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Harbor Fest OB
2025-06-21 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Ocean Park Gazebo, Oak Bluffs
Enjoy Oak Bluffs Harbor with family & friends! Stroll up Circuit Ave & down Kennebec Ave. Visit the Shops & Eateries.
Raindate: Sunday, June 22
FUN for ALL
ISLAND ARTISTS | LOCAL MERCHANTS | LIVE MUSIC (Ends at 6pm) | ENTERTAINMENT | GREAT FOOD

2025 Pride Weekend
2025-06-14 15:00 - 18:00 | Ocean Park Gazebo, Oak Bluffs
Celebrate Pride on Martha’s Vineyard!

Kick off the weekend with a high-energy dance party at the iconic dive bar, The Ritz. March with pride in the vibrant Oak Bluffs parade, and close out the festivities with an incredible drag show you won’t forget. It’s a weekend full of love, unity, and unforgettable moments on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard.
Come as you are and shine with us!

Electronics Disposal Day
2025-06-07 09:00 - 14:00 | MVRHS
Electronics Disposal Day is an opportunity to dispose of your old, tired and used electronics on Island in an environmentally safe way.
How does EDD work? Great question! If you know exactly what you are bringing, you can expedite the process by prepaying. Please bring a printed receipt with you to the event. Otherwise, volunteers will help you tally your electronics and safely dispose of them for you. Payment is accepted via check or credit card (no cash please) and all proceeds benefit both MV Community Services and MVRHS.
Electronics Disposal Day – Martha’s Vineyard Community Services

2nd Annual Brazil Fest/Festa do Brasil
2025-06-01 11:00 - 17:00 | Agricultural Hall, 35 Panhandle Road, West Tisbury, MA, United States
Sunday, June 1st from 11 AM–5 PM at the Ag Hall.
Join us for a a vibrant rural celebration of unity and diversity!
Organized by MV Mediation, the festival promises to be a fun-filled day celebrating the island’s rich Brazilian and rural culture, and the many traditions and talents that make up our diverse community.

COST: FREE and open to all! Music, Dance, Food, Games, Kids Activities, Farm Animals – Fun for All
BRAZIL FEST – A community festival celebrating Brazil and the Island’s rural roots.
2nd Annual Brazil Fest/Festa do Brasil — The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society

All Agency Professional Development Day
2025-04-09 | Main Campus – EEC

Child Behavioral Health Conference
2025-01-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Virtual: ZOOM

DEI Lunch and Learn Series: Cultural & Global Fluency
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | IWYC Conference Room
We’re excited to come together to kick off FY25 Lunch & Learn Series. For this semester we’ll explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion conversations and discussions with community members and MVCS staff, while enjoying delicious company and appetizers.
12 DECEMBER 2024
Cultural & Global Fluency
Sheryl Taylor: Educator & Diversity Coordinator

Hatched Holiday Crafting Days
2024-11-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-10 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-27 13:00 - 16:00 | MA
Come help us prepare materials for Hatched holiday sales!

In-Service Training Day
2024-11-13, 2024-10-30 | MA
Please see your supervisor for more details.

Hatched Holiday Crafting Days
2024-11-03 13:00 - 16:00 | MA
UPDATE:
November 3rd Crafting Day has been cancelled.
Join us on the 10th, when we make this year’s gnomes!

Chicken Alley Open House - for teens only
2024-10-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Chicken Alley Thrift Shop, 38 Lagoon Pond Rd., Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568
Help me spread the word – it should be pretty fun!!!

DEI Lunch and Learn Series: Intersection of Race & Immigration Law
2024-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | IWYC Conference Room
We’re excited to come together to kick off FY25 Lunch & Learn Series. For this semester we’ll explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion conversations and discussions with community members and MVCS staff, while enjoying delicious company and appetizers. These will take place on the second Thursday of each month, from 12-1PM.
10 OCTOBER 2024
Intersection of Race & Immigration Law
Corey Lazar: Immigration Lawyer

Chicken Alley Open House
2024-09-30 17:00 - 18:30 | Chicken Alley Thrift Shop, 38 Lagoon Pond Rd., Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568
If you know someone who

likes thrifting
likes working with fun people
likes giving back to their community

tell them about Chicken Alley’s upcoming Open House!

