Parenting Resources

Here is a list of all the licensed, private individual childcare options in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

Youth Headspace contains many youth wellness and mental health resources. Check it out!

We have several support groups, meetings, and events happening virtually for parents and their children.

A home visiting programs' primary purpose is to support and encourage parents and caregivers, share information, and connect families with resources in their home and/or a convenient location.

We provide 24/7 mobile crisis services and help people who need access to timely, high quality mental health and substance use services.

Our teen support text line connects young people up to age 24 with a peer they can talk to when they feel lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, or suicidal.

We offer a variety of services, supports and programs dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students who have a documented risk of regression during the summer months.

The Student Registration Center processes all school registrations for Cambridge Public Schools.

We provide nutritional counseling, healthy food benefits, workshops, education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and community resources at no cost to eligible Massachusetts families.

Our free, confidential hotline can connect you to clinical help for mental health and substance use concerns where and when you need it.

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

This is a program that provides a drop-in center for homeless and street-involved youth, ages 14-24, in Harvard Square, Cambridge.

We understand the importance of community and the power of compassion. As a 100% volunteer-run program, we are committed to supporting vulnerable individuals and families in Cambridge, MA.

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.

We extend access to technology like Chromebook laptops and mobile WiFi hotspots by allowing patrons to check out devices.

We are a student-run civil legal aid organization committed to providing free representation to low-income and marginalized communities in the Greater Boston area.

Known as universal preschool, we provide free preschool to Cambridge 4 year-olds and some 3 year-olds beginning in September.

We provide language and interpretation classes, youth programs, multicultural community events, and other supports for immigrant families.

We provide free and nutritionally balanced meals to Cambridge residents 18 years of age and under. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian options offered at all meal sites!

We promote the earliest parent-child relationships by helping parents manage the care of a new baby.

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

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.

We offer a wide inventory of adult professional outfits and children's clothing and resources.

We provide an daycare and preschool center for families in-need, particularly those trying to break the cycle of homelessness and attain self-sufficiency.

Riverside Early Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood program that partners with parents to promote children’s healthy development.

We support children and their families through the early childhood communities that care for them such as early childhood teachers, directors, and family childcare providers.

We provide services related to substance use, harm reduction, education and mental health support.