Health And Safety, Career Support

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.

Port Arise is here to provide support to our community through uplifting families.

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

We offer a free dual enrollment program with Bunker Hill Community College. Students take two classes and receive advising support to prepare for their next steps, such as college or career training.

SNAP benefits are provided by the federal government and administered by DTA.

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

We provide a weekly Zoom drop-in group for LGBTQIA+ older adults as well as a Virtual Visits group for transgender and gender diverse older adults. We also offer LGBTQIA+ and trans bereavement groups.

CW Taekwondo at Boston provides opportunities for fitness, fun, flexibility and community for adults by teaching martial arts in Cambridge and the Boston area.

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

Our aging information and service center makes referrals to elder services and disability services, either through those individuals directly or through a caretaker.

We investigate domestic related assaults and abuse incidents and provide an advocate to help survivors obtain community services and develop safety plans.

This unit investigates sexual crimes and provides support and social services to survivors of sexual crimes.

Have you been feeling stressed or overwhelmed? CEOC has a service to help!

JOYweavers celebrates children and families with great summer programming! We offer accessible, inclusive programming for children who benefit from a smaller setting.

We offer case management and counseling services for Cambridge residents over the age of 60 and their caregivers.

Counselors-in-Training are part of the Youth Employment Program (YEP) where youth have fun at summer camp and earn $75 for completing responsibilities during their session.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.