DEI Lunch & Learn Series: The Art of Seeing Beyond Definitions
2024-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 | IWYC Conference Room
We’re excited to come together to kick off FY25 Lunch & Learn Series. For this semester we’ll explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion conversations and discussions with community members and MVCS staff, while enjoying delicious company and appetizers. These will take place on the second Thursday of each month, from 12-1PM.

12 SEPTEMBER 2024:
The Art of Seeing Beyond Definitions
Maisi G. Sathler Rosa: Art Educator & Curador
Fernanda Rosa: Author & Student

All Staff Meeting
2024-07-29 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
ZOOM
Username: zoom-qmt@mvcommunityservices.org

Password: [REDACTED]

Seawall Stand
2024-07-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Vineyard Haven Seawall
Come stand with CONNECT on July 27th at the Vineyard Haven Seawall. The event will be from 10am-12pm. You can come for 5 minutes or stand for the entire 2 hours! If you can’t make it that day and happen to be driving by, feel free to honk and wave. This event was designed to invite men to take a stand against gender-based violence and has grown into those of all gender identities and ages showing their support for survivors and spreading awareness that our community should be living a life free from violence. Reach out to Morgan at muva@mvcommunityservices.org with any questions.

CHICKEN ALLEY @ CHILMARK FLEA MARKET!
2024-06-22 09:00 - 14:00 | MA
Chicken Alley is going to Chilmark on June 22nd, 26th, & 29th! We’ll be selling cool, eclectic treasures in support of our wonderful programs and services at MVCS – come ‘chick’ us out!

Lunch and Learn Thursday, June 20, 2024
2024-06-20 12:00 - 13:00 | IWYC Conference Room
Come and get all your computer questions answered by our own computer guru, Brad Mendenhall!

Confidentiality and Privacy
2024-06-06 09:00 - 12:00 | IWYC Conference Room
FOR CLINICIANS & CLINICAL BUSINESS STAFF WHO MANAGE PROTECTED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFORMATION
Instructor: Beth Folcarelli
Unlock the key to trust and ethical practice in counseling with this training on Confidentiality & Privacy. Delve into the intricacies of maintaining client confidentiality while navigating the legal and ethical landscape of counseling professions. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills necessary to uphold privacy standards, build a foundation of trust with clients, and navigate the delicate balance between openness and confidentiality. Elevate your counseling practice with this essential course, ensuring you provide a safe and secure environment for your clients to explore personal growth and well-being.

HYBRID: IWYC Conference Room and ZOOM
Register Here

Time Management in Human Services
2024-05-23 09:00 - 12:00 | MA
Instructor: Cynthia Mullins

ZOOM Only: Register Here

MVCS Employee Appreciation Awards
2024-05-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Main Campus
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
2024 Employee Appreciation Awards

May 22, 2024
Main MVCS Parking Lot
3-4:30 PM

Event includes:
– Presentation of 2024 Employee Appreciation (and anniversary) Awards.
– Music by DJ Smooth B (Sterling Bishop); bring your dancing shoes!
– Appetizers and dessert.
– A small token of our appreciation for all you do for MVCS.

Please RSVP by May 6 to ensure we have enough seats and food.

Please note, all MVCS offices will close at 2:30pm on 5/22/24 in order for all staff and volunteers to participate in this event.

Parking on the main campus will be restricted to the lots at Building A and the Early Childhood Center on the day of the event. The main parking lot (in front of Buildings B, C, and D) will be closed as of 8 AM on 5/22/24. Please give yourself extra time to park if you will be traveling from off-campus.
Make your nominations here.

