Maria L. Baldwin Community Center
About
The Maria L. Baldwin Community Center is a private nonprofit with a 50-year history of programs in Cambridge, housed in a classic Victorian house a short walk north of Harvard Square. Formerly known as Agassiz Baldwin Community, it aims to nurture lifelong creativity and learning and to serve as a forum for civic engagement. Programs serve all ages, from year-round afterschool care for kindergarten through eighth grade to the Outback Summer Program.
Art classes and workshops for all ages take place in the studios of Maud Morgan Arts. The Living Well Network, a grassroots effort, links seniors with neighbors of all ages through a neighborhood-based social network. The center also hosts community events and supports the Baldwin Neighborhood Council, including its newsletter, the Whistler. A $50,000 gift from the Sara and Yasuo Kuniyoshi Foundation recently created the Kuniyoshi Arts Fund for artist educators and arts scholarships.
What to Know
- Donations help fund scholarships and program expansion.
- Programs close for certain holidays, including Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Yom Kippur.
- The center is named for Maria L. Baldwin, the pioneering Black educator who led Cambridge’s Agassiz School.
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