Since 1883 The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod has been providing care and services to people living with HIV/AIDS and at risk for infection. While we serve the entire Cape and Islands, in Provincetown our Client Services and Case Management Services are offered at 96-98 Bradford St. and can be reached at 508-487-9445. We also offer food and nutrition services including our Daily Meals Program and our emergency food pantry. Our comprehensive and confidential testing for HIV, Hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted diseases are provided at our Drop-in Center located at 148A Commercial St. Testing services can be reached by calling 508-487-8311.
P.O. Box 1522, 96-98 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
800 905-1170, 508 487-9445
The Alzheimer’s Family Support Center provides an array of free services to Cape Cod’s 10,000 families and individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. Services include counseling, care consultation, phone support, support groups, education, connection to other available community services, and cultural events. All services are confidential and free of charge, regardless of ability to pay. If you, or someone you know, needs help, please call (508) 896-5170, email
[email protected], or visit our website: www.alzheimerscapecod.org.
2095 Main Street, Brewster, MA, 02631
508 896-5170
Cape Light Compact is an award winning energy services organization operated by the 21 towns and two counties on Cape Cod and Marthas Vineyard. The Compact’s mission is to serve its 200,000 customers through the delivery of proven energy efficiency programs, effective consumer advocacy, competitive electricity supply and green power options. For more information, visit www.capelightcompact.org
261 Whites Path, Unit 4, South Yarmouth, MA, 02664
508 375-6644
The Cape School of Art has a unique purpose: to educate the artist in the perception and use of color and light in representational painting. Through workshops, classes, and lectures we work to inform a new generation of artists, patrons, Provincetown residents and visitors about the teaching and enduring influence of American Impressionist Henry Hensche and his mentor Charles W. Hawthorne, founder of Provincetown’s historic art colony and the original Cape Cod School. Check our website for exciting class offerings for Summer 2014. All instructors are trained in the traditional Impressionist way of teaching as taught by Henry Hensche.
207 Route 6, P.O. Box 1365, Provincetown, MA, 02657
617 717-9568
CARE for the Cape & Islands™ (CARE) was founded in 2012 to encourage, support, and create opportunities for visitors to donate their “time, talent, and treasure” to help preserve and protect the very things they travel here to see and enjoy: exquisite natural beauty, plant and wildlife habitats, Cape & Islands culture and history. Ultimately, CARE, which stands for Creating A Responsible Environment, seeks to tap travelers’ growing interest in and support of eco-tourism and green-travel, and their philanthropic inclinations to help ensure the long-term sustainability of the Cape & Islands as a unique travel destination and national treasure. Working with travel industry businesses, CARE helps to educate the public about the region’s fragile environment, create opportunities for travelers to contribute to local efforts that assist with the long-term environmental conservation and cultural heritage preservation, deepen their connection to the destination, and enhance the visitor experience.
Information about specific projects and how to get involved may be found the CARE website and Facebook page.
P.O. Box 638, Yarmouthport, MA 02675
508 760-8187
The Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter is a no-kill animal shelter designed to support the wonderful animals of lower Cape Cod. We are staffed entirely by volunteers and all funding for our shelter is derived from donations and fund-raising events.
P.O. Box 1374, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-4243
For over 40 years, the Center for Coastal Studies has served as Provincetown’s hometown organization for coastal and marine environmental awareness, research, and education, yet enjoys an international reputation for its extensive research on the humpback whale that is the basis of the town’s whale watching industry, and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that visits our waters January-May.
The Center is a pioneer in marine animal disentanglement, regional water quality monitoring, high resolution seafloor mapping, seal and fisheries research, marine debris and marine plastics studies, and some of the earliest and ongoing studies of land-sea interaction.
The Center’s newly renovated Hiebert Marine Laboratory is open year-round and features the only large whale skeleton on Cape Cod, that of Spinnaker, a 37-foot humpback whale who died of entanglement in 2015, as well as specialty books on marine science for sale. We also offer field walks, educational programs, beautifully designed apparel at our kiosk on MacMillan Pier in season, and the popular winter lecture series at Napi’s the last Wednesday of the month, October—May.
5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-3622
The Community Development Partnership supports an array of programs that strengthen our Lower Cape community, providing greater opportunities for all who live here to thrive.
Our work starts with creating affordable homes—so essential to a healthy economy, but a real challenge in communities like ours where seasonal and vacation dynamics drive the market beyond the reach of many who live and work locally all year round.
