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
722 Young People Service
722 Leytonstone High Road, Leytonstone
E11 3AJ
020 3404 1098, https://www.healthwatchwalthamforest.co.uk/services/722-young-person-substance-misuse-service-london-e11-3aj/
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm;
For people aged 10-18 in Waltham Forest with drug- and alcohol-related issues. Evening appointments by request.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, DW, NE, OL
Alone in London (Depaul)
Endeavour Centre, Sherborne House, 34 Decima Street
SE1 4QQ
020 7278 4224, http://bit.ly/VuJ5n9
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm;
Supports young people, 16-25-years-old, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to develop the skills and resources they need to secure sustainable and safe accommodation and to fulfil their potential. Free housing advice, family mediation and counselling services for people aged 11 to 25 - you can refer yourself or get your key worker to do it. Call 0207 939 1220 in office hours.
CODES: MH, AH, AD, CA, C, ET
Aziziye Mosque
117-119 Stoke Newington Road
N16 8BU
020 7254 0046, https://bit.ly/2O1x7Rn
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
Baron's Court Project
69 Talgarth Road
W14 9DD
020 7603 5232, http://bit.ly/QCjsF
Monday-Wednesday: 2pm-5pm
(drop-in, showers/laundry and café);
Friday: 12pm-2pm
(women's group);
Friday: 2:30pm-5:30pm
(Green Palm Club for isolated black and minority ethnic people);
Thursday: 2pm-5pm
(life skills);
Tuesday & Thursday: 11am-1:30pm
(advocacy);
Friendly drop-in where people who are vulnerable through homelessness or mental health problems can socialise, find support and access services. One-to-one advice (Tue & Thu).
CODES: AD, IT, LF
Bringing Unity Back Into the Community (BUBIC)
1st Fl, 9 Bruce Grove, Tottenham
N17 6RA
020 8808 6550, http://bit.ly/2I9zBxc
Community organisation set up by ex-drug users who work with drug users, ex-drug users, their family and friends in Haringey. Support for any kind of drug use, with a focus on helping crack users become free of addiction. Community cafe and regular events. Self- or agency-referral. One-to-one and peer support. Youth project. Referrals where required. Call for details.
CODES: OL, DW, F, AD
Brixton Advice Centre
167 Railton Road
SE24 OLU
020 7733 7554, http://bit.ly/9Q6Xk
Monday-Thursday: 10am-3pm
(call into reception);
Advice on benefits, housing, employment & debt (first-come, first-served). Online info on health services.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, DA, ET, LA
Cardinal Hume Centre
3-7 Arneway St, Horseferry Rd
SW1P 2BG
020 7222 1602 (reception), http://bit.ly/1Fi5Rq0
Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm;
Friday: 12:30pm-3:30pm;
No walk-ins but appointments offered Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm
Enables people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness. Works with homeless young people, badly-housed families and others in need. Spanish (Wed) and Arabic (Friday) speakers by appointment. For the advice team, call: 020 7227 1673. For family services and learning services hours, call 020 7222 1602.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA, C, DA, ET, IT, MS, TS
CARIS Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter
The Annexe, St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park
N4 3AG
020 7281 5200, http://bit.ly/1L1wPnp
Free night shelter, food, showers and a safe place to sleep. Phone after completing and emailing a 1-page registration form to info@carisislington.org. 15 guests; 18+, dry. Opens in January; dates and times to be confirmed.
CODES: AD, BS, BE, CL, FF, F, IT, L, OL
CAYSH
Croydon Turnaround Centre, 2 Whitgift Street, Croydon
CR0 1FL
0208 683 0227, http://bit.ly/VoDrGB
Monday-Friday: 10am-5pm
(under 21s)
;
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-4:45pm
(22+, Taberner House);
Advice service for people aged 14-25 (including housing advice) at the Turnaround Centre - no appointment necessary. If you are 22 or older, visit Taberner House.
