Hinde Street Methodist Church

Wednesday: 4:30pm-8pm (not between Christmas and New Year); Wednesday Club offers a safe, warm space to relax; soup, sandwiches and drinks for 10p each; free sandwiches from local cafes after 7pm. Part of the West London Mission. CODES: FF, F

Kingston Churches Winter Night Shelter

01 February to 31 March
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7:30am; 18+, mixed, with separate area for women. Self-referral via KCAH's housing advice sessions Mon-Fri 10am-1pm. CODES: AH, FF

Nimatullahi Sufi Order

Spiritual group, love of god, service to others. We do not put our views onto anyone, we simply serve food to the needy. CODES: FF

St. Mary Abbots Church Soup Run

Monday: 6pm-6:30pm; We meet every Monday to provide free food and other various supplies to the homeless from 6-6:30 PM. The Ministry takes a scheduled route and goes from Whole Foods on High Kensington Street to Holland Park. CODES: FF, F

The Salvation Army (Laurieston Centre)

CODES: AH, A, BA, C, DA, ET, FF, F, IT, LF, MS, SH, TS

All Saints Fulham

Thursday: 12:30pm-1:45pm; A main meal, plus fruit, yoghurt, biscuits, home-baked cakes and bread. It is a warm and happy place to meet and eat. CODES: FF, F

AMURT

Thursday: 6:30pm-7:30pm (Lincoln’s Inn Fields) Pre-packed Hot Meals and Healthy Energy Snacks; Thursday: 12:30pm-1:30pm (Mildmay Community Centre) Pre-packed Hot Meals and Healthy Energy Snacks; Serving free hot vegan meals every Thursday from the Mildmay Community Centre and Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Mission statement: 'Empowering people, inspiring change. Love is all there is.' CODES: FF, F, SF

Ancilla Soup Kitchen

Friday: 11am-2pm; Info from ancillasoupkitchen@hhcjuk.org CODES: FF

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, F, LF

Be Enriched

Monday: 12:30pm-2:30pm Crossways Church, 18 Hampton St, SE1 6SN; Tuesday: 7pm-9pm London Cooking Project, 1 Ethelburga St, SW11 4AG; Friday: 12:30pm-2:30pm URC, Rookstone Rd, SW17 9NQ; Connecting people through community activities and cultivating respect over a bite. Free or pay-as-you-can community meals three days a week in S London. Volunteering or training opportunities through cooking lessons. CODES: FF, F

Bench Outreach

Thursday: 1pm-4pm (SHE); SHE (Support, Help, Empowerment) is a weekly drop-in session offering advice to homeless and vulnerable women in a safe, female-only space. CODES: AH, BA, FF, LF, OL, TS

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: BA, BS, CL, FF, MS, OL

Brixton Soup Kitchen

Monday-Friday: 11am-3pm Hot Meal.; Hot Meal. 11am -3pm, Monday to Friday. CODES: FF, F

C4WS Homeless Project Night Shelter

06 November to 02 April
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:45am; Rolling winter night shelter. Bed spaces for 16 guests, with separate sleeping areas for men and women. Referrals from Camden agencies with whom C4WS have a Service Level Agreement including London Jesus Centre and the Irish Centre - no self-referral. CODES: AH, BA, CA, ET, FF, OL, LF

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, F, 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, F, SF

Christ Apostolic Church (Bethel) UK

Sunday: 8am-9am ; Saturday: 2pm-3:30pm (last Saturday of month); Welcomes homeless people every Sunday morning for a cooked breakfast and the last Saturday of the month for hot meals. CODES: FF

Christian Kitchen

Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:30pm (Mission Grove car park, Walthamstow); Hot meals from a mobile kitchen van in Mission Grove, Walthamstow. CODES: FF

Churches Foodbank (Newham)

Tuesday: 9am-11am (St Paul & St James, Maryland Rd, Stratford, E15 1JL); Thursday: 1pm-3pm (Woodgrange Baptist Ch, Romford Rd, E7 8AA); All applications for food must be accompanied by a referral from an independent agent (e.g. a doctor, a social worker or support worker, a school or nursery, a Job Centre). CODES: AD, BS, FF, F

Community Table

Thursday: 11am-3pm; Provides food, clothing and a warm welcome to anyone in need: "Loving people with the love of Jesus. Kind, caring support & understanding." CODES: BS, FF, IT

Coptic City Mission (St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church)

Tuesday: 9pm-9:45pm (Spenser Street SW1E 6AA, then Strand); Outreach mission from young Copts. CODES: FF

