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The Cambridge Community Safety Department (CSD) is requesting funding proposals from organizations that provide violence prevention programs and/or services in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) is working to create a more equitable afterschool application and enrollment process while expanding access for Cambridge families. For the 2024-2025 school year, 1,486 students received an offer to a DHSP afterschool program, with 90% placed in their first choice, and a 7% increase in applicants from the income priority group. DHSP has also added 246 new seats across programs, launched an OST Expansion Study to support long-term growth, and continues to center caregiver perspectives through the Caregiver Council.

The Cambridge Community Safety Department (CSD) is requesting funding proposals from organizations that provide violence prevention programs and/or services in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Every year, the Fuel Assistance Program helps more than 1,200 residents in Cambridge and Somerville pay their winter heating bills between November 1 and April 30. Most residents don’t think about heating bills until temperatures drop, but for the staff managing this crucial service, planning for Fuel Assistance begins in the heat of the summer.

The Transit Advisory Committee will advance an agenda for a robust public transportation system for those who live and/or work in Cambridge.

The Transit Advisory Committee will advance an agenda for a robust public transportation system for those who live and/or work in Cambridge.

The Affordable Housing Trust will hold a special meeting in-person and via Zoom webinar. This meeting will be held on February 11th at 4 p.m. at Cambridge City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room. Register to join this special Affordable Housing Trust meeting. The meeting agenda and meeting materials will be posted on the Affordable Housing Trust webpage.

Review some of the latest housing data about market trends, the City’s investment in affordable housing, and other local housing-related facts.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for our monthly evening story time event. This program will run for 20-25 minutes, with songs, stories and rhymes. No registration is required. Due to Early Voting at Valente, this program will be held in the Children's Area. Please call 617-349-4015 for more information.

The Affordable Housing Trust's April meeting is cancelled. The next CAHT meeting is currently scheduled for May 22nd at 4 p.m via Zoom and in the Ackermann Room. If you have any questions, please email Chris Cotter at ccotter@cambridgema.gov. If you'd like to review previous meetings' agendas and materials, please visit the Affordable Housing Trust webpage.