Public Benefits and Community Assistance

CHRC investigates complaints of discrimination that occur in Cambridge; in housing, employment, education, and public accommodations.

Baby U is a parenting support program that offers 14 weeks of workshops and home visits for families living in Cambridge.

Our mission is to assist and empower low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, improve their quality of life, and achieve long-term economic self-sufficiency.

We offer a range of educational and recreational activities in a safe afterschool environment where all are welcome.

Find It Cambridge is a search tool that helps people find services and activities in Cambridge.

De Novo provides free civil legal assistance and affordable psychological counseling to low income people.

We support youth with special needs in afterschool and summer programs so that they can have a successful experience.

We work to ensure that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through a post secondary education.

The Recreation Department provides quality, affordable and accessible recreational opportunities for residents of all ages in well-designed and maintained facilities.

We provide afterschool care for children in Cambridge.

Helping children between the ages of 7 and 12 (Littles) in under-resourced families thrive through one-to-one relationships with caring adult mentors (Bigs).

All In Energy advances an inclusive clean energy economy by connecting underserved communities to energy-savings and affordable renewable energy, while increasing green jobs for diverse talent.

We are the oldest nationally-focused bi+ organization in the U.S. that advocates for bisexual visibility and raises awareness about bisexuality throughout the LGBT and straight communities.

Mass Audubon protects 38,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all.

CCTV (cctvcambridge.org) is the community media center serving Cambridge.

We help provide legal resources and information for people of color and immigrants about common situations.

DHCD oversees funding and resources to help people in Massachusetts live affordably and safely.

The Emergency Communications Department operates the City's Combined Emergency Communications and 911 Center (ECC) located at the Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility.

We manage workforce development and labor to ensure workers have protection, tools, and training to succeed.

At St. Paul AME Church, God has empowered and equipped us to develop a variety of ministries.

We are one of the largest human services providers in the Commonwealth in addition to being the most programmatically diverse.

We work to create a health care system that provides culturally competent care to everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us, through public policy, advocacy, education, and public service.

Greater Boston PFLAG works to create environments of understanding so that all people can live with dignity and respect through:

GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

SpeakOUT is a community of speakers working to create a world free of homo-bi-transphobia and other forms of prejudice by telling the truths of our lives.

Imagine a church that is glad you're here no matter where you are on the journey of life or faith.

Faith Lutheran Church welcomes you. Come and see for yourself what God is doing in this place. We worship at 10:00 am every Sunday.