Health And Safety

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

We provide lunch at noon every day and a continental breakfast six days each week through our drop-in Day Shelter.

Our programs are designed for those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.

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

Our drop-in is open to eight people at a time. Check website for updated hours. Use a computer, cook in the kitchen, get help from a volunteer, pick up food & supplies, T-passes, clothing closet.

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

We are a nonprofit community grocery store in Central Square, Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, and Salem, MA. We accept SNAP and welcome you to use it on all the food in our stores!

Port Arise is here to provide support to our community through uplifting families.

This pocket guide contains information on many different types of resources that may be useful to individuals and families who are homeless

SNAP benefits are provided by the federal government and administered by DTA.

This guide is an overview of some of the organizations that serve to support LGBTQ+ older adults. There are local organizations, national organizations, and other information.

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.

Our 24-hour free & confidential hotline provides emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+, kink, & polyamorous survivors of partner abuse.

Peer-to-peer LGBTQ+ and QTBIPOC support groups. Phone-based and in-person.

Want to process tough emotions with someone who understands? Our confidential peer-run HEART Line is here to listen and talk on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 4 pm. Call us at 617-902-0102.

We can help you with applying for health insurance like MassHealth, Health Connector plans, Health Safety Net, Medicare and dental plans through the Massachusetts Health Connector.

Have you been feeling stressed or overwhelmed? CEOC has a service to help!

We aim to create an environment that makes it easier for residents and people who work in the city to eat healthy and be physically active.

As part of our program, we hand out various combinations of sandwiches or bagged lunches, juice boxes, snacks, socks, some seasonal items, toiletry kits, and more to the community.

CW Taekwondo at Boston provides opportunities for fitness, fun, flexibility and community for adults by teaching martial arts in Cambridge and the Boston area.

We provide meals and materials to individuals who are low-income or extremely low-income, and who are experiencing homeless, are housing insecure, or living in persistent poverty.

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 offer a monthly delivery of library materials to Cambridge residents who are unable to visit a library due to short- or long-term disability or infirmity.

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

Our Primary Care experts can help you and your family live your healthiest lives. We offer Primary Care, Women's Health services, our PACE Program for older adults, and our CHA Pharmacy.

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

We are one of two shelters in Massachusetts that accept people who are using drugs and alcohol and are homeless.