Catching Lives

19/06/2026

We are excited to be finalists at this year's Kent Charity Awards for Best Use of Volunteers!

Our day centre kitchen is run entirely by volunteers who prepare and serve breakfast and lunch for our clients 7 days a week. Our second-hand bookshop in the Crooked House is also volunteer-run. Our work would not be possible without the incredible volunteers who support us every day 💚

16/06/2026

16/06/2026

Great cookery session held in our day centre kitchen yesterday afternoon, making spinach and feta parcels! 🧑‍🍳

Our cookery classes are supported by the Co-Op Community Fund. If you haven't already chosen your local cause on the Co-Op app, you can choose Catching Lives to help us continue delivering cookery sessions at our centre for people who are homeless 🍅🥘

12/06/2026

The King's Mile Road Race is back on Sunday 28th June!

It's a unique running event through Canterbury City Centre suitable for all abilities, and includes a family mile. All entries help support Catching Lives, so if you are interested in signing up you can do so here:

https://www.sportingeventsuk.com/e/the-kings-mile-13360

11/06/2026

We supported 132 people experiencing homelessness last month, and our team helped 10 people move from rough sleeping into more stable accommodation!

If you would like to support the work of Catching Lives, please consider donating to our Small Charity Week campaign from 22-29 June. Thanks to players of the Postcode Lottery, every donation made to the campaign will be doubled through funding from the Postcode Society Trust!

10/06/2026

📣 Exciting news! If you didn't make it to our Secret Postcard event earlier this month, there is still a chance to buy yourself a postcard online!

We have over 50 postcards for sale online, all designed by local artists. The artist won't be revealed until you receive the card in the post.

Visit www.galabid.com/secret-postcards to browse all of the postcards and buy them online.

08/06/2026

2 weeks to go until our Small Charity Week campaign opens! ⏰️

All donations paid onto our page between 22-29 June will be doubled, so if you have been thinking about supporting Catching Lives, please consider donating to our campaign when it opens in 2 weeks to double your impact 🙏

06/06/2026

There's a lot of love for Marmite in the day centre and stocks are running low. Can you donate a jar? Drop off to Catching Lives on Station Road East, Canterbury 9am - 4pm Thank you!

05/06/2026

Thank you East Kent Mind for this recognition of our work with veterans experiencing homelessness, and Jan from Royal British Veterans Enterprise for your support to Catching Lives 🙏

04/06/2026

It's Volunteers Week and we're celebrating all our volunteers and everything they do to support Catching Lives. If you're interested in joining the team you can find out more here https://www.catchinglives.org/become-a-volunteer