Crash Pad – Youth Shelter

Monday-Sunday: 4pm-9am; Islington-based shelter for people 18-23 with low support needs. 12 bed spaces, separate room for females. Shelter has no Wifi, Playstations, Xboxes or telephone. For referral, please phone or email Momodou Mboge - momodou.piliontrust@gmail.com CODES: AD, AH, BS, FF, ET, AC, MD, LF

Crisis Christmas

Winter shelter/Crisis at Christmas:
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). CODES: AH, AD, BS, BE, CL, DT, ET, FF, IT, OL, LF, FC, MH, MS, MD, DW, LA, F, A, TS

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, BA, 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

Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter

25 November to 20 March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8:30am; Referral via St Mungo's outreach team, Streetlink (0300 500 0914), Acton Homeless Concern (020 8992 5768) or Ealing Soup Kitchen (020 8566 3507 x7). Ealing Foodbank (020 8840 9428). 14 bed spaces. No self-referral. We are a Night Shelter running through the winter months to provide a warm, safe place for people who find themselves homeless. CODES: AH, BA, OL, FF, DA, BE, L, BS

Ealing Soup Kitchen

Saturday & Sunday: 3:30pm-5pm (St John's Ch Room, Mattock Lane, W13 9LA); Friday: 11am-4pm (drop-in, The Crypt, St John's W13 9LA; Monday: 7pm-9pm (drop-in, Salvation Army, 6 Leeland Rd, W13 9HH); They also give practical help/housing advice. AA meetings. CODES: AH, A, FF

Eat or Heat

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:30pm-7:30pm; Free food via professional referral only: referrals@eatorheat.org. Emergency free food aid to those identified by public services/agencies as being in need because of financial hardship. CODES: FF

Emmanuel Church (Stratford)

Thursday: 8am-10am; Cooked breakfast. CODES: FF

Emmanuel Pentecostal Church

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

Farm Street Church

Monday: 8pm-10:30pm; Oxford St route: Davies St, Bourdon St, S Molton St, Oxford St (S Moulton St to Oxford Circus), top end of Regent St to Hanover St, Hanover Sq, New Bond St Berkeley Sq route: Berkeley Sq; Berkeley St; Green Park tube; Piccadilly. Hyde Park Corner route: Mount St; Park Lane underpasses (Park La and Hyde Pk Corner); Shepherds Mkt; Curzon St. CODES: FF

FAST58

Friday: 8:45pm-11pm (Strand, near Ryman’s); Friday: 9:15pm-10:30pm (Waterloo, near IMAX); Help for people of all faiths and none, and a sympathetic ear. CODES: FF

Firm Foundation Winter Night Shelter (All People All Places)

30 December to 31 March
Monday-Sunday: 9pm-6:30am (initially men-only; after 1 January, mixed.); 18+, 20 spaces (15 men, 5 women in a separate building) Agency referrals only. Rough sleepers, NRPF and asylum seekers. Priority to those with connection to Harrow. fdp@firmfoundation.org.uk CODES: FF, AH

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

Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter

01 November to 31 March
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7:30am; 18+; mixed; dry; 30 spaces. Separate area for women. 18+ with a Waltham Forest connection. Self referrals call 07739 870 411 before 3.00pm Mon-Fri or visit either St Mungo’s Hub or Waltham Forest Housing Services for referral. Ring Shelter Coordinator on 07739 870 411 before 3.00pm Monday-Friday. CODES: AH, BS, 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, BA

Good Samaria Network

Sunday: 6pm-7pm (Lincoln's Inn Fields); CODES: FF

Greenwich Migrant Hub

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

Greenwich Winter Night Shelter

03 January to 29 March
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-8:30am; Referral by agreed partner agencies must be confirmed by GWNS project worker. 18+, mixed, 15 places. CODES: FF

Hackney Winter Night Shelter

Winter shelter (dates TBC):
01 November to 30 March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8am (6.30pm Sundays. Closed during Crisis); Mixed; beds for 25 (screened area for women); dry. Last admission 8.30pm. Agency referrals only - phone to check details and leave message if voicemail. 15 bed spaces until 23 Dec 2017, 25 until 31 March 2018. CODES: AH, AD, C, FF, OL, OW

Hare Krishna Food for All

Monday-Saturday: 12pm-3pm (12.00: Islip St, Kentish Tn; 13.00: Arlington Rd/Inverness St, Camden; 14.25: (York Way, King's Cross); Monday-Friday: 12:15pm-2:30pm (LSE and SOAS) ; Monday-Thursday: 7:30pm-8:30pm (Lincoln’s Inn Fields); Delicious food made with pure vegetarian ingredients. CODES: ET, FF, IT, LF

