Disabilities and Special Needs, Health and Wellness

Supporting youth with special needs in afterschool/summer programming.

The Office of Student Services (OSS) includes a variety of services, supports and programs dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students with disabilities.

We offer a variety of services, supports and programs dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students who have a documented risk of regression during the summer months.

We have several support groups, meetings, and events happening virtually for parents and their children.

A home visiting programs' primary purpose is to support and encourage parents and caregivers, share information, and connect families with resources in their home and/or a convenient location.

We promote Community, Housing, Access, and Independence for children and adults of all abilities, strengths, and needs.

We provide one-to-one mentoring to youth and adults with disabilities to reach their full potential.

JOYweavers celebrates children and families with great summer programming! We offer accessible, inclusive programming for children who benefit from a smaller setting.

We serve children and youth (ages 6-22) with disabilities by providing a super fun summer program full of outdoor activities, swimming, field trips, crafts, cooking, and more!

We understand the importance of community and the power of compassion. As a 100% volunteer-run program, we are committed to supporting vulnerable individuals and families in Cambridge, MA.

We work to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline by offering children mental health services that improve their long-term health and well-being.

Join us for eight Saturdays focusing building a child's social and emotional skills including communication, cooperation, sharing, and taking turns. Transportation, lunch, and a snack included.

We provide free and nutritionally balanced meals to Cambridge residents 18 years of age and under. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian options offered at all meal sites!

We transforms the lives of children, adults with disabilities and their families through the power of one-to-one mentoring relationships.

We partner with local businesses and organizations to sponsor free events in parks across the city.

Our partnership fosters positive development, mental health, safe schools and communities, and limiting juvenile justice involvement through prevention, intervention and diversion services for youth.

We empower women, girls, and nonbinary folks through a variety of gender-intentional programs and opportunities.

This is our traditional program where adult mentors are paired with children ages 7-12, and agree to see each other for 3 hours, a couple of times a month in the Little's community.

Riverside offers a structured, therapeutic after-school program for children from the Somerville and Cambridge area ages 6-12 that present with significant emotional and/or behavioral challenges.

We support children and their families through the early childhood communities that care for them such as early childhood teachers, directors, and family childcare providers.

Our teen support text line connects young people up to age 24 with a peer they can talk to when they feel lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, or suicidal.

We provide comprehensive support to the parents and caregivers of youth with mental health challenges, as well as their children, through a variety of coaching, childcare, and community-building programs.

New outpatient center in various locations including Cambridge and Somerville offering in-person and virtual support.

We are a recreational program that caters to individuals with special needs in the Cambridge area.

We are one of two CHA acute care hospitals north of Boston.