WHO WE ARE
Monomoy Community Services is a private, not for profit agency, dedicated to promoting a healthy, vibrant social environment for Chatham residents of all ages but focused primarily on supporting the quality of life available for local children and their families.
Monomoy’s mission is to help maintain the integrity of family relationships, enhance positive development of young children through valuable socio-educational experiences and to help local families address the challenges associated with living and working in a community heavily influenced by the seasonal nature of its economy.
Monomoy believes that a vital community results from active understanding and timely diffusion of potential problems, respect for the contributions of all community members to the quality of our collective livelihood and remaining able to respond to the changing needs of the community in a timely manner.
The scope of the services needed to accomplish these goals changes with the needs of the constituents and is defined by community outreach, extensive needs assessment and ongoing research into the challenges facing our remarkable seaside village.​
HISTORY
For the past 50 years, Monomoy Community Services has been at the heart of vital support programs for the residents of Chatham. What has come to be known as Chatham's Family Resource Center, began in the late 60’s as a “hot line” in a local church basement. Over decades, It has expanded to become a vital community non-profit resource, dedicated to providing quality childcare, recreational, informational, and emergency support services for Chatham children and their families.