Find out about alternative ways
of getting to work on the CommuterChoice site.

Are You Relocating to Harvard?

The following services at the University can assist you with many aspects of relocation as you prepare to come to the Cambridge/Boston area.

To learn more about Harvard, visit the website at www.harvard.edu. To learn about Boston and the surrounding areas, visit the website of the Boston Globe, www.boston.com, and the website for the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism at www.massvacation.com.

Child Care, Schools, and Family Services | Housing | Health, Dental and other Benefits Information | International Office | Special Assistance | Meeting People and Having Fun | Students

• Individual and group child care options, including lists of licensed providers
• Preschools
• Private and public schools and after-school programs
• Summer camps and programs
• Resources for children with special needs
• Elder care resources in Cambridge/Boston and other states
• Educational programs and seminars and support/conversation groups
• Harvard University and Affiliates Family Resource Handbook
• Financial assistance for childcare and adoption costs

Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family
164 Longwood Avenue #106
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-1615
email: barbara_wolf@harvard.edu

back to top

Harvard University can assist in locating the right home in the right area for your needs. Harvard also offers high-quality real estate brokerage, mortgages and insurance services at a discount through its preferred vendor programs. View detailed information at www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm.

• Provides individual relocation assistance services to incoming and current faculty members, including community, school and other pertinent real estate and relocation information
• Information on rentals in Harvard owned buildings as well as privately-owned housing
• Assistance with the purchase of Harvard owned or private market condominiums and houses
• For more information, go to www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm and click on Faculty Real Estate Services

• Harvard-owned apartments for full-time faculty, staff and students
• Listings of privately-owned apartments, condominiums
• For more information, visit www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm and click on Harvard Housing Office

• Available to all Harvard University employees through the Faculty Real Estate Services office
• Broker representation throughout buying and selling stages and reduced commissions and cash back program on sales for all employees
• For more information, visit www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm and click on Home Ownership Benefits

• Discounts on mortgages and closing costs through special arrangement with lenders
• For more information, go to www.hres.harvard.edu/rre.htm and click on Home Ownership Benefits

You may also visit www.personal-plans.com/harvard for an online quote.

back to top

• Information and assistance with a comprehensive range of benefits options, including medical and dental plans, disability and life insurance, retirement plans, tax-deferred annuity savings accounts
• Individual counseling by appointment

back to top

• Assistance with visas and finances
• Orientation programs and discussion groups for foreign students, scholars and their families to assist in the transition to living in the United States
• Information on resources, including ESL classes, sources of foreign language newspapers, books and ethnic food stores and restaurants
• Housing assistance in August and September, including assistants who help in the process of finding housing, and temporary housing for new foreign students and scholars and their families while they seek permanent accommodations
• Activities and excursions

back to top

• Information on services and resources for persons with disabilities

• Harvard's EAP will assist with issues such as socialization and cultural acclimation
• Assessment and referral for needs concerning family or personal counseling, substance abuse, death and bereavement, budget counseling, family/elderly services, gay/lesbian/bisexual issues, vocational counseling and stress management
• Services available to faculty, staff, and their household members 24 hours a day / 7 days a week

back to top

• Programs and activities to introduce new people to others from all areas of the Harvard Community
• Groups for book and foreign language discussion, area and museum tours, arts and crafts classes, music and tennis
• Special programs for parents and young children
• Open to active & retired Harvard faculty and staff and their spouses/partners

• Discount tickets to movies, museums, concerts, theaters, sporting events and trips

back to top

Each school has its own Student Life Office. Check with your school's office for local events.

• Provides social activities geared toward student couples and students from all schools with families with children, including playgroups
• Offers economical access to cultural events and excursions in and around Boston

back to top