Public Benefits and Community Assistance

Our guide is a great way to learn about and connect to free and low-cost foods in Cambridge.

We work with 175+ diverse agencies in Cambridge and beyond. These agencies rely on community volunteers to help deliver services, support operations, or lead on their boards of directors.

We connect low-income parents with a personal coach and supportive connections to help reach family goals in health, housing, finances, education, and work!

Youth Headspace contains many youth wellness and mental health resources. Check it out!

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

We help people pay for theirwinter heating bills if they are from low-income households in Cambridge and Somerville.

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.

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 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.

This guide contains Mental Health and Domestic Violence resources for immigrant families in Cambridge.

Our cadet training program is a paid, benefitted full-time position with a two-year commitment for Cambridge residents between ages of 18-23 who are interested in pursuing a career in public safety.

This program is designed to help youth to acquire the professional skills and coaching experience needed for working within the parkour industry, while also building valuable professional skills.

We issue temporary Cambridge disability parking permits to residents and individuals who work in Cambridge.

Our free, confidential hotline can connect you to clinical help for mental health and substance use concerns where and when you need it.

Our team of social workers can help make referrals to community services, help you complete applications, navigate resources, and help connect you to mental health or substance misuse programs.

We help Cambridge residents and small businesses access clean-energy, efficient, and affordable programs. We can help you learn if you're paying too much on your electricity bill and save you money.

We provide a weekly Zoom drop-in group for LGBTQIA+ older adults as well as a Virtual Visits group for transgender and gender diverse older adults. We also offer LGBTQIA+ and trans bereavement groups.

We investigate domestic related assaults and abuse incidents and provide an advocate to help survivors obtain community services and develop safety plans.

This unit investigates sexual crimes and provides support and social services to survivors of sexual crimes.

A paid 8-month urban forestry and environmental careers discovery program for Cambridge high school students aged 16-18.

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!

Offers people who have Massachusetts-based criminal records (CORI) the opportunity to seal or expunge their records with free assistance from volunteer lawyers.

The guide is organized around six key themes: affordable housing, emergency housing, housing rights, legal and mediation services, safe & healthy homes, and financial assistance.

The Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance abuse treatment and recovery services.

Our program is a neighborhood gathering place where housed and unhoused neighbors can mingle and get acquainted in a low-key, judgment-free setting.

This is a program that provides a drop-in center for homeless and street-involved youth, ages 14-24, in Harvard Square, Cambridge.