Cambridge Aid

Cambridge Aid is a registered charity (No. 204327) and a point of last resort for those in desperate need within Cambridge and its surrounding villages.

You can view our Annual Reports and Accounts here.

Cambridge Aid in Numbers

Approx. Relief Provided per Year

of all Donations go to Those in Need

Maximum grant per recipient

of all donations go to those in Cambridge who desperately need help

of grant recipients experience some form of mental health difficulty

of grant recipients have experienced some form of domestic abuse

of grants go towards providing children with clothes & shoes

Cambridge is the UK’s Most Unequal City.
Help us Make a Difference.

Through our aid, we empower individuals, help them to retain their dignity, and remind them that their community cares about them. Around half our aid is for the benefit of children and many recipients are single parents.

Every request given to Cambridge Aid is carefully scrutinised by our Trustees, without passing personal judgement. Most requests receive positive responses and we also make many suggestions for additional sources of help.

Click on this link to read our Information Booklet.

“I want to say a huge big thank you to Cambridge Aid for all the funds you have given the families and individuals through the year.

It has made such a difference to many families – not just for the essentials, and I can’t tell you how often people have been in tears as the gesture is so poignant for them. The money will definitely make such a difference to the families this year.“

– Financial Inclusion Officer

Cambridge City Council

“Our recipient is very grateful for the help received, she can now start a new life in a new home. She is so happy to have doors again and a safe, clean home. Thank you.“

– Maria

The Red Hen Project

“Cambridge Aid are doing remarkable life-saving work at this extremely difficult time, when there is much hardship & anxiety.“

– Margaret

Great St. Mary’s Church, Cambridge

“We are so grateful to Cambridge Aid for their support.
In providing funding for Debt Relief Orders, they enable us to give our clients a new start; to be able to live again, free from the fear (and often shame) of unmanageable debt.“

– Fiona
Centre Manager

Cambridge Money Advice Centre

News

Cambridge Aid Newsletter Issue 1

24 Dec, 2021

Cambridge Aid has been helping people in and around Cambridge since 1880. One hundred and forty years later, the charity still provides food,...

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Produced by Joe Cook & Abdullah Shah for Varsity. Archival footage: the British Council & Richard Wexler Statistics: Cambridge City Council & The Guardian