Public Benefits and Community Assistance

The Literacy Project offers free classes in English conversation, job hunting and resume writing.

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

Our partnership fosters positive development, mental health, safe schools and communities, and limiting juvenile justice involvement through prevention, intervention and diversion services for youth.

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.

We provide several support services for senior citizens in Cambridge each year including regular outreach meetings, education on common scams or general safety, and our Secret Santa for Seniors event.

We help aging individuals and their families navigate life transitions and changing circumstances through a variety of support services.

In addition to shelter, we offer case management, workshops and trainings, supplemental resources, seasonal support, and more to 126 families in shelter.

This is our traditional program where adult mentors are paired with children ages 7-12. Bigs agree to meet Littles for 3 hours, a couple of times a month.

The CLC offers six levels of English conversation, grammar, reading, and writing classes for Cambridge residents. There are daytime and evening classes. We do not offer online-only classes.

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 provide language and interpretation classes, youth programs, multicultural community events, and other supports for immigrant families, regardless of status.

A free program that can help Social Security beneficiaries go to work, get a good job that may lead to a career, and become financially independent.

We provide services related to substance use, harm reduction, education and mental health support.

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.

MPF is recruiting Fellows to serve youth in grades 6-12 in schools, city agencies, and nonprofits across the state! Apply today!

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 programs serve to improve awareness of the importance of oral health to overall health by providing oral health education, dental screenings, and assistance with access to care.

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

We host many events through out the year in collaboration with community partnerships.

We provide 24/7 mobile crisis services and help people who need access to timely, high quality mental health and substance use services.

We can provide a home visitor who can visit your home for one-hour every week to explore books, educational materials, and play-based learning with your child.

Our program supports Asian/Asian American high school girls develop self-confidence and leadership skills to be successful in their social, academic, and future professional communities.

These two VA recommended apps can help you reduce or quit tobacco products and gain mindfulness coping strategies for reducing stress.

Our online space is dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. We provide information, a "Find a Therapist" service, as well as a blog and other resources.

We can help you find treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. We provide you with information about quality treatment for addiction and mental illness.