Acton Homeless Concern

Monday: 7am-2:30pm; Tuesday-Friday: 8am-2:30pm; ll the services provided by Acton Homeless Concern are free. As well as hot food and a warm place to sit, we can offer advocacy and advice on different areas that people in need suffering homelessness or poverty may be experiencing. Showers, haircuts, clothing and household items available. Everyone is welcome - call for more information about specific services. CODES: AH, B, CL, C, DT, MS, FF, BS, AD, TS, MH

All People All Places

Tuesday-Thursday: 8am-2pm; Best park entrance is just off Victoria St. Closest overground station is Silver St. Breakfast and lunch available alongside hot drinks. Access to our service is on a drop-in basis, with casework offered by appointment. Change of clothes available, and 'care packages' for rough sleepers with toiletries & sleeping bag. We have an immigration solicitor visit our day centre once a month. Enable Drug and Alcohol Service drop in to have a chat about substance misuse, and sometimes run men's groups, discuss mental health and tools to manage emotions. Washing machine/dryer available to use. Alternative contact numbers: 07840 345 872 (Call or text) 07542 592 340 (Call or text) CODES: A, DA, CL, FF, LA, L, OW

Ashford Place

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-5pm; Friday: 10:30am-5pm; Housing advice by appointment. Advice on housing benefit and support to negotiate new accommodation. CODES: MH, AH, A, CC, CA, CL, DA, ET, IT, MS, MD, OW, TS

ASLAN (All Souls Local Action Network)

Saturday: 5:30am-7:45am (tea run: 5.45-6.15 Tavistock St; 6.15-6.45 Savoy Pl; 7-7.45 King William IV St; All Souls Ch 6.30-8.30); 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 CODES: AC, CL, DW, ET, FF, LF

Bridges

Saturday: 8am-11:30am (cooked breakfast 9–11am) ; Monday: 10am-2pm; Regular NHS nurse clinics and signposting to other support agencies. More facilities available on Mondays. Practical activities to build esteem and encourage hope. Small group work developing life skills and confidence. CODES: CC, BS, CL, FF, MS, OL

Camden Health Improvement Practice (Hampstead Road)

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9am-12:30pm; Tuesday: 10:30am-1pm; Friday: 9am-5pm Closed 12.30pm-1.30pm; For people sleeping out or in hostels within the borough. General health care; chronic disease management; hepatitis and HIV screening; vaccination; free condoms; referral (counselling, alcohol worker, mental health services, drug worker); information on dentistry and podiatry services; alcohol and drug advice and treatment; cervical screening; blood tests; benefits and housing advice; assistance to homeless patients in UCH; on call services at nights and weekends. CODES: MH, CC, BS, CL, DT, FC, MS, NE, OL

CARIS Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter

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, IT, L, OL

Carpenters Café

Tuesday: 10am-12pm (food, drinks, clothes, books, toiletries, showers); 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". CODES: BS, BE, CL, DW, FF, SF

Chelsea Methodist Church Pastoral Care

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9am-2pm; Lunch is served upstairs but staff or volunteers bring meals downstairs to those with limited mobility. CODES: CL

Divine Rescue

Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm; 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. CODES: AH, AD, CC, CL, C, ET, FF, OW

Dunloe Centre

Tuesday: 10:30am-12pm; 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. CODES: BE, CL, FF

Emmanuel Pentecostal Church

Tuesday: 6pm-7:30pm (Life Bread); Free hot meal, and clothing when available. CODES: CL, FF

Faith in Action (Homelessness Project Merton)

Wednesday & Friday: 10am-3pm; Drop-in for rough sleepers, and for people who are vulnerably housed, socially excluded, vulnerable or isolated, and for those with addiction issues. Benefits advice most Wednesdays. Advocacy, alcohol and drug advice. A listening ear, breakfast, lunch, teas and coffees. CODES: AH, AD, A, CC, BS, CL, C, DW, L, OL, LF

Flowing Rivers Foundation

Tuesday: 7pm-10pm (fellowship – Castle Green, Dagenham); Sunday: 6:30pm-9:30pm (2nd & 3rd week of month – Lincoln’s Inn Fields); Charitable organisation dedicated to reaching out to marginalised members of society. Founded upon Christian ethos, they aspire to address the social conditions of people in their vicinity by showing practical love. CODES: CL, FF

Glass Door Homeless Charity

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, CC

Holy Trinity Brompton

Wednesday: 9am-12pm; 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. CODES: MH, CC, CA, FF, IT, OL, OW, CL

