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Massachusetts Plans Opioid Screening and Awareness Day Event
Cape Cod Times| 9.15.20
Michael Blanchard talks about latest book ‘Through A Sober Lens’
Digital Journal | 9.8.20
So much more than a workplace
MV Times | 9.2.20
Chicken Alley Thrift Shop Rises to the Moment
Vineyard Gazette | 8.24.20
Person of the week – Jess Tartell, Thrift Shop Manager
MVYRadio | 8.20.20
Chicken Alley art show goes virtual
MV Times | 8.19.20
Vineyard Current – Chicken Alley Art Show
MVYRadio | 8.16.20
Chicken Alley Sale Goes Virtual
Vineyard Gazette | 8.11.20
Vineyard Current – Possible Dreams Recap
MVYRadio | 8.9.20
Low-number license place auction returns
MV Times | 8.4.20
Low Number License Plates to be Auctioned by MV Community Services
Cape Cod Times | 8.2.20
Possible Dreams Totals Announced
Vineyard Gazette | 7.30.20
MVCS Veterans Outreach Program featuring Tom Bennett
MVTV| 7.29.20
Healthy Aging and IGI give garden kits to seniors
MV Times | 7.28.20
License Plate Is Hot-Ticket Item at Possible Dreams Auction
Vineyard Gazette | 7.27.20
Dreams come true
MV Times | 7.27.20
Still Dreaming for the Good of the Island
Vineyard Gazette | 7.23.20
Possible Dreams Auction goes virtual
MV Times | 7.23.20
Person of the week, Possible Dreams
MVYRadio | 7.23.20
Arts: Celebrities help Cape Cod and Islands virtual fundraisers
Cape Cod Times | 7.21.20
Vineyard Current – Possible Dreams
MVYRadio | 7.19.20
New Community Services CEO Looks to Connect
Vineyard Gazette | 7.16.20
Eyes on IGI
MV Times | 7.15.20
Vineyard Men Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence for Ninth Year
Vineyard Gazette | 7.11.20
Standing against sexual violence
MV Times | 7.11.20
Elizabeth Folcarelli Named CEO Of Vineyard Nonprofit
Falmouth Enterprise| 7.10.20
Affordable Early Childhood Care Sees Acute Shortage on Island
Vineyard Gazette | 7.9.20
Community Services Names New Chief Executive Officer
Vineyard Gazette | 7.8.20
MVCS welcomes new executive director
MV Times | 7.8.20
CONNECT to End Violence to hold seawall event in Vineyard Haven
MV Times | 7.8.20
Men’s Anti-Violence Event Returns to Seawall
Vineyard Gazette | 7.7.20
Chicken Alley reopens to the public
MV Times | 6.26.20
Summer of Pandemic Carries Added Risks for Those Over 65
Vineyard Gazette | 6.26.20
Chicken Alley Thrift Shop Reopening Tuesday on Martha’s Vineyard
Cape Cod Times | 6.21.20
Stepping Up
MV Magazine | 6.18.20
Chicken Alley Reopens Tuesday
Vineyard Gazette | 6.17.20
Chicken Alley set to reopen
MV Times | 6.17.20
Night Casts with Laurel Reddington – Tom Bennett featured
MVYRadio | 6.14.20
Garden kits encourage at-home agriculture
MV Times | 6.11.20
Hospital holds kneel-in against racial injustice
MV Times | 6.5.20
Martha’s Vineyard Organization Responds to George Floyd Death
Cape Cod Times | 6.5.20
MVCS Receives $25,000 Grant
Vineyard Gazette | 6.3.20
‘Change is the new normal’ for Vineyard nonprofits
MV Times | 6.3.20
Dreaming with Seth Meyers
MV Times | 5.29.20
Healthy Aging MV Names New Executive Director
Vineyard Gazette | 5.28.20
The Vineyard Current – Special Edition
MVY Radio | 5.26.20
MV Community Services Sponsors Free Screenings of Anxiety Documentary
Cape Cod Times | 5.18.20
Frontline workers honored with parade
MV Times | 5.12.20
Lighthouses Go Green
MV Times | 5.9.20
For Hospital, Pandemic Forges New Community Partnerships Across Language Barriers
Vineyard Gazette | 5.7.20
Lighthouses Glow Green for Kids
Vineyard Gazette | 5.7.20
