Call 508-696-0020
114 New York Ave. · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-696-0020
The mission of the Island Council on Aging is to promote & provide a network of services and programs fostering dignity, independence and quality of life for elders of Martha's Vineyard, in a community that supports the concept of "aging in place."
PO Box 1729 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-939-9440
The FARM Institute (TFI) is a non-profit farm and education center whose mission is to reconnect children and adults with the culture of agriculture.Nestled amongst the fields and beaches of Katama plains, TFI provides an ideal setting for visitors and residents alike to make the connection between the food they eat and how it's grown on the farm.
The FARM Institute is a place at the center of the community where children, families and generations can once again be a part of the land and participate in Vineyard farming.
"The passionate belief in and love of farming exhibited by your staff permeated the spirit of The FARM Institute."
14 Aero Ave · PO Box 1868 · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-7007
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Turn the Corner is dedicated to the support of research, education, awareness and innovative treatments for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.The Foundation intends to make grants to medical associations, hospitals, colleges and other research organizations to advance, by clinical study, laboratory research, data gathering and other research methods, knowledge of the causes, progression and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
1375 Broadway, 3rd Floor · New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-561-0397 · Toll Free: 212-591-6593
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Hospice of Martha's Vineyard was founded in 1981. It is a free, community-supported program whose mission is to meet the unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs of all who are facing advanced illness and loss and to give them hope, comfort and compassion. Our founding principle of providing all care free of charge without insurance reimbursement allows us to serve anyone in need with a life-limiting illness, regardless of treatment choices or prognosis.
P.O. Box 2549 · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-0189
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Featherstone Center for the Arts is a nonprofit community art center established in August, 1996 through the cooperative purchase of Featherstone Farm with the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank. Located on Barnes Road in Oak Bluffs half a mile north of the Vineyard Haven/Edgartown Road blinker, the center fosters a sense of community by using the arts as a magnet to draw Vineyarders together through varied art experiences. Focus is on the visual, performing and literary arts with classes for all ages, concerts, exhibits, gallery shows, lectures and performances. The center is the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual property of the entire Vineyard community.
PO Box 1145 · 30 Featherstone Way · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-1850 · Fax: 508-693-8706
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The Chilmark Community Center is just what it says it is - a social center for the townspeople of Chilmark, summer visitors and year-round residents alike. In July and August the Center hosts a program for children and families which offers a play school, a morning program with a full range of indoor and outdoor activities, and an evening program of movies, lectures, dancing and music for children and adults of all ages. Off-season, it provides the setting for a variety of events, including pre-school classes, wedding receptions, clambakes and the Fire Department's annual Christmas party.
PO Box 29 · Chilmark, MA
Phone: 508-645-9484 · Fax: 508-645-7847
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The MVCMA, well-known for its 315 Gingerbread cottages and historic Tabernacle, grew out of the religious camp-meeting movement of the 19th Century. The MVCMA has held religious services and a wide variety of special programs each summer since 1835.The first camp-meeting in Oak Bluffs was held in 1835 at which 65 people were converted and 6 souls reclaimed. The movement grew and in 1869, 30,000 persons visited the Campground. The unique character of the Campground has been preserved and treasured by cottage owners for over 170 years. In April of 2005, the MVCMA was designated a national historic landmark.
Box 1176 · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-0525 · Fax: 508-696-8661
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Formed in 1998, the Island Affordable Housing Fund (IAHF) provides grants and loans to organizations, towns, developers, builders, or anyone with a proposal to create affordable year-round housing opportunities that satisfies our criteria. The Fund is also a catalyst and facilitator, providing funding to a whole host of projects that provide affordable housing opportunities to Island residents. Our work is designed to diminish or erase the affordability gap between what it costs to create housing and what year-round residents can afford to pay for housing.
346 State Road · PO Box 4769 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-0943 · Fax: 508-693-5710
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The Martha's Vineyard Donors Collaborative (MVDC) is an advocacy organization devoted to strengthening the non-profit community on the Vineyard. It does this by increasing the total amount of money donated to Vineyard charitable organizations and by helping those organizations improve their own capabilities.
PO Box 1018 · West Tisbury, MA 02575
Phone: 508-645-3690
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Founded in 1961, the mission of Martha's Vineyard Community Services is to enhance the lives of those it serves by meeting the comprehensive needs of individuals, families, and the community through a partnership of programs that provide accessible education and health and human services of the highest quality.
111 Edgartown Rd. · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-7900 · Fax: 508-693-7192
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The Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard is an inclusive, welcoming congregation where the individual may embrace an evolving faith in harmony with reason and wonder. Without imposing a creed, we celebrate our shared values while honoring individual differences. We nurture spiritual growth, ethical awareness, and the development of an individual's personal beliefs through worship, fellowship, study and service. We seek to fulfill our mission through respect for each other, our environment and the web of creation, through the religious education of our children and through our promotion of democratic principles and a just social order.
238 Main St. · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-8982
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Garden Gate Child Development Center Inc. is a small, non-profit, art-based preschool in Vineyard Haven. This nationally accredited program provides children with high quality early education, and an early appreciation for the arts.
