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View the latest vacancies, find out the benefits of a career with Porchlight and sign up to 'job alerts' to make sure you are the first to know when new vacancies have been listed!

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Make a referral

Do you need to make a referral to one of our supported accommodation projects or the Kent Outreach Service? Find out how...

What do we think?

This month, Chief Executive, Mike Barrett, explains the stark reality of ill thought out cuts in public spending...


Porchlight - helping vulnerable and homeless people across KentWelcome to Porchlight. We are one of the foremost charities supporting vulnerable and homeless people in Kent. We have supported accommodation projects based in Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Ramsgate with support for street homeless people across the county. We provide a range of services supporting people with complex needs such as mental ill health and have specific services for young vulnerable and homeless people.



Rough Night? - watch the video

Porchlight hosted its first conference entitled 'Rough Night?' in January this year. Over 100 professionals from across the housing and homelessness sector attended to look at how they can end rough sleeping in Kent. Watch the video...

Slipping through the net

Single homeless people in Kent and Medway face a ‘non-system’ of support according to an independent report commissioned Porchlight. We are calling for an open debate on the issue...

Five day sleep out for Porchlight

Four students from the University of Kent will be spending five nights on the streets of Canterbury as part of Poverty & Homelessness Action Week to raise awareness around single homelessness and raise money for Porchlight...

Fundraise for us!

Fancy shaving your head, running a marathon, organising a 70's evening or abseiling? There are plenty of ideas on our new fundraising pages and we'll help you every step of the way to make your activity a success!...

35 years of changing lives

It is our 35th anniversary! Find out how the charity has grown, watch a video interview with our Chief Executive, view photos from our archive and get an in-depth look at how provision for vulnerable and homeless people has changed over the decades...