MV Community Services Shines Light on Children’s Mental Health
Cape Cod Times | 5.4.20
Seth Meyers hosts Vineyard auction
Cape Cod Times | 5.7.20
Rental assistance for those in need
MV Times | 5.1.20
Seth Meyers to host Possible Dreams Auction
MV Times | 5.1.20
Mental Health Counseling Needs See a Spike on Island
Vineyard Gazette | 4.28.20
Extra Funding Helps Shelter Island Homeless
Vineyard Gazette | 4.27.20
The Vineyard Current – April 26
MVY Radio | 4.26.20
Everyday heroes: Julie Fay
MV Times | 4.25.20
Addiction in isolation
MV Times | 4.20.20
With Domestic Disputes on the Rise, Police, Advocates work to Foster Awareness
Vineyard Gazette | 4.16.20
Domestic disturbance cases on the rise
MV Times | 4.14.20
MVYouth Adds $500,000 to Coronaviris Relief Effort
Vineyard Gazette | 4.11.20
MVYouth gives $500k to COVID-19 Relief
MV Times | 4.11.20
Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship announces 2020 Fellows
MV Times | 4.10.20
Support COVID-19 relief efforts with MV license plates
MV Times | 4.9.20
MV Community Services Auctioning License Plates for COVID-19 Relief
Cape Cod Times | 4.9.20
Good Shepherd Parish offers drive-up food distribution
MV Times | 4.7.20
Community Heroes Keep the Island Running
Vineyard Gazette | 4.6.20
Person of the Week – Alicia Nicholson – Serving Hands
MVY Radio | 3.26.20
Social Service Agencies Step Up Response to Islanders in Need
Vineyard Gazette | 3.26.20
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Announces Care For Community Program
Cape Cod Times | 3.24.20
M.V. Community Services goes mostly remote
MV Times | 3.25.20
Martha’s Vineyard Officials Provide COVID-19 Update
Cape Cod Times | 3.24.20
Hunkering Down, Reaching Out, Helping Islanders
Vineyard Gazette| 3.23.20
Partners to governor: Islands need help
MV Times | 3.21.20
Island organizations lend a helping hand
MV Times | 3.20.20
Care for Community
Vineyard Gazette| 3.19.20
Community Groups Organize to Help the Vulnerable
Vineyard Gazette| 3.17.20
Martha’s Vineyard Shutters, State Numbers Rise, Hospital Mobilizes for Expected Cases of Coronavirus
Vineyard Gazette| 3.15.20
All Island schools closed for two weeks
MV Times | 3.13.20
Island Disability Coalition Courts local Employers
Vineyard Gazette | 2.21.20
Employer breakfast delves into inclusive employment on MV
MV Times | 2.20.20
A Career of the Heart, 50 years at MV Community Services
Vineyard Gazette | 2.20.20
MV Community Services soon to construct new Early Ed center
MV Times | 2.12.20
Martha’s Vineyard programs promoting white ribbon pledge
Cape Cod Times | 2.12.20
Disability coalition hosts employer breakfast
Vineyard Gazette | 2.12.20
Inaugural ‘Pink Luncheon’ addresses bullying
High School View | 2.12.20
Peer Recovery Support Center holds a ribbon cutting
MV Times | 2.9.20
New Peer Recovery Center Opens
Vineyard Gazette | 2.6.20
Enhanced Access to Detox Services to Continue for Vineyard Residents
Cape Cod Times | 2.4.20
Gosnold detox center will continue to serve Islanders
MV Times | 2.4.20
Independence House, Local Police Receive Part of $3 Million of Violence Against Women Grant Fund
Cape Cod Times | 1.28.20
Nurting Fathers Program
Cape Cod Times | 1.28.20
The Vineyard Current – January 19
MVY Radio | 1.19.20
Martha’s Vineyard License Plate Raffle Raises $9K
Cape Cod Times | 1.2.20
2019 by the numbers
MV Times | 12.26.19
A Year of Shifting Tides – 2019 was time to reflect and act
Vineyard Gazette | 12.26.19
Navigating Parenthood
