Welcome Baby Boxes Provide Baby Care Essentials to Cambridge Parents
During the 11th Participatory Budgeting cycle, Cambridge residents voted to fund Welcome Baby Boxes for new parents. This initiative, offered by the Center for Families, provides Baby Boxes to eligible Cambridge parents who have a child under one year old. Since outreach began in the Fall of 2025, more than 60 Cambridge households have signed up to receive a Baby Box.
Grow Food
Learn how to keep hens and bees, and about community gardens.
Cambridge Municipal Elections
Find information on proportional representation voting in Cambridge, including the models and methods for handling elections.
DHSP Summer Lottery FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about the DHSP Summer Lottery, Community Schools Summer Camps. and Cambridge Youth Programs Summer Programs
Apply for Heating Help
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), formerly called the Fuel Assistance Program, helps income-eligible residents who live in Cambridge or Somerville pay winter heating bills between November 1 and April 30. Renters and homeowners are eligible to apply if they meet federal income guidelines.