Public Benefits and Community Assistance

Here is a list of all the licensed, private individual childcare options in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

Our teen support text line connects young people up to age 24 with a peer they can talk to when they feel lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, or suicidal.

We offer a food services program that provides emergency food to over 16,000 individuals and families each year.

We offer a variety of services, supports and programs dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students who have a documented risk of regression during the summer months.

We provide nutritional counseling, healthy food benefits, workshops, education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and community resources at no cost to eligible Massachusetts families.

This is a program that provides a drop-in center for homeless and street-involved youth, ages 14-24, in Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Safehome: Up to 1 month stay in a confidential location for an individual or family.
Transitional Housing: Up to two years of rental assistance for up to 16 survivors and their families.

We extend access to technology like Chromebook laptops and mobile WiFi hotspots by allowing patrons to check out devices.

We are a student-run civil legal aid organization committed to providing free representation to low-income and marginalized communities in the Greater Boston area.

Known as universal preschool, we provide free preschool to Cambridge 4 year-olds and some 3 year-olds beginning in September.

We provide free and nutritionally balanced meals to Cambridge residents 18 years of age and under. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian options offered at all meal sites!

Cambridge Camping's CCAccess scholarship program makes unforgettable camp accessible to all, offering day and overnight options.

We visit moms and dads of young children at a convenient location to share information about early literacy development, talking and reading with children, and community resources.

We offer a wide inventory of adult professional outfits and children's clothing and resources.

We will fix up 800+ donated bicycles and give them to qualified Cambridge residents. With bicycles people will also receive a bike lock, helmet, and lights.

We aim to create an environment that makes it easier for residents and people who work in the city to eat healthy and be physically active.

We provide an daycare and preschool center for families in-need, particularly those trying to break the cycle of homelessness and attain self-sufficiency.

We provide meals and materials to individuals who are low-income or extremely low-income, and who are experiencing homeless, are housing insecure, or living in persistent poverty.

Riverside Early Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood program that partners with parents to promote children’s healthy development.

We provide case management services, brief respite, one-on-one support for family members, and more to reduce or eliminate the time children with emotional disturbances spend in out-of-home placement.

Our team provides in-home intensive clinical case management and treatment for children with severe emotional disturbances who are at risk for out-of-home placement.

Our team focuses on reducing and preventing domestic violence homicides and holding offenders accountable. We implement crisis prevention plans for victims/families.

We provide services for children who have witnessed domestic violence and their non-offending parent.

We can help you find what you need, offer screenings, treatment options, support groups, and more using our online screening tool.

Our hotline helps prevent suicide by giving free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you and loved ones, and best practices for professionals.