Muslim Women's Helpline

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm; For Muslim women from any ethnicity. Some face to face counselling is available. CODES: C

Ackee Housing Project

Monday-Friday: 10am-4:30pm; For single homeless black women (17-25) with low support needs and a local connection to Haringey. Please phone first.

Akwaaba

Sunday: 2pm-6pm; Social drop-in service for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants. Hot meal, games, books, ESOL conversation classes and other activities. CODES: ET, F, LF

Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women's Centre

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm; Friday: 10am-12pm (drop-in); Sunday: 12pm-4pm 1st Sunday of month - drop-in for isolated Arabic-speaking men aged 55+); Advice and assistance for Moroccan and Arabic-speaking women and their families on benefits, housing, homelessness, domestic violence, health and mental health. For mental health support in Arabic, please book in advance. Outreach support to the elderly. ESOL classes with free creche for women returners. Some projects are borough-restricted, so contact them for more information. CODES: MH, AH, AD, BA, CA, ET, MS

AMURT

Thursday: 6:30pm-7:30pm (Lincoln’s Inn Fields) Pre-packed Hot Meals and Healthy Energy Snacks; Thursday: 12:30pm-1:30pm (Mildmay Community Centre) Pre-packed Hot Meals and Healthy Energy Snacks; Serving free hot vegan meals every Thursday from the Mildmay Community Centre and Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Mission statement: 'Empowering people, inspiring change. Love is all there is.' CODES: FF, F, SF

Ashiana Network

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm (closed midday-1pm); Ashiana provides advice, support and safe housing for South Asian, Turkish and Iranian women experiencing domestic violence. In an emergency, please call 999. CODES: AH, AD, C, OW

Aziziye Mosque

Monday-Sunday: 11am-11pm; Drop-in for advice and support on housing, family, substance use etc. Turkish & Arabic, interpreters available for other languages. CODES: AH, AD, BA, C

C4WS Homeless Project Night Shelter

06 November to 02 April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:45am; Rolling winter night shelter. Bed spaces for 16 guests, with separate sleeping areas for men and women. Referrals from Camden agencies with whom C4WS have a Service Level Agreement including London Jesus Centre and the Irish Centre - no self-referral. CODES: AH, BA, CA, ET, FF, OL, LF

Camden C.A.B. Service Legal Advice

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm (advice line); Covers immigration, nationality & employment CODES: LA

Caveat Solicitors

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-11:30am (free legal helpline - 020 3249 1975); Free legal advice on housing, homelessness, immigration etc. Contact them or email on helpline@caveatsolicitors.com Free helpline is 020 3249 1975 CODES: LA

Doctors of the World (Praxis)

Monday-Friday: 10am-12pm (advice line); Info, advice to help vulnerable people access NHS and other services. Basic healthcare and advocacy for people who have problems accessing healthcare. Closed on Bank Holidays. CODES: AD, MS

EACH Counselling and Support

Advocacy in Panjabi, Gujarati, Hindi and Tamil. Alcohol and drug recovery. Domestic violence counselling and support. Mental helth services, inc. dual diagnosis.

Enfield and Haringey Homeless Respite, All People All Places

December to April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8am; Daytime casework (housing, benefits, health) and advocacy all year. From December to March, there is overnight respite offering evening meal, bed and breakfast, but it is recommended that you apply for a place before December to get on the list/waiting list: info@allpeopleallplaces.org. Email contact 7 days per week. Response often immediate, always same day and within 24 hours. Day centre operates 4 or 5 days per week. All enquiries by email: info@allpeopleallplaces.org. CODES: AD, A, AH, BS, BE, BA, DA, L, MD, TS

Equalities National Council

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm; Equalities National Council primarily focuses on delivering expert advocacy and mentoring support for BME disabled people and their carers; and people suffering with long term impairments. Supports people with mental health difficulties, including ex-offenders, to access fair and equal services, across health, social care, employment, further education, mentoring, advocacy, welfare benefits, housing and immigration. CODES: MH, AD, BA, ET, MS

Eritrean Community in the UK

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm; Advice, info, support, advocacy & referral: education, training, employment, welfare rights, housing, immigration, health, culturally-based counselling etc. CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA, C, DA, ET, OL, LA

Greenwich Migrant Hub

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

Hackney Destitution Resource Centre (Red Cross)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10:30am-4pm; Drop-in services for destitute clients.

