Provincetown, Massachusetts
Community Organizations
Art and history, a health and support network for neighbors, and a locally owned newsroom that covers your own town meetings. Every organization on this page takes volunteers, and several of them are how a resident with no title at all ends up in the room.
Community Organizations
| Organization | What they do & contact |
|---|---|
| Provincetown Art Association and Museum | Founded in 1914, one of the country’s oldest art associations. It runs exhibitions, classes, and a permanent collection of Cape art, and it anchors the town’s century-old art colony. |
| Fine Arts Work Center | Gives seven-month fellowships to emerging writers and visual artists each year, and runs public readings, workshops, and summer programs open to the community. |
| Helping Our Women | Supports women on the Outer Cape living with chronic or life-threatening illness, with rides to medical appointments, financial help, food access, and wellness programs. It takes volunteers. |
| The Provincetown Independent | The town’s locally owned weekly newspaper, covering Outer Cape Cod since 2019. It reports local news, carries coverage of town meetings, and takes letters to the editor. |
| Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum | Runs the Pilgrim Monument and the museum at its base, keeping the town’s history and the story of the Mayflower Compact signed in the harbor below. |
Town Services You Can Use Today
| Service | Notes |
|---|---|
| Council on Aging | The senior center, outreach, transportation, and programs for older residents. Director Chris Hottle. 508-487-7080. |
| Recreation Department | Youth programs, the town’s parks and fields, and beaches on the harbor and the National Seashore. Director Brandon Motta. 508-487-7097. |
| Provincetown Public Library | The town’s public library at 356 Commercial Street, with programs, meeting space, and free public computers. Director Amy Raff. 508-487-7094. |
For current hours and a fuller list, see the town’s own department directory at provincetown-ma.gov.