Porchlight Open Door meet-ups
Your community hub
Porchlight Open Door meet-ups are friendly get-togethers in Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone, and Margate where you can make friends and access all the services you need.
You can drop by to get support and advice, try a new activity and enjoy some company and conversation. It’s completely free and everyone aged 18 and over is welcome.
The meet-ups are run by our warm, welcoming team. They’re there to listen and help you with things like benefits, housing and debt. They can also help you connect with services and support networks in your area.
You can try different activities every week, from cooking to painting to CV writing – but there’s no pressure to take part. You can just turn up for a chat.
Canterbury
Every Monday, 11am - 2pm
All Saints Church, Military Road, CT1 1PA
Dover
General meet-up
Every Tuesday, 12pm - 3pm
Dover Baptist Church, Maison Dieu Road, CT16 1RF
'Get active' meet-up which involves outdoor activities
Every Wednesday, 9.30am - 11.30am
Meet at La Salle Verte, Cannon Street, CT16 1BZ
Folkestone
General meet-up
Every Thursday, midday - 2.30pm
St John's Church, St John's Church Road, CT19 5BQ
Women only meet-up
Every Friday, 11am - 1pm
Email pod@porchlight.org.uk for more information
Margate
Every Wednesday, 9.30am - 11.30am
Kairos Café, Cecil Square, CT9 5EH
Every Wednesday, 12.30pm - 3.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, St Mary's Avenue, CT9 3TN
Get in touch
To find out about Porchlight Open Door meet-ups near you, email pod@porchlight.org.uk. Someone from our friendly team will get in touch to tell you more about the service.
Porchlight Open Door is a free service, run by Porchlight and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Find out what else Porchlight offers
Community meet-ups are just one of the many services Porchlight offers. We can help with a range of other things too.
You might be sleeping rough, have no permanent place to live, face losing your job or home, be struggling with your mental health or wellbeing, feeling isolated, or having difficulties with money, benefits or feeding your family.
Whatever it is you're going through, we can help you access support in your area - whether that's from Porchlight or another organisation.
Here's how we can help