We also work to launch entrepreneurs and strengthen local businesses. We believe a vibrant future depends on sustaining traditional industries and inspiring new ones—especially when they’re based on renewable natural resources such as fishing, farming, art and hospitality.
In all that we do, we aim to protect the natural environment around us—preserving the character and sustaining the future of this special place we call home.
3 Main Street Merchantile, Eastham, MA, 02642
508 240-7873
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is an internationally renowned, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to providing a supportive environment and work and study space to emerging artists and writers. It offers 7 month residency fellowships; an open-enrollment summer workshop program in visual arts and creative writing; a free year-round series of readings, art talks and gallery exhibits open to the public; and other community programs in the arts and art education.
24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-9960
Friends of Cape Wildlife (FCW) advocates for the compassionate care, advocacy, and rehabilitation to birds, mammals and reptiles on Cape Cod that are in distress. We operate a wildlife hotline, seek to support rehabilitators, and offer education to the general public providing non-lethal solutions when addressing conflicts between people and wildlife encouraging humane coexistence with our wild neighbors in an ever diminishing environment. We are a 501(C ) 3 tax exempt charity organization EIN 81-4715125.
102 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
508 375-3700
A resource center for women with chronic, life threatening and/or disabling illness. Serving Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet & Eastham on Cape Cod.
34 Conwell Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-4357
The museum is located right next to the Highland Light. The building was once a summer resort hotel which was built in 1907. We have exhibits that highlight Truro and the Lower Cape’s history including Shipwrecks and Native Americans. We offer many free events throughout the summer which includes our Wednesday evening talks and concerts. Open June to September, Monday to Saturday: 10am to 4:30pm. You can learn more from our website www.trurohistoricalsociety.org.
6 Highland Light Road North Truro, MA 02652
508 487-3397
Inspiration Gatherings is a 501c3 non profit organization which produces “Provincetown Inspiration Weekend” every first weekend of October. This event is a personal development inner well being experience designed to inspire you to your best life. The music is the curriculum and the lyrics and poetry of award winning independent musicians are the teaching tools!
P.O. Box 955, Truro, MA, 02666
650 743-0953
A Paul Revere chartered Masonic Lodge, Chartered 1795. Meeting on first Monday of the month except September.
P.O. Box 854, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-7175
OpenCape Corporation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit technology company headquartered in Barnstable Village at the Barnstable County Complex. OpenCape owns and operates a state-of-the-art fiber optic network built to serve local governments, businesses, and residents of Southeastern Massachusetts, the Cape & Islands.
Our fiber network is on par with the most sophisticated and technically proficient fiber networks in the world.
OpenCape Corporation sells a variety of Internet and Data Center services as part of our continued focus on advancing the needs and interests of the communities we serve.
3195 Main Street, P.O. Box 1148, Barnstable, MA, 02630
508 362-2224
Outer Cape Health Services offers high-quality, comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, specialty care and pharmacies in Provincetown, Wellfleet and Harwich Port. For all locations, please call 508-905-2888 to make an appointment. Same-day appointments may be available. Provincetown Health Center, 49 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown, MA 02657, 508 487-9395, offering primary care, pharmacy, behavioral health, specialty care including vision care, radiology and dermatology, HIV/sexual health and other specialty services. Provincetown Pharmacy, 774-538-3333. Wellfleet Health Center, 3130 Route 6, Wellfleet, MA 02667, 508 349-3131. Wellfleet Pharmacy, 2700 Route 6, Unit 3, Wellfleet, MA 02667, 508 214-0187. Harwich Port Health Center, 710 Route 28, Harwich Port, MA 02646, 508 432-1400. We accept most private and public insurance plans, including Medicare, MassHealth and Commonwealth Care. A sliding fee scale may also be available for those who qualify.
49 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown, MA 02657
508 487-9395, TTY 508 487-9414
One of Cape Cod’s leading presenters of music, circus, and theatre with a diverse mix of exciting entertainment with strong educational and social values. The summer music tent is located at Highlands Center, North Truro, and in the shoulder seasons Payomet presents at various venues throughout the Cape.
29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro MA, 02652
508 349-2424
The Pilgrim Monument commemorates the first landing of the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1620 in Provincetown Harbor where they wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact, the first written declaration of a democratic commonwealth.
At 252-feet, 7.5 inches tall and 353 feet above sea level, it is the tallest all-granite structure in the U.S. and includes 60 ramps and 116 steps.
The Monument is designed to resemble Torre Del Mangia, a 14th century tower in Siena, Italy, and is of the Italian Renaissance order of architecture.
