Porchlight
@porchlight1974.bsky.social
Fighting for a safe home, better life and fairer future for everyone.
We were founded to help people tackle the devastating effects of homelessness. Today, we also tackle the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality.
Monitored weekdays only, 9-4
We were founded to help people tackle the devastating effects of homelessness. Today, we also tackle the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality.
Monitored weekdays only, 9-4
Your donations helped two women leave the streets behind for good during the cold snap. One was sleeping in a ripped-up tent, the other was in a shopping centre. You paid for emergency shelter while we arranged for one woman to be given Porchlight housing and the other to move into a rental property
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Your donations helped two women leave the streets behind for good during the cold snap. One was sleeping in a ripped-up tent, the other was in a shopping centre. You paid for emergency shelter while we arranged for one woman to be given Porchlight housing and the other to move into a rental property
#InternationalVolunteersDay
Porchlight volunteers have collectively given up 3,840 hours this year. That’s the equivalent of £72,929 of support which makes a massive difference to a charity like ours.
To our amazing volunteers: thank you for everything you contribute.
Porchlight volunteers have collectively given up 3,840 hours this year. That’s the equivalent of £72,929 of support which makes a massive difference to a charity like ours.
To our amazing volunteers: thank you for everything you contribute.
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#InternationalVolunteersDay
Porchlight volunteers have collectively given up 3,840 hours this year. That’s the equivalent of £72,929 of support which makes a massive difference to a charity like ours.
To our amazing volunteers: thank you for everything you contribute.
Porchlight volunteers have collectively given up 3,840 hours this year. That’s the equivalent of £72,929 of support which makes a massive difference to a charity like ours.
To our amazing volunteers: thank you for everything you contribute.
It’s #InternationalVolunteersDay 💜
We’re humbled that 105 people gave up their time to support our work this year. We couldn’t be more thankful.
They’ve changed lives and we couldn’t do what we do without them.
We’re humbled that 105 people gave up their time to support our work this year. We couldn’t be more thankful.
They’ve changed lives and we couldn’t do what we do without them.
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It’s #InternationalVolunteersDay 💜
We’re humbled that 105 people gave up their time to support our work this year. We couldn’t be more thankful.
They’ve changed lives and we couldn’t do what we do without them.
We’re humbled that 105 people gave up their time to support our work this year. We couldn’t be more thankful.
They’ve changed lives and we couldn’t do what we do without them.
On Christmas Eve, 248 people will be sleeping rough in Kent.
Imagine falling asleep with one wish, to make it through the night.
Your donation could save someone’s life this Christmas: Porchlight.org.uk/donate
Imagine falling asleep with one wish, to make it through the night.
Your donation could save someone’s life this Christmas: Porchlight.org.uk/donate
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On Christmas Eve, 248 people will be sleeping rough in Kent.
Imagine falling asleep with one wish, to make it through the night.
Your donation could save someone’s life this Christmas: Porchlight.org.uk/donate
Imagine falling asleep with one wish, to make it through the night.
Your donation could save someone’s life this Christmas: Porchlight.org.uk/donate
What does Christmas mean when you don’t have a home?
As homelessness rises, Porchlight’s services are needed more than ever. With your support we can be there for people facing homelessness, poverty and ill health this Christmas.
Read our CEO's latest blog: buff.ly/4Exk9oH?
As homelessness rises, Porchlight’s services are needed more than ever. With your support we can be there for people facing homelessness, poverty and ill health this Christmas.
Read our CEO's latest blog: buff.ly/4Exk9oH?
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What does Christmas mean when you don’t have a home?
As homelessness rises, Porchlight’s services are needed more than ever. With your support we can be there for people facing homelessness, poverty and ill health this Christmas.
Read our CEO's latest blog: buff.ly/4Exk9oH?
As homelessness rises, Porchlight’s services are needed more than ever. With your support we can be there for people facing homelessness, poverty and ill health this Christmas.