Homeless Action in Barnet (HAB)

Monday-Friday: 12pm-3pm (free breakfast until 10.30, cheap meal - £1.50 - 12.00-1.30); Works together as equals with people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness to enable them to take control of their lives, obtain a suitable home and maintain their tenancy. CODES: AH, AD, CC, BS, CL, TS

Islington Centre for Refugees & Asylum Seekers

Monday: 11am-4:30pm Online only; Tuesday: 11am-4:30pm Online only; Wednesday: 11am-4:30pm Online only; Wednesday: 11am-2pm In-person at the centre; Thursday: 10am-4pm Online only; Friday: 1:30pm-3pm Online only; Offer online and in-person services Practical help, education & art classes. CODES: AD, CL, ET, IT, LF

Kingdom Compassion (YWAM)

Wednesday: 10am-4pm; 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. CODES: CL, FF, SF

London Irish Centre

Has been providing welfare services, and social and cultural events for over 50 years. Ring for service times. CODES: AH, A, CC, CL, C, DW, ET, MD

Marylebone Centre (Church Army)

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-1:30pm (rough sleepers' drop-in); 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. CODES: BS, CA, CL, ET, FF, IT, L, LS, MS, MD, SH, TS, SF, LF

NEWway Project (Newham)

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, CC, CL, CA, MS, BS, IT, DT, C, ET, OL

Nightwatch

Monday-Sunday: 9:30pm-10pm (Queen's Gardens, Croydon); Sandwiches, hot drinks and clothes. Helps Croydon-based clients with vocational and educational materials and furniture for resettlement. CODES: CL, ET, FF

North London Action for the Homeless

Monday: 12pm-1:30pm During Covid-19 pandemic all food is take-away.; 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. CODES: CL, FF, MS, OL

Order of Malta Soup Kitchen

Thursday: 7:45pm-9pm; Wednesday: 6:15am-7:45am (breakfast club, Challoner Room, 24 Golden Square W1F 9JR); Thursday: 7:30pm-9pm (café, St James’s, Spanish Place, W1U 3QY); Hot food, free food, some clothing. CODES: CL, FF

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION & ST GREGORY

Wednesday: 6:30am-10:30am; Wednesdays 6.30am-10.30am showers, toiletries and clothes. CODES: BS, CL

Quaker Homeless Action/Quaker Open Christmas

Winter Shelter:
23 December to 30 December
Monday: 3pm-9am; Tuesday-Monday: 9am-9am Open 24 hours. 3pm on 23 December until 10am on 30th December. There will be hot food and drinks, clothing, entertainment, mobile library, hairdressers, a food bank, showers, and all sorts of other services and resources available.; Monday: 11:30am-12:30pm (mobile library, 3rd week of month, Manna Centre); Tuesday: 7pm-7:30pm (mobile library, alt. weeks at Lincoln’s Inn Fields); Saturday: 10am-4pm (mobile library: The Passage, 10am–10.30am; The American Church, 11.15am–12pm; St Giles in the Fields, 2pm–4pm); Quaker Homeless Action runs mobile libraries. The Christmas Shelter (24 beds, dry) provides breakfast and supper for up to 75. It closes at 10pm except for those who have been given a bed. Self referrals and referrals from Islington Outreach Forum agencies (inc. Islington DAAT, Whitaker Centre, Pilion Trust, New Horizon, Focus and Angel Drug Services) or others that can provide ongoing support. Phone to check vacancies. CODES: AH, AD, A, AC, B, CC, BS, BE, CL, DW, FF, FC, MS, NE, OL, OW, SH, LF

Redbridge Assessment Centre

Sunday-Thursday: 7:30am-8:45am; Friday & Saturday: 7:30pm-9:15am; Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm (office hours); Services only for people staying at the shelter. Some classes for residents and ex-residents only - ring first. Referral only from Redbridge Housing Team. CODES: AH, A, AC, BS, BE, CL, DW, ET, IT, LS, MS, LF

Refuge Network UK

Saturday: 1pm-2pm; Refuge Network UK runs a community soup kitchen at Charing Cross from where we distribute free food, toiletries, clothing and survival packs to rough sleepers, homeless people, and impoverished individuals from various parts of London. CODES: FF, CL

SanKTus Welfare Project

Sunday: 3pm-4:30pm (showers and clothes available); 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. CODES: CC, BS, CL, FF, AC, LF

