Public Benefits and Community Assistance

Here is a list of all the licensed, private individual childcare options in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

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 provide nutritional counseling, healthy food benefits, workshops, education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and community resources at no cost to eligible Massachusetts families.

We promote the earliest parent-child relationships by helping parents manage the care of a new baby.

We visit moms and dads of young children at a convenient location to share information about early literacy development, talking and reading with children, and community resources.

We provide an daycare and preschool center for families in-need, particularly those trying to break the cycle of homelessness and attain self-sufficiency.

Riverside Early Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood program that partners with parents to promote children’s healthy development.

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.

The Cambridge Doula is a home visiting program available to all expecting parents who are Cambridge Health Alliance patients.

Cambridge Dads was created to increase fatherhood engagement in programming. The program strives to ensure dads are engaged, informed, and feel supported in their role as parents.

Our hotline helps prevent suicide by giving free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you and loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Baby U is a parenting support program that offers 14 weeks of workshops and home visits for families living in Cambridge.