Connect Well Kent have forwarded a very useful list of current support services that are available in East Kent. As well as Covid19 Council and Community Support Lines it has details of organisations supporting the elderly and vulnerable and those who are providing delivery services. There is also contact information
We are working alongside Canterbury City Council to try and move rough sleepers into hotels in Canterbury. We are looking for more volunteers to help with shifts at these hotels. Ideally we are looking for people with experience of working with vulnerable adults, including those with substance misuse and
As of Tuesday 24th March, Catching Lives have taken the difficult decision to close the Open Centre and the winter shelter. This is due to the difficulty of maintaining any kind of social distance in the centre; we can’t minimise the infection possibilities while we remain open. We are working
Please note that from today, Monday 23rd March we have made the decision not to accept any donations of clothes until further notice. We are still open from 9am – 2pm, providing our usual services for the homeless but with minimal staff. In anticipation of us having to close the
An organisation called TranslationServices.com have translated fliers about COVID-19 prevention for homeless shelters and similar groups into the 30+ languages found most frequently in the world’s shelters. This very useful resource is absolutely free and has been created to help spread public health best practices to those you support. It
A STATEMENT ISSUED JOINTLY BY CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL, CATCHING LIVES AND PORCHLIGHT With regard to the current public health situation we, the organisations who are most involved with helping homeless people, Rough sleepers, or other groups would like to let people of Canterbury District know what we are doing to
NOTE: DUE TO CORONAVIRUS THE MARATHON HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER Sally Cook is a first time marathon runner who will be running the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 26th April and she has chosen Catching Lives to be the charity she will raise funds for. Sally, Practice Manager at
On 7th February, Year 6 pupils, staff and parents from Lorenden Prep School near Faversham walked the Crab and Winkle Way from Whitstable to Canterbury to raise money for Catching Lives. At the end of the walk they came in to visit us at the Open Centre for some refreshments