Kent County Council (KCC), with partners Porchlight and Look Ahead, have a message of hope for some of the county’s most vulnerable people this World Health Day. Kent Homeless Connect (KHC) has been designed by Kent County Council (KCC) for people experiencing homelessness, or at risk of being homeless, who also have complex needs such…
An exciting new digital crowdfunding drive is being launched in Kent to enable community-led ideas to become more vibrant, resilient and connected post-COVID19. Crowdfund Kent is a Kent County Council initiative, working in partnership with Spacehive, that will help community and voluntary organisations to raise money for projects that help their local area. Kent County…
Kent County Council’s 24-hour helpline is still available and ready to support Kent’s vulnerable people who need urgent help, supplies or medication. The Kent Together helpline provides a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a collaboration between KCC,…
Over 2,000 rural homes and business are getting next generation, gigabit capable broadband due to investment from the Kent Top-Up Voucher Scheme and the Government’s Rural Gigabit Voucher Scheme. This builds upon the 95% of Kent properties that can already access an ultra-fast or superfast broadband connection. The scheme was launched to fund broadband improvements…
Kent Fostering, the largest and most experienced fostering agency in Kent are urgently seeking new foster carers. The need for foster carers in Kent is higher than ever, particularly due to the additional challenges and pressures on families coping with the pandemic. The number of children in need of either short term or longer-term foster…
Multi-agency efforts to provide people caught up in the cross-Channel traffic disruption in Kent with food, water and facilities is continuing over the Christmas period. On the M20, Kent County Council, with the help of Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) partners and organisations including the Salvation Army, aid agency Khalsa Aid and South East Water, continues…
Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) agencies continue to work closely with central government to manage the ongoing traffic disruption in the county. The priority of all partners, including Kent Police, Kent County Council and Highways England, and the Department for Transport, is to keep people safe and look after those who are stuck in queues as…
Kent Fostering Service is calling on residents to consider offering Emergency Bed Foster Care to vulnerable children. The scheme provides a haven for children and young people, aged between 0 and 17, who need an immediate place of safety at a time of crisis. It was developed to provide swift, emergency support to children who…
Kent County Council (KCC) employees, in partnership with the Young Lives Foundation, have raised approximately £17,000 to provide Kent Care Leavers with a gift this Christmas. The Corporate Parenting Christmas Appeal 2020 was launched within KCC on 5th November with the aim of raising £10,000 to fund a £5 gift for each of the council’s…
A new £180k fund has been launched to help voluntary organisations in Kent adapt to the new normal post Covid-19. The Strategic Recovery Fund is being administered by Kent Community Foundation on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC) and offers grants of between £5k and £10k to support voluntary organisations to develop and adapt their…
KCC welcomes the government announcement that targeted asymptomatic testing is being offered to secondary schools in Kent before Christmas. Roger Gough, Leader of Kent County Council said: “Schools have worked hard to provide high quality education to school children throughout the pandemic and we remain concerned about the high and increasing case numbers in Kent…
New powers have been given to Kent County Council to help keep roads in the county clear of illegally parked HGVs. For the first time, KCC will be allowed to clamp and issue penalty notices to drivers in Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe, Maidstone, Swale and Thanet. The new powers will come into effect…