Read our CEO's latest blog: buff.ly/4Exk9oH?
Marcus says the hardest part of homelessness wasn’t the cold or uncertainty – it was parting with his dog Bramble.
Thanks to you, they were reunited for Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/news/how-marcus-and-his-dog-found-safety-after-months-in-a-van
Thanks to you, they were reunited for Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/news/how-marcus-and-his-dog-found-safety-after-months-in-a-van
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Marcus says the hardest part of homelessness wasn’t the cold or uncertainty – it was parting with his dog Bramble.
Thanks to you, they were reunited for Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/news/how-marcus-and-his-dog-found-safety-after-months-in-a-van
Thanks to you, they were reunited for Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/news/how-marcus-and-his-dog-found-safety-after-months-in-a-van
Today is #GivingTuesday, a chance to give back.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported Porchlight this year. Your kindness has helped some of the most vulnerable people in Kent.
Our fundraisers are spending the day calling some of our incredible donors as part of our annual thank-a-thon.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported Porchlight this year. Your kindness has helped some of the most vulnerable people in Kent.
Our fundraisers are spending the day calling some of our incredible donors as part of our annual thank-a-thon.
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday, a chance to give back.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported Porchlight this year. Your kindness has helped some of the most vulnerable people in Kent.
Our fundraisers are spending the day calling some of our incredible donors as part of our annual thank-a-thon.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported Porchlight this year. Your kindness has helped some of the most vulnerable people in Kent.
Our fundraisers are spending the day calling some of our incredible donors as part of our annual thank-a-thon.
Don’t get caught up with Black Friday deals that come and go.
This winter give a gift that could change someone’s life long after Christmas Day.
Donate today and help in someone in Kent leave the streets behind – for good.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
This winter give a gift that could change someone’s life long after Christmas Day.
Donate today and help in someone in Kent leave the streets behind – for good.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Don’t get caught up with Black Friday deals that come and go.
This winter give a gift that could change someone’s life long after Christmas Day.
Donate today and help in someone in Kent leave the streets behind – for good.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
This winter give a gift that could change someone’s life long after Christmas Day.
Donate today and help in someone in Kent leave the streets behind – for good.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
Send an e-card this Christmas and help bring someone into the warm.
Choose Porchlight on DontSendMeACard.com and turn what you’d spend on cards and postage into a life-changing donation.
A small switch that will make a big difference: dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
Choose Porchlight on DontSendMeACard.com and turn what you’d spend on cards and postage into a life-changing donation.
A small switch that will make a big difference: dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
November 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Send an e-card this Christmas and help bring someone into the warm.
Choose Porchlight on DontSendMeACard.com and turn what you’d spend on cards and postage into a life-changing donation.
A small switch that will make a big difference: dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
Choose Porchlight on DontSendMeACard.com and turn what you’d spend on cards and postage into a life-changing donation.
A small switch that will make a big difference: dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
Use your money meaningfully this Black Friday.
248 people will sleep rough in Kent tonight.
You could provide them with warmth, food and long-term support.
Will you make a donation with money you've saved this Black Friday? You could save someone's life.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
248 people will sleep rough in Kent tonight.
You could provide them with warmth, food and long-term support.
Will you make a donation with money you've saved this Black Friday? You could save someone's life.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Use your money meaningfully this Black Friday.
248 people will sleep rough in Kent tonight.
You could provide them with warmth, food and long-term support.
Will you make a donation with money you've saved this Black Friday? You could save someone's life.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
248 people will sleep rough in Kent tonight.
You could provide them with warmth, food and long-term support.
Will you make a donation with money you've saved this Black Friday? You could save someone's life.
porchlight.org.uk/donate
Hundreds of people in Kent will face winter cold and alone.
We spoke to Chris Butler, Managing Director at our valued charity partner Thanet Earth, about why supporting local charities like Porchlight matters so much at this time of year.