CODES: AH, AD, C
Centrepoint
Central House, 25 Camperdown Street
E1 8DZ
0808 800 0661, https://centrepoint.org.uk/youth-homelessness/get-help-now/
A Freephone helpline available providing housing advice plus advice via email and live chat (website) for young people 25 and under across England.
We are open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Unfortunately, we don’t have direct access to accommodation. But we can explain to young people what their housing rights are, signpost them to services in their area that can support them and help them develop a plan of their next steps.
CODES: AH, AD, A, C
East European Advice Centre
Room 18, The Polish Centre, 238-246 King Street
W6 9LP
020 8741 1288, http://bit.ly/1qCIihS
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-4:30pm
(advice line - 0800 121 4226);
Free advice & casework to E European migrants in W London boroughs: homelessness prevention & casework, employment rights campaign, settled status. Services in English & Polish; & in Romanian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian & Hungarian with notice. Please ring first.
CODES: AH, AD, OW, LA
Enfield and Haringey Homeless Respite, All People All Places
N8 & EN2
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
Unit 1, The Hub, 123 Star Lane
E16 4PZ
0207 474 9812, http://bit.ly/2wtZjVu
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
The Holloway Neighbourhood Group (NHG), 84 Mayton Street
N7 6QT
020 7700 7995, http://bit.ly/XjA6uy
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
Glass Door Homeless Charity
155a Kings Road, Chelsea
SW3 5TX
020 7351 4948, http://bit.ly/1Gs26vG
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9am-2pm
(Chelsea Methodist Church);
Winter shelter
04 November to 05 April
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am
(please come to the day centre or phone to see if there are vacancies);
Wednesday & Friday: 9am-2pm
(St Augustine's Church);
Monday-Friday: 12pm-3pm
(Ace of Clubs);
Monday-Thursday: 9am-11am
(Vineyard Community Centre);
Tuesday: 12:30pm-3pm
(The Yard, Putney);
Glass Door runs London’s largest emergency winter night shelter, providing men and women a safe, warm place to sleepfrom November to April. Individuals affected by homelessness also access advice, food, showers and laundry facilities year-round from drop-in day centres that work in partnership with the charity.
CODES: AH, BS, CA, CL, ET, FF, IT, TS, AD, BA
Greenlight Medical Van
Hillsong Church London, PO Box 29971, Putney
SW6 2WX
020 7384 9200, http://bit.ly/Kdu1mJ
Wednesday: 7:30pm-10pm
(alt weeks, nr Tottenham Ct Rd station and NLAH, N16);
Thursday: 7:30pm-10pm
(outreach with Pilion Trust nr Old Street and Angel stations);
Monday: 7pm-9:30pm
(alt weeks The Upper Room, W12 and Streetlytes, W12);
Sunday: 11:30am-4:30pm
(nr Tottenham Court Rd station);
Saturday: 9:30am-12:30pm
(alt weeks, St Andrew’s, Fulham);
Tuesday: 7pm-10pm
(The Passage Hostel, then Buckingham Gate) ;
Mobile, church-funded and volunteer-led project that offers wound care, blood pressure and heart rate checks etc, advice and signposting services to London's rough sleepers.
CODES: AD, MS
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
Groundswell Homeless Health Peer Advocacy
Canterbury Court, 1-3 Brixton Road
SW9 6DE
020 7725 2851, 02077252851, http://bit.ly/XH0of
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
(appointments for peer support);
Peer Advocates with personal experience of homelessness support homeless people to access healthcare. Peer advocates support clients with health/mental health appointments and with getting support from community mental health teams, social services, therapy-based services etc. Also support clients with a dual diagnosis of mental health and drug & alcohol issues.
CODES: MH, AD, ET, OW
Hackney Migrant Centre
St Mary's New Church Rooms, Spenley Walk, Stoke Newington Church Street
N16 9ES
07504332706, http://bit.ly/1DEJqd9
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 Recovery Service
590 Seven Sisters Road
N15 6HR
020 8801 3999, http://bit.ly/2ZXG9oB
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm;
Works with individuals in recovery from drug & alcohol misuse. Holistic approach, with continued support, equipping people with the skill for self-development.