The Museum collects, preserves, interprets, researches, exhibits, and publishes archival historical materials and exhibit materials depicting important events of Provincetown history.
1 High Pole Hill Road, Provincetown, MA, 02657-1406
508 487-1310
Plymouth 400, Inc. is the organization planning the events and programs commemorating 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony in 2020. Plymouth 400 will highlight the cultural contributions and American traditions that began with the interaction of the Wampanoag and English peoples, a story that significantly shaped the building of America.
134 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360
508 812-2020
Anchoring the arts on Cape Cod for over 100 years, the objects and purposes of this association shall be to promote and cultivate the practice and appreciation of all branches of the fine arts, to assemble and maintain in the town of Provincetown and environs a collection of works of art of merit, to hold exhibitions, and by forums, concerts and similar activities to promote education of the public in the arts and social intercourse between artists and laymen. To these ends it shall operate strictly within its charter as a nonprofit, education, artistic and cultural organization.
460 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-1750
Provincetown Arts, published every summer since 1985 Provincetown Arts focuses broadly on the artists, performers, and writers who inhabit or visit the tip of Cape Cod, and seeks to stimulate creative activity and enhance public awareness of the cultural life of the nation’s oldest continuous art colony.
650 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-3167
Ptown Bears organizes Bear Week Provincetown, an international gathering of gay men, friends and admirers held annually in mid-July. Bears celebrate hirsute style and embrace a diversity of sizes and age. Founded in 2001, Bear Week Provincetown today attracts 8,000 to 10,000 tourists over a 9 day and 9 night schedule hosted by Ptown Bears in collaboration with local hotels and nightclubs. The event is capped off by a pair of community fundraiser balls. During Bear Week, Ptown Bears highlights Provincetown’s culinary, entertainment, cultural, and recreation resources. Please contact Provincetown Bears with questions or for information.
P.O. Box 1724, Provincetown, MA, 02657
781 982-1812
The PBG helps maintain the #1 Gay Community in America by promoting Provincetown
to the LGBTQ market worldwide, producing such events as the much loved Carnival, and Holly Folly.
3 Freeman Street, Unit #2, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-2313
Provincetown Cares is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for women’s health and breast cancer through live entertainment. Launched in 2008, it stages an original live benefit performance each October in Provincetown, MA during Women’s Week and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since its founding in 2008, Provincetown Cares has become a recognized community leader in the fight for women’s health. Our proceeds directly benefit Helping Our Women (H.O.W.), Outer Cape Health, Fenway Health and Dr. Susan Love’s Army of Women Foundation. Provincetown Cares continues awarding 100 percent of gross funds raised through ticket sales and donations, thereby helping more women in need in our community. 51% of the proceeds stay in Provincetown and the outer Cape communities.
Please visit provincetowncares.com Get Involved. Make A Difference.
P.O. Box 603, Provincetown, MA, 02657
323 819-9447
The Commons is a collaborative workspace that caters to small businesses and the creative arts. This renovated schoolhouse is home to shared Artists Studios, Exhibition Space, and Meeting Space equipped with broadband internet, Epson projector, and Canon printer.
Provincetown is the ideal seaside getaway surrounded by fabulous restaurants, nightlife, galleries, and specialty shops. The Commons gives you an excuse to travel to paradise to get your work done.
46 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 257-1748
The Provincetown Community Compact, Inc. (The Compact) was established in 1993 by Jay Critchley as a community-building and philanthropic organization to support living artists and the vitality of the arts community.
The mission of The Compact is to advance the health and cultural well being of the yearround Provincetown community and the Lower Cape – its people, the natural environment and the economy. It manages two dune shack residencies in the Cape Cod National Seashore and runs the Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla, which has raised $4M since 1988 for AIDS, women’s health and the community.
The Compact also acts as a grass-roots incubator (think-ubator) for social, environmental and artistic projects.
P.O. Box 819, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-1930
Provincetown Community Television (PTV) is a nonprofit community media center dedicated to providing media training and gavel to gavel government meeting coverage to the residents, visitors, businesses and non-profit organizations in Provincetown. We offer free or reasonably priced classes in studio production, videography, and editing.
330 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
508 487-0648
We are an all volunteer non profit 501 (3) c Land Trust. We protect and save land for open space in Provincetown!
P.O. Box 307, Provincetown, MA, 02657
Opened in 2008 Pilgrim Bark Park is located on an acre of land where dogs can run free and socialize off leash. There is a general dog section and a section exclusively for small dogs under 25 pounds. The park is open year round from dawn to dusk.