MV Times | 12.20.19
License Plate Raffle Tickets Going Fast
Vineyard Gazette | 12.16.19
When the Bag Lady Cometh, the Earth Rejoices
Vineyard Gazette | 12.16.19
TeleSANE lauching at hospital
MV Times | 11.26.19
Island Wide Youth Collaborative to expand services
MV Times | 11.19.19
Travel Expense Funding
Vineyard Gazette | 11.14.19
Gifts to Island nonprofits make a big ‘Impact’
MV Times | 11.6.2019
Martha’s Vineyard Transportation Access Program Returns
CapeCod.com | 11.6.2019
TAP into funding for off-Island travel
MV Times | 11.5.2019
Inclusiveness for All is Goal of Disability Coalition
Vineyard Gazette | 11.5.2019
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Raffling more License Plates
CapeCod.com | 11.5.2019
Low-number license plate raffle
MV Times| 10.29.2019
Novel Connections with CONNECT
MVY Radio | 10.27.2019
Good Music for a Good Cause at Ladyfest
Vineyard Gazette | 10.17.2019
Ladyfest will amplify Circuit Ave. Saturday
MV Times | 10.16.2019
MV Community Services Executive Director to Retire by Next Summer
CapeCod.com| 10.12.2019
Julie Fay: Time to play with grand kids
MV Times | 10.8.2019
Community Services Executive Director will Retire
Vineyard Gazette | 10.8.2019
The Vineyard Current
MVY Radio | 10.6.2019
Growing together at Daybreak
MV TImes | 10.3.2019
Community Works: A chat with Beth Wike of the Island Disability Coalition
MV Times | 9.25.19
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Reaches Fundraising Goal
CapeCod.com | 9.20.2019
MVCS ready to break groud on education center
MV Times | 9.18.2019
Endowment Launches New Impact Grants
Vineyard Gazette | 8.19.2019
Pushing Project Outreach: ‘It’s going to save lives’
MV Times | 8.16.2019
A Sweet Donation
MV Times | 8.14.2019
Popular License Plate Numbers Up for Auction
Cape Cod.com | 8.12.2019
On the Move With Chicken Alley Art Show
Vineyard Gazette | 8.7.2019
Neighbors Helping Neighbors in a Big Way
Vineyard Gazette | 7.29.2019
Making dreams possible at annual auction
MV Times | 7.29.2019
Possible Dreams Auction Helps Soften Hard Realities
Vineyard Gazette | 7.25.2019
Summer Dreams
MV Times | 7.24.19
Island embraces Food Is Medicine state plan
MV Times | 7.24.19
Island men stand against domestic violence
MV Times | 7.17.19
Standing Up Against the Storm of Domestic Violence
Vineyard Gazette | 7.14.2019
MVCS gets state grant
MV Times | 6.19.2019
AG Healey Awards Over $500K in Grants to Improve Care for At-Risk Children
Cape Cod Today | 6.19.2019
Support for Island Families
MV Times | 6.6.2019
Self-service nutrition kiosk comes to the Vineyard
MV Times | 6.3.2019
Silberstein is New MVCS Medical Director
MV Times | 5.16.2019
Intervention Center is Early Success Story
Vineyard Gazette | 5.16.2019
Island Intervention Center releases pilot-year review
MV Times | 5.15.2019
Martha’s Vineyard Gets State Money for Recovery Support Center
CapeCod Times | 5.10.2019
State awards grant for Island recovery support center
MV Times | 5.8.2019
State Award Aids Substance Use Recovery
Vineyard Gazette | 5.3.2019
MVC Approves Community Services Campus Expansion
Vineyard Gazette | 4.8.2019
MVCS master plan approved
MV Times| 4.5.2019
Cape Cod 5 Announces Martha’s Vineyard Grants
Cape Cod Online | 4.3.2019
MVC Closes Hearing on Community Services Plan
Vineyard Gazette | 3.3.2019
Pledging to end violence against women
MVRHS News | 3.9.2019
Pledging to end violence against women
MVRHS News | 3.9.2019
MVCS Announces 2019 Possible Dreams Fundraiser
MV Times | 2.20.2019
