Ensuring basic needs are met is an important part of living a life full of happiness. There are a variety of resources available to Islanders and visitors in need. Whether you’re having housing troubles, need to get off-Island or could use some financial assistance, the community is here to help.
Basic Needs Categories
Basic Needs Providers
- Access Express
- BenefitsCheckUp
- Buy Local MV (Our Island Club)
- Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, Inc.
- Cape Light Compact
- Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled
- Chicken Alley Thrift Shop
- Clothes to Go
- Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands, Inc.
- CONNECT to End Violence
- Connelly Law Offices, Ltd.
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
- Dukes County Homeless Prevention Services
- Dukes County Public Benefits Access
- Dukes County Regional Housing Authority
- Eversource / Discount Rate Program
- Feeding MV Map
- Food Resources Hotline
- Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard
- Healthy Incentives Program
- Hospitality Homes
- Hostelling International Martha’s Vineyard
- Houses of Grace
- Island Clergy Seasonal Community Suppers
- Island Food Pantry
- Island Grown Initiative
- Island Housing Trust
- Island Wide Youth Collaborative
- Islanders Talk Benevolent Fund
- Lower Cape Outreach Council
- Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club Second Hand Store
- Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
- Martha’s Vineyard Farm Map
- Martha’s Vineyard Fast Ferry
- Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority
- Mass 2-1-1
- Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office HomeCorps Hotline
- Massachusetts Health Connector
- MassHealth
- Parent Stress Line
- Peter Pan Bus
- Radon Testing Available for Homeowners
- Red Stocking Fund
- Safe Harbor
- South Shore Community Action Council
- St Andrew’s Episcopal Church
- St. Joseph’s Homeless Shelter
- Summer Food Service Program
- Swap Shop