PO Box 2666 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-9997
ISLAND HEALTH CARE: Massachusetts' First Rural Health ClinicISLAND MEDICAL INTERPRETER SERVICE: Bridging Linguistic and Cultural Gaps
VINEYARD SMILES: Children's Dental Project
Partners with the Vineyard Health Care Access Program, Connecting Islanders with Affordable Health Insurance
245 Edgartown Vineyard Haven Rd · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-939-9358
Felix Neck is a sanctuary for both people and wildlife, protecting some of the Vineyard's valuable habitats, wildlife, and most spectacular views. Four miles of trails through woodlands, meadows, ponds, salt marsh, and along shoreline allow for exploration, discovery, and quiet contemplation.
Felix Neck Drive · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-4850
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For 24 years, the Martha’s Vineyard Mediation Program has been helping neighbors, couples, family members, landlords, tenants, homeowners, contractors, students, and business owners solve disputes constructively and inexpensively.
PO Box 1627 · 155 State Rd. · West Tisbury, MA 02575
Phone: 508-693-2999
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Morgan Woods is an unprecedented example of a community-driven mixed income affordable housing project. In 2004, The Community Builders, Inc. was selected by the Town of Edgartown to undertake the development of this 60 Unit development that includes 4 income tiers and three bedrooms in order to reach a cross reference of our community. The Morgan Woods environment is truly one that is dedicated to the enhancement of the quality of life for individuals and families.
Phone: 508-939-8564
The mission of the Martha’s Vineyard Lyme Disease Association is to provide increased awareness efforts, education, and prevention strategies and support research efforts for Lyme Disease and tick borne illness.
PO Box 1153 · West Tisbury, MA 02575
Phone: 508-696-1976
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Crisscrossed by old stonewalls surrounding open meadows, this living museum is home to a collection of more than 1,600 woody plants that Polly Hill began planting from seed in 1958, at the age of 50.Today the Arboretum is Polly's living legacy. It could be simply described as a museum of trees set within a landscape of open meadows, woodlands, and stone walls, but it is much more. It is a vital public garden, a scientific institution, a community resource, a historic landscape, a conservation corridor, and a beloved Island landmark. At PHA it is our mission to perpetuate Polly’s experimental tradition by sharing knowledge of plants through education, research, plant conservation, and exploration. Polly's legacy will continue to nourish the Arboretum she began by planting a seed.
At any season the Arboretum offers beauty and tranquility, and abounds with horticultural and botanical rarities!
795 State Rd. · West Tisbury, MA 02575
Phone: 508-693-6100
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The Vineyard Nursing Association has been taking care of Island residents and seasonal visitors since 1984. Offering compassionate, high-quality, state of the art home health care, the VNA team approach include the patient, the physician and skilled nursing staff to provide you with the care that brings comfort to you and your family - whatever your level of need.
457A State Road · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-6184 · Toll Free: 1-800-244-6184 · Fax: 508-693-5607
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Sail Martha's Vineyard is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and protecting the island's maritime heritage. It was conceived in 1992 to offer free programs for island children in elementary sailing and seamanship, wooden boat building, and to attract historic vessels to the community. The organization has grown from 8 children, one instructor and one volunteer that first year, to one that has taught over 1,000 children, produced a successful high school varsity sailing team, and offers an expanded mission of maritime education, rowing, and sailing to young and old, seasonal and year round residents.
110 Main St. · PO Box 1998 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-7644 · Fax: 508-696-7868
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For 55 years, Camp Jabberwocky has fulfilled the dream of Helen Lamb to provide a camp experience for children and adults with disabilities and to promote respect, understanding, friendship and artistic expression. Our Red Bus can be seen all over the Island taking campers and counselors to fun adventures.We take this opportunity to thank our founder Helen Lamb, our dedicated volunteer counselors and the residents and businesses of the Martha's Vineyard Community who have supported us in so many ways over the years.
We welcome you to visit Camp at our campus located on Greenwood Ave. Extension in Vineyard Haven.
PO Box 1357 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-2339
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The American Red Cross is the primary lead agency for mass care emergency relief, Disaster Relief Services, Armed Forces Emergency Services, and Health and Safety Training Services. The Cape Cod and Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross has provided emergency response service and health and safety training to the residents of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard for 90 years, since 1917.
286 South Street · Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: 508-775-1540 · Toll Free: 1-866-762-1928 · Fax: 508-771-2209
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Bridge Housing Corporation is a nonprofit corporation established 8 years ago as a cooperative effort by local Vineyard churches who were well aware of the need for year-round affordable homes for Island families, especially the Island work force.The land will be deed restricted so that it remains forever affordable... but you will own your own home.
We want to hear from both individuals and from Island businesses interested in referring their employees for housing. Call Bridge Housing at (508) 693-4570 or email lashnits@vineyard.net for more information and/or to be placed on our Inquiry List so that we can stay in touch with you as we progress.
Phone: 508-693-4570
The Vineyard Housing Office serves as a resource for Islanders in need of housing, as well as those working to create affordable housing opportunities. Located at 346 State Road in Vineyard Haven, the Vineyard Housing Office houses the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority, Island Affordable Housing Fund, Island Housing Trust, Habitat for Humanity of Martha's Vineyard, Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and the Islands.
346 State Rd. · PO Box 4538 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-4419 · Fax: 508-693-5710
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