News & Updates

This Alcohol Awareness Week (3rd to 9th July) Catching Lives volunteer Trevor shares his story of how tackling his alcohol addiction helped him turn his life around.

It’s been a busy month at Catching Lives as we’ve continued to see an increase in demand for our services due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Emma McCrudden, Catching Lives Manager, pictured with Miriam Ellis, Activity Coordinator This Loneliness Awareness Week (12th to 18th...

Catching Lives is appealing for support as the first Heat Health Alert of 2023 has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency.

Catching Lives and Canterbury Food Bank are forking out more cash than ever to meet rising food bills due to the impacts of the cost-of-livi

Catching Lives is looking for a new Secretary to the Board of Trustees. This is a voluntary role working closely with our Chair and Chief...

Patrick du Cassé, Debbie Wilkes, Trustees of The Philip and Connie Phillips Foundation and Catching Lives Chief Executive Tasmin Maitland...

Coronation bank holiday, 8 May, saw Big Help Out events taking place around the country to promote volunteering with charities and community

Our Spring Into Action campaign is well underway. Huge thanks to everyone supporting us so far, including Elizabeth who ran her first half m

Catching Lives is recruiting to the new role of Fundraising and Communications Coordinator. This is a vital role in keeping our doors ope

Today’s Government statistics show an increase in the number of people sleeping rough in the district of Canterbury, with 22 people out on a

We’re launching our ‘Spring Into Action’ campaign to raise £10k through local community fundraisers. You could hold a bake sale, take...

Our 2022 Annual Report is now available.  The additional challenges brought about in 2022 by the steep rise in the cost of living caused man

As we begin 2023, we would like to wish you a very Happy New Year. We received an abundance of donated items over the Christmas period in th