Simon Community

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:15am-7:30am (tea run: 7.15 Arundel St, Temple; 7.30 Agar St, Strand); Thursday: 8:30pm-1:30am (soup run: Duke's Rd/Euston; Temple; under W'loo Br, behind NT); Sunday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (street cafe: St Giles, nr Centrepoint); Winter shelter:
01 January to 31 March
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-8am; 01 January to 31 March
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30pm-11:30pm (street work); Outreach support out on the streets, taking food and support to their homeless guests in central London. Mobile outreach to Covent Garden and the Strand on Tues, Weds and Thursday evenings and they can be found at the Edith Cavell statue outside St Martin in the fields at 9.30pm. Hot drinks, food, sleeping bags, toiletries and clothes available on request. CODES: FF, CL, OW

Smart Works

UK-wide charity offering free career coaching, interview clothing and interview preparation support to all women who are unemployed or on a zero-hours contract. To access the Smart Works service, you will need to be referred by an organisation currently supporting you. Such as Job Centres, mental health charities, women’s refuges, homeless shelters, the prison service, NHS providers, youth organisations and the education system. To request a referral, share this link with your supporting organisation: www.smartworks.org.uk/what-we-do/get-support CODES: CL

Sock Mob

Aim to befriend the homeless and hand out socks. See website for next mob. CODES: CL

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. Find centres here: sdcas.org.uk/visit-our-centres CODES: MH, AH, CL, ET, FF, MS, LF

St Ignatius Church Social Apostolate

Monday-Friday: 1pm-2pm Hot meal eaten outside.; Social Apostolate on Stamford Hill is a first-contact help centre offering immediate assistance to the homeless and vulnerable, as part of St. Ignatius Church’s mission. Providing hot meals; coffee, tea, and other beverages; sandwiches, sweets, yoghurts and fruits; essential hygiene products; seasonal clothing, towels, backpacks and sleeping bags. Opening hours Monday 11:00-15:00 Tuesday - Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CODES: FF, CL

St Laurence's Larder

Laurence’s Larder is a food aid charity offering a weekly food parcel service, clothes bank and community kitchen to anyone who would like to join for a meal and a chat. The Larder also offers services such as a legal aid surgery and signposting to navigate and access other support systems. Phone line open Mon - Friday 9.30 - 5.00pm. Hot Meals every Thursday 11.00am - 2.00pm. Clothes Bank every Thursday 11.00am - 2.00pm. Community Art Cafe with drinks, snacks and a light lunch every Monday 10.30am - 4.00pm. CODES: FF, CL, LA

Street Souls - Emmaus Greenwich

Thursday: 6pm-8pm at Woolwich Common Community Centre, SE18 4DW; Every Monday 10am – 3pm 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. CODES: CL, FF, AD, OL

Street Storage

Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 10am-2pm; Wednesday & Thursday: 1pm-4pm; Thursday: 10am-12:30pm (women only); Free storage for your belongings. CODES: LS, CL

Streetlytes

Monday: 6pm-9pm (drop-in, St Stephen’s Church, 1 Coverdale Rd, W12 8JJ); Free hot meal, friendship and donated items. Open-access to anyone who is homeless or vulnerably housed, or who can't afford to pay for both food and housing. Every Monday, doors open at 5pm (dinner served at 6pm). CODES: AH, CL, DW, FF, OL, OW

Streets2Homes

Monday-Friday: 8:45am-2pm (day centre - breakfast from 8.45); Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (appointments); Social contact and access to housing and employment advice, health services, food & clothing, and general guidance. Links with a wide range of agencies and organisations to access appropriate help. The day centre provides shower facilities, clean clothes, food etc. as well as advice, support and practical help. Ring or email streets2homes@streets2homes.co.uk for more info. Opening times Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm. CODES: AH, AD, CL, MS, OL, BS

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); Sufra is a charity in north west London that prevents hunger, fights poverty and builds community. Coordinates a food bank & community kitchen in Brent, supporting disadvantaged individuals and families suffering food poverty in NW London. Phone or visit. Food bank address and opening times: Sufra NW London 160 Pitfield Way, NW10 0PW. TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 11AM - 3PM. The community kitchen serves free, freshly-cooked, 2 or 3 course hot meals. It runs Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 6PM TO 8PM at New Horizons Centre, 1 Robson Avenue, NW10 3SG. CODES: AD, CC, BE, CL, ET, FF

