Established 2005 Registered Charity No. 1110656
Scottish Charity Register No. SC043760
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Your rights
The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by the Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.
If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know contact@thepavement.org.uk at the Pavement!
SERVICES
- All services
- Advice services
- Animals/pets
- Arts
- BME/refugee
- Day centres/drop-ins
- Domestic violence
- Drugs/alcohol
- Eastern Europeans
- Elderly people
- Ex-forces
- Ex-offenders
- Food/soup runs
- Health/medical
- Homeless Persons Unit
- Housing help
- LGBT
- Miscellaneous
- Night shelters
- People with dependent children
- Social events
- Winter shelters
- Women
- Work/training
- Young people
- All facilities
- accommodation/housing advice
- advocacy
- alcohol workers
- art classes
- barber
- bathroom/showers
- bedding
- benefits advice
- careers advice
- clothing store
- counselling
- debt advice
- dentist
- drugs workers
- education/training
- ex-forces
- ex-offenders
- food
- food (free)
- foot care
- internet access
- laundry
- legal advice
- leisure facilities
- luggage storage
- medical/health
- mental health
- music/drama
- needle exchange
- outreach worker links
- outreach workers
- sexual health
- step-free
- tenancy support
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ASLAN (All Souls Local Action Network)
c/o All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street
W1T 6QG
Phone: 020 7580 3522
Saturday: 9am-12pm (day centre at Webber St. Breakfast, bible group, ESOL, photography & art. Showers & clothes for ticket holders. Tickets from Webber St on Mondays)
Saturday: 6:30pm-8:30pm (Entertainment - invites via tea run or welcome desk at All Souls.
Organisation that participates in the Westminster Churches Winter Shelter (referral only). Films, coach trips, clothes store and bible group Saturdays at 6.30pm. Invites via the tea run or welcome desk at All Souls Langham Pl. If you need step-free access, a volunteer will let you in via Cleveland St entrance. Email: info@allsouls.org
Art classes, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food (free), Food, Leisure facilities
Bench Outreach
14 New King Street, Deptford
SE8 3HS
Phone: 020 8694 7740
SHE (Support, Help, Empowerment) is a weekly drop-in session offering advice to homeless and vulnerable women in a safe, female-only space.
Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Food (free), Leisure facilities, Outreach worker links, Tenancy support
Carpenters Café
Carpenters Estate Community Hall, 17 Doran Walk (enter from Carpenters Rd), Stratford
E15 2JL
Phone: 07932 661 089
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".
Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Food (free), Food, Step-free
Crisis Christmas
66 Commercial Street
E1 6LT
Phone: 0300 636 1967
23 December to 29 December
Monday: 11am-9pm
Tuesday-Sunday: 9am-9pm
Crisis at Christmas provides food, good cheer and great company. Take part in fun and relaxing activities and get one-to-one advice to find your way out of homelessness. Day Centre addresses (23 – 29 December only: North London Day Centre (Westminster Kingsway College, 211 Grays Inn Row, WC1X 8RA), East London Day Centre (The City Academy, Hackney, Homerton Row, E9 6EA), West London Day Centre (Kensington Aldridge Academy, 1 Silchester Road, W10 6EX), South London Centre (City of London Academy, Lynton Road, SE1 5LA), and Croydon Centre (Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, 88 London Road, CR0 2TB).
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Dentist, Education/training, Food (free), Internet access, Outreach worker links, Leisure facilities, Foot care, Mental health, Medical/health, Music/drama, Drugs workers, Legal advice, Food, Alcohol workers, Tenancy support
Divine Rescue
Thurlow Lodge, 1 Thurlow Street
SE17 2US
Phone: 020 3489 1765
Work with homeless people and people with substance abuse issues. Help with hospital visits and bereavement, and support with detox. Their Christian mission is to touch and change lives one at a time.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Clothing store, Counselling, Education/training, Food (free), Outreach workers
Dunloe Centre
St Saviour's Priory, 18 Queensbridge Road
E2 8NS
Phone: 020 7739 9976
Small, unfunded project run entirely by volunteers. Turns away only people who are violent. On ground floor, but with one step between the street and the lobby.
Bedding, Clothing store, Food (free)
Glass Door Homeless Charity
155a Kings Road, Chelsea
SW3 5TX
Phone: 020 7351 4948
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.
