Visual, Performing, and Media Arts, Utilities

We help people pay for theirwinter heating bills if they are from low-income households in Cambridge and Somerville.

We provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for children ages 0-11; regular activities include story times, arts, musical, and dance events and more in our Children's Room.

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public.

Join us for Second Saturdays Story Time, where local librarians read stories in the galleries!

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.

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

We can help you find out if you're paying too much for your electricity bill and find the best programs to help you save money.

SHINE is a group run by MIT students that strives to instill confidence in female and nonbinary students through a combination of dance, creativity, and math mentorship.

Explore Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters by interactive guided tour! The occupants of this house shaped our nation. A variety of tours invite visitors to connect with their stories.

The guide is organized around six key themes: affordable housing, emergency housing, housing rights, legal and mediation services, safe & healthy homes, and financial assistance.

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: Information to Open Doors webinar recordings.

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

We enhance the city's quality of life by improving our transportation system and city-wide mobility.

We you make your home more energy-efficient and help to save you money on your utility costs if you qualify for our low-income programs.

Thousands of years ago, ancient people across the Mediterranean were connected to faraway places and cultures through trade. Learn more in this exhibition at Harvard's Museum of the Ancient Near East.

We provide meals and materials to individuals who are low-income or extremely low-income, and who are experiencing homeless, are housing insecure, or living in persistent poverty.

We offer weekly arts education classes for youth (5th-7th grade) that include dancing, acting, and other movement-based arts.

We run classes in Soca dance and choreography for people of all ages and levels.

We partner with local businesses and organizations to sponsor free events in parks across the city.

We offer lots of free events throughout the year for people of all ages with a love of learning!

This program serves families looking for help with food, rent, utilities, clothing, infant supplies, holiday assistance, refugees and immigration services, substance abuse support, and more!