The Nantucket Interfaith Council (IFC), is a collaboration of Nantucket’s religious congregations. Clergy and lay representatives comprise the Council of approximately 25 persons. The council represents a growing trend in ecumenical and interfaith unity. It supports each religious congregation in promoting spiritual, ethical, and social welfare and addresses pertinent issues and emergencies in the Nantucket community.
The IFC meets monthly, the second Tuesday of each month, at noon, at Sherburne Commons.
OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS: The Nantucket Interfaith Council d/b/a Nantucket food, Fuel Rental Assistance operates three community outreach programs to assist lower and no income island residents in need with with food, shelter and fuel assistance. Visit https:// http://www.assistnantucket.org for more information about these programs. These services are offered to qualifying individuals regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs. Please consider donating to these programs by clicking the tab below. Donations will be used evenly to help feed and house low income island residents in financial need.
Without the generous support of the following grantors our outreach programs could not exist. These organizations have consistently provided funding to make food donations and rent payments possible.
Town of Nantucket Contract Review Committee
Nantucket Community Preservation Committee
United Way of Cape Cod and the Islands
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Tupancy Harris Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Cape Cod Five Foundation
And along with these grantors we thank the many individuals, companies and family foundations who also donate yearly so that we can keep operations and programs going.
We are blessed to have you all as our supporters.
