Public Benefits and Community Assistance

We offer employment training and education programs for TAFDC clients including Young Parents Program, DTA Works Internship, Office of Refugee and Immigrants Program, and more!

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.

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.

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.

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

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 program is designed to help youth to acquire the professional skills and coaching experience needed for working within the parkour industry, while also building valuable professional skills.

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.

Safehome: Up to 1 month stay in a confidential location for an individual or family.
Transitional Housing: Up to two years of rental assistance for up to 16 survivors and their families.

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.

During the school year, CRLS students can come to the Youth Employment Center (Room 2101, 2nd floor) during any lunch and some days after school to seek help in finding employment.

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.

We have games, community action projects, and meaningful conversations about school, girlhood, society, social media, identity, and more!

We are offering in-person HIV/STI testing, treatment, and PrEP for LGBTQ+ youth ages 16-29.

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 can help you with applying for health insurance like MassHealth, Health Connector plans, Health Safety Net, Medicare and dental plans through the Massachusetts Health Connector.

Our 24-hour free & confidential hotline provides emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+, kink, & polyamorous survivors of partner abuse.

We offer summer jobs to Cambridge teens, from age 14 through the summer after they graduate high school.

We will fix up 800+ donated bicycles and give them to qualified Cambridge residents. With bicycles people will also receive a bike lock, helmet, and lights.

We work to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline by offering children mental health services that improve their long-term health and well-being.

We aim to create an environment that makes it easier for residents and people who work in the city to eat healthy and be physically active.

We restore and protect the green spaces in urban areas like the one around Magazine Beach along the Charles River. in spring and summer we invite people to enjoy the site and host community events.