Over the past few months It Takes a City has been working with the Pay It Forward Scheme and the Cambridge BID to support people in need across Cambridge.
Pay It Forward (created in Cambridge but now expanding to other towns) has been connecting people in need with vouchers, which can be spent in local shops and cafes across the city. The vouchers can be used to purchase groceries, toiletries and household items.
Working with the Cambridge BID, we’ve connected the voucher scheme to the Love Cambridge Gift Cards which can be used in a huge variety of local shops and cafes. A number of these Gift Cards have been donated to local charities such as Jimmy’s, Cambridge Housing Society, and Crossways Winter Provision.