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Catching Lives is a registered charity based in Canterbury, England, that works with people in need to end the harm caused by rough sleeping and insecure housing. Catching Lives helps people who are homeless, young people, ex offenders and individuals affected by mental ill health or addiction. It started life as Canterbury Open Christmas, before becoming Canterbury Open Centre and then the Scrine Foundation. On 1 July 2010 the charity renamed itself "Catching Lives". It is a Registered Charity, number 1014868, and Limited Company number 2719436. The charity relies on donations, volunteers and fundraising from within the local community. They run a fundraising shop, the Book Palace, at 28 Palace St Canterbury. Catching Lives offers respite to individuals, families and the community affected by homelessness, rough sleeping and insecure housing at the Canterbury Open Centre. Opening Monday to Friday, the Centre provides basic services such as nutritious meals, showers, laundry, clothing and a postal address; and during its opening hours Catching Lives staff and volunteers work with clients to help them to tackle any issues that they may have, get access to suitable accommodation and find the motivation to take steps towards personal recovery and independent living. ==Canterbury Community Shelter== Each year, funding permitting, Catching Lives aims to runs a winter night shelter in conjunction with local church groups. In the winter of 2013/4 the Shelter was able to enter its fourth year of operation. The shelter is a rolling project which uses the halls of local churches to provide accommodation through the winter months for the rough sleepers of Canterbury. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catching Lives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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