Expanding Caregiver Support

Martha's Vineyard Center for Living (MVCL) has received a two-year pilot grant for a robust in-home respite service.

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Island Recognized as a Dementia-Friendly Community

Martha's Vineyard will receive formal recognition as a dementia-friendly community during a ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 15.

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MV Bank Awards $80,500 to Nonprofits

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $80,500 in grants and donations to 10 nonprofits on Martha's Vineyard and in Falmouth.

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Staying Hopeful With a Heavy Heart
Mary Holmes

My mantra has been no talking about Covid-19 with our clients. So the staff meetings were brimming with only that.

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Center for Living Celebrates New Facility
Holly Pretsky

After providing day services to seniors on the Island for more than 30 years, the Center For Living has a home of its own.

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Oak Bluffs Selectmen Sign Off on Center for Living Agreement

Oak Bluffs selectmen, against the recommendation of a majority of the financial advisory committee, voted last week to become the sixth and final Island town to sign off on an intermunicipal agreement that sets up oversight of the Center for Living.

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Oak Bluffs Selectmen Balk at Center for Living Agreement

Oak Bluffs selectmen agreed this week to sign an intermunicipal agreement that will allow the county to buy a building to house the Center for Living, but they balked at a second agreement that would establish oversight of the nonprofit organization’s programs for elderly Islanders.

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Yates Estate Keeps Giving: $1 Million to Center for Living
Sara Brown

Last week came news that the late Margaret A. Yates left $1 million for student scholarships. Her trust will also benefit Island seniors.

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County Moves Ahead to Buy Former VNA Building

A new home for the Center for Living is a step closer to reality, after the Dukes County Commission voted last week to borrow money to buy the former Vineyard Nursing Association building.

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Aquinnah Approves Center for Living Building
Alex Elvin

Aquinnah voters gave the final go-ahead Tuesday for the purchase of a new building for the Center for Living to serve Island seniors, approved a $4.1 million annual operating budget and heard an update on town efforts to move the Gay Head Light.

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