Cape Council In the News

Food Pantries Can't Keep Up With Demand
The Cape Cod Times looks into the increasing need for basic assistance on the Cape. See what Catherine Driscoll, director of the Hands of Hope food pantry in West Harwich, had to say.

Cape Cod Times
News Article 12-7-09  

An Overnights Success
"Alan Burt, coordinator of the Overnights of Hospitality program through which homeless people are welcomed for a meal and a place to rest at Cape houses of worship, reported that the program’s recent annual meeting went well. The service of the Cape Cod Council of Churches, started in 2001, provides shelter seven nights a week year round. It has inspired a similar program in Plymouth and drawn interest in Wareham."

The Barnstable Patriot
County Clippings 11-27-09

From Pennies to Dollars
In Tom Naples' business, every penny counts. And that's no exaggeration. As the homeless outreach worker for the Cape Cod Council of Churches, any resources Naples receives goes directly to help men, women and children on the street... (Continue reading the story at capecodtimesonline.com)

Cape Cod Times
Cheers and Jeers 11-27-09