Summer Camps and Activities, Health and Wellness, Financial Assistance

We offer employment training and education programs for TAFDC clients including Young Parents Program, DTA Works Internship, Office of Refugee and Immigrants Program, and more!

You can learn how to apply for temporary income through Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance programs by clicking the links on this page.

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

We offer in-person and online classes for adults in a variety of subjects and specialties each season.

We help people pay for theirwinter heating bills if they are from low-income households in Cambridge and Somerville.

We offer martial arts for children, teens, and adults. Learn how to stay fit, active, and focused. Taekwondo combines kicking, punching, and blocks into a workout for body and mind!

Our teams help youth develop as climbers, athletes, and humans. We foster growth through goal setting, critical thinking, and increasing confidence and resilience through a competitive platform.

Cambridge Youth Flag Football League is for boys and girls between the ages of 3-17 and is designed to teach players of all abilities new skills and training regiments.

We help individuals fill out their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) so they can get the most financial aid for which they are eligible.

We are an IRS certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) partner that provides free tax preparation for individuals and families with low to moderate income.

We help people apply for and resolve problems with Social Security, SSI, SSDI, TAFDC, and EAEDC.

We offer a food services program that provides emergency food to over 16,000 individuals and families each year.

We currently provide lists of resources, information, and legal advice for people of color and immigrants.

Our parkour-based summer programs are all designed to give kids a safe and positive environment for them to learn about and explore their world.

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.

The Just-A-Start Financial Opportunity Program offers free financial coaching from an accredited financial counselor to help people define and reach their financial goals.

We work to stabilize housing for eligible Cambridge tenants through mediation and dispute resolution services.

We help ensure that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through college.

This list contains several programs that provide low-cost or free internet and phone services to low-income households and individuals, including the Lifeline Program and Comcast Internet Essentials.

We provide nutritional counseling, healthy food benefits, workshops, education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and community resources at no cost to eligible Massachusetts families.

We provide financial education and coaching to help individuals achieve their financial goals.

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.

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

We offer fun and exciting project-based programs in: Game Design, Roblox, Minecraft, Python. Augmented Reality, Engineering, Circuitry, Robotics and more...

A full-day offering that features a half-day of parkour instruction and challenges and a half-day of climbing (belaying & bouldering).

Our City programs connect renters, homeowners and landlords to resources that help save money on their utility bills while also addressing climate change through renewable energy and efficiency.

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