Hackney Migrant Centre

Wednesday: 10am-4pm; Free immigration advice & support for refugees & migrants. Arrive early with documents or paperwork (40 visitors only). info@hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk CODES: AH, AD, LA

Haringey Citizens Advice Bureau

Monday & Friday: 10am-4pm (closed 1–2pm); Appointments are only made after assessment at the drop-ins. Immigration advice. No interpretation service.

Haven (Paddington)

Monday-Sunday: 9am-9am; Counselling and medical services for people who have been sexually assaulted. Screening for STIs, pregnancy testing and emergency contraception. Specialist workers for 13- to 18-year-olds and Asian women. CODES: C, MS

Haven (Whitechapel)

Monday-Sunday: 9am-9am; Counselling and medical services for people who have been sexually assaulted. Screening for STIs, pregnancy testing and emergency contraception. Specialist workers for 13- to 18-year-olds and Asian women. For urgent advice/appointments: 020 3299 6900. CODES: C, MS

Hillingdon Law Centre Legal Advice Clinic

Monday-Friday: 10am-5pm (appointments); Covers asylum, children, domestic violence, employment, family issues, housing, immigration and benefits. Written advice, casework, representation and initial advice. For more info, phone or visit the website.

Iraqi Community Association

Monday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm (Thursday phone only); Advice & info for Iraqi & Arab communities. Support & guidance for young people. Day centre for older people. Cultural & social activities. CODES: AH, BA, MS, LA, LF

JCT

Monday-Friday: 8am-1pm Services: Showers (Booked in advance) also emergency showers. Takeaway Food:; JCT - Joining Communities Together To book an appointment, contact us on: 07719828267 JCT is a registered charity running services for people experiencing and facing homelessness in London and the Midlands. Our vision is to join communities together by bridging the gap between the crisis someone finds themselves in and the journey towards a place to call home. Casework support around housing, benefits, immigration, Health & Wellbeing Ladies group, sit in breakfast, (To be booked in advance). Alternatively, you can meet us during the Chalk Farm Salvation Army meal on Monday & Wednesday evening between 6pm till 8pm to see us and book an appointment. CODES: F, BS, BA, AH, MS, MH, FF, LA, TS

Joel Night Shelter

01 February to 14 March
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-9am (night shelter); Tuesday: 8:30am-9:30am (conflict resolution); Tuesday: 10am-1pm (art group); Thursday: 10am-2pm ('cook and eat' programme); Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm (drop-in advice); Referrals primarily via Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (020 8255 7400), which is next door. Supports primarily single people with a local connection to Kingston who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or who are experiencing serious problems with private landlords. They help solve housing problems and improve the quality of people's lives. CODES: AH, AD, AC, B, BS, BE, CL, ET, FF, FC, IT, L, LF, LS, TS

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10am-1pm; Advice & legal help. There may be charges. Ring first. If you have no documentation & would like free legal advice, phone the specialist irregular migrant helpline (020 7553 7470). CODES: AD, LA

Kiran - Asian Women's Aid

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Accommodation, advice & support for women from the Indian sub-continent (& from Turkey, Iran, Morocco, Malaysia etc) experiencing domestic violence. Help with benefits, legal issues, housing, health & training. Outreach and resettlement. Drop in, email (kiran.admin@kiranss.org.uk) or phone. CODES: AH, AD, BA, ET, LA

Latin American House

Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm (enquiries); Monday-Friday: 4pm-6pm (enquiries); For an appointment for advice on housing benefits, housing law, or employment law and immigration, call 02073725244 / 02073725650 or email info@casalatina.org.uk. Free ESOL classes. Advice and casework in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Muslim Community Helpline

Monday-Thursday: 10am-1pm; Friday: 10am-4pm; Part-time telephone support service for listening and emotional support. Signposting and referral to specialist services.

Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH)

Monday-Sunday: 4pm-10pm (incl Bank holidays and Eid); Free, confidential and non-judgmental listening services via phone, email (info@myh.org.uk) or letter. The number will not appear on your phone bill and your call is confidential. MYH is run by young Muslims who are trained to be sensitive towards different cultural backgrounds. CODES: MH, AD, C

No Accommodation Network (NACCOM)

Network of agencies providing accommodation for migrants who have no recourse to public funds. Please consult the website for your nearest project. CODES: AH

Notre Dame Refugee Centre

Friday: 10:30am-1:30pm (immigration advice - 0207 440 2669); Immigration advice for refugees & asylum seekers. CODES: LA

Plumstead Community Law Centre

Monday: 11am-12:30pm (drop in – employment advice, 36 Wellington St, SE18 6PF) ; Tuesday: 10am-1pm (phone advice – employment & benefits); Thursday: 10am-12pm (phone advice – immigration); Advice, casework & representation for welfare benefits, employment and immigration matters for people who live, work or study in Greenwich. Works closely with other local social welfare agencies. Outreach services at other venues. CODES: BA, LA

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (remote appointments); By appointment only; term-time only. Asylum, domestic violence, employment, family issues, immigration, LGBT hate crime etc. Pink law gives free advice to the LGBT community. Please leave a brief message for a reply within 3 days. Opening times: 9-5pm Monday to Friday, with drop in clinic - NOW OFFERING REMOTE APPOINTMENTS DUE TO COVID-19. CODES: LA

Royal Connections

Sunday: 4pm-6pm (hot meal on 4th Sunday of the month); Christian charity dedicated to helping people who need help. Works with other local organisations. CODES: AH, B, CA, DT, ET, FF, MS, LA

Sangam Association of Asian Women

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm; Saturday: 9am-1pm; Relieves poverty, hardship, and distress of the socially and economically disadvantaged without discrimination. Counselling for women, youth and underprivileged people. Cultural classes. CODES: AH, BA, C, DA, ET

Santé Project

Advocacy and befriending for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers. Download a referral form from the website.

Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers

Tuesday: 12:30pm-5pm (drop-in - lunch, advice, creche, ESOL, gardening, wellbeing); Wednesday: 11am-2:45pm (Baptist Ch, 121 Peckham Pk Rd, ​SE15 6SX); Thursday: 1pm-5pm (​St Mary Newington, Kennington Pk Rd, SE11 4JH); Drop-in centre for asylum seekers and refugees. Advice on housing, health, education, training and employment. Gardening club. Group therapy. CODES: MH, AH, CL, ET, FF, MS, LF

Spectra CIC

Pre-Covid-19 were offering health and well-being services, including sexual health, emotional resilience and wellbeing. Outreach, social and therapeutic groups, support, health screening, counselling. Services are suspended - check website for details as some services are reinstated. CODES: MH, C, ET, OL, OW, SH

Sufra NW London

Monday-Sunday: 10am-6pm (office open); Wednesday & Sunday: 10am-2pm (Growing Club); Wednesday & Sunday: 12pm-3pm (food bank, referral from Brent Council and other orgs); Friday: 6pm-8:30pm (vegetarian meal); Food bank & community kitchen in Brent, supporting disadvantaged individuals and families suffering food poverty in NW London. Phone or visit. CODES: AD, BA, BE, CL, ET, FF

The Shelter Project (Hounslow)

December to March
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7:30am; Age 21+; men only; beds for 14. Medium- to high support needs, asylum seekers, NRPF. Referral via Partnership Hounslow (addictions service), Refugee Action, Street Legal West, Olive Branch Homeless Drop-in Hounslow. Office open 10am-5pm. CODES: AH, FF, F

