Just-A-Start Corporation
About
Just-A-Start is a Cambridge nonprofit community development corporation that helps individuals and families move toward economic stability. Its work spans affordable housing, career training, youth education and financial empowerment, aimed at residents of Cambridge and the wider Metro North region of Massachusetts. Programs range from affordable rental apartments and housing stabilization help to job training for adults of all backgrounds, with an emphasis on equitable access to quality jobs and lasting career pathways for participants.
The organization has operated as a multi-service agency since 1969, and its youth programs help young people reclaim their education, build job skills and grow into community leaders. A Financial Empowerment Collaborative offers free programming to help community members make the most of their money. Just-A-Start says it reaches about 3,000 individuals and families, and it funds its work through federal, state and local sources along with corporate, charitable and community supporters and individual donors.
What to Know
- Just-A-Start is listed as a member of the Kendall Square Association.
- Residents can subscribe to its mailing list for news and upcoming community events.
- Donations from individuals are accepted to support housing and career programs.
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