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Alone in London (Depaul)
Endeavour Centre, Sherborne House, 34 Decima Street
SE1 4QQ
Phone: 020 7278 4224
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.
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Careers advice, Counselling, Education/training
Aziziye Mosque
117-119 Stoke Newington Road
N16 8BU
Phone: 020 7254 0046
Drop-in for advice and support on housing, family, substance use etc. Turkish & Arabic, interpreters available for other languages.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Counselling
Cardinal Hume Centre
3-7 Arneway St, Horseferry Rd
SW1P 2BG
Phone: 020 7222 1602 (reception)
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Education/training, Internet access, Medical/health, Tenancy support
Caritas Anchor House
81 Barking Road, Canning Town
E16 4HB
Phone: 0207 476 6062
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
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Art classes, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Education/training, Internet access, Music/drama, Step-free
CAYSH
Croydon Turnaround Centre, 2 Whitgift Street, Croydon
CR0 1FL
Phone: 0208 683 0227
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Counselling
Centre 70 Pro Bono Clinic
46 Knights Hill, West Norwood
SE27 0JD
Phone: 020 8670 0070
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am-4pm (advice drop-in - closed 1-2pm. Phone 020 8670 0070 to arrange to see an advisor)
Wednesday: 2pm-4pm (advice drop-in. Phone 020 8670 0070 to arrange to see an advisor)
Initial legal advice, written advice and form-filling covering the areas of debt, employment, housing etc. The Centre also provides low-cost counselling and a range of other services.
Accommodation/housing advice, Debt advice, Counselling
Centrepoint
Central House, 25 Camperdown Street
E1 8DZ
Phone: 0808 800 0661
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Counselling
Eritrean Community in the UK
The Holloway Neighbourhood Group (NHG), 84 Mayton Street
N7 6QT
Phone: 020 7700 7995
Advice, info, support, advocacy & referral: education, training, employment, welfare rights, housing, immigration, health, culturally-based counselling etc.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Education/training, Outreach worker links, Legal advice
Finsbury Park Mosque
7-11 St Thoms's Road
N4 2QH
Phone: 020 7424 5252
Community centre that works with everyone to promote dialogue and understanding in our multicultural society.
Counselling, Education/training, Legal advice, Leisure facilities
Haringey Recovery Service
590 Seven Sisters Road
N15 6HR
Phone: 020 8801 3999
Works with individuals in recovery from drug & alcohol misuse. Holistic approach, with continued support, equipping people with the skill for self-development.
Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Art classes, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Education/training, Internet access, Leisure facilities, Music/drama, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Sexual health, Tenancy support, Legal advice, Ex-offenders, Step-free
Herts Young Homeless (HYH)
1st Floor, Gracemead House, Woods Avenue, Hatfield
AL10 8HX
Phone: 03333 202 384
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.
Advocacy, Counselling, Education/training, Benefits advice, Accommodation/housing advice, Tenancy support
HOPE Worldwide UK – ODAAT
The Chambers, St.Mark’s Church, 337 Kennington Park Road
SE11 4PW
Phone: 02036594809
One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is a quasi-residential men only (18+) rehab. 12 steps, counselling and psychotherapy are employed in a loving community to transform from chaos to constructive living. Services for people on the scheme include one to one counselling, yoga, community meetings, psychotherapy, relapse prevention and life skills, group therapy and aftercare, family contact and recreation.
Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Dentist, Ex-forces, Ex-offenders, Food, Food (free), Internet access, Laundry, Mental health
London Irish Centre
50-52 Camden Square
NW1 9XB
Phone: 020 7916 2222
Has been providing welfare services, and social and cultural events for over 50 years. Ring for service times.
Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Clothing store, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Music/drama
NEWway Project (Newham)
Bonny Downs Baptist Church, Darwell Close
E6 6BT
Phone: 07490983777
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Food (free), Laundry, Tenancy support, Benefits advice, Clothing store, Careers advice, Medical/health, Bathroom/showers, Internet access, Dentist, Counselling, Education/training, Outreach worker links
OK Rehab
48B Gun Street
E1 6AH
Phone: 0800 326 5559
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
Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Alcohol workers
Positive East
159 Mile End Road, Stepney
E1 4AQ
Phone: 020 7791 2855
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.
