Center-Based Childcare Directory
Birth to 3rd Grade Partnership (B-3)
Here is a list of all the licensed childcare centers in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).
Unemployment Assistance: Massachusetts DUA
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Outside CambridgeYou can learn how to apply for temporary income through Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance programs by clicking the links on this page.
Volunteering Opportunities in Cambridge
Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse
We work with hundreds of agencies across Cambridge that are in need of volunteers to help address different issues ranging from hunger to homelessness to education.
Cambridge Healthy Markets
Cambridge in Motion and Cambridge Public Health Department
Wellington Harrington North Cambridge The Port Cambridgeport Mid CambridgeThe Healthy Market Program works with local convenience store owners to make healthy, affordable food and drink options available to customers.
Drop-In Community Center
Cambridge Women's Center
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.
Early Childhood Summer Camps Guide (Ages 3 - 6)
Birth to 3rd Grade Partnership (B-3)
This guide gives caregivers a quick and easy format to read through their summer camp options and reach out to staff for assistance.
Food Pantry: Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House (MFNH)
Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House (MFNH)
The PortThe Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House food services program provides emergency food to over 16,000 individuals and families each year.
Immigrant Resource Guide
Cambridge Public Health Department, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
This guide contains Mental Health and Domestic Violence resources for immigrant families in Cambridge.
Keep The Keys
On The Rise
Mid CambridgeKeep The Keys is a housing stabilization program for On The Rise women who transition out of homeless and into housing of their own.
Meal Program: Faith Kitchen
Faith Lutheran Church
The PortWe distribute free, prepared to-go meals twice each month on the second and last Tuesday evenings.
Meals Program: Loaves and Fishes
Loaves and Fishes Meals
CambridgeportEvery Saturday, we open our place to the people in need and provide them with hot meals.
Meals Program: Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
Salvation Army
CambridgeportDuring COVID-19, we'll be distributing bagged meals at the door for people to take home.
SNAP Match Program
Community Development Department, Cambridge Public Health Department, Food For Free, Mass Farmers Markets, and Cambridge Community Foundation
Riverside The Port AgassizIf you are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the SNAP Match program will double the value of your SNAP purchases at three Cambridge farmers markets.
uAspire College Affordability Advising at CRLS
uAspire
Mid CambridgeuAspire is a nonprofit organization ensuring that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through college.
Cambridge/Somerville WIC Program
Cambridge Health Alliance
The PortThe Program at 119 Windsor Street provides nutrition consultation and food benefits for pregnant, breastfeeding women, infants and children up to age five.
Directory of Resources for People Homeless in Cambridge
Cambridge CAN
This online guide contains information on many different types of resources that may be useful to individuals and families who are homeless.
Early Intervention Guide: Exceptional Lives
Exceptional Lives, Inc.
This free, easy-to-read online Guide is for parents of children aged 0-3 who may need special services to help with their development.
Home Delivery: Food For Free
Food For Free
Food For Free's Home Delivery program brings food to low-income Cambridge residents who live alone or who cannot access food pantries due to illness or disability.
Information and Referrals at Center for Families
Center for Families
The Center for Families can help connect you to resources and supports for families in Cambridge!
Learn to Row and Crew League Summer
Community Rowing, Inc.
Our summer experience introduces boys and girls ages 12-18 to the fundamentals of sweep rowing on the Charles River.
Recent Immigrant Summer Enrichment Program (RISE)
Phillips Brooks House Association
We bring together students from Harvard College and surrounding universities with kids from Cambridge's different neighborhoods.
SNAP Food Assistance: Massachusetts DTA
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
Outside CambridgeSNAP benefits are provided by the federal government and administered by DTA.
Special Start
Cambridge Public Schools
Agassiz Cambridgeport and The Port The Port Neighborhood 9 East Cambridge Mid Cambridge Cambridgeport North CambridgeSpecial Start is Cambridge Public Schools’ preschool program for students with disabilities. The program provides services for preschool aged children 3 to 5 years of age.
Student Registration Center
Cambridge Public Schools
Mid CambridgeThe Student Registration Center processes all school registrations for Cambridge Public Schools.
Summer Rocketry Program
Science Club for Girls
Join our program this summer where you'll design, build and launch model rockets while learning more about aerospace careers, robot rovers, and astronaut space suits!