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The Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Councillor Ian Thomas, recently visited one of the local accommodation projects run by homelessness charity Porchlight.
The Lord Mayor of Canterbury with Porchlight staff and residents
The Mayor enjoyed tea and a buffet lunch whilst asking the young residents about their future plans and giving them the opportunity to ask questions about council services.
Cllr Thomas said: “Porchlight is providing essential services in the city. The charity is helping those that fall through the gaps in society and using clever initiatives to tackle complex issues. It is a shining example of how it should be done.”
Kevin, 20, is a resident at the shared house which provides low-level support to people who are soon to move on to their own independent accommodation: “Over the year I have been with Porchlight they helped me to mature, in fact they have taught me most of what I know now. If the charity didn’t exist I think I might be on the streets, instead I am trying to get into college and study to be an electrician.”
Kevin says he could have been on the streets without the charity's help
Porchlight works across Kent and provides supported accommodation to over 100 vulnerable people in Canterbury alone as well as a service supporting the city’s rough sleepers in accessing housing. They run drop-ins on Mondays 10am-12noon at St. Peter’s Church and on Thursdays 10am-12noon at the Day Centre by Canterbury East train station.
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Date of issue: 31st August 2011
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