CODES:
mh: Mental health
ah: Accommodation/housing advice
ad: Advocacy
a: Alcohol workers
ac: Art classes
b: Barber
ba: Benefits advice
bs: Bathroom/showers
be: Bedding
ca: Careers advice
cl: Clothing store
c: Counselling
da: Debt advice
dt: Dentist
dw: Drugs workers
et: Education/training
ff: Food (free)
f: Food
fc: Foot care
it: Internet access
lf: Leisure facilities
ls: Luggage storage
ms: Medical/health
md: Music/drama
ne: Needle exchange
ol: Outreach worker links
ow: Outreach workers
sh: Sexual health
ts: Tenancy support
la: Legal advice
l: Laundry
ef: Ex-forces
eo: Ex-offenders
sf: Step-free
Camden Routes off The Streets (CGL)
6-8 Greenland Street
NW1 0ND
0207 846 3535, https://bit.ly/1CHIXoC
Monday-Friday: 11am-3pm;
For single homeless people.
CODES: MH, AH, A, BS, DW, FC, L, SF
Caritas Anchor House
81 Barking Road, Canning Town
E16 4HB
0207 476 6062, http://bit.ly/2a60AZ6
For people affected by homelessness, drug & alcohol misuse, mental health, domestic abuse & offending. Accommodation and varied services. Email info@caritasanchorhouse.org.uk.
Opening times: 24/7
CODES: MH, AH, A, AC, BA, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, IT, MD, SF
Carpenters Café
Carpenters Estate Community Hall, 17 Doran Walk (enter from Carpenters Rd), Stratford
E15 2JL
07932 661 089, http://bit.ly/2jSgnhK
Tuesday: 10am-12pm
(food, drinks, clothes, books, toiletries, showers);
Aims "To show the love of Christ in practical ways to the homeless, elderly and anyone needing a helping hand, and to encourage and support the homeless into making better life choices".
CODES: BS, BE, CL, DW, FF, F, SF
Greenwich Migrant Hub
Woolwich Common Community Centre, Leslie Smith Square
SE18 4DW
07429031389, http://bit.ly/1UiAjYA
Tuesday: 10:30am-1:30pm;
Drop-in centre for free immigration, housing & domestic violence advice, and a hot meal to migrants in Greenwich and neighbouring boroughs.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, FF, LA, SF
Kingdom Compassion (YWAM)
29 Rosaville Road
SW6 7BN
020 7385 5791, http://bit.ly/2L4fSkg
Wednesday: 10am-4pm;
Wednesday: 2pm-4pm
(coffee bar);
Coffee bar. Out of hours, an answer phone service is available. Whenever possible, please make an appointment beforehand - phone or email office@eccp-ywam.org.uk.
CODES: CL, FF, SF
Marylebone Centre (Church Army)
1-5 Cosway St
NW1 5NR
020 7262 3818, http://bit.ly/1mhvhYf
Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-1:30pm
(rough sleepers' drop-in);
Monday: 10:30am-11:30am
(drama);
Monday: 1:30pm-3:30pm
(M’lebone Proj newsletter);
Tuesday: 10am-12pm
(open access; clothing for rough sleepers only);
Tuesday & Friday: 1:30pm-3:30pm
(healthy eating; kitchen skills);
Wednesday: 8am-9am
(running club);
Wednesday: 9am-12pm
(Women into Work 1:1; advice);
Wednesday: 1:30pm-3:30pm
(Women into Work group);
Thursday: 9am-3pm
(life coaching 1:1);
Thursday & Friday: 1:30pm-3:30pm
(Westminster Adul Education Service – IT, reading, writing);
Friday: 10am-12pm
(ESOL for beginners) ;
Female-only project. Two hostels with 112 single beds and a day centre with a rough sleepers' drop-in. Activities programme for residents and day centre users. Lift for people with mobility problems to access the day centre.
CODES: BS, CA, CL, ET, FF, IT, L, LS, MS, MD, SH, TS, SF, LF
The Connection at St Martin in the Fields
12 Adelaide Street
WC2N 4HW
020 7766 5544, https://bit.ly/2OBeaWa
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-1pm;
Wednesday: 9am-12:30pm;
Saturday: 9am-1pm
(invite only);
Day and night centre, outreach for rough sleepers, skills training and career advice, activity programmes and specialist support for complex needs. For people aged 16+. Visit website to see their wide range of services.
CODES: MH, AH, A, AC, BA, BS, CA, CL, DW, ET, F, FC, IT, MS, MD, OW, SF
The Manna Centre
12 Melior Street
SE1 3QP
020 7357 9363, http://bit.ly/1lkMogC
Monday-Sunday: 10am-4pm;
Open-access day centre open 7 days a week. Services include breakfast & lunch, showers and housing & welfare advice.
All services are free.
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Housing & Welfare Advice – for an in-centre appointment,
please speak to a member of staff
• Washing Facilities – please ask for a towel
• Change of clothing (2nd hand) – The clothing store will be open
on a Monday & Wednesday. First 30 people with tickets will be
seen, each day.