CODES: AD, A, AC, BA, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, IT, LF, MD, OL, OW, SH, TS, LA, EO, SF
Herts Young Homeless (HYH)
1st Floor, Gracemead House, Woods Avenue, Hatfield
AL10 8HX
03333 202 384, http://bit.ly/1cNErh8
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
(appointments for advice);
Aims to prevent homelessness, and support young people, those in crisis and individuals at risk of becoming homeless, mainly people 16-24. Mediation, education and other specialist prevention services, advice, support etc. 18+ Hub for housing, money and benefits advice. Nightstop for emergency short-term accommodation. Advice line: 0844 833 0933.
CODES: AD, C, ET, BA, AH, TS
Hestia
Maya House, 134-138 Borough High Street
SE1 1LB
020 7378 3100, https://bit.ly/2CHMP0P
Supports male and female victims of modern slavery to ensure their voices are heard and they get the support they need to rebuild their lives. Wide range of services - check the website for details. Supported housing for vulnerable young people.
CODES: MH, AD, DW, A
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
115 Old Street
EC1V 9RT
020 7553 7470, http://bit.ly/1w4h8qY
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
Waltham Forest Hub (Central) (Appointments only), 1 Russell Road, Leyton
E10 7ES
020 8558 1986, http://bit.ly/1pl0KxD
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
London Coalition Against Poverty
Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High St
E1 7QX
07932 241737, http://bit.ly/MqJPH
A coalition of community activists and individuals working in advice, mainly in Hackney. Phone or email londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, DA, LA
Mary Ward Legal Centre
10 Great Turnstile
WC1V 7JU
020 7831 7079; 020 7269 0292, http://bit.ly/9sax8M
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm;
Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm
(housing advice: 020 7831 7079);
Housing advice for people on low income. Free legal advice – call or see website.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, DA, LA
NEWway Project (Newham)
Bonny Downs Baptist Church, Darwell Close
E6 6BT
07490983777, http://bit.ly/1Q189wD
01 October to 30 April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:30am;
Referral-only winter night shelter and year-round NEWday centre for homeless people in Newham, with extended Advocacy services and life-skills workshops.
Office hours: Monday to Sunday, 9am-2:30pm.
CODES: AH, AD, A, DA, DW, FF, L, TS, BA, CL, CA, MS, BS, IT, DT, C, ET, OL
OK Rehab
48B Gun Street
E1 6AH
0800 326 5559, https://www.okrehab.org/
OK Rehab specialises in addiction treatment. Help is available via both inpatient and outpatient treatment providers. We also work with clinics that are able to facilitate treatment taking place in your own home, who are able to provide professional intervention and home detoxification.
At OK Rehab, our aim is to help individuals break free from the shackles of addiction and find a treatment that’s ideally suited to their needs. This treatment is applicable for drug addiction, alcoholism and process/behavioural addictions.
OK Rehab is able to locate addiction treatment that’s tailored to your needs. We work in partnership with over 140 treatment providers across the UK and abroad. When you contact us, you discover a wealth of knowledge about the potential pros and cons of each treatment type for your particular needs. Contact us today to find out how we can help.
Below, we list a variety of ways we are able to assist you or your loved one in seeking out effective addiction treatment:
- An over-the-phone assessment to determine if you require addiction treatment
- Access to over 140+ clinics across the UK and abroad
-Advice relating to outpatient, residential and home detox services
- Access to detox clinics regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- Fast access to emergency detox treatment, is appropriate
- Access to professional interventionists across the UK
- Advice by staff members who are themselves in recovery
- Information on both private and statutory funded addiction treatment providers
CODES: AD, C, DW, A
Positive East
159 Mile End Road, Stepney
E1 4AQ
020 7791 2855, http://bit.ly/1th8WzX
Monday-Friday: 10:30am-5pm;
Pre-Covid-19 did HIV testing. Still offers Practical and emotional support and advice by HELPLINE (020 7791 2855) for people living with or affected by HIV in E London.
Option 1 psychological help.
Option 2 advice line on housing & benefits.