Electronics Disposal Day
2024-05-18 09:00 - 14:00 | MVRHS
A joint fundraiser between MVCS and the Junior Class at MVRHS. Prepayment will be available on the website.

Ethical Decision Making
2024-05-10 09:00 - 12:00 | IWYC Conference Room
ONLY FOR CLINICIANS
INSTRUCTORS:
Ardell Crite Otten, Board Certified Patient Advocate; President, ACO Patient Advocacy, Inc
Emily A. Bernstein, MA, BCPA, CHW; CEO and Founder at Wheelhouse Health Navigation Services
The goal of this course is to provide addictions, behavioral health counseling, marriage and family therapy, nursing, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human service settings with information on ethical decision-making models and how to apply those models in clinical practice. In this course, you will learn about evidence-based ethical decision-making models and how to apply those models to various ethical dilemmas.

This is a hybrid course. Register here
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87946818213?pwd=[REDACTED]

This is a non-interactive self-study course - Diversity & Cultural Competence for Mental Health Professionals
2024-05-09 15:00 - 2024-12-31 15:00 | MA
A 4-CREDIT CE COURSE FOR CLINICIANS
This is a non-interactive self-study course. The course is comprised of two sections with all content presented in both audio and text
version.
Section 1 describes a framework for multicultural competency along with a review of findings of
social worker perspectives on how they developed their own competence, a process equally applicable
to all mental health professionals.
Section 2 provides information on challenges faced by certain sub-populations including African
American women, persons with disabilities, and LBGQTI+ persons, all populations mental health
professionals frequently interact with. Specific guidance for how to conceptualize and interact
therapeutically with such persons is provided by experts in their respective fields.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the components of the integrative model of multicultural responsiveness Explain how the
strengths and vulnerabilities of the African American female client can guide assessment and
treatment
2. Analyze the unique issues involved in treating clients with disabilities (e.g., assessing for
discrimination and abuse, helping with empowerment, and avoiding common diagnostic errors)
3. Discuss the unmet mental health and addiction needs of members of the LGBTIQ+ communities, the
barriers of access to treatment, specific interventions,
and future directions in research
Sign up with your name and email

This is a non-interactive self-study course - Identifying and Alleviating Secondary Trauma Stress, Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
2024-05-09 15:00 - 2024-12-31 15:00 | MA
A 3-Credit CE Course for Clinicians
This is a non-interactive self-study course. Teaching methods for this course includes recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation
Secondary traumatic stress (STS) and compassion fatigue (CF) are commonly assessed in the field of emergency and mental health as well
as in the study of best practices for clinicians and front-line worker in the field of trauma.
The unimaginable state of global crisis has placed these constructs under the spotlight as first
responders, front-line medical personnel, and mental health professionals work with traumatized
patients and clients while experiencing their own level of physical, emotional, and psychological
stressors.
As levels of empathy and compassion grow in the hearts of front-line workers caring for
those in distress, so does the cost; leading to a state of physical, emotional and psychological
exhaustion .
Learning Objectives:

List symptoms and identify the differences and similarities of secondary traumatic stress STS,
compassion fatigue CF, burnout BO, and vicarious trauma VT.
Recognize personal and professional vulnerabilities to secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue.
Develop interventions useful via Telemental health in working with those who are experiencing STS, CF, and BO

Sign up here with your name and email address

Lunch and Learn-Supervised Visitation Center
2024-05-09 12:00 - 13:00 | IWYC Conference Room
May is Supervised Visitation Awareness month- did you know that MVCS provides the Island’s only supervised visitation services? Jaime Schwab, Family Services Manager at CONNECT to End Violence, will discuss services provided by the Supervised Visitation Center (SVC). The SVC provides a neutral and secure place for Island children to connect with their non-custodial parent.

All Staff Meeting
2024-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Please join us for the Monthly All Staff meeting. The link to the Zoom meeting is below.
Agenda to follow.
