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Porchlight provides support and accommodation projects to single homeless people and people at risk of becoming homeless.

Recent development in the housing sector means that we are also involved in trying to prevent homelessness. We help people maintain tenancies, but we also contribute to the health, vitality and stability of whole communities.

We are helping some of the most vulnerable individuals to live fulfilling lives and participate as active members of the community in which they live.

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Kent Outreach Service
This service works across Kent helping people sleeping on the streets to access emergency accommodation. This service operates a 24 hr free phone helpline – 0800 567 7699.

Street Population
The Street Population Team can support anyone in Maidstone over the age of 16 with support needs around homelessness or problematic street based activities…

Supported Accommodation
Find out about our supported accommodation projects in Kent.

Young person’s services
We have specialist services for 16-21 yr olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. There are 2 hostels providing supported accommodation to this age group. We also have a specialist mental health worker for young people.

Homelessness prevention
We work to prevent homelessness through our floating support service. This service works with people in their own homes who are vulnerable to homelessness.

Private Landlord Liaison
The Private Landlord Liaison service works one-to-one with landlords to accommodate people currently supported by Porchlight.

Community support
The community support service is a project in Thanet set up to provide practical and accessible support directly to residents of Trove Court, Kennedy House and Harbour Towers in Ramsgate and those living in the local community.

Building skills
Throughout all our services we encourage our service users to become involved in the wider activities of the charity. We provide training to our service users to increase their knowledge and skills to enable them to contribute and participate.

Service user training
The programme works to develop training to equip service users with the skills and knowledge to become more involved in the review and delivery of the services we currently provide.

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