Financials
Growth has increased each year from the start with community engagement from foundations and individuals supporting our mission.
Just prior to the pandemic, an “incubator space” was established at First Lutheran Church (6A) in West Barnstable, MA. Our opening event was June 1, 2019 with Family Play Day events each Friday and Saturday until March 2020.
During the pandemic there were silver linings. During the pandemic, we produced online educational videos for access on our You Tube channel, cataloged our toy lending collection of 1,500 toys, and developed a collaborative outreach project to create an Outdoor Play Oasis in the backyard of Hyannis Public Library. Securing a Mass Development “Resurgent Places” grant and matching funding from the community as well as substantial in-kind donations of products and labor made it possible to construct the Outdoor Play Oasis. Our Toy Lending Library opened May 7, 2022 and the Outdoor Play Oasis grand opening was October 15, 2022.
Community engagement has continued to grow with increased number of visitors and family program participants each year during our open hours on Saturday’s 10-1 and at the Outdoor Play Oasis throughout the year.
The recent purchase of a building, on our behalf, as a permanent site for our Community Play Space and Toy Library will enable expansion of programs and services to increase accessibility. To maximize the use and potential benefits to children and families, community support is needed for renovations to the 75-year-old building to prepare it for opening to the public in the fall.
The challenge ahead is increasing community support to enable hiring full time staff to increase our capacity to serve more children and families.
For additional information, please contact us at info@capecodtoylibrary.org
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