Career and College, Disabilities and Special Needs

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

We provide one-to-one mentoring to youth and adults with disabilities to reach their full potential.

Supporting youth with special needs in afterschool/summer programming.

The Office of Student Services (OSS) includes a variety of services, supports and programs dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students with disabilities.

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.

We promote Community, Housing, Access, and Independence for children and adults of all abilities, strengths, and needs.

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

TriTogether is a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing free tutoring to children, teens, and young adults in foster care.

We are a comprehensive after-school educational enrichment and work-readiness program that includes paid workshops for low-income preteens and teens in Cambridge public housing.

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

JOYweavers celebrates children and families with great summer programming! We offer accessible, inclusive programming for children who benefit from a smaller setting.

We offer a tuition-free summer program where youth learn about gardening, STEM activities and experiments, environmentalism, leadership, and team building games.

We provide six years of after-school and summer programming for middle and high school students on the path to college.

Counselors-in-Training are part of the Youth Employment Program (YEP) where youth have fun at summer camp and earn $75 for completing responsibilities during their session.

We offer a FREE summer program for students entering 8th grade whose families are Cambridge Housing Authority residents. Students receive a stipend.

We serve children and youth (ages 6-22) with disabilities by providing a super fun summer program full of outdoor activities, swimming, field trips, crafts, cooking, and more!

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

The Cambridge Public Library offers free computer classes, book groups, English classes, makerspace workshops, and lots more upcoming opportunities to learn.

Riverside offers a structured, therapeutic after-school program for children from the Somerville and Cambridge area ages 6-12 that present with significant emotional and/or behavioral challenges.

New outpatient center in various locations including Cambridge and Somerville offering in-person and virtual support.

The Riverside School – Milford and Riverside School – Needham are 766 approved and specialize in children with significant emotional difficulties and/or a psychiatric diagnosis.

Highly structured and supportive therapeutic year round day program for adolescents, ages 12-18, presenting with major mental health concerns and disruptions in their home, school, or community.

We are a recreational program that caters to individuals with special needs in the Cambridge area.

We provide individuals suffering with eating disorders a comprehensive continuum of support services focused on their recovery.

We are one of two CHA acute care hospitals north of Boston.