Hare Krishna Food for All (Caversham road)

Monday-Saturday: 12pm-1pm - Free vegetarian meal; Free vegetarian meal CODES: FF, F

Harvest of Grace Trinity Centre

Saturday: 10am-4pm (breakfast and lunch club); Sandwiches, snacks and drinks. CODES: FF

Havering Islamic Centre

Wednesday: 6:30pm-7:30pm (hot meals and drinks); Non-denominational centre that works with local churches to cater for the social and cultural needs of Havering residents. CODES: FF

Holy Nation Church

Friday: 9pm-11pm (Waterloo station); A warm, caring, multicultural church, in the heart of London. CODES: FF

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, BA, CA, FF, F, IT, OL, OW, CL

Hope 4 Barking Night Shelter

01 January to 31 December
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8am; Year-round shelter for around 15 single people aged 18+ in the LB of Barking & Dagenham. Self- or agency referrals. Ring or email h4bdnighshelter@outlook.com CODES: AH, FF, AD, BS

HOPE Worldwide UK – ODAAT

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. CODES: BA, CA, C, DA, DT, EF, EO, F, FF, IT, L, MH

JCT

Monday-Friday: 8am-1pm Services: Showers (Booked in advance) also emergency showers. Takeaway Food:; JCT - Joining Communities Together To book an appointment, contact us on: 07719828267 JCT is a registered charity running services for people experiencing and facing homelessness in London and the Midlands. Our vision is to join communities together by bridging the gap between the crisis someone finds themselves in and the journey towards a place to call home. Casework support around housing, benefits, immigration, Health & Wellbeing Ladies group, sit in breakfast, (To be booked in advance). Alternatively, you can meet us during the Chalk Farm Salvation Army meal on Monday & Wednesday evening between 6pm till 8pm to see us and book an appointment. CODES: F, BS, BA, AH, MS, MH, FF, LA, TS

Joel Night Shelter

01 February to 14 March
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-9am (night shelter); Tuesday: 8:30am-9:30am (conflict resolution); Tuesday: 10am-1pm (art group); Thursday: 10am-2pm ('cook and eat' programme); Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm (drop-in advice); Referrals primarily via Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (020 8255 7400), which is next door. Supports primarily single people with a local connection to Kingston who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or who are experiencing serious problems with private landlords. They help solve housing problems and improve the quality of people's lives. CODES: AH, AD, AC, B, BS, BE, CL, ET, FF, FC, IT, L, LF, LS, TS

King's Cross Baptist Church

Tuesday: 11am-1pm; Friendly local church at the heart of its community. CODES: FF, 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

Love Streatham

Monday: 7pm-9pm; Food parcels. CODES: FF

Love to the Nations Ministry

Wednesday: 7pm-7:30pm (hot drinks and sandwiches, Charing X); Sunday: 4pm-4:30pm (alt weeks, Charing X - phone); Meals, toiletries, clothes, sleeping bags. CODES: FF, MS

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

Merton Winter Night Shelter

26 November to 11 March
Monday-Sunday: 6:30pm-8:30am; Self- and agency referrals, most from Faith in Action Homeless Project. Online referral form: https://bit.ly/2OMyusa. Info: mertonnightshelter@gmail.com 18+, dry, mixed, 12 spaces. CODES: FF, F, AH

Middle Lane Methodist Church

Monday: 6:30pm-8pm Hot food, snacks and drinks; We prepare hot food, snacks and drinks to anyone who needs it, every Monday evening from 6.30 - 8pm Based near Crouch End in North London Middle Lane Methodist Church is a vibrant and growing all-age church serving Crouch End and Hornsey. Offering free food Monday evenings. CODES: F, FF

Ministry of Praise

Tuesday: 8pm-8:30pm (Lincoln’s Inn Fields); MOP welcomes one and all. CODES: FF

Missionaries of Charity (Gift of Love - for men)

Friday-Wednesday: 9am-11am; Ring first. For single, homeless men (particularly rough sleepers) aged 25+ with low support needs, including those with no recourse to public funds. Health clinic alternate Tuesdays. Twice weekly AA meeting (one for Polish residents only). Nurse, mental health team and optician visits. CODES: MH, AH, A, FF

Missionaries of Charity (Home of Peace - for women)

