Community Development Department
We support Cambridge through sustainable economic growth that expands opportunity, increases quality of life, and creates a healthy environment for Cambridge residents.
Community Schools Afterschool Programs Lottery
DHSP Community Schools
Riverside Cambridgeport and The Port The Port Neighborhood 9 Strawberry Hill and West Cambridge Cambridgeport, East Cambridge, and The Port East Cambridge CambridgeportDHSP Community Schools Programs provide educational, cultural, social and recreational opportunities for Cambridge children in Junior Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Connect with a Library Social Worker
Cambridge Public Library
Mid Cambridge Neighborhood 9 and West Cambridge Cambridgeport Strawberry Hill East Cambridge North Cambridge Wellington HarringtonOur 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.
Crimson Soccer at Harvard University
We host great camps and clinics fun soccer skills development and teach teamwork to girls ages 6-13 led by current and former Harvard University players.
Crimson Volleyball Camps
We offer volleyball clinics and camps for athletes of all skill levels in middle school and high school.
CRLS Freshman Academy
Cambridge Public Schools
Our 4-week program for rising 9th graders offers an introduction to all the best parts of high school, including school clubs, supports, curriculum/classes, and navigating the school.
CRLS Rise Up
Cambridge Public Schools
Our program helps youth transition to CRLS.
CRLS Summer Preview Courses
Cambridge Public Schools
We offer summer courses in specific subject areas for students who are interested in new learning experiences or who are from racially or economically oppressed backgrounds.
Crossroads Overnight Camps
We offer overnight summer camps for young people to explore new environments, engage in new and fun experiences, and develop healthy relationships with fellow campers and staff.
CSV Learning Centers
Cambridge School Volunteers (CSV)
Riverside Neighborhood 9 East Cambridge and Wellington HarringtonWe provide Learning Centers that serve students in Grades 6–8 who are referred by their teachers for one-to-one tutoring after school.
Culinary Arts Summer Classes
Cambridge School of Culinary Arts
Neighborhood 9 and North CambridgeWe offer programs that teach people of all ages how to cook.
Dance Complex
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.
Dance Complex Youth & Teen Classes
Dance Complex
Cambridgeport and The PortOur youth and teen summer classes include in-person and virtual dance classes for ages 4 and up!
Dave Bryant Music
Keyboardist Dave Bryant, a long-time Cambridge resident, has established "Third Thursdays with Dave Bryant and Friends", a monthly harmolodic jazz series held at the Harvard-Epworth Church.
Deliver Groceries to Older Neighbors in Somerville and Cambridge!
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services
Deliver groceries to folks in Somerville and Cambridge on the first Tuesday morning of each month!
DHSP Recreation Field Permits
DHSP Recreation
Mid CambridgeDHSP Recreation requires field permits for use of any City of Cambridge athletic fields.
Domestic Violence Unit
Cambridge Police Department
We investigate domestic related assaults and abuse incidents and provide an advocate to help survivors obtain community services and develop safety plans.
Early Childhood Education Career Training Program
DHSP Community Learning Center and Cambridge Office of Early Childhood (OEC)
This is a free program to help people prepare for a career in early childhood education.
Early Childhood Summer Camps Guide (Ages 3 - 6)
Cambridge Office of Early Childhood (OEC)
This guide gives caregivers a quick and easy format to read through their summer camp options and reach out to staff for assistance.
EFGB French School & Afterschool Programs
Ecole Francaise Greater Boston(EFGB)
Neighborhood 9 Cambridge Highlands, Neighborhood 9, Strawberry Hill, and West Cambridge Outside CambridgeWe host a French immersion preschool for children as young as 21 months old, a K-5 bilingual elementary school, afterschool French courses (age 5-15), and summer camps with French practice (ages 3-9).
Equity Roadmap
Connecting youth to equitable opportunities through therapeutic, educational, structured activities, and new positive relationships through mentorship.
Evergreen Day School
Through creative arts, dramatic play, language arts, movement, science and mathematics, children at Evergreen learn to interact with their environment as problem solvers.
Evergreen Day School Toddler/Preschool Program
Evergreen Day School
Cambridge HighlandsOur childcare and preschool programs help young children explore creative arts, dramatic play, literacy, movement, science and mathematics.
Fayerweather Street School
We are a co-educational independent private school enrolling approximately 200 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade.
Garden Nursery School Preschool Programs
Garden Nursery School
Neighborhood 9 and West CambridgeOur preschool classrooms are open to children ages 2.9 to 5 years old.