Pilgrim Bark Park is located on the corner of Shank painter Rd. and Route 6. Parking is available and the park is handicap accessible.
Many of the park’s elements and sculptures where created and donated by local artists.
Although a public park, Pilgrim Bark Park, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, relies 100% on private donations for its on-going maintenance and improvements. To learn more about Pilgrim Bark Park and Provincetown’s pet friendly businesses and amenities, visit our website: www.provincetowndogpark.org.
P.O. Box 1898, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-5166
The Provincetown Film Society (PFS) is a year-round non-profit dedicated to continuing the founding mission of the Provincetown Art Colony – to provide a welcoming, nurturing and inspiring environment for boundless and authentic creative exploration – in film. From the time it was founded in 1998 the Society has been committed to serving its communities who are often outside of the mainstream, in the margins, or otherwise underserved – but have a voice critical to the evolution of artistic expression. It has also been dedicated to the celebration of Provincetown – an American treasure nestled amongst spectacular National Seashore beaches, and a shining example of diversity and inclusion.
Through the Provincetown International Film Festival Festival, Waters Edge Cinema (located in Whaler’s Wharf), Gabrielle A. Hanna Institute for film & media residencies and conferences the Society endeavors to provide year-round programming and support to aspiring, up-and-coming and established filmmakers, and to connect them with curious and engaged audiences globally.
237 Commercial Street, 5th Floor, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-FILM (3456)
Since 2005, the Provincetown Jazz Festival has been held in Provincetown, the Oldest Continuous Art Colony in the United States. The festival is a Non-Profit Organization and donates a portion of the proceeds to worthy causes. Jazz musicians from the United States, South America, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand have appeared at concerts in Provincetown and Cotuit on Cape Cod.
36 Freedom Trail, Orleans, MA, 02653
508-274-2513
We are a charity organization that holds multiple fundraisers so that we can provide the needy with eyeglasses, hearing aids and help with diabetes. We support the school systems, Council on Aging, Mass Appeal, West End Racing Club, Massachusetts Eye Research, Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown Recreation, various natural disasters ( hurricanes, etc.), Audible Ledger, Braille Institute, Two $4000. Scholarshps for students at Nauset High School from Provincetown, Truro or Wellfleet.
P.O. Box 876, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 237-2071
The Provincetown Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association is a 100% volunteer-run organization of concerned taxpayers whose economic and cultural contributions in Provincetown are vital to the preservation and sustainability of the Town. Our mailing address is 117 Darrow Street, Quincy, MA 02169.
23 Cottage Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
617 251-8303
Provincetown PTA is a diverse group of individuals dedicated to the promotion of children’s health, well-being, and educational success. Through strong parent, family, and community involvement we advocate responsible educational policies in the Provincetown Schools, provide financial assistance for special school needs, and sponsor supervised social events for children attending the Provincetown Schools. Like us on Facebook!
12 Winslow Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
Located downtown on Commercial Street, the Library is both a literal and metaphorical center of the Provincetown community, housing nearly 40,000 items, more than 30 works of art from the Town’s Art Collection, and the Rose Dorothea Schooner model.
The second floor hosts a wonderful childrens section. It is well worth a visit upstairs for all ages to view the incredible full size fishing boat which won the famous Lipton Cup race in the early 1900’s!
Open Daily: Monday and Friday 10am-5pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10am-8pm; Saturday and Sunday 1pm-5pm. Please note: The doors are locked 15 minutes before closing time to ensure an empty and secure building. Thank you for understanding.
Free WIFI. Wheelchair accessible.
356 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-7094
Building on the legacy of Tennessee Williams, Susan Glaspell and Eugene O’Neill the Provincetown Theater is forging its own identity by promoting and sustaining the performing arts on the Outer Cape. Our state-of-the-art facility is active year-round, hosting or producing community based and professional theater, theater arts classes and a children’s theater program. The Provincetown Theater has distinguished itself through collaboration with other arts organizations and its dedication to new works and local artists. Wheelchair accessible.
238 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-7487
Established in 1992, the Soup Kitchen In operates primarily to provide daily well-balanced , hot meals at no cost, during a long season of financial challenge and hardship in Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet.
Everyone is welcome.
For 25 years, SKIP has served the Outer Cape from the beginning of November to the end of April, Monday through Friday. SKIP offers a safe haven for both nutritional and social nourishment during the relative isolation fostered by the region’s seasonal economy.
