Children receive help from £100k winter crisis fund
Children under 10 are among more than 100 people to have received aid in the four weeks since The Cambridge Building Society and Cambridgeshire Community Foundation launched the £100,000 Cost of Living Crisis Fund.
Red Balloon Ride May 2023 - One goal. One great cause. A whole lot of fun!
Red Balloon writes...For our annual Red Balloon Ride we’re upping the stakes and riding throughout the month of May to raise £5,000 – will you join us? You choose the time, route and distance that suits you, and then join us in raising funds to support bullied and traumatised children.
Council sets out plans to award more than £1 million to 60 Cambridge community groups
Cambridge City Council set out plans to award £1,094,000 to 60 voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations to support projects that will reduce social or economic inequality for Cambridge residents during 2023-2024.
Find out what employees really think with Best Employers Eastern Region 2023
Best Employers 2023 is now open for registrations. Based around a confidential and customisable employee engagement survey, this programme helps organisations find out what their people really think of the way they operate. The goal is support organisations in the eastern region and develop productive workplaces where employees can flourish and thrive.
The PEM Charitable Trust donate to Switch Now
PEM, Cambridge’s largest independent firm of accountants, tax and business advisers, have donated £500 to Switch Now on behalf of The PEM Charitable Trust.
Charity walks raises more than £30,000 for local charities
Cambridge’s iconic annual Bridge the Gap charity walk raised more than £30,000 for two local charities in its first in-person event since before Covid.
Computers for care leavers in Cambridge
For young people about to leave the social care system in Cambridgeshire, it’s a time of major transition and uncertainty.
Tom’s Trust spread Christmas cheer to children in hospital
From superhero capes to books and cuddly soft toys, children were treated to some wonderful gifts from Tom’s Trust while spending time in hospital over the Christmas period.
Investors - Come and meet the next big things in impact innovation
From fields such as food waste reduction, transforming plastic into low-carbon building products to building nature-related intelligence gathering - all of the ventures on the Allia Accelerator Challenge are addressing global challenges in innovative ways.
Winter emergency accommodation project - looking for a permanent home
It Takes A City are looking for a permanent base for our winter emergency accommodation project. Can you help?
Helping you to help others
ITAC produce new leaflet with key information.
Laptops 4 Learning & Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign - update
An update to the work Laptops 4 Learning and CRRC have achieved, working in partnership.
Stone King signs up to the Age-friendly Employer Pledge
Cambridge law firm Stone King is delighted to have signed up to the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a new nationwide programme, to show its commitment to older workers.
Happy New Year from Laptops4Learning
Happy New Year from Laptops4Learning! The team are back at work and determined to build on their achievements to date, delivering many more sustainable digital devices to those in need in the year ahead.
£1.76 million boost for South Cambridgeshire projects under Shared Prosperity Fund
Eight projects that will benefit communities and businesses and increase job opportunities in South Cambridgeshire have been awarded around £1.76 million in Government funding.
Pre-apprenticeship green skills programme builds confidence from the ground up
The first participants in a new initiative designed to boost the skills of disadvantaged young people in Cambridge have graduated at a celebration event at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge.
Tackling digital poverty throughout 2022
A year in review, looking at the work completed over the course of the year.
Tom’s Trust releases its impact statement for 2022
Tom Trust has released its impact statement for 2022, revealing that it has helped an estimated 1,137 people through its work this year.
Coming together in new ways to tackle inequality
New report into the role that social impact investment can play in Cambridge.
Over £10,000 raised in Big Give campaign for Tom's Trust
More than £10,000 has been raised in Tom’s Trust’s Big Give campaign – smashing the charity’s target.
Expansion continues for Biocair as firm reports substantial growth
The pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences logistics expert, Biocair is marking another year of significant growth as it reports a 30% increase in sales volume year on year. Whilst also more than doubling its headcount to over 560 staff globally during the last two years.
The Cambridge spurred on for charity funds
Members of the Customer Contact Centre team at The Cambridge Building Society cycled nearly 100 miles (158km) to raise more than £2,000 in honour of one of their colleagues who died earlier this year.
It Takes a City's Crossways achieves Dogs Trust accreditation
Crossways, It Takes a City's winter emergency accommodation project, has achieved Dogs Trust accreditation.