Community Charter School of Cambridge Foundation, Inc

On May 31st at 2:30AM, a massive fire broke out on Harvard Street in Cambridge. The entire backside of the building was engulfed in flames even before fire engines arrived. Thankfully there were no injuries. However, multiple floors have been destroyed and multiple cars have been turned to rust. Many are homeless in the middle of both a global pandemic as well as national unrest due to our police systems. 

Please take a moment to watch our fundraising video which includes footage of the fire and of the smoldering building:  https://youtu.be/6g8KACpZ3SI


With the building being so unstable, it is planned to be demolished. This means nobody can go back in to retrieve any belongings that they didn’t grab when they all had to make the split second decision to evacuate to the blaring sound of fire alarms. Firefighters may be able to retrieve a limited amount of personal items written down before they demolish the buildings, but basic things like furniture, clothes, and food are off limits.


At CCSC, we care deeply about each and every member of our community. Respecting the privacy wishes of the family affected, we are asking you to support a member of the CCSC community in order for them to re-build their lives.

Please reach out to High School Principal David Francis-Maurer with any questions or offers of help either. You can do this via school reception, or directly, via 'dfm at ccscambridge dot org'.

We hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation and will, therefore, contribute whatever you can to help them rebuild their lives. We appreciate all of your contributions at this difficult time.

With gratitude and love,
The CCSC Family.

Demolition pictures from July:

Hello! Our high school's Global Leadership and Activism Club is trying to raise funds to send a small but dedicated delegation of students to Beijing, China for the Model G-20 event taking place in February 2019. 

Our students' excellent performance in past local summits and preparedness for this one has ALREADY got us over $ 35,000 in scholarships! Most of our funding has therefore been met, and we feel good about it. 

All we need is the last $ 10,000 for travel expenditures. 


Our high school, Community Charter School of Cambridge, is a small Title I school located in the heart of Cambridge. It serves 330 students whose families originate from 25 countries around the world and 94% of the students are students of color. Being such a small school with limited resources and filled with historically underrepresented people, travel and international exposure opportunities like these are rare. Yet, these programs are invaluable for a well-rounded citizen to acquire a global mindset. Many of our graduates are very successful and attend institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Cornell just to name a few. Other students in these institutions have these experiences and our hope is that we will be able to do the same.

The Model G-20 Event in Beijing 2019 is a chance for our globally-minded students to participate in an international setting solving world challenges together with students from all over the world. 

Please help us to meet our goal of $10,000 by February 15th, 2019.

We’ve spent three years with our current eighth graders, watching them grow from squirrely sixth graders to students ready to enter high school.  We’ve lived and learned together as positive community members and citizens.  We’ve studied the structure of our government and how we can make our voices heard.

We want to take this group of scholars to Washington, D.C. this spring.  Your donation will go towards providing students with transportation, food, and lodging for this trip.  This is an opportunity that many 8th graders around our country engage in, and with your help, we can provide the same opportunity for our students.

We demand a lot out of our students, and the same thing will happen on this trip (with a lot of fun mixed in).