Public Benefits and Community Assistance

Since 1972, Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) has been the area's aging information and service center.

We strengthen civic life by championing local volunteer engagement and supporting an effective and inclusive volunteer corps for all agencies serving residents of Cambridge, MA.

We rescue fresh food that might otherwise go to waste and distribute it within the local emergency food system where it can reach those in need.

We are a historic house and cultural organization that explores the arts, scholarship, stewardship, and community.

We are Cambridge's anti-poverty agency. We provide a variety of wrap-around services to help people with public benefits, health insurance, financial education, housing, and more.

We investigate complaints and resolve disputes that arise between consumers and businesses.

We empower a diverse community of adult learners through education, skill development, and community participation.

We create new technology and project management systems that can be utilized by nonprofits or small businesses to serve the needs of their communities.

Free family support programming for families living in Cambridge with children birth through 8 years old.

Daycare, Preschool and Kindergarten program in Central Square Cambridge.

Parkour classes, workshops, and events for all ages (6 - 70+) throughout the Greater Boston region.

We are Cambridge's primary access point to permanent supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Cambridge Camping Association provides enriching and inclusive summer and school year programming for children living in under-resourced circumstances in our community.

We are a survivor led organization that provides a wide range of continuous and comprehensive services for women exploited through prostitution and sex trafficking.

We help people who are experiencing homelessness and housing problems in Cambridge.

We promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.

We help anyone who is actively struggling with substance use get access to comprehensive and compassionate care without judgement.

We sustain and grow an engaged community focused on the mental health needs of Black women and girls using resources, content, and experiences that present relevant and accessible information.

We are the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States with programs that prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.

We are the national resource to disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people through inclusive and equitable education, support, and resources.

We are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs for LGBTQIA+ folks.

We are a federal agency providing leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and more to improve the nation’s crime prevention capacity, assist victims, and enhance the rule of law.

We are the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.

We work to prevent suicide and support those who have lost someone to suicide. Each year, 300+ volunteers answer more than 80,000 calls, texts, and chats on our Helpline.

We ensure that people from racial, ethnic and sexual/gender marginalized populations with or at-risk for mental health and substance use issues can access quality care, thrive, and achieve well-being.

We strive to cultivate an engaged community of youth whose powerful artistic voices transform their lives, their neighborhoods, and their worlds.

We access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages; enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities.