Utility Bill Assistance: DHSP Fuel Assistance
DHSP Fuel Assistance
We assists low-income households from the City of Cambridge and Somerville with winter heating costs incurred.
Cambridge Energy-Savings Programs
Community Development Department and All in Energy
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.
JAS Home Improvement Program
Just A Start
Wellington HarringtonJust A Start's Home Improvement Program (HIP) provides low and no-interest loans and technical assistance to income-qualified Cambridge homeowners with their repair and rehab projects.
Cambridge Alert Network
Cambridge Emergency Communications
The Cambridge Alert Network is comprised of multiple services that help keep residents and businesses informed of important City information.
Green Street Shelter
Solutions at Work
We manage a homeless shelter for men and women on Green Street in Cambridge. Solutions also runs an evening meals program for unhoused individuals 5 days a week in Central Square.
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter
Phillips Brooks House Association, University Lutheran Church, and Y2Y Harvard Square
West CambridgeWe provide homeless people with a safe, caring place to stay in the winter, plus counseling resources and transitional supports for anyone employed and saving money towards secure housing.
Heading Home Programs
Heading Home
We provide shelter and permanent housing for our clients in several ways.
Office of the Housing Liaison Support
City of Cambridge
Mid CambridgeWe help Cambridge residents access and navigate affordable housing opportunities, obtain eviction and tenant displacement prevention, and other housing related resources and services.
The Transition Wellness Center (TWC)
City of Cambridge, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Hospital, and CASPAR/Baycove
Mid CambridgeThis is a new, city-funded temporary emergency homeless shelter at the Spaulding Hospital will host 58 beds and serve as an adult homeless shelter for guests who test negative for COVID-19.
Cambridge Affordable Housing Information Sessions
Community Development Department
Wednesday, June 7 12pm – 2pm
Also: Tuesday, June 20 6pm – 8pm
Join a virtual info session to learn about the City's Affordable Rental and Homeownership Programs
CEOC Housing Assistance
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC)
Mid CambridgeWe can help you with many housing-related services, including signing up for the Cambridge Affordable Housing list, preventing eviction, resolving issues with property managers, and more.
Drop-In Community Center
Cambridge Women's Center
Our drop-in is open to eight people at a time. Check website for updated hours. Use a computer, cook in the kitchen, get help from a volunteer, pick up food & supplies, T-passes, clothing closet.
JAS Housing Services
Just A Start
Wellington HarringtonWe help prevent homelessness through mediation to resolve disputes between tenants and landlords and by administering emergency financial assistance.
Keep The Keys
On The Rise
Mid CambridgeKeep The Keys is a housing stabilization program for On The Rise women, trans, and non-binary people who transition out of homeless and into housing of their own.
Legal Resources: Lawyers for Civil Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston
Outside CambridgeWe currently provided a list of resources and information for people of color and immigrants to common situations resulting from COVID-19.
Cambridge Housing Resources
City of Cambridge
The City of Cambridge can help address concerns and questions about housing resources, tenants, homeowners, landlords and property management companies, and court-related information.
Directory of Resources for People Homeless in Cambridge
Cambridge CAN
This online guide contains information on many different types of resources that may be useful to individuals and families who are homeless.
Homeowner's Guide: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Find It Cambridge
We provide facts, tips, and sound advice to homeowners that are struggling to make mortgage payments during COVID-19.
HRI Home Improvement Program
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
We help low to moderate income homeowners in Cambridge by offering unconventional financing and loans to facilitate the repair, renovation, and restoration of your home to help you stay in your home.
Low-Cost Internet & Phone Services
Find It Cambridge
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.
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Case Management
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
The Port Outside CambridgeWe work directly with survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse and their loved ones to assist with their immediate and long-term health, housing, financial, and safety needs.
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.
Disabilities Resource Guide: Exceptional Lives
Exceptional Lives, Inc.
This is a free Resource Directory of disability services in Massachusetts. Use your information to find programs near you that will meet your family's needs.
Domestic Violence Resources at ATASK
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK)
Our shelter and advocacy programs include MA's only multilingual emergency shelter, advocacy services, outreach, and education programs for battered Asian adults and their children.
Domestic Violence Resources at Casa Myrna
Casa Myrna
Outside CambridgeWe are Boston’s largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors.