Health and Wellness, Disabilities and Special Needs

Since 1972, Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) has been the area's aging information and service center.

We are a dance studio and school serving people from a wide range of ages by offering a space for the creation, study, and performance of dance.

We are Cambridge's anti-poverty agency. We provide a variety of wrap-around services to help people with public benefits, health insurance, financial education, housing, and more.

We empower a diverse community of adult learners through education, skill development, and community participation.

We are a federal agency providing leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and more to improve the nation’s crime prevention capacity, assist victims, and enhance the rule of law.

We work to prevent suicide and support those who have lost someone to suicide. Each year, 300+ volunteers answer more than 80,000 calls, texts, and chats on our Helpline.

We offer accessible programs for children, work experiences for teens, advocacy and resources for caregivers, and most importantly, community through afterschool, summer camps, and other activities.

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

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

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.

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).

Big Sister Boston empowers women, girls, and nonbinary folks through a variety of gender-intentional programs and opportunities.