City of Cambridge to Construct First Standalone Fire Training Facility
This modern facility is designed to provide critical resources to enhance the department's training capabilities, maintain certifications, and provide a hands-on, immersive experience to ensure firefighters can respond effectively to any emergency further supporting the department’s ability to protect the community.
Many Ways to Play with Cambridge Plays this Summer
There are many ways to play in Cambridge this summer! Craft, dance, sing, explore, and learn together in parks and plazas across the city with Cambridge Plays. Cambridge Plays events are outdoors, free, and open to people of all ages.
Learn Where to Turn (Mental Health Awareness Month Event)
Learn Where to Turn
Please join us! In celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Cambridge Public Health
Department in collaboration with the Community Safety Department, the Cambridge Public
Library and Find It Cambridge will be sponsoring a panel discussion and tabling event. Come
learn from our panel of local mental health providers as they discuss how to access support for
yourself or a loved one and what to expect when reaching out.
The event will take place on May 19th, 6-8pm at the Cambridge Public Library, main branch.
Light refreshments and childcare will be provided. Registration requested (required for
childcare, deadline Friday, May 8th). Please use the QR code below or go to
finditcambridge.org/Where2Turn for more information and to register
Community Safety Department Begins Responding to Needle Pickup Calls
Starting this week, the Cambridge Community Safety Department’s CARE (Community Assistance Response and Engagement) Team began responding to needle pickup calls in public spaces across Cambridge. Needle pickup calls are the first call types that the CARE Team is being dispatched to.
Member Sought to fill Cambridge Library Board of Trustees Vacancy
Library trustees are volunteer community representatives, library advocates, and leaders in the establishment of goals and policies for the Cambridge Public Library system. Trustees are a vital link between the library staff and the community and work to ensure the quality of library services, collections, and programs, and to make certain that the library reflects and is relevant to the community.
How to Cope with Holiday Stress and Depression
The winter holidays can be fun and joyful, but they are also stressful for many people. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by social obligations, gift buying, and extended time with family. For people who are depressed or grieving, the holidays can bring on intense feelings of loneliness, isolation, and sadness.
MassSupport Network Provides Free Support Services to People in Massachusetts
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a uniquely stressful time for almost everyone. Depression and anxiety are a normal response to stress. The MassSupport Network was established to provide free support services to people of all ages living in Massachusetts. The program is a partnership of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Riverside Community Care.