Utility Bill Assistance: DHSP Fuel Assistance
DHSP Fuel Assistance
We assists low-income households from the City of Cambridge and Somerville with winter heating costs incurred.
JAS Housing Services
Just A Start
Wellington HarringtonWe help no, low, and moderate income residents with their housing needs, including affordable renting, affordable homeownership, homelessness prevention, mediation, renovation assistance, and more.
Cambridge Energy-Savings Programs
Community Development Department and All in Energy
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.
Directory of Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness in Cambridge
Cambridge Coordinated Access Network (C-CAN)
RiversideThis pocket guide contains information on many different types of resources that may be useful to individuals and families who are homeless
JAS Home Improvement Program
Just A Start
Wellington HarringtonJust A Start's Home Improvement Program (HIP) provides low and no-interest loans and technical assistance to income-qualified Cambridge homeowners with their repair and rehab projects.
Green Street Shelter
Solutions at Work
We manage a homeless shelter for men and women on Green Street in Cambridge. Solutions also runs an evening meals program for unhoused individuals 5 days a week in Central Square.
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter
Phillips Brooks House Association, University Lutheran Church, and Y2Y Harvard Square
West CambridgeWe provide homeless people with a safe, caring place to stay in the winter, plus counseling resources and transitional supports for anyone employed and saving money towards secure housing.
Heading Home Programs
Heading Home
We provide shelter, transitional & permanent housing + support services to extremely low-income homeless/formerly homeless adult individuals & families with children in Cambridge & Greater Boston.
Housed In Cambridge Video Library
City of Cambridge, Community Development Department, and Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Housed in Cambridge: Information to Open Doors webinar recordings.
MSC Case Management
DHSP Multi-Service Center (MSC)
RiversideWe work with individuals and families who need help with their housing.
Multi-Service Center Programs
DHSP Multi-Service Center (MSC)
RiversideWe help people who are experiencing homelessness and housing problems in Cambridge.
Office of the Housing Liaison Support
City of Cambridge
Mid CambridgeWe help Cambridge residents access and navigate affordable housing opportunities, obtain eviction and tenant displacement prevention, and other housing related resources and services.
The Transition Wellness Center (TWC)
City of Cambridge, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Hospital, and CASPAR/Baycove
Mid CambridgeThis is a new, city-funded temporary emergency homeless shelter at the Spaulding Hospital will host 58 beds and serve as an adult homeless shelter for guests who test negative for COVID-19.
CEOC Housing Assistance
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC)
Mid CambridgeWe 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.
CEOC Public Benefits Assistance
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC)
Mid CambridgeWe help people apply for and resolve problems with Social Security, SSI, SSDI, TAFDC, EAEDC, MassHealth and Medicare.
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.
Housed In Cambridge
Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Community Development Department, and Cambridge Public Library
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.
Housed In Cambridge's Online Guide
Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Community Development Department, and Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP)
The guide is organized around six key themes: affordable housing, emergency housing, housing rights, legal and mediation services, safe & healthy homes, and financial assistance.
Keep The Keys
On The Rise
Mid CambridgeKeep 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.
Legal Resources: Lawyers for Civil Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston
Outside CambridgeWe currently provided a list of resources and information for people of color and immigrants to common situations resulting from COVID-19.
Cambridge Housing Resources
City of Cambridge, DHSP Multi-Service Center (MSC), and Community Development Department
The City of Cambridge can help address concerns and questions about housing resources, tenants, homeowners, landlords and property management companies, and court-related information.
Homeowner's Guide: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Find It Cambridge
We provide facts, tips, and sound advice to homeowners that are struggling to make mortgage payments during COVID-19.
HRI Home Improvement Program
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
We help low to moderate income homeowners in Cambridge by offering unconventional financing and loans to facilitate the repair, renovation, and restoration of your home to help you stay in your home.
Low-Cost Internet & Phone Services
Find It Cambridge
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.
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Case Management
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
The Port Outside CambridgeWe work directly with survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse and their loved ones to assist with their immediate and long-term health, housing, financial, and safety needs.