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EMERGENCY
POLICE-FIRE-AMBULANCE dial 911. Non-emergency: Provincetown Police (508) 487-1212; Fire Dept. & Rescue (508) 487-0345. Truro Police (508) 487-8730; Fire Dept. & Rescue (508) 487-7548. Wellfleet (508) 349-3702; Fire Dept. & Rescue (508) 349-3754. Eastham Police (508) 255-0551; Fire Dept. & Rescue (508) 255-2324. Poison Control (800) 682-9211.
LOCAL INFORMATION
LIBRARIES
Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., 487-7094. Hours: Mon. & Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Tue. & Thu. noon-8 pm, Wed. 10 am-8 pm, Sat. 10 am-2 pm, Sun. 1-5 pm. Children's story hours; CLAMS instruction; delivery for homebound; visually impaired services; computer access. Call for info. or visit www.ptownlib.com. Passes available to several Boston museums.
Truro Public Library, 5 Library Lane, 487-1125. Hours: Tue.-Wed. 9:30 am-8 pm, Thu. 9:30 am-6 pm, Fri. 9:30 am-4 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-2 pm. Internet instruction; childrenÕs story hours. Call for more info. or visit www.trurolibrary.org. Passes available to local and Boston museums.
Wellfleet Public Library, 55 W. Main St., 349-0310. Hours: Mon., Wed., Thu. 2-8 pm, Tue., Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Sat. noon-5 pm. Yoga; children's story hours; Toddler Town, play space, open from 11 am-4 pm Fri. Call for more info. or visit www.wellfleetlibrary.org.
Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Rd., 240-5950. Hours: Tue. & Thu. 10 am-8 pm, Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10 am-4 pm. Weekly childrenÕs storytime; adult book discussion group. Call for more info. or visit www.easthamlibrary.org. Passes to Cape and Boston museums.
ELDER SERVICES
Provincetown Council on Aging, 26 Alden St., 487-7080. Open Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm. Offers van transportation: Mon. to Hyannis; Tue. to Orleans; Wed. to market & senior dining. SERVICES: Blood pressure clinics, legal advice, assistance with Social Security, insurance and Medex forms, podiatry, massage, Meals on Wheels, visits for homebound, homecare evaluation and more. Call for appt. and schedule of activities (bingo, bridge, day trips, etc.). All residents 55 or older are eligible to participate in programs and receive newsletter.
Truro Council on Aging, 346 Route 6, N. Truro, 487-2462. Open Mon.-Thu. 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Fri. 9 am-1 pm. Transportation to non-emergency appointments, blood pressure clinics, insurance and benefits counseling, telephone reassurance program, food delivery to homebound, legal services, friendly visitor, recreational events, exercise, crafts, fuel assistance, food pantry, monthly newsletter and more.
Wellfleet Senior Center, 715 Old KingÕs Hwy., Wellfleet, 349-2800. Hours: 8 am-4 pm Mon.-Fri. Programs and services: outreach visits, support groups, senior dining, beano, cribbage, bridge, art classes, help with insurance claims, legal assistance, strength training, transportation, blood pressure clinics and more.
Eastham Council on Aging, 1405 Nauset Rd., N. Eastham, (508) 255-6164. Hours: Mon.-Thu. 8 am-4 pm, Fri. 8 am-3:30 pm. Activities and services: outreach, legal assistance, health benefits counseling, bridge, exercise, computer lessons and more.
RECREATION DEPARTMENTS
(also see Town Info pages)
Provincetown Community Center,
44 Bradford St., 508-487-7097.
Truro Recreation Dept.,
24 Town Hall Rd., 487-1632.
Wellfleet Recreation Dept.,
300 Main St., 349-0330.
Eastham Recreation & Beach Dept.,
2510 Route 6, 508-240-5974.
RECYCLING
Provincetown: 24 Race Point Rd., 487-7060, 7 am-2 pm daily exc. Holidays 6-10 am, Swap Shop 9 am-1 pm Tue.-Sat.
Truro: off Route 6, 349-6339, 7:30 am-3:30 pm (closed Tue.-Wed. Oct.-April 30), Swap Shop 9 am-3 pm.
Wellfleet: 370 Coles Neck Rd., 349-0335, 8 am-3:30 pm Tue.-Sat., Swap Shop 8 am-4 pm.
Eastham: 555 Old Orchard Rd., 240-5970, 7:30 am-4 pm, closed Thu. (closed Thu.-Fri. in winter), Swap Shop 8 am-3 pm.
SELF HELP
Meeting sites: Christian Union Church (CUC), Rt. 6A, North Truro ¥ Community Center (CC), 44 Bradford St. ¥ AIDS Support Group (ASG), 96 Bradford St. ¥ St. MaryÕs Church (SMC), 519 Commercial St. ¥ St. PeterÕs Parish Hall (SPH), 11 Prince St. ¥ Schoolhouse Center (SH), 494 Commercial St. ¥ United Methodist Church (MC), 10 Shank Painter Road ¥ Universalist Church (UU), 236 Commercial St. ¥ Wellfleet Council on Aging Senior Center, 715 Old KingÕs Hwy., Wellfleet (WCA) ¥ Wellfleet United Methodist Church, 250 Main St. (WMC).
