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The Community Safety Department’s CARE Team launched in 2024, providing an unarmed, compassionate response to mental health crises, well-being checks, and other non-criminal emergencies. By the end of the year, they responded to nearly 200 emergency calls, assisted over 150 community members, and removed 1,600 needles from public spaces, with 94% of calls requiring no police involvement. In collaboration with local organizations and the Cambridge Police Department, the CARE Team also offers case management and referrals, helping residents access shelter, addiction treatment, housing support, and other essential services.

Biannual newsletter for Cambridge residents

The City of Cambridge announced today that the Housing Stabilization Program has committed nearly $1.2 million to 245 Cambridge households financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps income-eligible Cambridge and Somerville residents pay their winter heating bills between November 1 – April 30. Applications to HEAP are accepted beginning October 1.

On Wednesday, October 8, 2025 CPD joined other community members on the lawn of City Hall for the annual Domestic Violence Vigil. The vigil is held each October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month to honor the Massachusetts women, men, and children who have tragically lost their lives during domestic violence incidents over the past year.

Biannual newsletter for Cambridge residents

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a Trump-Vance administration request to overturn a court order that is blocking the administration’s attempts to implement unlawful and unreasonable restrictions that seek to shift funding away from proven solutions to homelessness.

The program aims to highlight the success of Cambridge’s nightlife and entertainment industry.

Beginning next week, the City will install Phase 1 of the Brattle Street Safety Improvement Project, between Mason Street and Sparks Street.