Thank you to everyone who attended our quiz on World Homeless Day (Thursday 10th October) for helping to raise £800 which will go directly towards helping the homeless people who come to us for support. 6 teams competed, including staff from Furley Page, Herringbone Kitchens, and teams made up of
We are recruiting for Night Shelter Project Workers to join our Canterbury Community Shelter team 3 shifts per week: 2 x 13 hour waking night shifts 19:30-08:30 (£9.60 per hour) and 1 x 6 hours waking night shift with 7 hour sleep-in paid at a flat rate of £25. Contract type: Fixed
The Canterbury Community Shelter will be running from Sunday 1st December 2019 through to Saturday 29th February 2020. In partnership with churches in Canterbury we will be providing overnight accommodation for rough sleepers to shelter from the cold weather and a chance to work with staff/volunteers to find more permanent
We are delighted to announce that Catching Lives has won the Kent Community Charity of the Year 2019. This marks the third time we have won this award in the five years they have been running. Members of the Catching Lives team attended the gala evening on Thursday 13th June,
About the opportunity We are looking for registered nurses, ideally from a primary care background, and HCPC podiatrists to join our team of medical volunteers in order to expand the medical services we can offer to homeless clients who access our day centre in Canterbury. Applications from other qualified medical
We are delighted to anounce that Felicity Elms has decided to run 5 ultra-marathons (a total of 456km!) between May and September, and is raising money for us whilst doing so. Felicity’s fundraising page can be found here , and her story is below… “I have not always been into
We would like to say a huge thank you to Steven Clark who has raised an amazing £490 for Catching Lives and Pilgrims Hospices through completing a 100 mile cycle ride. Donations can still be given on Steven’s Virgin Money Giving page here Steven says: “I began at 07:48 at
A two day event called ‘Raise the Roof’ took place on 20th and 21st July in the Dane John Gardens, with over 2000 people attending on each day. Please see below for pictures from the day. The headliners included Toploader, Heather Small, Dick and Dom, CBeebies star: Mr Bloom, UK