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Daily 7 am at MC. Mon.-Fri. noon-1 pm at MC. Mon., speaker & discussion, 7 pm at SMC. Tue., living sober, 5:30 pm at MC. Tue., speaker, 8 pm at CUC. Wed., step 6:30 pm at SMC. Thu., big book, 5:30 pm at SH. Thu., step, 7:30 pm CUC. Fri., womenÕs 5:30 pm & gay menÕs 9 pm at ASG. Sat. noon at UU. Sat., speaker & discussion, 5:30 pm at ASG. Sun., speaker & discussion, 8:45 am at UU. Sun., beginnerÕs, 6:30 pm. at ASG. All meetings are non-smoking & handicapped access. AA Central Services, (800) 637-6237; Provincetown hotline (508) 487-AA97.
AL-ANON. Tue., ACOA discussion, 7:30 pm at WMC; Sat., discussion, 10 am at ASG. Al-Anon info. (508) 394-4555.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS.
Steps/trad. 5 pm Mon. at SMC; basic 7:30 pm Fri. at SMC.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS.
Meets 10 am Sun. at ASG.
PARENTS ANONYMOUS. Meets weekly in Hyannis with a professional resource person. Free and confidential.
(800) 882-1250.
SLAA, Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous,
meets 7 pm Fri. at ASG.
SUPPORT GROUPS
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD. 96-98 Bradford St., 487-9445. Support groups, transportation, meal delivery, Tues. night meal, counseling, social services, entitlements advocacy, home care, etc. Volunteer training 3x/year.
ALLIANCE FOR MENTALLY ILL meets 7:30 pm 2nd & 4th Wed. at Cape Psych Ctr., Hyannis. (508) 778-4277.
ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVER meets 11 am-noon
3rd Tue. at Truro COA, 346 Route 6, N. Truro, 487-2462.
CAREGIVERÕS SUPPORT group meets 2:30-4 pm
1st & 3rd Mon. at 26 Alden St, Provincetown. 487-7083.
CAREGIVERÕS SUPPORT-GLBT, for GLBT individuals who are elderly (60+) or caring for an elder, 26 Alden St.
For info call (508) 487-2698.
CRYSTAL METH support group, 6:30 pm Wed. at
30 Conwell St., 508-385-1833 or 349-1818.
DOMESTIC ABUSE. Counseling & referrals for gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered victims at Provincetown Domestic Violence Intervention office, 26 Alden St., #15, 487-6333. Free & confidential.
DOMESTIC ABUSE support group for women,
6-7:30 pm Tue., through Independence House. Call for info. (508) 487-6333.
DRUG TIP HOTLINE. Call 487-2828. 24-hour police hotline to combat illegal drug use.
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. Lower Cape Outreach provides food, clothing, short-term financial assistance, 9:30 am-4 pm Mon.-Fri. 349-6705 or 240-0694.
GAY PEER LISTENING line, a toll free number staffed 5-10 pm Mon.-Fri. by GLBT youth, for info. & support. 800-399-PEER.
GAY MEN'S DISCUSSION meets 7-8:30 pm 1st & 3rd Mon. at First Parish Brewster (Unitarian), Rt. 6A. (508) 896-1997 or (508) 398-6471.
GAY-STRAIGHT YOUTH ALLIANCE (CIGYA) Weekly meetings in Hyannis, plus events. (508) 564-4535, ext. 2.
HELPING OUR WOMEN (HOW), 336 Commercial St. #9, 487-4357. 9-5 Mon.-Fri. Free, confidential. Case management, financial assistance, transportation for women w/ chronic and life-threatening conditions. Volunteers welcome. Groups: women w/ chronic illness, 12:30 pm Tue. at St. Mary's; women w/ cancer, 11:30 am Mon. at COA.
LOWER CAPE CANCER SUPPORT meets 2 pm
1st, 3rd Mon. at Wellfleet Senior Ctr., 715 Old KingÕs Hwy.
(508) 349-2800.
MS SUPPORTin Provincetown meets 4-5:30 pm Wed. Call Dr. Mary Ellen Henry at (508) 487-2698.
MS SUPPORT meets 2 pm 1st Sun. at Rock Harbor Village,
9 Main St., Orleans. (508) 255-5207.
MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)
meets 1st Tue. (508) 362-9657.
NEUROPATHY SUPPORT meets 3rd Wed. at Council on Aging, 150 Rock Harbor Rd., Orleans, Call (508) 255-8511.
OUTER CAPE COMMUNITY MEDIATION,
constructive resolution of disputes. 487-6336.
PARENTS HELPING PARENTS free, confidential and anonymous weekly support for parents.
800-882-1250 for local groups.
PARKINSONÕS SUPPORT group meets
5:30 pm on last Wed. at WCA.
PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) meets 7 pm 3rd Mon. at First Parish Unitarian, Rte. 6A, Brewster. (508) 240-2737 or 432-8119.
PROVINCETOWN LIFE MINISTRY, a spiritual support network for those living with life-threatening illness.
(508) 487-7377.