The Connection at St Martin in the Fields

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-1:30pm (drop-in); Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 1:30pm-4:30pm (appointment only); Wednesday: 9am-12:15pm (women only); Provides short- and long-term support to people affected by homelessness, substance abuse, mental health, etc. CODES: MH, AH, A, AC, CC, BS, CA, CL, DW, ET, FC, IT, MS, MD, OW, SF

The Salvation Army (Number 10 Drop-In Centre)

Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 10:30am-12pm (advice & enquiries); Tuesday: 2pm-4pm (art, board games & drop-in); Wednesday: 1pm-4pm (advice & enquiries; employability); Wednesday: 5:30pm-8pm (dinner - two sittings); Thursday: 12pm-4pm (lunch, advice, enquiries); Friday: 1pm-3pm (lunch, advice & enquiries); Tuesday: 9am-9:45am (breakfast); Please speak to a member of staff to arrange an appointment. CODES: AH, CC, CL, LF

Upper Room (St Saviour's)

Monday & Tuesday: 12pm-5pm (job club); Monday-Friday: 5:30pm-6:45pm (free food); Friday: 10am-5pm (counselling for English and Polish speakers by appointment); Provides a broad range of services for homeless people, vulnerable and excluded of west London. Services include UR4Meals, UR4Jobs and UR4Driving. UR4Meals offers free meals every weekday afternoon from 4 – 6 pm. There is also a limited supply of toiletries, clothing and bedding UR4Jobs is a FREE multilingual service designed to help people experiencing homelessness, and those with other barriers to employment, to find work. Provides structured casework to guests. Drop-in service runs every Friday 10am – 12pm. UR4Driving helps people with convictions avoid re-offending by offering them a unique opportunity to gain a full car driving licence. See if you're eligible to apply on the website. CODES: CA, CL, ET, FF, IT, OL

Veterans Aid

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-3:30pm (helpline); Friday: 8:30am-1:30pm; Free helpline: 0800 012 68 67 open 9am - 3pm, Monday to Friday. On your first visit, staff will assess your problems so the right specialist help can be arranged. CODES: MH, AH, AD, A, CC, CA, CL, C, DW, ET, MS, OL, OW, LA

Webber Street (London City Mission)

Monday-Wednesday: 9am-12pm; Saturday: 9am-12pm; List for showers taken on Monday (1 shower per week per male guest). Short Bible talk each morning - prayer and other spiritual help offered. Closed first Wednesday of each month. Not step-free. CODES: MH, BS, CL, MS, OL, LF

Bethany Care Van (Edinburgh)

Monday-Sunday: 9pm-11pm; Joint venture by Edinburgh City Mission and Bethany Christian Trust goes out 364 evenings a year in Edinburgh city centre at various locations. Please check their website for details. Soup, rolls & tea/coffee. CODES: CL, FF

Crossreach (Rankeillor Initiative)

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (phone for referrals); For those experiencing homelessness, including those in recovery from substance use, we provide temporary accommodation in shared flats combined with support to help you determine and pursue your goals. Phone for referral. CODES: AH, A, C, DW, CL, CA, ET, OL, BA, MH

Emmaus Glasgow

Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm; Accommodation and work for 23/24 homeless people. No drink or drugs, but Emmaus helps people with addiction problems to access local services. CODES: AH, CA, CL, ET, OL

H4TH (Help for the homeless)

Thursday: 8pm-10pm (Cadogan St soup kitchen); H4TH is a weekly outdoor soup kitchen for free food and clothing. CODES: FF, CL

Keymoves (Four Square)

Monday-Sunday: 12am-12am (staffed 24/7); 24-hour emergency access accommodation for homeless women. residents engage with staff to develop a personal plan to tackle housing and other support needs. CODES: MS, OL, CL, DA, CC, AD, AH

LHM360 (Lodging House Mission)

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-10am (Free breakfast); Monday-Thursday: 12pm-2pm (Free lunch, starts 1:30pm on Fridays); Monday-Friday: 8:30am-3pm Drop-in; Offering classes in our Learning Centre, workshops, emotional support, benefits checks, filling out forms and signposting to relevant organisations. Phone or drop-in for info on other services like Narcotics Anonymous. CODES: AH, AD, B, CC, BS, CA, CL, C, DT, ET, FF, IT, LS, SH, TS, LF

The Salvation Army (Wallace of Campsie House)

Monday-Sunday: 9am-9pm (staff on duty 24/7); Purpose-built resettlement accommodation to enable residents to regain control of their lives. Average stay is six to 18 months. CODES: MH, AH, AD, CC, BS, BE, CL, DA, DT, ET, LF, MS, OL, TS