Infant & Child Services

Services proving assistance to pregnant women and families with children. Child care and transportation support associated with job assistance, plus access to a number of supportive referrals. Also included are information resources for Head Start programs- promoting school readiness through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services.

A Baby Center (ABC)

Contact: Mary Pat Pierson
Address: 81 Willow St. or PO BOX 758, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 771-8157
Fax: (508) 775-5077
Email: helpingbabies@verizon.net

www.ababycenter.org

 Qualifications for Services: Must meet income guidelines for Woman and Infant Program (WIC). Proof of residency and income eligibility.(Any one of the following- Dated letter from Transitional Assistance, Fuel Assistance, Wic Check, or Recent Household, Statement of Wages.

Other Languages Spoken: Spanish and Portuguese.

Cape Cod Child Development

Contact: Mary Wilson or Faith Rushnak
Address: 83 Pearl St, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (800) 974-8860
Fax: (508) 775-3994
Email: lmccraken@cccdp.org

www.cccdp.org

 Qualifications for Services: Income eligibility requirements.
Other Languages Spoken: Portugese

Cape Cod Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Contact: Magolia Solorzano
Address: 1019 Iyanhough Rd, Rt. 132, Suite 7, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 771-7896
Fax: (508) 771-7920
Email: msolorzano@hcsm.org

www.mass.gov/wic

 Qualifications for Services: You can participate in WIC if you: live in Massachusetts, have a nutritional need (WIC staff can help you determine this), children under 5, new mothers, or pregnant/breastfeeding, and women having family income less than WIC guidelines.

Catholic Social Services

Address: 261 South Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 771-6771
Fax: (508) 771-6771

www.cssdioc.org/contact/hyannis.html

 Qualifications for Services: Call for information.

Other Languages Spoken: Spanish and Portuguese.

Center for Breastfeeding

Contact: Zoe McInerney
Address: 327 Quaker Meeting House Rd., East Sandwich, MA
02537
Phone: (508) 888-8044
Fax: (508) 888-8050
Email: info@healthychildren.cc

www.healthychildren.cc

 Qualifications for Services: None

Child and Family Services of Cape Cod

Contact: Tom Butero
Address: 1019 Rt. 132, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 778-1839
Fax: (508) 775-1245
Email: tbutero@cfservices.org

www.cfservices.org

 Qualifications for Services: Call for Information.

Child Care Resource & Referral Agency

State: Massachusetts
Phone: (800) 345-0131

www.qualitychildcare.org

Qualifications for Services: Provides information about financial assistance for child care, including determining if the family is eligible for assistance.

Child Support Enforcement

State: Massachusetts
Phone: (800) 332-2733

www.mass.gov/dor

Qualifications for Services: Anyone is eligible for services whether or not receiving public assistance.

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and Islands

Address: 115 Enterprise Road, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 771-1727, (800) 845-1999
Fax: (508) 775-7488
Email: cacci@cacci.cc

www.mass.gov/dhcd

www.cacci.cc

Qualifications for Services: Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) provides rental vouchers to disabled applicants who are not elderly and who have been determined eligible for Chapter 667 (elderly and disabled) housing. DHCD’s Division of Public Housing and Rental Assistance, which administers this program, has the responsibility for regulatory and administrative oversight of all state public housing programs which address the needs of low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Those applicants who are eligible under the Ch. 667 elderly and disabled program, but who are under the age of 60.

Dream Day on Cape Cod

Contacts: Margaret Leonard
Address: P.O Box 364, Yarmouthport, MA 02673
Phone: (508) 896-8949
Email: info@dreamdayoncapecod.org

www.dreamdayoncapecod.org

 Qualifications for Services: Summer Camp for children.

Early Intervention (Cape Cod Child Development)

Contact: Barbara Prindell-Eaton
Address: 83 Pearl St, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 775-6240
Fax: (508) 437-0335
Email: bprindell@cccdp.org

www.cccdp.org

 Qualifications for Services: Child Assessment based, but no socio-economic requirements.
Other Languages Spoken: Portugese

Emergency Assistance

State: Massachusetts
Phone: (800) 249-2007

www.mass.gov

Qualifications for Services: Household must have at least one member who is a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant and meet certain income guidelines.

Families United Network (Cape Cod Child Development)

Contact: Mary Wilson
Address: 83 Pearl St, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 775-6240
Fax: (508) 457-0335
Email: mwilson@cccdp.org

www.cccdp.org

 Qualifications for Services: Pre-natal to age 4.
Other Languages Spoken: Portuguese

Head Start (Cape Cod Child Development)

Contact: Mary Ann Lassiter
Address: 83 Pearl St, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (800) 974-8860
Fax: (508) 775-3994
Email: mlassiter@cccdp.org

www.cccdp.org

 Qualifications for Services: Income Eligibility. Parents must be working/going to school for full day.
Other Languages Spoken: Portugese

Head Start & Early Head Start

State: Massachusetts
Phone: (617) 565-1128

eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc

Qualifications for Services: Early Head Start program was established to serve children from birth to three years of age in recognition of the mounting evidence that the earliest years matter a great deal for child growth and development.

Healthy Families - Early Childbearing Program

Contact: Terry Pacheco
 Address: 155 Katherine Lee Bates Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540
 Phone: (508) 540-2968

www.hcsm.org

Qualifications for Services:  You are eligible if you are: a mom or dad under 21 years of age.   pregnant or parenting your first child under 12 months of age, live in one of the eligible cities or towns.

Teen Parent (Cape Cod Child Development)

Contact: Holly Reed
Address: 83 Pearl St, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 775-6240
Fax: (508) 790-4298
Email: hreed@cccdp.org

www.cccdp.org

 Qualifications for Services: Age 19 or younger, in school or working 20 hours per week, attend meetings.

Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children

State: Massachusetts
Phone: (800) 249-2007

www.mass.gov/dta

Qualifications for Services: At least one dependent child under 18 or 19 (including teen parents) OR pregnant women with no children (the child is expected to be born within 120 days of the application).  Must meet income and asset limits, plus be a U.S. citizen or a legal immigrant living in Massachusetts. To apply, please contact DTA’s Application Information Unit or your local Transitional Assistance Office.