The Unity Project (TUP)

The Unity Project offers completely FREE immigration advice and support. The Unity Project offers completely FREE support and advice about removing the 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF) restriction from visas. www.unity-project.org.uk. If you want free advice, please tell us your name and number here: www.unity-project.org.uk/contact-us - we can call you back (with an interpreter if needed). The application that we assist with is called a 'Change of Conditions' application - you can read more about it here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change. Please note, you need a valid visa in order to make this application. CODES: AD, LA

Waterloo Legal Advice Service

Covers children, crime, domestic violence, education, employment, family, housing, immigration etc. Written advice, casework, initial advice and form-filling. CODES: C, LA, TS, AH

YMCA Walthamstow

Monday-Sunday: 9am-9am (reception service); Monday-Sunday: 8:30am-8pm (support service); Accommodation for single homeless people aged 18-30 with low to medium support needs. Hostels, shared housing and 1-bedroom semi-independent flats. Priority to people with local connection. Specialist refugee, probation and 16/17 projects. Call in, phone or write (applications@forestymca.org.uk).

Against Forced Marriages

Monday & Thursday: 10:30am-4:30pm; Confidential helpline to support people who fear being pressured into a forced marriage or are already in one. Information and support every step of the way. Advice in Urdu and English. Male victims are welcome to call. The helpline is FREE. Outside helpline hours, leave a message and you will be contacted. In an emergency, call 999. CODES: C, LA

Prisoners' Advice Service (PAS)

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm ; Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am-5pm (advice line, closed 1pm–2pm); Free legal advice and support to adult prisoners through a telephone advice line, letters clinic and legal outreach sessions. CODES: AD, LA

Rethink

Monday-Friday-Friday: 9:30am-4pm (helpline); Employment, supported housing, day services, helplines etc for people affected by severe mental illness, including special BME services. Phone, or email advice@rethink.org. CODES: MH, AH, AD, C, ET

Health in Mind

Monday-Thursday: 9am-5pm; All meetings currently online on Zoom. A range of mental health and wellbeing services for people with housing and mental health support needs. You can self-refer to most services directly or ask your GP to refer you. Counselling; support for people from minority ethnic communities; combatting isolation by connecting people; art therapy; suicide prevention; support with substance misuse; health information; training and more - please phone for more details. CODES: MH, AH, AD, C, TS, AC, ET

Positive Action In Housing

Monday: 9am-1pm; Tuesday: 2pm-4pm (destitution service); Wednesday & Thursday: 10am-12pm (destitution service, welfare rights); Wednesday & Thursday: 2pm-4pm (EU drop-in); Friday: 9am-4pm; Independent, multilingual homelessness and human rights charity dedicated to supporting people from refugee and migrant communities. They believe in a society where everyone has the right to live safe and dignified lives, free from poverty, homelessness or discrimination. CODES: AH, FF

Rape Crisis Scotland

Monday-Sunday: 6pm-12am; Helpline: 08088 01 03 02. Free, confidential helpline for anyone, women and men, affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. We can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services if you need longer-term support. Minicom service for deaf or hard of hearing people (0141 353 3091). Interpreters are available if your first language is not English. CODES: C, OL, SH

Safe in Scotland

24/7 accommodation for destitute asylum seekers. For Referral, phone: Scottish Refugee Council: 0808 196 7274; Govan Community Project: 0800 310 0054; British Red Cross: 0808 196 3651. Or contact us using the website referral form. CODES: AH, BS

Saffron Housing

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Accommodation and support for single minority ethnic homeless people (16–25) with low support needs. Referral only via GP or social worker. Phone or email enquiries@southside-ha.co.uk for more information. CODES: AH, BA, DA, TS

Shakti Women's Aid

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30am-4pm; Tuesday: 1pm-4pm; Support and information to Black Minority Ethnic women, children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse. 24hr domestic abuse helpline: 0800 027 1234 CODES: AD, OL, SF