Mental health, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Food, Internet access, Medical/health, Outreach workers, Sexual health
Providence Row
The Dellow Centre, 82 Wentworth Street
E1 7SA
Phone: 020 7375 0020
Monday: 10am-11:30am (men's group)
Monday: 2pm-3pm (yoga)
Tuesday: 9:30am-12:30pm (homeopathy)
Tuesday: 11:30am-12:30pm (relaxation skills)
Tuesday: 2pm-3:30pm (women's group)
Wednesday: 11:30am-1pm (peer support, addictions)
Thursday: 11am-1pm (art & wellbeing)
Friday: 10am-11:30am (Breaking Free Online- computer assisted therapy)
Friday: 10am-11:30am (self-harming support group)
Monday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (mental health drop-in)
Helps people of all backgrounds to an independent and fulfilled life away from homelessness & exclusion. They address not only users' immediate needs, but also the underlying issues and causes of their homelessness and exclusion. Download the timetable for their learning and wellbeing programme (https://bit.ly/2FXNYor). Most of their facilities are step-free. Services in Romanian and Polish.
Mental health, Art classes, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food (free), Food, Internet access, Needle exchange
Rape Crisis South London/Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
PO Box 383, Croydon
CR9 2AW
Phone: 0208 683 3311
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.
Advocacy, Counselling, Outreach workers
Samaritans (Brent)
1 Leopold Road
NW10 9LN
Phone: 020 8961 6181
Wednesday & Friday: 9am-9pm
Thursday: 7pm-9pm
Visitors welcome. Please call to make sure that a Samaritan is there to help you. You can take things at your own pace, whatever is troubling, they we will listen carefully and talk things through on a confidential basis.
Counselling
Samaritans (Central London)
46 Marshall Street
W1F 9BF
Phone: 020 7734 2800
Visitors welcome 365 days a year. You don?t need an appointment to speak in confidence to a trained volunteers and the service is free. Please note that due to the popularity of the drop-in service, you may experience a short wait.
Counselling
Samaritans (Croydon & Sutton)
2b Kidderminster Road, West Croydon, Surrey
CR9 2BQ
Phone: 020 8681 6666
Tuesday: 9:30am-2pm
Thursday: 11:30am-2pm
Sunday: 9:30am-12pm
Wednesday: 11:30am-2pm
You can talk to a Samaritan volunteer in a private, safe and non-threatening environment. To guarantee that one will be available, it is best to telephone and arrange an appointment.
Counselling
Samaritans (Ealing)
26 Junction Road
W5 4XL
Phone: 020 8560 2345
Wednesday & Friday: 10am-4pm
Wednesday & Friday: 7pm-8:30pm
Saturday: 10am-6:30pm
Sunday: 1pm-9pm
Visitors welcome. You don?t need an appointment to speak in confidence to a trained volunteers about whatever is on your mind. The service is free.
Counselling
Samaritans (Harrow)
44 Station Road, Harrow
HA1 2SQ
Phone: 020 84277777
Saturday: 10am-6pm
Welcomes visitors to the branch every day, where you will be able to talk to a Samaritan in complete confidence. If you know in advance that you will be popping by, please ring so that they can ensure there is a Samaritan available to see you.
Counselling
Samaritans (Havering & Romford)
107 North Street, Romford, RM1 1ER
RM1 1ER
Phone: 01708 740000
Sunday: 2pm-9pm
Located in Romford close to Matalan. Available round the clock, every day of the year. Please check opening times if you visit the branch. Whatever you tell us will be kept off the record.
Counselling
Samaritans (Hillingdon)
2 Press Road, Uxbridge
UB8 1AT
Phone: 01895 253355
Tuesday: 11am-1:30pm
Thursday: 4pm-9pm
Friday: 4:30pm-9pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9am-3:30pm
Talk face-to-face with a Samaritans volunteer. If you are making a special journey, you may wish to phone first to check that someone will be free to see you.
Counselling