Giving a voice to people we support

Now, our commitment to giving people a voice has been recognised at the Kent Housing Awards. We won the 'excellent project led by residents' category.

The nomination was for our jobs, education and training steering group – eight residents who meet on a monthly basis to make decisions about our activities programme, allocate budgets and review the employment advice and training that we offer our service users.

“Our residents’ experiences of being supported by us mean they know better than anyone what works and what could be improved,” says Porchlight’s Richard Barnard.

“Putting them in the driving seat lets them know they are being listened to, improves their confidence and helps us ensure Porchlight is doing the best job it can.”