Help save lives this winter: porchlight.org.uk/donate
We spoke to Chris Butler, Managing Director at our valued charity partner Thanet Earth, about why supporting local charities like Porchlight matters so much at this time of year.
Help save lives this winter: porchlight.org.uk/donate
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hundreds of people in Kent will face winter cold and alone.
We spoke to Chris Butler, Managing Director at our valued charity partner Thanet Earth, about why supporting local charities like Porchlight matters so much at this time of year.
Help save lives this winter: porchlight.org.uk/donate
We spoke to Chris Butler, Managing Director at our valued charity partner Thanet Earth, about why supporting local charities like Porchlight matters so much at this time of year.
Help save lives this winter: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Get the whole family involved with fundraising.
Find out more and get fundraising advice at porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/start-fundraising
Find out more and get fundraising advice at porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/start-fundraising
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Get the whole family involved with fundraising.
Find out more and get fundraising advice at porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/start-fundraising
Find out more and get fundraising advice at porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/start-fundraising
“I just wanted to give my daughter four walls of her own.”
After fleeing danger with only two bin bags, Jodie and her daughter spent Christmases without a home.
This year, they’re safe and ready to celebrate in what Jodie calls her “safe haven”.
buff.ly/gTRKKOv
After fleeing danger with only two bin bags, Jodie and her daughter spent Christmases without a home.
This year, they’re safe and ready to celebrate in what Jodie calls her “safe haven”.
buff.ly/gTRKKOv
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“I just wanted to give my daughter four walls of her own.”
After fleeing danger with only two bin bags, Jodie and her daughter spent Christmases without a home.
This year, they’re safe and ready to celebrate in what Jodie calls her “safe haven”.
buff.ly/gTRKKOv
After fleeing danger with only two bin bags, Jodie and her daughter spent Christmases without a home.
This year, they’re safe and ready to celebrate in what Jodie calls her “safe haven”.
buff.ly/gTRKKOv
A huge thank you to Canterbury Diocese for inviting us to Cathedral Schools Day! 💜
Year 6 pupils came together to be a 'voice for the voiceless' by standing up for the oppressed and remembering those facing homelessness.
Year 6 pupils came together to be a 'voice for the voiceless' by standing up for the oppressed and remembering those facing homelessness.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A huge thank you to Canterbury Diocese for inviting us to Cathedral Schools Day! 💜
Year 6 pupils came together to be a 'voice for the voiceless' by standing up for the oppressed and remembering those facing homelessness.
Year 6 pupils came together to be a 'voice for the voiceless' by standing up for the oppressed and remembering those facing homelessness.
As we prepare for Christmas, others are just trying to survive it.
Last week our Head of Fundraising, Hazel Eddy, joined frontline workers in Folkestone for the annual street count.
Sixteen people were found sleeping rough in one night.
You can help: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Last week our Head of Fundraising, Hazel Eddy, joined frontline workers in Folkestone for the annual street count.
Sixteen people were found sleeping rough in one night.
You can help: porchlight.org.uk/donate
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
As we prepare for Christmas, others are just trying to survive it.
Last week our Head of Fundraising, Hazel Eddy, joined frontline workers in Folkestone for the annual street count.
Sixteen people were found sleeping rough in one night.
You can help: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Last week our Head of Fundraising, Hazel Eddy, joined frontline workers in Folkestone for the annual street count.
Sixteen people were found sleeping rough in one night.
You can help: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Thanks to Milan Barber Shop in Dover for supporting Porchlight
They've been offering free haircuts to some of our clients and keeping a collection tin in their shop.
Want to get involved? Request a tin for your business: porchlight.org.uk/about/contact-us
They've been offering free haircuts to some of our clients and keeping a collection tin in their shop.
Want to get involved? Request a tin for your business: porchlight.org.uk/about/contact-us
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thanks to Milan Barber Shop in Dover for supporting Porchlight
They've been offering free haircuts to some of our clients and keeping a collection tin in their shop.
