Local Offer

The benefits of volunteering include meeting new people, building your confidence, being active while looking for paid employment, building your CV and a recent contact for a reference.

Blackthorn Trust is a charity which provides medical care, specialist therapies and rehabilitation through work placements within Blackthorn Garden. It aims to help people living with mental, physical and learning disabilities. The diverse range of activities offered enable you to acquire new skills and gain confidence to better deal with challenges.…

  Carers Trust is a major new charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health…

The Carers Relief Service offers a break (respite) from looking after someone with learning disabilities. The Personal Support Workers can offer help with shopping, attending hobby and leisure activities, hospital visits, going to parties, clubs, discos and support to attend college. Alternatively, they can stay in the home to enable family/spouse…

Practical support and advice for people looking after someone. The service offers emotional support; help with applying for benefits; a drop in service; Carers' Fourm; health checks; information on local services; Kent Carer's Emergency Card; telephone, text and e-mail support and twice yearly newsletter Sometimes you may…

Catching Lives is an independent charity which is dedicated to supporting people who are homeless and vulnerable in Canterbury. Some of the services offered include: free breakfast, lunch, food parcels referrals to local food banks use of washing machines and tumble dryers (detergent is supplied) access to…

Practical support, information and advice to help people living with disabilities to enjoy the freedom of independent living. The service includes advice on benefits, housing and access to other useful resources. Sometimes you may feel you are not being listened to, for example by health and…

A safe place for older people to receive support. Services offered include help with making a complaint; choosing a care and support service that meets your needs; assistance with completing application forms and advice if your landlord has breached the Tenancy Agreement.

West Kent Crossroads Care supports people who look after someone. If you are providing care or support to a family member or friend because they are ill, elderly, frail or have a physical or learning disability, the service can help. Crossroads Care aims to help you…

Crossroads Care Kent supports people who look after someone. If you are providing care or support to a family member or friend because they are ill, elderly, frail or have a physical or learning disability, the service can help. Crossroads Care aims to help you keep…