For single women with no or very low support needs aged 18-60. Open access. Dry. CODES: AH, FF

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY SOUP KITCHEN (LADBROKE GROVE)

Monday, Friday, Sunday: 3pm-4:30pm free take-aways; Monday, Friday, Sunday: 4pm-5pm free take-aways; CODES: FF

Missionaries of Charity Soup Kitchens

Tuesday, Friday: 3pm-4:30pm Free take-aways (during Covid-19) for local homeless people; Sunday: 3pm-4:30pm (Pius X) - Free take-aways(during Covid-19) for local homeless people; Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: 9:30am-11:30am (112-116 St George's Road) Elephant; Sunday: 9:15am-11:15am A hot meal, pudding & hot drinks (112-116 St George's Road); CODES: FF

Muswell Hill Churches Soup Kitchen

Monday-Thursday: 7:45pm-8:45pm; Sunday: 5pm-6pm; Serves a two-course meal to 30-40 people each night - 8,000 meals a year. CODES: FF

New Horizon Youth Centre

Monday: 2pm-3:30pm (alcohol support); 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. CODES: MH, AH, AD, A, BA, BS, CA, CL, DW, ET, FF, IT, LF, MS, OL, OW

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, BA, 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

Notre Dame Church

Saturday: 12:30pm-2:30pm; Monday & Thursday: 11am-4pm (refugees); Sandwiches from the ground floor of the Maison Pierre Chanel, 16 Leicester Square. CODES: FF

Open Cinema (National)

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

Open Door Meal

Friday: 7pm-9pm (2nd and 4th weeks of the month.); Two-course hot meal. CODES: FF

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, F

Our Lady of Hal

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 12:45pm-2pm; Parish church serving the people of Camden. CODES: FF

Providence Row

Monday-Friday: 9am-3:30pm (needle exchange - closed 12.30–1.30pm); 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. CODES: MH, AC, BA, BS, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, F, IT, NE

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, BA, BS, BE, CL, DW, FF, FC, MS, NE, OL, OW, SH, LF

Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert's Centre

Monday-Friday: 12pm-2pm Take-away and sit-in lunch available.; Monday-Friday: 11am-1pm Mental health advice on 07928 831372.; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 12pm-2pm Housing advice; Wednesday: 12pm-2pm NHS nurse available; St. Cuthbert's Centre is a 30-year-old charity that was joined by Refettorio Felix in 2017 through a collaboration with Chef Massimo Bottura’s non-profit organisation Food for Soul, creating the current Refettorio Felix at St. Cuthbert’s Centre. CODES: FF, F, BS, AD, MH, OW, AH

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

Remar Association UK

Wednesday: 7:30pm-8:30pm (William IV St, Strand - hot drinks, biscuits and sandwiches); Offers assistance for free to disadvantaged people and individuals suffering from drug or alcoholic addiction. 24-hour helpline: 0791 758 5056 CODES: A, DW, FF

Robes Project (Southwark & Lambeth)

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

Royal Connections

Sunday: 4pm-6pm (hot meal on 4th Sunday of the month); Christian charity dedicated to helping people who need help. Works with other local organisations. CODES: AH, B, CA, DT, ET, FF, MS, LA

Sadhu Vaswani Centre

Wednesday: 8pm-8:30pm (Lincoln's Inn Fields); Helps the poor, needy, sick and aged, irrespective of caste, creed or colour. Serves Indian food, rice and bhaji, hot and cold drinks, chocolates and fruit. CODES: FF

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: BA, BS, CL, FF, AC, LF

Selby food hub

Tuesday: 2pm-4pm; Thursday: 5pm-8pm; Offering a food bank for non-perishable foods and sometimes other food donations. CODES: FF, F

Shree Jalaram Mandir

Tuesday: 6:30pm-7pm (Lincoln's Inn Fields); Wednesday: 7:30pm-8pm (Temple station); Friday: 6pm-6:30pm (Strand, nr Charing X); Wonderful vegetarian curries! CODES: FF

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

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. CODES: MH, AH, CL, ET, FF, MS, LF

St Andrew's Church

Saturday: 8am-11:30am 15 mins walk from Barons Court Tube; Hot takeaway meal with snacks, fruit and drinks and we offer a shower (with towels and toiletries provided) for around 12 people one-by-one throughout the morning. CODES: CL, FF, BS

St Ignatius Church

Monday-Friday: 1pm-2pm Hot meal eaten outside.; Directions: next to church through car park. CODES: F, FF

St James Conference of Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP)

