DHSP Afterschool Programs Lottery
Information about the Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) Afterschool Programs Lottery. Cambridge families use the Afterschool Lottery application to apply to Childcare Afterschool Programs, Community Schools, King Open Extended Day, and Cambridge Youth Programs.
Inspectional Services
The Inspectional Services Department (ISD) is responsible for the enforcement all laws and related City ordinances that pertain to the Massachusetts State Building Code and certain articles of the State Sanitary Code. ISD also enforces the Zoning Ordinance.
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.
Human Rights Commission
The Cambridge Human Rights Commission (CHRC) was established in 1984 to protect the civil rights of residents and visitors to the city.
Participatory Budgeting
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process that empowers community members through civic engagement to decide how to spend part of a public budget. PB was first developed in Brazil in 1989 and is now used in over 1,500 cities around the world.