The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough in Canterbury increased by 50 per cent from 2022 to 2023

Catching Lives is looking for its next Volunteer Coordinator

Catching Lives is recruiting to its team of Locum Project Workers. Locum Project Workers support the smooth running of the Centre during drop-ins and activity sessions. The role includes practical tasks alongside engagement with people using the service. Employed on a zero hours contract, Locum Project Workers are offered occasional shifts throughout the year to...

A Catching Lives volunteer is one step closer to his dream of training to be a chef after being offered a full-time role at The Goods Shed in Canterbury. 

Art created by Catching Lives clients is part of an exhibition that is going on tour around Kent. 

Catching Lives has been working in collaboration with Herne Bay in Bloom on Root To Resistance - an ambitious garden project at our day centre in Station Road East. 

Three people are fundraising on JustGiving for Catching Lives by taking part in sponsored events. 

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 June), Manager Emma McCrudden explains how Catching Lives is reducing social isolation. Emma, who has worked for Catching Lives for eight years and specialises in outreach work, says helping people who are sleeping rough is so much...