Sports and Recreation, Housing

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

We are Cambridge's primary access point to permanent supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Parkour classes, workshops, and events for all ages (4 - 70+) throughout the Greater Boston region.

We build equitable and thriving communities by guiding individuals and families on their path to economic stability through affordable housing, job training, and comprehensive support services.

Our university is at the frontier of academic and intellectual discovery.

Serving both the cities of Cambridge and Somerville, the Home Energy Assistance Program assists low-income households with winter heating costs incurred between November 1 and April 30.

We support Cambridge through sustainable economic growth that expands opportunity, increases quality of life, and creates a healthy environment for Cambridge residents.

We are dedicated to developing social and physical skills for youth in Cambridge.

We advocate for a culture of respect and to monitor progress toward equality of all persons with regard to sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression through Cambridge policy and practice.

We are a historic house and cultural organization that explores the arts, scholarship, stewardship, and community.

We provide map navigation education to children and families through fun games and events based on the sport of orienteering.

We are an overnight shelter for young adults (ages 18-24), open between October and April (and for 6 weeks between June and July).

Fresh Pond Reservation is managed by the Cambridge Water Department. The Cambridge Water Department (CWD) is a municipally owned and operated water utility serving over 119,000 permanent residents.

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities.

We help adults, children and families in Southeastern Massachusetts thrive with major life challenges like mental illness, disabilities, homelessness, substance use, and difficulties of aging.

We use a robust community-based approach to partner with families to help African refugees and immigrants thrive socially, professionally, and economically.

We are a service provided by the City of Cambridge to help residents, businesses, and institutions become more energy efficient and access renewable energy services.

CW Taekwondo teaches martial arts for kids (youth) and adults. Children learn coordination, focus, leadership and life skills. Adults find fitness, community and a fun, challenging new activity.

We promote and maintain socioeconomic diversity in Cambridge by supporting low-, moderate-, and middle-income residents through preserving and expanding affordable rental and homeownership programs.

A unified system with a strong main library and six active branch libraries each tailored to the unique needs of its neighborhood.

We provide social services: from providing food, disaster relief, assistance for disabled people, outreach, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children.

We support and empower community members experiencing homelessness through material aid, access to resources, and advocacy.

We provide vibrant and active, open spaces in Kendall Square at MIT where people can meet, bump into each other, and connect using outdoor movies, pedestrian pathways, a stage, programming, and more!

We are responsible for a wide range of activities designed to meet the City's need for a diversified and thriving economic base.

The most recognized martial arts school in New England, in Cambridge since 1994.

We're open to anyone for whom woman is a meaningful identifier or lived experience. We offer a safe space for learning, emotional support, empathy, and empowerment through self-determination.

DHSP strives to meet the needs of residents through our extensive services from newborns to senior citizens, from school aged children to homeless families, from non-profits to local employers.