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 typical night compared to 18 in 2021. Nationally, rough sleeping figure increased by 26%. Catching Lives is seeing more people attending its day centre for support, including an increase in people...

We’re launching our ‘Spring Into Action’ campaign to raise £10k through local community fundraisers. You could hold a bake sale, take part in a sponsored event, such as the KM Bike Ride, or do a sponsored swim. If you run a business, why not hold a raffle for us? Download our fundraising pack for ideas...

Our 2022 Annual Report is now available.  The additional challenges brought about in 2022 by the steep rise in the cost of living caused many more people to face homelessness for the first time and we saw a 50% increase in footfall when compared with 2021. Throughout the year, we supported 486 individuals in need,...