The Martha's Vineyard Times and TicketsMV.com present Community Works, a special section whose goal is to highlight Island nonprofit organizations and their plans to ask you to help them with their crucial work.
A Legacy of Learning benefits the Foundation's Annual Fund, which provides resources for the improvement, expansion and development of programs and services to more than 51,000 adults and children served each year.
PO Box 1198 · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-7389
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Morgan Woods Apartments is ideal for those looking for a world of convenience and comfort. Our prime location located on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts, puts shopping, dining and outdoor entertainment at your utmost convenience. Morgan Woods Apartments offers quality and affordability in an unbeatable location.
7 Morgan Way · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-939-8564 · Fax: (508) 939-8565
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Vineyard Nursing Association is a nonprofit, premier provider whose mission is to provide compassionate, high quality and state of the art care for patients and families with acute, chronic, or advanced illnesses. We are also committed to the interdisciplinary management of palliative pain and symptom control issues through every stage of illness
15 Merchant's Court · PO Box 399 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-693-6184 · Fax: 508-693-5607
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The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League's enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the national, state and local levels.
133 Portland Street · Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-523-2999 · Toll Free: 1-800-882-1649 · Fax: 617-248-0881
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In July 2002, a new non-profit organization, Women Empowered opened its doors. As an education and support organization (with 501 (c) (3) status) its goal is to address the needs of a large population of women and girls living on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
PO Box 1253 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: 508-696-8880
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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.
Phone: 508-696-1976
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The Permanent Endowment for Martha's Vineyard is the Island’s community foundation dedicated to supporting local public and nonprofit organizations. Our purpose is to put charitable contributions to work for the people of Martha’s Vineyard by making grants that address community priorities, funding scholarships for Island students and building an endowment that will provide resources to enhance and preserve the quality of life on the Vineyard forever.
PO Box 1182 · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: (508) 338-4665
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Martha's Vineyard Community Services' mission 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 provides 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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Dr. Nagy has appeared on 'Nightline', lectured at the Cleveland Clinic, international environmental health and dozens of other conferences nationwide. Lecture topics include mold toxicity, EMF sensitivity, Mental Health, food allergy and toxicity, Autoimmunity, Autism, and Hormone dysfunction. Dr. Nagy, fully trained in Emergency and Environmental Medicine, is opening a new medical practice in July on the island called Vineyard Personalized Medicine.
PO Box 2472 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: (508) 696-6998
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Since 2006, we have provided dental care to over 400 children in Island schools and pre-schools each year. We offer comprehensive dental services including exams, cleanings, x-rays, fluoride, sealants and fillings; and oral hygiene education to promote good oral health practices. Vineyard Smiles also conducts dental clinics for seniors and disabled adults.
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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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The FARM Institute (TFI) is a teaching farm that educates and engages children and adults in sustainable agriculture through the diverse operations of a working farm. TFI provides year-round educational programs offering learning experiences in:* The culture and history of Martha’s Vineyard farming;
* Farming (Field crops, produce, fruit, hay);
* Land preservation;
* Nutritional awareness;
* Humane livestock management (cattle, poultry, swine, sheep, goats);
* Entrepreneurial thinking and application
14 Aero Ave · PO Box 1868 · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-7007 · Fax: (508) 627-7719
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Our mission is to build simple, decent housing for families in the lowest qualifying income range. Our homes are built with volunteer labor, donated materials and charitable donations. We believe that addressing the lack of affordable housing - one house at a time - will keep our Island a healthy, vital community.
PO Box Box 1093 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: (508) 696-4646
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Pay It Forward is a social movement based on the idea that rather than performing acts of kindness with the expectation that people owe us something in return, we perform the favor with the sole motive of being a blessing and the singular hope that our spirit of unconditional giving will be passed on and multiplied.
16.5 Federal St. · Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone: 888-PIFW-ORG · Fax: 508-228-7860
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Parks & RecreationOffice in the Robert E. Rose Town Garage
347 County Rd., Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
P: (508) 693-0072
F: (508) 696-6472
Office Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Monday through Friday excluding holidays.
347 County Rd. · Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-0072 · Fax: 508-696-6472
The Polly Hill Arboretum, a Martha's Vineyard horticultural and botanical landmark, was developed by the legendary horticulturist, Polly Hill (1907-2007). Here in 1958, Polly began an arboretum by sowing a seed, eventually bringing 20 acres under cultivation while preserving 40 additional acres as native woodland. Established in 1997 as a not-for-profit institution, the Arboretum is devoted to the cultivation and study of plants and the preservation of the character and magic of this tranquil landscape.
809 State Road · West Tisbury, MA 02575
Phone: (508) 693-9426
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140 summers of Sunday services! A non-denominational church in Oak Bluffs, located at the intersections of Circuit, Narragansett, and Kennebec Avenues. Handicap accessible from Kennebec Avenue entrance. Summer attire is appropriate.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
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Explore Felix Neck's four miles of trails, which provide spectacular views of the surrounding woodlands, meadows, ponds, salt marsh, and barrier beach. In the summer, enjoy watching a nesting pair of ospreys and a tree swallow colony. From the observation building, look for waterfowl in the pond during the fall and winter. Year-round, visit our Nature Center and Discovery Room to see barn owls nesting in the barn dormer through our owl cam.
100 Felix Neck Drive · Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-4850
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Established in 1968, Island Theatre Workshop is the longest running year-round theatre company on Martha's Vineyard, with programs and opportunities for children, teens and adults.
PO Box 1893 · Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Phone: (508) 693-2769
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The Cottagers, Incorporated is a philanthropic organization of African American women homeowners on Martha's Vineyard founded in the mid 1950s whose mission is to promote education, a sense of cultural pride and the value of service to the island community
P.O. Box 2595 · Oakk Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: -
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The Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club is dedicated to providing 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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