Tuesday & Friday: 7:45pm-8:15pm (Lincoln’s Inn Fields); Tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes. CODES: FF

St John on Bethnal Green

Tuesday: 6pm-7pm ‘Tuesday Night Bites’ a hot meal provided.; Meals for people in need CODES: FF

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday-Saturday: 12:30pm-1:30pm; CODES: FF

St John the Evangelist Church

Tuesday & Sunday: 8am-12am - Food Bank; Sunday: 8am-12am - Hot Lunch; Tuesday: 6:30pm-6:30pm - Soup Kitchen; CODES: CL, F, FF

St John The Evangelist Church (Duncan Terrace)

Sunday: 3pm-4pm - Free food (sandwiches and tea) for homeless people; Free food (sandwiches and tea). Clothing available sometimes. CODES: FF, F, CL

St John Vianney Catholic Church

Saturday: 5:30pm-6pm (Temple); Sandwiches, cakes, soup, tea and coffee. Clothing, mainly for men. CODES: CL, FF

St Laurence's Larder

A warm welcome and fresh three-course meal for those who struggle to make ends met in their community and beyond. An emergency clothes bank is available. Contact Stephen Chamberlain on 07958 303737. CODES: FF, CL

St Laurence’s Larder

Tuesday & Thursday: 10am-1:30pm for soup, pasta or sandwiches & pudding; CODES: FF, F

St Stephens Church (Streetlytes)

Monday: 5pm-6pm dinner served at 6pm; Our drop in offers a free hot meal, friendship and donated items. They are open access to anyone who is homeless or vulnerably housed, or who can't afford the pay for both food and housing costs. CODES: FF, F

Street Souls - Emmaus Greenwich

Thursday: 6pm-8pm at Woolwich Common Community Centre, SE18 4DW; 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. CODES: CL, FF, AD, OL

Streetlytes

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

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); 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

Teen Challenge London

Monday: 9pm-11pm (Whitechapel Stn); Tuesday: 9pm-11:30pm (Mare St, Hackney Central Stn); Wednesday: 9am-11:30pm (Windrush Sq, opp Ritzy Cinema, Brixton); Thursday: 9pm-10:30pm (Ealing Broadway Stn); Friday: 9pm-11:30pm (St Johns Church, Waterloo); Saturday: 9pm-11:30pm (Central Baptist Church, Stratford); Hot food and drinks. Teen Challenge is a faith-based residential rehabilitation centre with meals as part of their outreach. CODES: FF, OW

Thames Reach (Camden Spectrum)

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-7pm; 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 CODES: AH, A, AC, BS, CL, DW, FF, IT, MS, OL, TS, LF

The Cabin

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 8:30am-9:30am Take-away breakfast; Thursday: 11:30am-12:30pm Take-away lunch; Food parcels available from church office 15 St John’s Villas, N19 3EE. CODES: FF

The Choir With No Name (London)

Thursday: 6:30pm-9pm; Choir for people who have experienced homelessness with upcoming gigs around London and further afield. No prior singing experience or talent required! Women particularly welcome. Turn up at rehearsal, or call 07464 928122/ email ryanburke@lookahead.org.uk if you'd like more info. CODES: FF, MD, LF

The Haven

24 September to 31 January
Monday-Sunday: 6pm-7:30am; Various churches: 18+, mixed, beds for 30 (separate area for women), agency or self-referral (via KCAH's housing advice sessions Mon-Fri 10am-1pm), and dry. Night shelter will not run this winter because of Covid. CODES: AH, AD, FF

The Manna Centre

Monday-Sunday: 10am-4pm; 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 CODES: MH, AH, BA, BS, CL, ET, FF, FC, MS, TS, SF

The Penge Run

Saturday: 8pm-8:30pm (2nd week of month, Tothill St); Saturday: 10:15pm-10:45pm (2nd week of month, Lincoln’s Inn fields); Soup and clothing. CODES: CL, FF

The Salvation Army Redbridge Cold Weather Shelter

12 November to June
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am; Referrals (verified rough sleepers) via Welcome Project, Ilford: 0208 514 3283. 28 bed spaces. No readmission. CODES: FF, F

The Shelter Project (Hounslow)

December to March
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7:30am; Age 21+; men only; beds for 14. Medium- to high support needs, asylum seekers, NRPF. Referral via Partnership Hounslow (addictions service), Refugee Action, Street Legal West, Olive Branch Homeless Drop-in Hounslow. Office open 10am-5pm. CODES: AH, FF, F

