Disabilities and Special Needs, Volunteering

We work with 175+ diverse agencies in Cambridge and beyond. These agencies rely on community volunteers to help deliver services, support operations, or lead on their boards of directors.

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.

We have several support groups, meetings, and events happening virtually for parents and their children.

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.

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.

Assist older adults with transportation to and from clinics so that they can keep much-needed medical appointments for screenings and treatments. This role is in high demand!

Help an older adult in Cambridge or Somerville budget and manage their finances. This program helps ensure that essential bills like rent and utilities are paid!

This is our traditional program where adult mentors are paired with children ages 7-12. Bigs agree to meet Littles for 3 hours, a couple of times a month.

We can help you find what you need, offer screenings, treatment options, support groups, and more using our online screening tool.

We offer discounted MBTA passes to income-eligible Cambridge residents between the ages of 19-25.