Raising Healthy Children in Cambridge Handbook
This handbook was created by The Healthy Children Task Force (HCTF) to serve as a basic resource for you to support the children in your life. Each section includes information, organized by age range, of anticipated growth and development. HCTF is a community coalition of parents and professional organized in 1990 to promote the health of children in Cambridge.
Cambridge Works Out
Exercise is crucial to health and wellbeing. This project will install a permanent outdoor fitness station to make outdoor exercise more accessible to the Cambridge community.
Swinging in the City
Install six to eight porch swings in public squares and parks around Cambridge for residents of all ages to have fun and enjoy the experience of being a kid again!
Beech St at Elm St Pedestrian Safety
The City of Cambridge plans to redesign Beech Street near the intersection with Elm Street to make the area safer and easier to navigate for everyone.
Let’s Replace the Massachusetts State Flag! (Central Square)
Why does the Massachusetts State flag matter? Learn about the history and significance of the Massachusetts state seal, flag, and motto from Sage Carbone and David Shane Lowry. Think more deeply about your community's symbols and better understand why our state flag must be changed.
This discussion is inspired by the Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission’s open call to artists, historians, educators, students, and members of the public to participate in the effort to redesign the state’s seal, flag, and motto. Established by the Legislature in 2024, the Commission is tasked with developing and recommending new symbols to represent the state through a statewide public process. Learn more about the Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission’s open call to artists.
Starting a Business Series - Workshop 4
This is the last workshop in a series to help new and existing business owners who want to improve how their business operates and focuses on getting your business started.
Letters of Commitment
Some sections of the Zoning Ordinance refer to Letters of Commitment describing agreements between the City of Cambridge and a property owner or developer related to a particular zoning change.
Bicycle Education
The City provides bicycle education to youth, adults, and seniors through workshops, events, and print publications.
Human Service Programs
The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) provides a wide range of services and programs that touch almost every sector in the city: from newborns to senior citizens, from school-aged children to homeless families, from non-profit organizations to local employers.
International Overdose Awareness Day 2025
Cambridge Public Health Department, the Cambridge CARE Team, Cambridge Police Department, and the Access Drug User Health Program, will gather to recognize and remember the lives lost to opioid overdoses.