Career and Employment Support, Health and Wellness

This program offers free financial coaching from an accredited financial counselor to help people define and reach their financial goals.

We connect low-income parents with a personal coach and supportive connections to help reach family goals in health, housing, finances, education, and work!

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

We offer in-person and online classes for adults in a variety of subjects and specialties each season.

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 currently provide lists of resources, information, and legal advice for people of color and immigrants.

We provide lunch at noon every day and a continental breakfast six days each week through our drop-in Day Shelter.

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.

Our programs are designed for those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.

This guide contains Mental Health and Domestic Violence resources for immigrant families in Cambridge.

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

Our cadet training program is a paid, benefitted full-time position with a two-year commitment for Cambridge residents between ages of 18-23 who are interested in pursuing a career in public safety.

This is a free program to help people prepare for a career in early childhood education.

Our team of social workers can help make referrals to community services, help you complete applications, navigate resources, and help connect you to mental health or substance misuse programs.

This is a transitional jobs program for younger adults who have had difficulty finding a job.

This pocket guide contains information on many different types of resources that may be useful to individuals and families who are homeless

The Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance abuse treatment and recovery services.

Solar Start is a paid, 2.5 month-long program providing hands-on instruction in photovoltaic (solar panel) installation, design, and maintenance.

YouthBuild Just A Start is a full-time, comprehensive youth workforce development program for ages 16-24 in the Boston Metro North region.

BCAP is a 10-week intensive training program designed for individuals with strong skills who are ready to enter sustainable careers in lab support and biomanufacturing.

Just A Start's Biotechnology Careers Program provides nine months of tuition-free training to prepare adults adults with low- to moderate-incomes for entry-level careers in the life sciences.

Just A Start's Information technology (IT) Careers Program provides nine months of free intensive training to prepare adults for entry-level IT jobs.

The Winter Warming Center is a welcoming and safe drop-in center where unsheltered adults can spend the night and be safe from the environmental hazards of the street during the winter months.

We are a paid job readiness training program for teens and young adults.

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

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.