• Housing & Welfare Telephone Helpline 020 7403 1931 - option 1
(Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm)
• Mobile phone charging (Monday to Friday) – please ask a
member of staff
CODES: MH, AH, BA, BS, CL, ET, FF, FC, MS, TS, SF
Glasgow City Mission
20 Crimea Street, Glasgow
G2 8PW
0141 221 2630, http://bit.ly/2rlhWZm
Monday-Friday: 10am-8pm
Breakfast, lunch & dinner - see times for meals.;
Open Monday – Friday
Drop In: 10am – 4:30pm, 6 – 7:30pm
Lunch: 1 – 3pm, Dinner: 6 – 7:30pm.
Our Urban café is open for music lessons and college classes. We are also working with some guests to get them into employment. Our counselling service is operating in Crimea Street and some activities continue online. Nursery open.
CODES: MH, AH, A, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, FC, IT, LF, OL, OW, TS, SF, EF, EO, F, MS, AD
Glasgow Council on Alcohol
14 North Claremont St, Glasgow
G3 7LE
0141 353 1800, http://bit.ly/2LZJHTs
Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm;
Friday: 9am-5pm;
Saturday: 9am-1pm;
GCA is an accredited counselling service and provides individual, free and confidential counselling for people experiencing alcohol-related difficulties and those affected by someone else's alcohol use. Drop in any time during opening hours. Freephone helpline: 0808 802 9000
CODES: A, C, OL, SF
Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church
170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow
G42 8QZ
0141 423 3654, http://bit.ly/1NWzIc0
Thursday: 10am-12pm
(food bank - 170 Queens Dr);
Saturday: 5pm-6pm
(free food - 170 Queens Dr);
Tuesday: 12pm-1pm
(hot meal - 170 Queens Dr);
Church where everyone is someone and everyone is valued regardless of past, or present situation, where self-belief is nurtured and where everyone is loved unconditionally. Please call first in morning for details.
CODES: FF, F, SF
Streetwork Crisis Centre
22 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
EH8 8AF
0131 557 6055, https://www.streetwork.org.uk
Monday-Friday: 7am-8pm
(drop-in);
Saturday & Sunday: 9am-5pm
(drop-in);
Helpline 24/7: 0808 178 2323. Open 365 days a year to support anyone in Edinburgh who does not have a safe place to sleep. Though their Holyrood Hub and helpline, they advise, refer and support people to access the services they need to resolve their situation.
CODES: AH, BA, BS, CA, DA, IT, L, LS, MS, OL, OW, SF, AD, C, FF, TS
The Salvation Army (East Adam Street)
1 East Adam Street, Edinburgh
EH8 9TF
0131 667 4313, http://bit.ly/2JCw9eW
Friday: 12:30pm-12:30pm
(fortnightly lunch club);
Wednesday: 7pm-9:15pm
(choir & band practice);
Thursday: 10am-1pm
(debt & employability drop-in);
Friendly church. Weekly job club and fortnightly lunch club - call for details.
CODES: AH, A, BA, CL, ET, FF, F, SF
Turning Point (Overdose Response)
80 Tradeston Street, Glasgow
G5 8BG
0800 652 3757 (9am-5pm), http://bit.ly/1SVE0A0
Monday-Sunday: 12am-12am
(open 24 hours);
Drop-in, needle exchange, advice and assessment. Accommodation and support for people with addiction issues. 24-hour advice, support and assessment. Detox, GP clinics, residential unit, post- residential methadone clinic, abcess and ulcer clinic, well-woman clinic and much more. Also family support centre.
CODES: A, C, DW, LF, MS, NE, SH, SF
Turning Point Scotland (Alcohol & Drug recovery)
112 Commerce Street, Tradeston, Glasgow
G5 9NT
0141 948 0092, https://bit.ly/3xer4AX
Monday-Sunday: 12am-12am
(24 hour needle exchange & accommodation);
Needle exchange & temp accommodation. 24 hour service for homeless people in crisis because of mental health, drugs or alcohol.
A 12-bed residential unit provides a safe environment to withdraw from a chaotic lifestyle. Average stay is 28–36 days.
CODES: A, C, DW, LF, MS, NE, SF, AD, AH, FC
Turning Point Scotland (North East Recovery Hub Edinburgh)
5 Links Place, Leith, Edinburgh
EH6 7EZ
0800 652 3757, http://bit.ly/2qKeiWM
Monday & Friday: 9:15am-4:45pm;
Wednesday: 11am-4:45pm;
Tuesday & Thursday: 9:15am-7:45pm;
Drop in open, but with limited service. Drop in to arrange further 1-to-1 support.
Needle Exchange Mon – Fri at the times stated above.
Range of addiction and recovery services open to men and women aged 16 and over who are aware they have a substance misuse problem and would like to start their recovery journey. Other services across Edinburgh available: call freephone number for information.
CODES: A, AC, C, DW, LF, MS, NE, SH, SF
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