CODES:
mh: Mental health
ah: Accommodation/housing
ad: Advocacy
a: Alcohol workers
ac: Art classes
b: Barber
cc: Creative classes
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: Free 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
ba: Benefits/welfare advice
fa: Financial advice
s: Signposting to other services
240 Project
Methodist Church, 240 Lancaster Road
W11 4AH
07741 790 169, https://www.240project.org.uk
Monday: 11am-3:30pm
Art, nutrition, cranio-sacral therapy, yoga, reading group;
Wednesday: 11am-3:30pm
Art, acupuncture, music group;
Thursday: 11am-3:30am
Art, writing;
Arts and wellbeing-focused community project, creating a friendly and safe space for vulnerable adults, many with a history of homelessness.
CODES: CC
Accumulate
34 Clovelly Road
N8 7RH
Accumulate uses creativity to improve the wellbeing of young people who are affected by homelessness. We work with hostels and housing organisations to deliver learning experiences and showcasing opportunities in art, photography, creative writing, audio-visual production, fashion and other creative disciplines.
CODES: AC, MD, CC
Be The Change Theatre
19b Compton Terrace, Islington, Union Chapel
N1 2UN
07984 626 024
Thursday: 6:30pm-8:30pm;
Theatre and creative arts project for adults who are experiencing homelessness, vulnerably housed, looking to support their mental health, or adults in recovery. FREE applied theatre and creative arts workshops run by professional facilitators every week. The project runs in blocks of ten weeks, with a different focus for each block. All ages. No previous experience needed. Free to attend!
CODES: CC
Cardboard Citizens
77a Greenfield Road
E1 6QR
020 7377 8948, http://bit.ly/niiZB
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm;
"theatre at its funniest, blackest, most daring and challenging best" - British Theatre Guide. Workshops at Crisis Skylight and hostels around London. Theatre, dance and music workshops. Individual support for workshop participants. Many online activities.
CODES: AH, AD, CA, C, ET, MD, LF
Clean Break
2 Patshull Road
NW5 2LB
020 7482 8600, https://www.cleanbreak.org.uk
Inspirational theatre company working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system. Free courses in acting, writing, singing and recording. The Women's Space will be for women offenders and women at risk of offending due to drug or alcohol use or mental health needs.
CODES: MH, A, DW, ET, C, MS, CC
Core Arts
1 St Barnabas Terrace
E9 6DJ
020 8533 3500, http://bit.ly/w3FwW
Promotes the artistic and creative abilities of people who experience severe and enduring mental health problems. Not free, but accept Direct Payments or Personal Budgets.
Face to face classes are back, go to website for timetable.
CODES: MD, LF
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, CC, CA, C, DA, DW, ET, IT, LF, MD, OL, OW, SH, TS, LA, EO, SF
Museum of Homelessness
Manor House Lodge (inside Finsbury Park), Seven Sisters Rd
N4 2DE
There are a range of activities held at the Museum of Homelessness Manor House Lodge base. These include gardening, yoga, food and assorted community-focused events and programmes. Visit website to check the weekly schedule of activities and events.
CODES: FF, LF
One Roof
Old Diorama Arts Centre (ODAC), Regent's Place, 201 Drummond Street
NW1 3FE
0207 383 0727, https://olddiorama.com
Fridays at ODAC are One Roof Programme days, offering a morning and afternoon creative workshop every week, with a diverse and ever-evolving series of sessions. One Roof producers will be on hand for 1:1 mentoring and advice sessions, and an open-door approach to visitors who just want to pop in for a chat and a cuppa. You can sign up to the whole term or specific classes. Sign up for a term or a class on the website listed above.
CODES: CC, ET
Open Cinema (National)
Somerset House, South Wing, Strand
WC2N 1LA
020 3287 8373, https://bit.ly/2KWhbSA
Community cinemas and filmmaking for homeless and excluded people. At venues across UK, Ireland and Finland. Choose films, make films, meet the experts.
CODES: FF, LF
Solidarity Art Group
48 Seven Sisters Rd
N7 6AA
Tuesday: 2:30pm-4pm;
CODES: AC
St Mungo's (was Broadway Day Centre)
13 Market Lane
W12 8EZ
020 8735 5810, http://bit.ly/2g8dloq
Monday: 10am-12pm
(nurse & podiatry services);
Wednesday & Friday: 10:30am-12pm
(rough sleeper service);
Wednesday: 10am-12pm
(optician and once a month Hep C clinic);
Thursday: 10am-12pm
(nurse);
Friday: 10am-12pm
(acupuncture);
The service has changed. Health services are available on a drop-in basis, as is access to the local outreach team. The recovery college offers courses such as music, art, IT, chi gung, script writing and Hearing Voices. Please call 020 8735 5833 for information on the prospectus.
CODES: MH, AC, CL, ET, FC, MS, MD, OW
Streetwise Opera
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
SE1 8XX
020 3987 7535, https://streetwiseopera.org
If you are homeless, vulnerably housed or affected by homelessness, Streetwise invites you to discover, or re-connect with, the joy of singing.
CODES: MD
The Choir With No Name
St Pauls West Hackney, 184 Stoke Newington Road
N16 7UY
0746 492 8122, https://www.choirwithnoname.org
Thursday: 6:30pm-9pm;
Choir sings for an hour and half, then sit down together for a hot meal cooked by volunteers. No singing experience required, no audition, just pop down!
CODES: CC
The Vision Organisation UK
St Silas Community Hall, Penton Street
N1 9UL
07405200064, http://bit.ly/2aS9Bau
Wednesday: 7pm-8pm
(Lincoln's Inn Fields: food, drink, personal hygiene goods and offering help);
Thursday: 7pm-9pm
(drop-in: 3-course meal, clothes, books);
CODES: B, CA, CL, FF
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