We are very grateful to the Knights of Columbus Council of St. Joan of Arc in Orleans for their generous donation of $7,000, which allowed us to purchase two important pieces of equipment: A Stander that allows people in wheelchairs to experience being fully vertical and build up attendant muscles, and a wheelchair scale that [...]
The Cape Abilities 5K Walk/Run is this Saturday, May 11, at Hyannis Village Green. If you missed the online registration, no worries – you can still sign up the morning of the event! Onsite registration starts at 8 a.m., so come on down! It’s going to be a great morning, with a scenic, wheel-measured course great [...]
Local Break, new restaurant in Eastham has begun hosting monthly luncheons for participants and staff of our Cochran Center in Eastham.
Thanks to a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, participants in our Life Skills program are enjoying art classes at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham.
Our Cochran Center in Eastham got some much-needed interior painting thanks to a generous and caring community group.
Thanks to the generosity of Bank of America, a group of participants from Cape Abilities attended a Red Sox game at Fenway Park in Boston. Nineteen individuals from Cape Abilities Residential and Life Skills programs, along with six staff members, were treated to an afternoon tour of Fenway Park followed by the red [...]
30 members of the Bass River Yacht Club hosted a group from Cape Abilities for a river cruise and lunch. Four boats with captains and first mates took 12 participants from Cape Abilities Life Skills Program and staff members on a great tour of the river followed by a delicious lunch. Many thanks to the membership of Bass River Yacht for such a wonderful day. Click on image to see photos.
Participants from our Cochran Center in Eastham recently visited the Eastham Police Station to do garden cleanup and planting along the walkway and in the front yard of the station. The group, part of the Life Skills program, has been doing volunteer yard work at the station for several years, and has built a [...]
All of us at Cape Abilities would like to thank the Knights of Columbus Council of St. Joan of Arc in Orleans for their generous donation of $7,000 to fund new exercise equipment at our Cochran Center in Orleans. This gift will greatly enhance our therapeutic Life Skills/Day Habilitation program. Cape Abilities has a [...]
Jamie Devlin, a participant at Cape Abilities in Eastham, threw out the first pitch at a YD Red Sox game. The “First Pitch” night was sponsored by the Cape Cod Creamery in Yarmouth. Many thanks to Alan Davis and the YD Red Sox Organization for making this special event possible. Click on image to see [...]
Our Farm is Open for the Season!
Now it really feels like spring, because Cape Abilities Farm in Dennis and Cape Abilities Farm to Table in Chatham are both open for the season! Cape Abilities Farm, at 458 Route 6A in Dennis, and Cape Abilities Farm to Table, at 193 Main Street in Chatham (in the Old Village on the way to [...]
Cape Abilities Furniture Rescue & Restoration
The latest project here at Cape Abilities is Cape Abilities Furniture Rescue & Restoration, which gives old furniture new life and provides paid employment for some of our participants.What started as a fun project with just a few pieces of cast-off furniture grew into a regular rescue and recycling operation after the finished pieces were brought [...]
Kennedy Gallery Opens at Cape Abilities Consignment & Thrift Shop
Here’s one more reason to visit our Consignment & Thrift Shop in Barnstable Village: The shop’s new Kennedy Art Gallery.
Our 5K Walk/Run on Saturday was a huge success, thanks to the hundreds of walkers and runners who came out to participate, their many supporters and our generous sponsors. All of us at Cape Abilities would like to thank everyone who walked, ran, donated, volunteered or supported the event. We are gratified to have such [...]
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