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Thriving Rural Communities: Impact Report 2025-2026

Cambridgeshire ACRE helps rural communities sustain local services, strengthen community buildings and develop affordable housing. Its 2025-2026 report records support for 161 community buildings, delivery of 53 affordable homes and 40,803 Community Hub visits. Case studies describe stronger governance, practical local support and opportunities for social connection.

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Cambridgeshire ACRE works with rural communities to strengthen the places, services and organisations on which local life depends. It advises village halls and community buildings on governance, sustainability and planning, and helps communities develop affordable housing. Community Hubs offer practical support and social connection. Environmental projects, waterways volunteering, community-enterprise advice and rural policy representation help residents care for their surroundings and shape their communities' future. Custom geography from upload: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 161 community buildings supported
Key Metric 2 53 new affordable homes delivered
Key Metric 3 40,803 Community Hub visits; over 21,000 volunteer hours

Key Outcomes

  • 53 affordable homes enabled local households to remain in their communities.
  • Community Hubs provided practical support and opportunities for social connection.
  • Community-building trustees describe stronger governance and greater confidence in planning for the future.

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Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities
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Key Metric 1
More than 12,000 New Yorkers served in calendar 2025
Key Metric 2
More than 9,000 diverted from unnecessary jail stays with support and treatment
Key Metric 3
83% of new 32-week employment programme graduates completed an industry-standard credential
91% of young people had no new arrest after participating in alternatives to incarceration.