Visual, Performing, and Media Arts, Resources for Renters

We offer a wide range of engaging, affordable, and high-quality classes to adults in a welcoming, creative community. In-person, online, and hybrid options are available.

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

This list contains several programs that provide low-cost or free internet and phone services to low-income households and individuals, including the Lifeline Program and Comcast Internet Essentials.

Our City programs connect renters, homeowners and landlords to resources that help save money on their utility bills while also addressing climate change through renewable energy and efficiency.

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 offer access to affordable rental and homeownership units for low, moderate, and middle-income households.

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

We preserve and maintain affordable apartments that are home to low and moderate income Cambridge residents. Property management and community coordinators help ensure that everyone feels at home.

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public.

For ages 4+! NSM offers group instrument lessons, choir ensembles, & private lessons on strings, guitar, woodwinds, piano, and voice.

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.

Explore Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters by interactive guided tour! The occupants of this house shaped our nation. A variety of tours invite visitors to connect with their stories.

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

We offer lots of free events throughout the year for people of all ages with a love of learning!

We provide shelter, transitional & permanent housing + support services to extremely low-income homeless/formerly homeless adult individuals & families with children in Cambridge & Greater Boston.

We screen international feature films, documentaries, animation, and shorts from traditional film presentations. Our calendar reflects all of our upcoming events.

We offer training on housing and benefits issues to other groups, work closely with community organizations seeking policy changes and raise funds for homeless prevention.

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

Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Cambridge with inclusive programs to inspire residents to think critically about our past and apply lessons learned for our future.