In response to rising rough sleeping, Canterbury Community Shelter is going ahead this year, providing bed spaces for up to 15 people a night during the coldest months of the year.

Thanks to a £10,000 grant from Canterbury City Council and your generous donations to our Winter Fundraising Appeal last year, we are able to go ahead - but we need your help to continue delivering our seven-day-a-week services, day and night.

We're hoping to raise £50,000 towards opening the Winter Shelter for three months, as well as keeping our Day Centre services running through winter and beyond.

It's a terrible situation to see so many people having to sleep rough, often in unsafe locations and through the worst winter weather. We’ll be working with the Council, Porchlight and other partners to help people move on from the Shelter into housing.

- £5 could go towards hot drinks at our Day Centre to keep people warm in cold weather

- £8 could provide breakfast and lunch for a week for one person experiencing homelessness

- £19 could provide essential services for a day to a person experiencing homelessness

- £47 could host someone for the night at Canterbury Community Shelter

Your support could help us to save lives this winter.