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“Home” can mean many things—the place where you sleep, the community you create, or the feeling of belonging. The Adult Family Care/Shared Living (AFC/SL) program helps create a home for individuals looking to build independence and connection outside the group home setting. Caregivers support individuals with transportation, community involvement, and other activities of daily living …

Home is Where the Heart Is: The Adult Family Care/Shared Living Program creates opportunities for independence and connection Read More »

Since 1994, Cape Abilities has maintained a presence at Joint Base Cape Cod through the Source America/Ability One program. The team of individuals employed at the Base provides maintenance and recycling services to several departments, doing essential and meaningful work while making connections and earning a paycheck! “Everybody works together,” said Michael Swierz, of his …

We Belong to a Family: Individuals thrive while working at Joint Base Cape Cod Read More »

Individuals in our Lyndon Center day program are putting on their aprons and taking out their cookbooks! Dick and Jean Hoyt and Janet Roman have volunteered with Cape Abilities for many years, bringing fun, education, and new opportunities to our day program. Recently, the trio spearheaded a biweekly cooking class, which has quickly become a …

Worth the Whisk: Cooking class unlocks new interests for day program individuals Read More »

Cape Abilities Farm, a social enterprise of Cape Abilities, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities on Cape Cod, is pleased to announce the launch of its SNAP CSA program. The program is the latest effort by Cape Abilities Farm to address the need for food security on Cape Cod. For those …

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Cape Abilities is proud to recognize March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM).  This nation-wide initiative seeks to raise awareness about inclusion in all areas of community life, as well as make known the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live. DDAM2023 gives all of …

Cape Abilities Honors Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March Read More »

Cape Abilities, a nonprofit organization supporting individuals with disabilities across Cape Cod, has hired Thomas Maul as its Chief Financial Officer. Maul joins Cape Abilities from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) where he served for 19 years – 11 of them as Chief Financial Officer. With over 30 years of experience in the …

Cape Abilities Welcomes Thomas Maul as Chief Financial Officer Read More »

In honor of the season of giving, we are proud to be collecting Toys for Tots donations at our Lyndon Center! If you are interested in contributing, please drop off new unwrapped toys in our lobby at 895 Mary Dunn Rd. in Hyannis. Help us reach our goal of collecting 100+ toys to donate to …

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Individuals at one of our 15 residential homes started an annual tradition: planting and harvesting a vegetable garden in the backyard of their home. This year, the garden has an especially meaningful addition – a wheelchair accessible runway. Residential Direct Support Professional Fitzroy Williams, affectionately referred to as “Farmer Fitz” by individuals and staff while …

Backyard in Bloom Read More »

Community partners are an essential pillar of our mission – providing support, spreading the word, and connecting other community members to Cape Abilities. Becca and Tom Ahrensfeld are exceptional examples of partnership in action. The family initially became involved through Cape Abilities Farm. As the owners of Reciprocity Artisans Market in Harwich Port, there was …

A Relationship with True Reciprocity Read More »