Public Benefits and Community Assistance

OWD offers employment programs for both young people and adults to help them build skills, gain access to opportunities, and work towards the careers they seek.

We help break the cycle of poverty and homelessness by providing people with resources and opportunities to strengthen their confidence, achieve self-sufficiency, and participate in helping others.

All In Energy advances an inclusive clean energy economy by connecting underserved communities to energy-savings and affordable renewable energy, while increasing green jobs for diverse talent.

The mission of the Margaret Fuller House is to strengthen and empower youth, families, and community residents.

We are a City department dedicated to ensuring women and girls equal economic, social, political, and educational opportunities throughout the city.

We provide free tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for Cambridge students in grades 4-12

The Emergency Communications Department operates the City's Combined Emergency Communications and 911 Center (ECC) located at the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility.

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

Imagine a church that is glad you're here no matter where you are on the journey of life or faith.

Exceptional Lives provides trustworthy, easy-to-read information for parents of children with developmental disabilities.

Our mission is to assist and empower low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, improve their quality of life, and achieve long-term economic self-sufficiency.

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

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

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

Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) empowers youth with disabilities to reach their full potential by providing transformative mentoring programs.

We manage workforce development and labor to ensure workers have protection, tools, and training to succeed.

We are an open and affirming ELCA (Evangelical Church of America) Lutheran Church that is welcoming of all, including GLBTQ individuals.

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, BDSM, polyamorous, and queer communities.

GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Greater Boston PFLAG works to create environments of understanding so that all people can live with dignity and respect through:

We are one of the largest human services providers in the Commonwealth in addition to being the most programmatically diverse.

We offer diverse, high-quality programs promoting leadership and youth development through enrichment activities, unique experiences, and opportunities to develop relationships with adults and peers.

CHRC investigates complaints of discrimination that occur in Cambridge; in housing, employment, education, and public accommodations.

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

PBHA meet the needs of youth and families through community-based afterschool, summer, and enrichment programs in Boston and Cambridge with an emphasis on accessibility for underserved groups.

Daycare, Preschool and Kindergarten program in Central Square Cambridge.