On 8th June 2026 Jen Rutter, Partnerships and Funding Officer for Red Hen, visited the club to give an update on their work. The Red Hen charity has been supporting families in Cambridge for almost 30 years; their mission is to raise and empower happy children and families. Originally, they only supported primary age children and their families, now they are supporting families with children transitioning into secondary schools. The team has grown to 10 staff of family and project workers. In addition to their work in north Cambridge, they are now supporting families in the Abbey area with another local charity already in that area.. Last year Red Hen supported 840 people, 63 with intense family support for 9-12 months. This area, around The Meadows, is known as a deprived area of Cambridge and most of their work is around here.  Housing pressures, rising