The Barnstable County Department of Human Services coordinates the Regional Network on Homelessness and administers grant funded programs of regional impact.

Breaking Ground in Truro: New Affordable Housing at Cloverleaf!

Barnstable County is proud to celebrate a major step forward for affordable housing on the Outer Cape! The Cloverleaf development in Truro is officially underway, bringing 43 new year-round rental […]

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Barnstable County HOME Program Conducts Housing Needs Survey

The survey is part of a community-wide effort to identify housing and community development priorities in our region. February 19, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – Barnstable County Department of Human Services has contracted […]

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HUD Awards over $2.7M to Cape and Islands Homelessness Programs

January 23, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the 2024 Continuum of Care (CoC) awards. The Cape and Islands CoC received $2.7 […]

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Homeless Persons Remembrance Day

The following press release was distributed by the Cape Cod Council of Churches, on behalf of the coalition of local agencies serving those who experience homelessness. At 5:00 PM on […]

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Shedding Light on Homelessness: Insights from the Latest Count on Cape and Islands

The Department of Human Services invites you to read an article in the Provincetown Independent discussing the recent “Point In Time Count” of the homeless population on the Cape and […]

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Cape Cod Times: Homelessness Reaches New High for Cape, Vineyard, and Nantucket in One-Night Count

Kalie Walker, Special to Cape Cod Times The number of homeless people on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard has increased since last year to its highest figure in 10 years, according […]

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