Public Benefits and Community Assistance

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

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

We work with 175+ diverse agencies in Cambridge and beyond. These agencies rely on community volunteers to help deliver services, support operations, or lead on their boards of directors.

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 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.

The Just-A-Start Financial Opportunity Program offers free financial coaching from an accredited financial counselor to help people define and reach their financial goals.

We have several support groups, meetings, and events happening virtually for parents and their children.

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

We assists low-income households from the City of Cambridge and Somerville with winter heating costs incurred.

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

Our cadet training program is a paid, benefitted full-time position with a two-year commitment for Cambridge residents between ages of 18-23 who are interested in pursuing a career in public safety.

We provide one-to-one mentoring to youth and adults with disabilities to reach their full potential.

This is a free program to help people prepare for a career in early childhood education.

This program is designed to help youth to acquire the professional skills and coaching experience needed for working within the parkour industry, while also building valuable professional skills.

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.

We bring together students from Harvard College and surrounding universities with kids from Cambridge's different neighborhoods.

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.

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.

The City of Cambridge can help address concerns and questions about housing resources, tenants, homeowners, landlords and property management companies, and court-related information.

We issue temporary Cambridge disability parking permits to residents and individuals who work in Cambridge.

We offer fun, informative, and friendly activities for older adults. You can exercise, play games, learn a new skill, speak a new language, and build new relationships! See our monthly calendar for more.

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

SCES and Cambridge Senior Centers offering lunches Monday through Thursday.

When people come in we can help them use their digital devices (smartphones, tablets, computers), apply for services online, learn digital literacy and safety/privacy tips, and get access to devices.

JAS partners with the IRS to offer on-site Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax prep services free of charge for families earning less than $54,000 per year.

Known as universal preschool, we provide free preschool to Cambridge 4 year-olds and some 3 year-olds beginning in September.

JAS IT Careers Program provides nine months of free intensive training to prepare adults for entry-level IT jobs.