SAMARITEENS, a crisis line for teenagers staffed by teen volunteers. Call (508) 548-4900 or (800) 276-0878 from 3-9 pm Mon.-Fri. All calls confidential and anonymous.
SIGHT LOSS SUPPORT group meets 10 am-noon
4th Mon. at WCA (beginning Sept. 27).
STRAIGHT SPOUSE group (allied with PFLAG) meets
7 pm 3rd Thu. (508) 896-9060 or 432-8119.
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets 1-2:30 pm
3rd Thurs. at Dennis Senior Center, 1045 Rte. 134, S. Dennis, (877) 267-7700.
VICTIMS OF ASSAULT. Fenway Community Health Center offers assistance to lesbian, gay & bisexual victims of assault, harassment, domestic violence or rape, 800-834-3242, ext. 311.
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY (WLS) group meets weekly at 6:30 pm in Eastham, (508) 255-0450.
HEALTH
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Breast cancer services and support. Call (508) 584-9600 or (800) ACS-2345.
FAMILY SERVICES & FOOD SHARE. Mass Appeal,
2393 Cove Corners, Rte. 6, Wellfleet. Free clothing shop, food co-op program in Wellfleet and Provincetown, and Self Reliance fuel service, 349-1173. Sponsors Committee Against Domestic Abuse. Open Mon., Wed., Fri.-Sat. 9 am-noon.
GOSNOLD COUNSELING Center offers substance abuse and mental health counseling to affected individuals and families by appt. Mon.-Fri. at 30 Conwell St. 487-2449 or
(800) 930-0006.
HOSPICE OF CAPE COD,
1532 Rt. 6, Wellfleet, 349-1712.
INDEPENDENCE HOUSE/ Provincetown Domestic Violence Intervention . Services free and confidential. 487-6333 or 24-hr hotline 800-439-6507.
LOWER CAPE LUNCH Free lunch for homeless, needy, noon Tue. at Orleans Methodist Church, Main St. & Rte. 28. (508) 240-6789.
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. Bayview Associates of South Shore Mental Health, 11 Bay State Ct., Brewster.
(508) 255-2523.
OUTER CAPE HEALTH SERVICES, 49 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown, 487-9395. Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm, Sat. 9 am-1 pm. In Wellfleet on Rt. 6, 349-3131, Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm, 9 am-5 pm. (Plus 24-hour on-call physician service for registered patients.) WIC Program, free food, nutrition info for children under 5 & pregnant women, by appt., (800) 675-1188.
PROJECT BREAD'S FOODSOURCE HOTLINE. Info. about free and low-cost food resources and confidential food stamp eligibility. 800-645-8333, 8 am-5 pm Mon.-Fri.
RIDES TO MEDICAL APPTS. Mon.-Fri., to Boston on Tue. Truro COA, (508) 487-2462.
SOUP KITCHEN IN PROVINCETOWN, 10 Shank Painter at Methodist Church, community lunch 12:30-1:30 pm Mon.-Fri., Nov.-April, 508-487-8331.
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION (VNA), 26 Alden St., 487-6110. Free childrenÕs preschool immunization clinic for Provincetown residents: call for appt., at Provincetown Office of Public Health (OPH), 26 Alden St. Appts. nec., call 800-631-3900 ext. 7512 or 7511. Residents of Truro, Wellfleet and Eastham are eligible for same service (plus lead screen), at VNA office, Rt. 6, Eastham Commons, Eastham, call for upcoming dates. By appt. only, call 800-631-3900 ext. 7512 or 7511. Free blood pressure clinic for Provincetown residents at OPH, call for upcoming dates; Truro residents at Truro COA, 10-11 am every Mon.; Wellfleet Senior Center, 12:30-2 pm every Tues.; Eastham Senior Center, Nauset Rd., call for upcoming dates. Call 508-240-1100. Mammograms. Uninsured women can receive free mammogram or gynecological exam, call 888-557-9994.
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
BRIDGE at 1:30-4 pm Fri., Wellfleet COA, 715 Old KingÕs Hwy., (508) 349-2800 or 349-0313.
CAPE COD BIRD CLUB meets 7:30 pm 2nd Mon. at Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Rt. 6A, Brewster, (508) 896-3867.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE at 7:30 pm Mon., Grace Gouveia Bldg., 26 Alden St., 487-4180.
GAY MEN'S READING group, 487-1800.
GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB, (508) 775-2329.
ITALIAN-AMERICAN CLUB, (508) 487-7724.
NAUTILUS CLUB,
local chapter of Intl. Fed. of Women's Clubs, 487-9073.
ORGANIC FOOD CO-OP, 487-1553.
PILGRIM AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, 487-3542.
PROVINCETOWN CHAMBER ORCH.
meets 10 am-2 pm Tue. (508) 487-2977.
PROVINCETOWN YACHT CLUB. Call (508) 487-3989.
VASA ORDER OF AMERICA. Swedish-American Fraternal Org. (508) 790-1252 or 896-3582.
WELLFLEET WRITERS' GUILD
meets at Wellfleet Library, 55 W. Main St.
New members welcome. 487-2839.
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