A resource center for women with chronic,
life threatening and/or disabling illness

Serving Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet & Eastham on Cape Cod, Massachusetts


PO Box 1376, 336 Commercial St., #9, Provincetown, MA 02657
508-487-4357

   

 

New and Ongoing Events to Benefit HOW!!!

 

NEW DATE & TIME

Join other HOW supporters on the Bay Lady for a sunset sail on Thursday, September 10th. Tickets are $50 each and we set sail at 5:30pm and return at 7:30pm. To see a picture of the Bay Lady, you can go to www.sailcapecod.com .  

Complementary wine and seltzer; other beverages and snacks are welcome. Last year this event sold out, so call the HOW office to get your tickets!   Contact us at 508-487-4357 or info@helpingourwomen.org

 
 

Our friends at Cape Cod Quilters www.capecodquilters.com   have chosen us to be the recipient of funds raised through a raffle for a one of a kind quilt created by the CCQ. We are honored and excited to be chosen by this amazing group of volunteers for their 2009 raffle. Raffle tickets will be available and through the next several months.

 Quilt 

If you would like to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win this one of a kind quilt, please contact the HOW office at info@helpingourwomen.org or call 508-487-4357.  Tickets are $2 each, 6 for $10!  If you would like to purchase tickets by mail, checks may be made payable to Cape Cod Quilters and sent to the HOW office at Post Office Box 1376, Provincetown, MA 02657!  The drawing will be held by the Cape Cod Quilters on October 12th.


Helping Our Women (HOW) was formed in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1992 as a response to the lack of services available to women with chronic and life threatening illness. In 1993, HOW opened a resource and referral center, acquired non-profit 501(c)3 status, and incorporated. HOW's original focus was serving women with cancer, but in 1994, was expanded to include all women diagnosed with chronic and life threatening illness. HOW was an all volunteer organization until August, 1993, when HOW began to staff the office on a part-time basis. This position became full time (40 hours per week) in January, 1997. HOW now has a full-time Executive Director and a full-time Office Administrator. These two paid positions combined with a corps of committed volunteers work together to achieve the following goals:

  • Provide direct services to women with chronic and life threatening and/or disabling illness that assist in creating a more manageable life style;
  • Provide clients with referrals and advocacy that improves access to health care, social services, and benefit programs;
  • Develop and implement programs that empower and educate women on issues related to health care and well-being and that are inclusive of diverse needs.

 

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Staff

Irene Rabinowitz
Executive Director

Teri Nezbeth
Office Administrator


Board of Directors

Susan Roderick, CNFP
Chair

Betty Villari
Vice Chair

Anne Venezia, D.C.,CCS
Treasurer

Pam French, MD,MPH
Clerk

Sandra Alsante

Paul Asher-Best

Nancy DeLuca, PhD

Maureen Dooley Lawrence

Patsy Greene, RN

Ann Maguire

Chris McCarthy

Joy McNulty

Lori Meads

Lynn Mogell

Lisa Westervelt, Esq.
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Honorary Board Member
Berta Walker