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Community PartnershipsIn addition to our own membership, the Community Development Partnership often collaborates with other local advocacy groups that provide an added level of representation for their particular town or service base. United in our common interests and goals Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman Association (CCHFA)The Economic Development Department of the Community Development Partnership is collaborating with the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association around an initiative to support the local fishing community. The Sustainable Fisheries Trust is being developed to link Cape Cod fishermen with dedicated expertise and financing aimed at sustaining their livelihoods and the marine fisheries they rely on. The Sustainable Fisheries Trust concept comes at a significant time for the fishing industry. Marine fisheries and fishing communities in the United States face a perfect storm of challenges: depletion of resources-through over fishing, excessive by-catch, and habitat damage-rapidly increasing corporatization of the seas, and flawed public policies. The impacts of these problems are most severely felt by the rural coastal communities and fishing families that have for generations depended on the health of the resource. Extensive job loss, reduced wages, business closings, out-migration, and falling school enrollments are among the most visible effects. Without deliberate actions to improve the present situation, the nation’s marine fisheries and fishing communities are at risk of irreversible decline. As envisioned, the Sustainable Fisheries Trust will establish an integrated infrastructure that links community-based fishermen to dedicated management expertise and financing. The goal is to build and sustain a healthier relationship between fishermen, the fishing community and the fish. The Economic Development department of the CDP will complement the CCCHFA’s vision and expertise in the industry with our program development capability and strong relationships within the Cape community. WeCan of Harwich and Cape CodWE CAN changes lives. For 10 years, WE CAN has empowered Cape Cod women of all ages to successfully navigate challenging life transitions such as divorce, career change, job loss, illness, retirement, isolation or personal loss. WE CAN —Women’s Empowerment through Cape Area Networking— furthers women’s development through information and referrals to other resources on Cape Cod; nentoring, to identify options and for goal-setting and guidance; free legal services, including one-to-one legal consultations and workshops on family law and a range of other services, training and workshops. The CDP is proud to collaborate with WeCan to support Cape Cod women. WeCan Last updated: January 19, 2012 |
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