Category: Press Release

Barnstable County’s Department of Human Services Awarded 3-Year SHINE Grant

June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – Barnstable County Department of Human Services has announced it has been awarded a three-year grant from the states Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) […]

DY High Students Produce Series of PSA Videos Ranging from the Dangers of Vaping to Underage Drinking with SAPC Program Mini-Grant

September 18, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 18, 2019 Barnstable, Massachusetts – In April 2019 the Barnstable County Department of Human Services awarded Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School a mini-grant in the amount of […]

Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Seeks Volunteer Members

September 12, 2019

The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission (BCHRAC) seeks candidates to fill vacancies beginning January 1, 2020. The (9) member volunteer BC-HRAC was recently re-structured under BC Ordinance 19-10 by […]

Barnstable County Officials Build ‘Employer Toolkit’ to Combat Substance Use

June 27, 2019

Barnstable County Officials Build ‘Employer Toolkit’ to Combat Substance Use – Initiative to initially target businesses in the trade, service and construction sector BARNSTABLE, Ma. (June 17, 2019) – The Barnstable County Regional […]

Barnstable County Regional Substance Use Council to Host 3rd Annual Parent Summit on Substance Use

April 29, 2019

Barnstable County Regional Substance Use Council to Host 3rd Annual Parent Summit on Substance Use Spotlight on vaping and how anxiety and depression play a key role in substance use […]

For Immediate Release: Barnstable County Department of Human Services Publishes Vaping & E-Cigarettes Infographic

March 20, 2019

For Immediate Release: Barnstable County Department of Human Services Publishes Vaping & E-Cigarettes Infographic as a resource to parents. Read the press release and access the infographic HERE.

Cape and Islands Receive Grant to Address Youth Homelessness

January 30, 2019

For More Information Contact: Beth Albert, Director Department of Human Services balbert@capecod.gov 508-375-6626 Cape and Islands Receive Grant to Address Youth Homelessness January 31, 2019, Barnstable. Barnstable County Department of […]

Barnstable County Human Services Awarded Three Grants To Address Opioids

November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018 – Barnstable County Department of Human Services has recently been awarded three new grants to support county wide efforts to address the opioid epidemic. Massachusetts Department of […]

Barnstable County Department of Human Services Report Cited in Newly Released Public Health Toolkit Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

August 24, 2018

For more information contact: Elizabeth Albert, Director 508‐375‐6626 balbert@capecod.gov August 24, 2018 – A report published by Barnstable County’s Department of Human Services that analyzed opioid -related overdose deaths and […]

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