Public Benefits and Community Assistance

We offer employment training and education programs for TAFDC clients including Young Parents Program, DTA Works Internship, Office of Refugee and Immigrants Program, and more!

We currently provide lists of resources, information, and legal advice for people of color and immigrants.

We are an IRS certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) partner that provides free tax preparation for individuals and families with low to moderate income.

We can help you with many housing-related services, including signing up for the Cambridge Affordable Housing list, preventing eviction, resolving issues with property managers, and more.

We help individuals fill out their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) so they can get the most financial aid for which they are eligible.

We work to stabilize housing for eligible Cambridge tenants through mediation and dispute resolution services.

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.

Keep The Keys is a housing stabilization program for On The Rise women, trans, and non-binary people who transition out of homeless and into housing of their own.

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.

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

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

We provide financial education and coaching to help individuals achieve their financial goals.

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

We offer a free dual enrollment program with Bunker Hill Community College. Students take two classes and receive advising support to prepare for their next steps, such as college or career training.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Housed in Cambridge: Information to Open Doors webinar recordings.

Qualifying individuals can apply to receive affordable internet access and a new laptop.

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.

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.