Want to get involved? Request a tin for your business: porchlight.org.uk/about/contact-us
They've been offering free haircuts to some of our clients and keeping a collection tin in their shop.
Want to get involved? Request a tin for your business: porchlight.org.uk/about/contact-us
Today we launch our Christmas appeal.
Hundreds of people are in danger of dying on the streets of Kent this winter. Here's our chief executive Tom explaining how you can help them.
Save the life of someone who's homeless in Kent this Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Hundreds of people are in danger of dying on the streets of Kent this winter. Here's our chief executive Tom explaining how you can help them.
Save the life of someone who's homeless in Kent this Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/donate
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today we launch our Christmas appeal.
Hundreds of people are in danger of dying on the streets of Kent this winter. Here's our chief executive Tom explaining how you can help them.
Save the life of someone who's homeless in Kent this Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Hundreds of people are in danger of dying on the streets of Kent this winter. Here's our chief executive Tom explaining how you can help them.
Save the life of someone who's homeless in Kent this Christmas: porchlight.org.uk/donate
Festive fundraising ideas!
Raise money for Porchlight this Christmas and help someone leave the streets behind for good.
Get inspired and start planning your festive fundraiser: porchlight.org.uk/news/festive-fundraising-ideas
Raise money for Porchlight this Christmas and help someone leave the streets behind for good.
Get inspired and start planning your festive fundraiser: porchlight.org.uk/news/festive-fundraising-ideas
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Festive fundraising ideas!
Raise money for Porchlight this Christmas and help someone leave the streets behind for good.
Get inspired and start planning your festive fundraiser: porchlight.org.uk/news/festive-fundraising-ideas
Raise money for Porchlight this Christmas and help someone leave the streets behind for good.
Get inspired and start planning your festive fundraiser: porchlight.org.uk/news/festive-fundraising-ideas
This #TrusteesWeek we're celebrating the amazing people who help champion Porchlight.
Our trustees give their time and share their knowledge to make sure we’re doing everything we can for people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
porchlight.org.uk/about/our-people
Our trustees give their time and share their knowledge to make sure we’re doing everything we can for people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
porchlight.org.uk/about/our-people
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This #TrusteesWeek we're celebrating the amazing people who help champion Porchlight.
Our trustees give their time and share their knowledge to make sure we’re doing everything we can for people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
porchlight.org.uk/about/our-people
Our trustees give their time and share their knowledge to make sure we’re doing everything we can for people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
porchlight.org.uk/about/our-people
The cold months are here — and for people sleeping rough, winter can be life-threatening.
While most of us can head home to warmth, others face freezing temperatures and long, dark nights.
Here are four simple ways you can help people stay safe:
porchlight.org.uk/news/four-ways-you-can-help-winter
While most of us can head home to warmth, others face freezing temperatures and long, dark nights.
Here are four simple ways you can help people stay safe:
porchlight.org.uk/news/four-ways-you-can-help-winter
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The cold months are here — and for people sleeping rough, winter can be life-threatening.
While most of us can head home to warmth, others face freezing temperatures and long, dark nights.
Here are four simple ways you can help people stay safe:
porchlight.org.uk/news/four-ways-you-can-help-winter
While most of us can head home to warmth, others face freezing temperatures and long, dark nights.
Here are four simple ways you can help people stay safe:
porchlight.org.uk/news/four-ways-you-can-help-winter
#TrusteesWeek2025💜
We’re celebrating the amazing people who guide and champion Porchlight’s work, helping people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
Thank you for your time, care and commitment.
Hear from our Chair, Patrick Fuller: youtube.com/watch?v=YBbR55-dF3Y
We’re celebrating the amazing people who guide and champion Porchlight’s work, helping people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
Thank you for your time, care and commitment.
