COMMUNITY MATTERS is our blog of volunteering news, civic engagement, and other ways to help make Cambridge a more just, more equitable and more sustainable community. We share news about events and opportunities that might be of interest to volunteers. If you have something you’d like to share please reach out.
We welcome personal stories of volunteering, student contributions, interviews and photo essays as well. We’ll be publishing some guidelines soon. And if you’d like to volunteer for an assignment, we’d love to hear from you.
Martin Luther King Jr’s written & spoken words These excerpts are from the 2025 MLK DAY Welcome Gathering at Central Square Church, Cambridge. Click on the title to learn more
Join us January 20th for the 15th annual MLKday of service & learning January 20th holds meaning this year for many. Is it fortuitous that MLKDAY falls on our
AdveNTURES IN GOING PLASTIC FREE Ready to take the Plastic Free July challenge? Sign up here and we’ll share a few tips each week in July. You can also sign
COMPOSTING & FOODWASTE Whether you are ambitious enough to start home composting in your garden or yard or thinking about having a simple kitchen compost that you put out on
The Miyawaki Forest in Danehy Park There are at least 5 Miyawaki Forests in Massachusetts. Lucky Cambridge. We have a Miyawaki Forest right here in Danehy Park! Danehy Park is
Plan an outing with friends or family to observe the woodcock’s courtship display.
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