Accommodation/housing advice, Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Internet access, Tenancy support, Advocacy, Benefits advice
Greenwich Migrant Hub
Woolwich Common Community Centre, Leslie Smith Square
SE18 4DW
Phone: 07429031389
Drop-in centre for free immigration, housing & domestic violence advice, and a hot meal to migrants in Greenwich and neighbouring boroughs.
Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Food (free), Legal advice, Step-free
Holy Trinity Brompton
Queen's Gate (St Augustine's)
SW7 5LP
Phone: 020 7590 8248
Wed only: 9am–12:00pm. Glass Door casework support, Crosslight debt advice, computers/printers, clothing repairs and pastoral support. Appointment only - book on arrival. Breakfast & clothing available to those with an appointment with one of these services.
Mental health, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Food (free), Food, Internet access, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Clothing store
Kingdom Compassion (YWAM)
29 Rosaville Road
SW6 7BN
Phone: 020 7385 5791
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.
Clothing store, Food (free), Step-free
Marylebone Centre (Church Army)
1-5 Cosway St
NW1 5NR
Phone: 020 7262 3818
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.
Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Internet access, Laundry, Luggage storage, Medical/health, Music/drama, Sexual health, Tenancy support, Step-free, Leisure facilities
New Horizon Youth Centre
68 Chalton Street
NW1 1JR
Phone: 020 7388 5560
Monday-Sunday: 10:30am-3:30pm (showers, laundry, breakfast & lunch;10.30am-1pm advice)
Day centre
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am-1pm
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:30pm-3pm
For young (16-24) homeless people. Free lunch. Women-only groups. Mental health, life skills & advice, and employment/resettlement support. Sex worker project. Street outreach. Refugee worker. 7-day drop-in provision. First-time visitors should arrive outside the centre at 10.00am to make an appointment with the Advice team. Support with referrals into winter night shelters. Our day centre is currently open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 10:30am and 3.30pm.
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food (free), Internet access, Leisure facilities, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers
North London Action for the Homeless
St Paul's Church Hall, Stoke Newington Rd
N16 7UE
Phone: 07421 032 553
Wednesday: 7pm-8:30pm During Covid-19 pandemic all food is take-away.
Free three-course vegetarian meal, and tea or coffee. Take-away food and clothing upon request. Visits from Health Access Worker. East European outreach workers.
Clothing store, Food (free), Medical/health, Outreach worker links
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
SanKTus Welfare Project
4 Lady Margaret Road, Kentish Town
NW5 2XT
Phone: 020 7485 9160
Wednesday: 2pm-3:30pm (afternoon tea with sandwiches and refreshments)
Phone or email sanktus.welfare@gmail.com for details of Tai Chi, yoga and craft sessions, welfare advice etc.
Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Food (free), Art classes, Leisure facilities
Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
The Copleston Centre, Copleston Road
SE15 4AN
Phone: 020 7732 0505
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.
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Medical/health, Leisure facilities
Street Souls - Emmaus Greenwich
Coombe House, 226 Elmley Street, Plumstead
SE18 7NN
Phone: 07354 460480
Each Thursday Street Souls offers support to anyone in need. We offer food, clothing and other items, weekly activities, a listening ear and signposting to local organisations.
Clothing store, Food (free), Advocacy, Outreach worker links
Thames Reach (Camden Spectrum)
Camden Spectrum, 6-8 Greenland Street
NW1 0ND
Phone: 020 7267 4937
Thames Reach is a London-based charity helping homeless and vulnerable people to find decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Its vision is to end street homelessness. Email CamdenSpectrum@thamesreach.org.uk
Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Art classes, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Food (free), Internet access, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Tenancy support, Leisure facilities
The Manna Centre
12 Melior Street
SE1 3QP
Phone: 020 7357 9363
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
Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Foot care, Medical/health, Tenancy support, Step-free
The Vision Organisation UK
St Silas Community Hall, Penton Street
N1 9UL
Phone: 07405200064
Thursday: 7pm-9pm (drop-in: 3-course meal, clothes, books)
Barber, Careers advice, Clothing store, Food (free)
Triumphant Church International
136 West Green Rd, South Tottenham
N15 5AD
Phone: 020 8800 6001
Wednesday: 7pm-8pm (hot meal)
Sunday: 9am-10am (hot breakfast)
Five Loaves Food Bank is by referral from Haringey agencies.
Advocacy, Clothing store, Food (free)