CHATHAM CHILDREN'S FUND
The Chatham Children's Fund assists local families in need with clothing, access to help with food, fuel, medical/dental, and the unforeseen challenges, obligations and emergencies faced by Chatham's children and their families.
If you are a year-round Chatham resident and would like more information about this community resource please contact 774-207-7443.
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Adding a Permanent Home for the Chatham Children's Fund
Monomoy Community Services, together with the support of grants
and generous donors, is opening its doors and sharing space to create a new, permanent home for the Chatham Children’s Fund — one of Chatham’s most valued community programs.
Why Chatham Children's Fund?
What started with a dedicated volunteer team and a high school supply closet full of donations, The Chatham Children’s Fund (CCF) has grown to serve more than 225 children and teens from 150 Chatham families, every year, with clothing, financial assistance, holiday wish list items and basic, year round household financial support. When the donated space used to house CCF for the past 10 years, recently sold, since much of the Children’s Fund work already takes place at Monomoy’s Depot Rd facility and CCF is administered under Monomoy’s 501(c)(3), it was an obvious choice to officially bring the two longstanding community resources together under one roof. So here we are, making it happen!
Building Size & Specs
The remodeling/renovation project includes an approximately 1,000sqft addition and renovation of existing 3,400sqft space including improvements to the licensed childcare center, comprehensive HVAC heating/cooling, solar backup, window replacement, flooring, ADA accessibility. Approximately 1,500sqft of the remodeled facility will be dedicated to Chatham Children’s Fund’s new, permanent home.
Project Highlights
- Hired York Building & Construction after completing competitive 2-round bidding process. - Awarded a $500K Capital Improvement Grant from MA Dept of Early Education & Care. - Have secured approx 1mil of project’s 1.5 million dollar budget in private donation & grants. - Foundation, exterior fill, retaining landscape engineering, interior demolition complete and framing, sewer re-connection and electrical wiring underway. - Anticipate project completion by June 2026.