Visual, Performing, and Media Arts, Substance Use Support

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

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.

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

Our drop-in is open to eight people at a time. Check website for updated hours. Use a computer, cook in the kitchen, get help from a volunteer, pick up food & supplies, T-passes, clothing closet.

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.

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

We offer free support groups for family members and friends of people with mental illness, as well as peer supports for people suffering from a mental health condition.

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

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

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.

We offer various clubs and after-school sports students and families.

Youth ages 13-18 take part in the Teen Media Program (TMP) and Public Art Program, where they engage in projects involving visual art, media, and opportunities to connect with community.

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.

We offer various clubs and after-school sports for students.

Contact the MSC if you are living on the street, in emergency shelters or at risk of losing your housing and need help.

On The Rise is a daytime, drop-in program for unhoused women, trans, and non-binary people providing the relationships, safety and resources they need to move out of homelessness.

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.

Want to process tough emotions with someone who understands? Our confidential peer-run HEART Line is here to listen and talk on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 4 pm. Call us at 617-902-0102.

We offer a wide array of classes and clubs, a work-study program, and media making support for all students.

Our overnight camp provides activities and intensive workshops in performing arts to youth from low-income families.

This guide is an overview of some of the organizations that serve to support LGBTQ+ older adults. There are local organizations, national organizations, and other information.

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

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.

Our paid fellowship for youth blurs the line between theater, science, and social justice as you and your peers explore science plays, investigate key questions, and design a public-facing event.

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

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