While its meals are a stopgap for those made jobless by the closing of hotels, restaurants and other tourism related employment, SKIP recognizes the need for various community services among many of its diners. Its daily gathering has become and will continue to be a resource for assistance and housing, mental-health and other programs.
10 Shank Painter Road, Provincetown, MA, 02657
Sustainable CAPE’s mission is to celebrate local food while teaching about the health of our bodies, community, and environment. We link our children’s garden programs to the farmers’ markets and nutrition incentive programs in our Farmers’ Market Coalition to promote healthy eating and accessible, affordable local food for all.
P.O. Box 988, 8 Truro Center Road, Truro, MA, 02666
774 383-3169
Twenty Summers is a nonprofit arts organization in Provincetown, founded to foster public engagement with art and artists and to honor the legacy of art in Provincetown. From mid-May to mid-June each year, Twenty Summers hosts a month-long series open to the public, featuring concerts and conversations and more, in the restored historic Hawthorne Barn. During this time the barn also becomes home to weekly artists in residence who use the barn’s space as it was originally intended — to create art.
The Hawthorne Barn, 29 Miller Hill Road, P.O. Box 864, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 812-0278
In 2013, the Provincetown Film Society purchase and renovated the 70-seat Whaler’s Wharf Cinema now the Waters Edge Cinema (WE). Upgrades include state of the art HD Digital video and sound in our two screening rooms to offer first run animation, documentary, foreign language and short films. Our annual offerings include first run independent and art house films, mini-film festivals, guest programming selections, including screening opportunities for filmmakers, students and a venue for parties, lectures, book signings and more.
Waters Edge Cinema a non-profit arthouse cinema, operating year-round, and contributing to Provincetown’s tradition as America’s oldest and most vital art colony.
Contact us to rent the space, advertise on screen or to become a member. Wheelchair accessible.
237 Commercial Street, 3th Floor inside Whaler’s Wharf, Provincetown, MA, 02657
508 487-FILM (3456)
NPR radio station. A listener-supported public radio station serving Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the South Coast, WCAI strives to celebrate the uniqueness of the region and to serve these communities while discussing common issues.
P.O. Box 82, 3 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
508-548-9600
Sailing program for children ages 8 – 14. We provide low-cost, affordable instruction in sailing and sailboat racing in a fun and safe environment to children in Provincetown and Truro.
The West End Racing Children’s Community Sailing (WERCCS) non-profit organization offers children’s sailing program for ages 8-14 providing lessons and equipment for a seasonal registration fee of $100.
The program is open to both residents and visitors from Provincetown and Truro. There will be a program instructor and assistant instructors on duty at all times. Regular hours are 9-noon and 1-4 pm weekdays in July and August varying with the weather and tides.
Children must be able to swim unassisted for a distance of 100 feet. Parents/guardians must register children in person at the WERCCS.
83 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, 02657
WILD CARE, INC. is a non profit wildlife rehabiliation center. Wild Care’s mission is to treat injured, ill and orphaned native wildlife, for release back into the wild, to prevent wildlife casualties through public education and live counseling and to engage the community in conservation through volunteerism. Since our founding WILD CARE has accepted over 25,000 wild creatures, representing 275 species of birds, mammals and reptiles. WILD CARE receives 800 to 1,400 wild animals per year for treatment. If you find an injured, orphaned or sick animal, please call our emergency hotline at 508-240- 2255. Wild Care is open 7 days a week from 9:00am -5:00pm throughout the year with extended summer hours. Our Center is located at 10 Smith Lane, Eastham. We accept monetary and in kind donations to help us with our animal care. Please visit our website at www.wildcarecapecod.org to learn more and learn about our volunteer opportunities.
10 Smith Lane, Eastham, MA, 02642
508 240-2255
In 1976 a small band of radio visionaries was inspired to create a community radio station in Provincetown. It took several years for them to realize their dream, but finally WOMR, Outermost Community Radio, went on the air in 1982.
WOMR broadcasts at 92.1 FM from Provincetown, and since 2010, at 91.3 FM (WFMR) from Orleans.
Over 100 volunteers contribute their time and talents to create WOMR’s diverse and special programming. A non-profit organization, WOMR is not affiliated with any educational institution, and derives it’s financial support from listeners, businesses and grant making organizations.
For more information about WOMR’s programming, volunteer opportunities, and how to you can become a member, visit WOMR’s website: womr.org
P.O. Box 975, 494 Commercial St., 2nd. floor, Provincetown, MA, 02657
800 921-WOMR (9667), 508 487-2619
