Public Benefits and Community Assistance

We are Cambridge's anti-poverty agency. We provide a variety of wrap-around services to help people with public benefits, health insurance, financial education, housing, and more.

We are a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that aims to lead education and research in advancing Turkic studies, culture, and community wellness.

We empower a diverse community of adult learners through education, skill development, and community participation.

We help people who are experiencing homelessness and housing problems in Cambridge.

We are the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States with programs that prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.

We ensure that people from racial, ethnic and sexual/gender marginalized populations with or at-risk for mental health and substance use issues can access quality care, thrive, and achieve well-being.

We access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages; enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities.

Heading Home is a leading provider of emergency shelter, transitional, and permanent housing for extremely low-income families and individuals currently or formerly experiencing homelessness.

PBHA meet the needs of youth and families through community-based afterschool, summer, and enrichment programs in Boston and Cambridge with an emphasis on accessibility for underserved groups.

We are a City department dedicated to ensuring women and girls equal economic, social, political, and educational opportunities throughout the city.

CHRC investigates complaints of discrimination that occur in Cambridge; in housing, employment, education, and public accommodations.

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.

Find It Cambridge is a search tool that helps people find services and activities in Cambridge.

De Novo provides free civil legal assistance and affordable psychological counseling to low income people.

Helping children between the ages of 7 and 12 (Littles) in under-resourced families thrive through one-to-one relationships with caring adult mentors (Bigs).

CCTV (cctvcambridge.org) is the community media center serving Cambridge.

We help provide legal resources and information for people of color and immigrants about common situations.