Evergreen preschool will have room for more after relocation, but is fundraising for survival
The Evergreen day care and preschool, a nonprofit serving area families since 1989, needs donations for relocating between buildings on the Sancta Maria Nursing Facility after setbacks caused by the coronavirus.
Grant of $250,000 to Cambridge Camping means additional week of summer camp for special kids
The nonprofit Cambridge Camping Association has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation, making it one of 140 local nonprofits surviving a competitive review process that began with 590 applicants.
If those shelves are spilling over, turn a page; drop off used books using this donation map
Who knew Cambridge had so many places to donate books? Well, New York-based In the Book did. It built a map to prove it.
St. Augustine’s restoration gets $110,000 grant from Mass Cultural Council; it must be matched
Black History in Action for Cambridgeport has been awarded a $110,000 matching grant for exterior restorations at St. Augustine’s African-Orthodox Cathedral, established in 1921 at 137 Allston St.
The Lucky Jungle arts space puts down roots, feeling like creative free-for-alls of our past
A new arts space in The Port feels like a reinvention of the freewheeling Out of the Blue and Zeitgeist galleries of Cambridge’s past.
An open letter from CitySprouts: This summer, we’re prioritizing kids with fewer opportunities
For 20 years, CitySprouts has helped Cambridge children engage with the natural world in which we all live. In our 2021 summer program, we are prioritizing places at our summer program sites for those Cambridge youth who have fewer opportunities for summer learning.
Senior communities rallied from Cambridge, supporting troops with care packages for 975
When Teresa Burns, executive director at The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living, got her son’s deployment date overseas, she acted to ensure his entire unit would have essential travel items.
Families in cities outside Cambridge are eligible for Just-A-Start, Cambridge Savings rent help
The nonprofit developer Just-A-Start and Cambridge Savings Bank are supporting families with emergency rental assistance and affordable housing in Chelsea, Revere, Everett and Malden.
Green Cambridge takes on gift of Alewife land, kept from developers by Hill family since 1636
The nonprofit Green Cambridge has been given a small patch of nature, previously owned by a family dating back to 1636, to safeguard in the rapidly developing Alewife area.
Gift cards to shop at Daily Table in Central Square distributed through nonprofits by Food For Free
The nonprofit Food For Free is distributing 1,500 gift cards through area food pantries to Daily Table, a grocery store that opened in Central Square in January.