Lease approved between school and Community Services
MV Times | 1.8.2019
Answering the Call of Domestic Violence
Vineyard Gazette | 12.13.2018
Hard Truths About Relationship Violence
Vineyard Gazette | 11.8.2018
Gazette Subscription Promotion Benefits Connect to End Violence
Vineyard Gazette | 11.8.2018
LadyFest Rocks With the Beat of Solidarity
Vineyard Gazette | 10.22.2018
LadyFest was a night of female-fueled fun
MV Times | 10.21.18
Women Take Center Stage at LadyFest Music Festival
Vineyard Gazette | 10.18.2018
Get ready for Ladyfest
MV Times | 10.17.2018
Domestic Violence March Builds Awareness Step by Step
Vineyard Gazette | 10.14.2018
Vineyarders Walk From Darkness Into Light for Suicide Awareness
Vineyard Gazette | 9.29.2018
Islanders emerge from the darkness
MV Times | 9.29.2018
Bringing suicide prevention into light
MV Times | 9.26.2018
Walking Out of the Darkness for Suicide Prevention
Vineyard Gazette | 9.26.2018
Max Lane on football and life
MV Times | 9.26.2018
Patriots Lineman Huddles Up With High School Team
Vineyard Gazette | 9.25.2018
Vigil Marks National Day of Addiction Awareness
Vineyard Gazette | 9.1.2018
Raising awareness, remembering loved ones
MV Times | 8.29.2018
Thrift Shop Heaven at Chicken Alley Sale
Vineyard Gazette | 8.9.2018
Staying Vigilant for Suicide Prevention, All Day Every day
Vineyard Gazette | 8.9.2018
Chicken Alley turns into a secondhand wonderland
MV Times | 8.8.2018
Possible Dreams Auction Is Lifeline for Essential Social Services
Vineyard Gazette | 7.25.18
Dreams coming true
MV Times | 7.25.18
The plates won’t wait
MV Times | 7.18.2018
Dream Girls
The Vine | July 2018
Vineyard Men Stand Tall Against Domestic Violence
Vineyard Gazette | 7.14.2018
Community Services Auctions off Low-Numbered Plates
Vineyard Gazette | 7.9.2018
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Gears up for 40th Annual Possible Dreams Auction
CapeCod.com | 7.9.2018
Community Services makes the impossible possible
MV Times | 6.20.18
Low-number M.V. license plates to be auctioned
MV Times | 6.12.18
Community Services Opens New Clinic
Vineyard Gazette | 5.23.2018
MVCS celebrates new treatment facility
MV Times | 5.22.2018
Drug Detox Center in Martha’s Vineyard to Open This Month
AddictionNow.com | 5.3.2018
MVCS to expand addiction treatment services
MV Times | 5.2.2018
Student Group Aims to Educate Young Men Around Sexual Assault
Vineyard Gazette | 4.27.2018
Community Services Opens Clinic to Help Treat Drug Addiction
Vineyard Gazette | 4.26.2018
‘I walk because I care’
MV Times | 4.21.2018
Domestic Violence Awareness Walk Has Added Emphasis
Vineyard Gazette | 4.21.2018
Julie Fay joins hospital board
MV Times | 3.28.2018
High School Agrees to Lease Land for Early Childhood Center
Vineyard Gazette | 3.6.2018
State Money Boosts Shellfish Propagation, Community
Vineyard Gazette | 2.26.2018
State legislators hand-deliver state funds to Martha’s Vineyard
MV Times | 2.23.2018
MVYouth announces $1,219,138 in expansion grants
MV Times | 2.22.2018
MVYouth Awards Over $1.2 Million to Museum and Community Services
Vineyard Gazette | 2.21.2018
Finding your passion is job one
MV Times | 2.7.2018
Sobering Statistics
Vineyard Gazette | 1.18.2018
Islanders Living With Disabilities: Navigate Barriers
Vineyard Gazette | 1.18.2018
Jean Lewellyn Honored for Outstanding Volunteerism
Vineyard Gazette | 1.17.2018
Pilot Detox Program a Success; Alcohol Still number One Issue
Vineyard Gazette | 1.11.2018