City of Cambridge Partnership with Local Restaurants Provides Over 70,000 Meals to Homeless Residents
The City of Cambridge announced that it is extending its successful program for feeding homeless residents with meals provided by local food establishments through December 31, 2020. In March, the City launched an innovative project to contract with local restaurants to provide food to the City’s homeless community during the COVID-19 public health crisis. To date, over 70,000 meals have been provided and more than 2,800 meals are now being delivered each week to shelters across the City.
CDBG 2010 - 2015 Five Year Plan
Five-Year Consolidated Plan delineating the broad objectives of CDBG funded programs and initiatives The current Five-Year Plan covers fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
Apply for Summer Camp
Information about how to apply to the DHSP Summer Lottery for the Department of Human Service Programs' Summer Camps and Programs.
A Win for Housing Affordability as Cambridge City Council Adopts Changes to Incentive Zoning
The Cambridge City Council adopted an amendment to the Incentive Zoning Ordinance on October 17, 2022, which will increase funds for the City’s Affordable Housing Trust. This new amendment adds to the many tools Cambridge has put in place over the past few years to support affordable housing.
Cambridge’s Affordable Housing Trust has commitments of more than $100 million to affordable housing developments currently underway to preserve or create more than 500 affordable homes when completed.