Disabilities and Special Needs, Resources for Renters

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 support no, low, and moderate income residents with housing needs including housing stabilization, mediation and dispute resolution, and stewardship for Cambridge affordable condo associations.

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.

Keep The Keys is a housing stabilization program for On The Rise participants who transition out of homeless and into housing of their own.

We can help you with many housing-related services, including signing up for the Cambridge Affordable Housing list, preventing eviction, resolving issues with property managers, and more.

We currently provide lists of resources, information, and legal advice for people of color and immigrants.

Supporting youth with special needs in afterschool/summer programming.

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.

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

We offer free support groups for family members and friends of people with mental illness, as well as peer supports for people suffering from a mental health condition.

Contact the MSC if you are living on the street, in emergency shelters or at risk of losing your housing and need help.

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.

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.

We work with individuals and families who need help with their housing.

Safehome: Up to 1 month stay in a confidential location for an individual or family.
Transitional Housing: Up to two years of rental assistance for up to 16 survivors and their families.

We are a student-run civil legal aid organization committed to providing free representation to low-income and marginalized communities in the Greater Boston area.

We offer various clubs and after-school sports for students.

Housed In Cambridge: Information to Open Doors is a citywide campaign designed to educate and inform residents on housing opportunities and housing-related resources and services.

Housed in Cambridge: Information to Open Doors webinar recordings.

We enhance the city's quality of life by improving our transportation system and city-wide mobility.

We you make your home more energy-efficient and help to save you money on your utility costs if you qualify for our low-income programs.

We help Cambridge residents access and navigate affordable housing opportunities, obtain eviction and tenant displacement prevention, and other housing related resources and services.

We are Boston’s largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors.