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Unemployment Assistance: Massachusetts DUA
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Outside CambridgeWorkers can learn how to apply for temporary income through Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance programs by clicking the links on this page.
uAspire College Affordability Advising at CRLS
uAspire
Mid CambridgeuAspire is a nonprofit organization ensuring that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through college.
Employment Services Program: Massachusetts DTA
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
Outside CambridgeWe offer employment training and education programs offered for Transitional Aid for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) clients.
Case Management at the MSC
DHSP Multi-Service Center (MSC)
RiversideOur Case Managers assist people experiencing homelessness, those at risk of becoming homeless, or other Cambridge individuals or families in need of short-term support.
SNAP Match Program
Community Development Department, Cambridge Public Health Department, Food For Free, Mass Farmers Markets, and Cambridge Community Foundation
Riverside The Port AgassizIf you are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the SNAP Match program will double the value of your SNAP purchases at three Cambridge farmers markets.
Outdoor Drop-In Program
Cambridge Women's Center
RiversideOur drop-in is open to four people at a time in the backyard. Check website for updated hours. Use a laptop, charge devices, get help from a volunteer, pick up food & supplies at the door, T-passes.
SSI Guide: Exceptional Lives
Exceptional Lives, Inc.
This free, easy-to-read online Guide will help you to apply for SSI (Supplemental Security Income).
DHSP Multi-Service Center (MSC)
Riverside
We help address the needs of individuals and families in our community who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homeless.
Cambridge Health Alliance
Mid Cambridge
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community.
Cambridge Community Foundation
The Port
Established in 1916 with the charter to serve the city of Cambridge, the Cambridge Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity.
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)
Outside Cambridge
Our mission is to assist and empower low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, improve their quality of life, and achieve long-term economic self-sufficiency.
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
Riverside
Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
Community Art Center
The Port
We strive to cultivate an engaged community of youth whose powerful artistic voices transform their lives, their neighborhoods, and their worlds.
Cambridge Women's Center
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.
Community Development Department
Mid Cambridge
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Outside Cambridge
We manage workforce development and labor to ensure workers have protection, tools, and training to succeed.
Mass Farmers Markets
Outside Cambridge
We partner with farmers, consumers, and communities to improve the health of individuals, strengthen community vitality, and enhance local farm viability through farmers markets.
Violeta Montessori School
Mid Cambridge
An authentic Montessori Bilingual Lab School, Spanish/English dual immersion for children ages 2.9 to 6 years of age.
Food For Free
Mid Cambridge
We rescue fresh food that might otherwise go to waste and distribute it within the local emergency food system where it can reach those in need.
The Cambridge Consumers’ Council (CCC)
Mid Cambridge
We investigate complaints and resolve disputes that arise between consumers and businesses.
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC)
Mid Cambridge
We are Cambridge's anti-poverty agency.
Somerville Cambridge Elder Services
Outside Cambridge
Since 1972, Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) has been the area's aging information and service center.
Exceptional Lives, Inc.
Exceptional Lives provides trustworthy, easy-to-read information for parents of children with developmental disabilities.
Harvard Local
West Cambridge
We are linked through our history, our shared achievements, and through our commitment to education and creating opportunities that encourage lifelong learning and strengthen our communities.
uAspire
Outside Cambridge
We work to ensure that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to – and through – a post secondary education.