DHSP Afterschool Programs Lottery

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DHSP Childcare Afterschool Programs, DHSP Community Schools, and DHSP Cambridge Youth Programs

Cambridge children play an activity at their afterschool program.

Cambridge residents with children in grades K-8 apply to DHSP Afterschool Programs through this lottery application. The lottery opens in April for the coming school year.

Application required

  • Specific dates
સોમવાર, એપ્રિલ 14 – રવિવાર, મે 11

DHSP Afterschool Lottery Flyer

Apply to the DHSP Afterschool Lottery!

The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) offers four afterschool program models designed to develop children’s social and emotional growth and build healthy relationships. Childcare Afterschool programs and Community Schools afterschool programs are open to Kindergarten through 5th graders. Cambridge Youth Programs (CYP) Pre-teen / Middle School Programs are open to 4th – 8th graders. The King Open Extended Day program is available to Kindergarten through 5th graders who attend the King Open School. 

  • Open seats are filled through a lottery process.
  • Families can also access FAQs, multilingual resources, past data, step-by-step instructions, tuition charts and other information at www.cambridgema.gov/AfterschoolLottery.
  • Families will be notified of their child's placement offer at an afterschool program or in the Waiting Pool by the end of June.
  • Re-enrollment: Children currently enrolled in a DHSP afterschool program can re-enroll in the same program by completing an application. Re-enrollment applications must be submitted by the May 11 deadline.

Cost

  • Tuition for DHSP Afterschool Programs is based on household size and income.
  • Tuition is free for 6-8th graders participating in CYP Pre-Teen / Middle School afterschool programs.
  • Sibling discounts: Families who pay full tuition for one child enrolled in a DHSP afterschool program will receive a 50% discount on tuition for any siblings enrolled. (discount is not applicable to 6th-8th graders enrolled in CYP’s afterschool programs who receive free tuition.)
  • Sliding scale based on income

સ્થાન

  • In-person only.

Amigos Community School

15 Upton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Riverside

Cambridgeport School

89 Elm Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Cambridgeport and The Port

Fletcher-Maynard Academy

225 Windsor Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Cambridgeport and The Port

Frisoli Youth Center

61 Willow St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Area 2, Cambridgeport, East Cambridge, and Mid Cambridge

Gately Youth Center

70 Rindge Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

North Cambridge

Graham and Parks School

44 Linnaean Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Haggerty School

110 Cushing Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Strawberry Hill and West Cambridge

King Open School

850 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Wellington Harrington

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School

102 Putnam Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Riverside

Moore Youth Center

12 Gilmore St
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Riverside

Morse School

40 Granite Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Cambridgeport

Moses Youth Center (Teen Programs Only)

243 Harvard Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Mid Cambridge

Peabody School

70 Rindge Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Cambridge Highlands, Neighborhood 9, and North Cambridge

Russell Youth Center

680 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Strawberry Hill and West Cambridge

Tobin Montessori School

197 Vassal Lane
Cambridge, MA 02138
યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ

Neighborhood

Cambridge Highlands, Neighborhood 9, and West Cambridge

  • Transportation from school provided for some eligible students; check with your child's school.

Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) provides transportation between schools and some DHSP afterschool program sites. Whether CPS provides transportation to a DHSP afterschool program depends on the end time of your child’s school and the start time of the DHSP afterschool program. View an interactive map to learn more. 

Dates and Times

This program runs during the school year.

Monday through Friday.

Morning and Afternoon.

Programs run September - June each school year. the start and end time of afterschool programs vary. Learn more at www.cambridgema.gov/AfterschoolLottery

Additional information

The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) offers four afterschool program models designed to develop children’s social and emotional growth and build healthy relationships. Programs are open to children entering Kindergarten - 8th grade.

The Afterschool Lottery application opens in April for the upcoming school year. Additional information is available at www.cambridgema.gov/AfterschoolLottery 
 

Program continues to run during

February vacation and April vacation

.

Cambridge children play an activity at their afterschool program.

DHSP Front Desk

617-349-6200
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This program runs during the school year.

Monday through Friday.

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Last updated એપ્રિલ 11, 2025.

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