The need for mental health counseling has been on the rise during the pandemic, said Jennifer Vogel, program director for the Island Counseling Center at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services is receiving a $25,000 donation from Cape Cod 5, according to a bank announcement.

As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, Island agencies and nonprofits are finding new ways to reach the people they serve — without coming anywhere near them.

A new program called Care for Community will work as a matchmaker between food organizations and volunteers. All Island nonprofits are eligible to participate.

In the late 1960s Tom Bennett was a Vineyard kid adrift in Europe, lying in his sick bed at a hospital in Amsterdam.

On Monday, a small red house on the campus of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital begins operating as the Peer Recovery Support Center.

Carlos Teles of Edgartown has won the right to claim Massachusetts vehicle license plate MV 100, after a six-week raffle campaign.

There is still time to get in the running for this afternoon’s raffle of Massachusetts license plate number MV 100. Sales end at 3 p.m.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services recently received funding from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to fund the Transportation Access Program (TAP) to assist Island residents with off-Island travel expenses due to medical and/or behavioral health appointments.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services executive director Julie Fay will retire next year, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. Ms. Fay has been at the helm of the umbrella social services organization since 2013.