Option 3 sexual health questions.
Please see website for full list of services operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.
CODES: MH, AD, BA, CA, C, F, IT, MS, OW, SH
Rape Crisis South London/Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
PO Box 383, Croydon
CR9 2AW
0208 683 3311, http://bit.ly/17LXipk
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm
(office);
Monday-Sunday: 12pm-2:30pm
(helpline, 365 days a year);
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-9:30pm
helpline, 365 days a year);
Helpline: 0808 802 9999 All woman independent organisation supporting women and girls aged 14+ who have been raped or sexually abused at any time in their lives and who live and/or work in south London. Face-to-face counselling in Croydon, Kingston, Bexley and Southwark, Freephone National Rape Crisis Helpline, advocacy for women/girls who have reported or are considering reporting to the police, and an outreach worker specialising in homelessness and prostitution.
CODES: AD, C, OW
Robes Project (Southwark & Lambeth)
020 7407 5623, http://bit.ly/whiGy
Winter shelter:
05 November to 14 April
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-8am
(closed during Crisis, 23–30 Dec);
Rolling winter night shelter. Referrals ONLY through Manna Soc, Spires, Ace of Clubs, Webber St Day Centre, Crisis, Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers, Southwark SPOT, Lambeth Safer Streets Team, The Big Issue, Shelter. 18+, 35 bed spaces, low support needs.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, BS, BE, FF
St Mungo's Broadway (Brent Probation Housing Advice and Floating Support)
0207 483 2892, http://bit.ly/17m9U8
For offenders in the Borough of Brent aged 18+. Works with offenders with complex needs to prevent homelessness and re-offending.
CODES: AH, AD, BA, CA
Stoll
446 Fulham Road
SW6 1DT
020 7385 2110, https://bit.ly/2tbLdaD
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm
(closed 12.30–1.30);
Saturday & Sunday: 8am-5pm;
Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing for ex-servicemen and women. As well as housing, they provide life-changing support including employment training, advice, addiction services and health and wellbeing activities.
CODES: MH, AH, AD, A, BA, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, MD, OW, TS
Stonewall Housing
8 Coppergate House, 10 White’s Row
E1 7NF
020 7359 5767 (advice), http://bit.ly/1B8L98a
Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm
(advice line 020 7359 5767);
Specialist LGBT housing advice and support for people in their own homes or supported housing for young people. Free, confidential housing advice for LGBT people of all ages.
Since Covid-19 advice line Mon-Fri 10am-1pm:
Option 1 advice.
Option 2 advocacy.
Option 3 supported housing.
CODES: AH, AD, LA
Sufra NW London
160 Pitfield Way, Stonebridge, Middlesex
NW10 0PW
0203 441 1335, http://bit.ly/2wLDUYb
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 Unity Project (TUP)
277a Upper Street, New Unity
N1 2TZ
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
VoiceAbility
01223 555800, https://bit.ly/2WIMC5W
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
(offices and helplines);
UK-wide network of advocacy and service user involvement groups, which offer a services for those who have mental health needs, learning disabilities, dementia, autistic spectrum disorders, physical disabilities, sensory and communication impairments, substance misuse issues, acquired brain injury, a serious physical illness or a dual diagnosis. Check the website or phone to find your nearest branch.
CODES: AD, A, DW
WDP - Westminster Drug Project
470-474 Harrow Road
W9 3RU
020 7266 6200, http://bit.ly/RfMhd
Monday-Friday: 1pm-5pm
(open access);
Open access services, structured treatment programmes, outreach and aftercare. Advice about blood-borne viruses. Helpline: 020 7266 6300.
CODES: AH, AD, C, DW, MS, NE, OL, OW
Youth Justice Legal Centre
Unit 2, Crystal Wharf, 36 Graham Street
N1 8GJ
0203 174 2279, http://bit.ly/25LwiTE
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm
(open door policy);
Help & support to people 10–21. Legal help in education & community care, criminal representation (up to 18). Advocacy in housing, education, welfare, health etc.
CODES: AD, BA, ET, MS, LA
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