This is your August newsletter update from Catching Lives.

Catching Lives day centre is urgently seeking extra volunteers to help in its kitchen.

Catching Lives has been awarded a grant to explore ways to improve its day centre in Station Road East. 

It’s been another busy month at Catching Lives.

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...

The Catching Lives day centre garden in sunny weather Catching Lives is appealing for support as the first Heat Health Alert of 2023 has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency.   People experiencing homelessness, especially rough sleepers, are among those most vulnerable to the adverse effects of hot weather and are at higher risk...

Empty shelves (Canterbury Food Bank) 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-living. At the same time, both charities are seeing an increased demand on their services as those most in need turn to them for help. Canterbury...