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Application Deadlines Extended for BSU Internships to 11/13
Barnstable County’s ‘On Roads to Opportunity Internship Program has extended the deadline for submitting applications to November 13, 2017. Some of the departments that currently offer internships at Barnstable County are: Children’s Cove Commissioners’ Office Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Human Resources Human Services Health and Environment Human Rights Commission Information Technology Resource Development Office We […]

2nd Annual Parent Summit
2nd Annual Parent Summit “Building Parent Muscle” On Sunday November 5, 2017 we are hosting the second annual My Choice Matters Parent Summit: Building Parent Muscle. Registration is still open at http://www.mychoicematters.net/. Please forward this invitation to your networks, friends, and neighbors. Why: Being a parent is hard work! My Choice Matters: Building Parent […]

Children’s Cove Marks 20 Years Providing Hope and Healing
Barnstable, MA – This year, Children’s Cove, a department of Barnstable County, marked 20 years of providing coordinated and comprehensive multidisciplinary services to child victims of sexual and physical abuse, child witnesses to domestic violence, and child victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Since 1997, thousands of Cape and Islands children have walked through the doors […]

Bear Witness to the Clothesline Project at Barnstable County Complex
Bear Witness to the Clothesline Project will be held at the Barnstable County Complex on Tuesday, October 10th from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. T-shirts made in memory of someone who has been touched by violence will be on view. Additionally, there will be supplies available to make and hang t-shirts. The Clothesline Project (CLP) […]

Welcoming New Members | AmeriCorps Cape Cod
Barnstable County is proud to announce the 19th year of AmeriCorps Cape Cod. National service is an important American value which solves local problems, unites communities and creates a generation of leaders. For nearly two decades, AmeriCorps Cape Cod members have served our communities. Thirty-two new members, who come from all over the United States, will spend […]

Volunteers Help Children’s Cove Make A Difference
VISTA Volunteer Olivia Friedrichs began volunteering at Children’s Cove in June of this year. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993, VISTA volunteers are placed in service organizations across the United States, aiming to build capacity and enhance those organizations’ ability to serve […]

Barnstable County Is Pleased to Announce AA – Stable Bond Rating
As a result of the County of Barnstable’s strong fiscal management over the last eighteen months, we are pleased to announce the re-establishment of the County’s AA – Stable bond rating via the independent rating service Standard & Poor (S & P). Read the Published Report – Barnstable County MA – SP Global *A bond […]

Barnstable County Survey Results
The County of Barnstable conducted an informal survey from June 22, 2017 to August 17, 2017 to determine each town’s familiarity and use of our County services. This survey also helped us recognize your interest in emerging or potential services that the County could offer. If you have any questions regarding the survey results format, […]

STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN LEO CAKOUNES
“On behalf of the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners, I would like to clearly state that no item regarding a so-called “shark mitigation plan” has been presented for review, nor is one expected to be placed on any future agenda. A press statement relative to such a plan was drafted and distributed by one […]