CAMBRIDGE, MA – Officials with the city of Cambridge announced that a team of unarmed social workers would soon be responding to 911 calls instead of the police.

According to Boston 25 News, the director of the city’s new Community Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) said that the team is preparing for a “rollout” as soon as July. The CARE team has reportedly been training since September 2023 and has been conducting outreach since December 2023.