Public Benefits and Community Assistance

Our university is at the frontier of academic and intellectual discovery.

We offer case management and counseling services for Cambridge residents over the age of 60 and their caregivers.

We are an immigrant organization building the collective power of immigrants to participate in and shape community decisions through education and advocacy.

We offer diverse, high-quality programs promoting leadership and youth development through enrichment activities, unique experiences, and opportunities to develop relationships with adults and peers.

We are a historic house and cultural organization that explores the arts, scholarship, stewardship, and community.

We are an overnight shelter for young adults (ages 18-24), open between October and April (and for 6 weeks between June and July).

Fresh Pond Reservation is managed by the Cambridge Water Department. The Cambridge Water Department (CWD) is a municipally owned and operated water utility serving over 119,000 permanent residents.

Parkour classes, workshops, and events for all ages (4 - 70+) throughout the Greater Boston region.

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities.

We help adults, children and families in Southeastern Massachusetts thrive with major life challenges like mental illness, disabilities, homelessness, substance use, and difficulties of aging.

We use a robust community-based approach to partner with families to help African refugees and immigrants thrive socially, professionally, and economically.

The Massachusetts Promise Fellowship places 40 AmeriCorps Fellows in nonprofit organizations, city agencies, and schools for a year of service supporting youth development programs.

We provide pro bono legal services to people who are homeless and low-income, as well as to the nonprofits and agencies that serve them.

A unified system with a strong main library and six active branch libraries each tailored to the unique needs of its neighborhood.

We support and empower community members experiencing homelessness through material aid, access to resources, and advocacy.

We are a church providing services outside of Central, Harvard, and Porter Squares geared towards street outreach year-round, in all seasons and all weather.

We focus on a singular, powerful goal – to improve people's lives.

To stop the epidemic and related health inequities by eliminating new infections, maximizing healthier outcomes for those infected and at risk, and tackling the root causes of HIV/AIDS.

For more than 100 years, Catholic Charities has continued its mission of building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people.

We are a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for LGBTQ youth.

Casa Myrna is Boston's largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors.

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

Our mission is to promote and safeguard the health and independence of seniors.

We are committed to PD for our members, advocacy on behalf of great design and, together with the BSA Foundation, sharing an appreciation for the built environment with the public at large.

We are a survivor led organization that provides a wide range of continuous and comprehensive services for women exploited through prostitution and sex trafficking.

We promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.

We help anyone who is actively struggling with substance use get access to comprehensive and compassionate care without judgement.