Food Pantries Webinar - Portuguese
Do you want to learn about how to get fresh and nutritious food in Cambridge at no cost to you?
In this webinar, you will hear from Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) about the Cambridge food pantries, including how they work, what they offer, and where/when they're open. Language interpretation will be provided.
Food Pantries Webinar - Somali
Do you want to learn about how to get fresh and nutritious food in Cambridge at no cost to you?
In this webinar, you will hear from Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) about the Cambridge food pantries, including how they work, what they offer, and where/when they're open. Language interpretation will be provided.
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.
Cambridge Police Department Launches a Co-Response Team
Cambridge Police Department (CPD) launched a co-response program that places a clinician in a cruiser with a police officer to respond to mental health calls. Beginning in August 2024, Officer Qaiss Farazi, aka “Q”, and Co-Response Clinician Bonnie Magee, an employee from North Suffolk Community Services, began responding to mental health calls across the city. The two main goals of co-response are to reduce arrests related to mental health calls and to reduce unnecessary trips to the ER for mental health calls that can potentially be resolved on scene.
AFCOST Receives Grant to Pilot Program for OST Educators
The Cambridge Agenda for Children Out-of-School-Time (AFCOST) has been selected by the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) to receive a $100,000 grant to fund a new registered apprenticeship program that will train a cohort of 25 out-of-school time (OST) staff.