Hear from our Chair, Patrick Fuller: youtube.com/watch?v=YBbR55-dF3Y
Meet the trustees: Patrick Fuller
YouTube video by Porchlight1974
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#TrusteesWeek2025💜
We’re celebrating the amazing people who guide and champion Porchlight’s work, helping people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
Thank you for your time, care and commitment.
Hear from our Chair, Patrick Fuller: youtube.com/watch?v=YBbR55-dF3Y
We’re celebrating the amazing people who guide and champion Porchlight’s work, helping people facing homelessness, poverty and mental ill health.
Thank you for your time, care and commitment.
Hear from our Chair, Patrick Fuller: youtube.com/watch?v=YBbR55-dF3Y
We’re hiring!
Join our fantastic fundraising team and help raise vital funds for people facing homelessness and poor mental health across Kent.
Find full details and apply here: porchlight.current-vacancies.com/Careers/Porchlight%20vacancy%20search%20page-2122
Join our fantastic fundraising team and help raise vital funds for people facing homelessness and poor mental health across Kent.
Find full details and apply here: porchlight.current-vacancies.com/Careers/Porchlight%20vacancy%20search%20page-2122
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We’re hiring!
Join our fantastic fundraising team and help raise vital funds for people facing homelessness and poor mental health across Kent.
Find full details and apply here: porchlight.current-vacancies.com/Careers/Porchlight%20vacancy%20search%20page-2122
Join our fantastic fundraising team and help raise vital funds for people facing homelessness and poor mental health across Kent.
Find full details and apply here: porchlight.current-vacancies.com/Careers/Porchlight%20vacancy%20search%20page-2122
Our CEO Tom Neumark joined the outreach team in Dover for this year’s rough sleeper count. What he saw was just a glimpse of the reality of life on the streets. A reminder that behind every statistic is someone doing their best to survive.
Read full story: buff.ly/NOUam3w
Read full story: buff.ly/NOUam3w
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Our CEO Tom Neumark joined the outreach team in Dover for this year’s rough sleeper count. What he saw was just a glimpse of the reality of life on the streets. A reminder that behind every statistic is someone doing their best to survive.
Read full story: buff.ly/NOUam3w
Read full story: buff.ly/NOUam3w
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
Home should mean safety - not fear, but too many women are being forced to choose between abuse and homelessness.
Read our latest blog to learn more. www.porchlight.org.uk/news/the-lin...
#DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth #EndHomelessness
Home should mean safety - not fear, but too many women are being forced to choose between abuse and homelessness.
Read our latest blog to learn more. www.porchlight.org.uk/news/the-lin...
#DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth #EndHomelessness
October 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
Home should mean safety - not fear, but too many women are being forced to choose between abuse and homelessness.
Read our latest blog to learn more. www.porchlight.org.uk/news/the-lin...
#DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth #EndHomelessness
Home should mean safety - not fear, but too many women are being forced to choose between abuse and homelessness.
Read our latest blog to learn more. www.porchlight.org.uk/news/the-lin...
#DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth #EndHomelessness
Leave a legacy that changes lives.
October is free Wills month, so we’ve partnered with Octopus Legacy to offer a free and simple way to write or update your Will from the comfort of your home.
porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/leaving-a-gift-in-your-will/write-or-update-your-will-online-for-free
October is free Wills month, so we’ve partnered with Octopus Legacy to offer a free and simple way to write or update your Will from the comfort of your home.
porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/leaving-a-gift-in-your-will/write-or-update-your-will-online-for-free
October 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Leave a legacy that changes lives.
October is free Wills month, so we’ve partnered with Octopus Legacy to offer a free and simple way to write or update your Will from the comfort of your home.
porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/leaving-a-gift-in-your-will/write-or-update-your-will-online-for-free
October is free Wills month, so we’ve partnered with Octopus Legacy to offer a free and simple way to write or update your Will from the comfort of your home.
porchlight.org.uk/get-involved/leaving-a-gift-in-your-will/write-or-update-your-will-online-for-free