The Soup Kitchen at the American International Church

Monday & Tuesday: 11:30am-12:30pm Hot food, lunch; Thursday-Saturday: 11:30am-12:30pm Hot food, lunch; The soup kitchen provides free hot meals, clothes and toiletries. This service is closed in August. Providing: Hot food - Lunch. Clothing - On Mondays. Toiletries. Mental health support Check website from early December for Christmas arrangements. CODES: CL, FF, MH

The Swiss Church

Tuesday: 8am-10am (breakfast on the steps); An open church in the middle of Covent Garden with a community outreach programme; welcoming and accepting. CODES: FF

The Vision Organisation UK

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

Together in Barnet Winter Shelter

Winter shelter:
08 October to 05 May
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-8:30am (last admission 10pm; lights out 11pm); 18+, mixed, beds for 15; dry. Referral via Homeless Action in Barnet (020 8446 8400; admin@togetherinbarnet.org) and agencies in Barnet. No drugs, alcohol, violence, no dogs. CODES: AH, FF

Tooting Community Kitchen

Wednesday & Saturday: 6pm-7pm (outside Iceland 22-25 Tooting High St, SW17 0SN); Hot meals every Wednesday and Saturday for homeless and needy people. CODES: FF

TREM (Place of Our Sanctuary)

Saturday: 2pm-4:30pm (1st Saturday of month) ; Delicious hot food indoors ? friendly, welcoming, warm people, always willing to help. During the winter months, please ring to find out if there are extra services. CODES: CA, FF

Trinity Homeless Support Cafe (SW17)

Monday: 2pm-4pm Hot Food; Drop-in and advice for rough sleepers. Hot food Mondays, 2-4pm. On Mondays we host with Western Lodge a support café for those who are homeless or in danger of homelessness. Our weekly drop-in service will help individuals with support in housing and winter night shelters. The drop-in will also help you with universal credit applications, health advice and access to a NHS nurse. CODES: F, FF, AH

Triumphant Church International

Sunday: 11am-2pm (food bank); Wednesday: 7pm-8pm (hot meal); Sunday: 9am-10am (hot breakfast); Five Loaves Food Bank is by referral from Haringey agencies. CODES: AD, CL, FF

Ucharity

Monday: 9pm-11pm (9pm–10pm, Waterloo nr Imax; 10.15pm–11.15pm, Strand nr Charing X station); Hot and cold food and drinks (free) with a friendly warm, sympathetic listening ear to all those who are in need. CODES: FF

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 the homeless, vulnerable and excluded of west London. UR4Jobs is a drop-in project for A10 nationals and offers support in Polish, English, Romanian and Russian. CODES: CA, CL, ET, FF, IT, OL

Victory International Church

Wednesday: 12pm-1pm; Free soup, sandwiches and beverages in a relaxed atmosphere. The church aims to show the love of Jesus in practical ways to the homeless and anyone needing help and encouragement. CODES: FF

Waltham Forest Feet on the Streets

Informal outreach group based in and serving Waltham Forest with soup runs and other help. Contact them if you want support getting to your appointments or to find out when their next soup run will be - ring 07448633694 or email feetonthestreets@hotmail.com. CODES: FF

WLM Night Shelter (Westminster)

03 October to 30 May
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-7:30am; 25+; dry; mixed; 15 spaces (separate area for women). Referral from West London Day Centre only. CODES: AH, FF

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice

Monday-Sunday: 9am-9am; The UK's first 'homeless-friendly' hospice. 24-hour helpline: 0161 785 5635. "Dr Kershaw’s Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults with non-curable, life-limiting illnesses in a peaceful and homely environment. Our healthcare focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients." CODES: C, MS, B, BS, BE, ET, FF, FC, F, IT

Al-Khair Foundation in partnership with Madrassah al-Farooq

Monday-Saturday: 4:30pm-5:30pm (soup kitchen and foodbank); Fresh meals six days a week. Aims to contribute towards the betterment and prosperity of the people of Glasgow. Pushtu and Arabic spoken. CODES: FF

Balvicar Street

Thursday: 7pm-9pm; Soup run. CODES: FF

Bethany Christian Trust

Supports individuals and families to help them tackle long-term homelessness problems including addictions, debt, lack of furniture, unemployment and social isolation. CODES: AH, A, CA, C, DW, FF, OW

Bethany Christian Trust (Care Van)

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

Bethany Welcome Centre

Open 24/7 October – May Free accommodation, food and support for people sleeping rough. Just show up or call the number above for support. CODES: MH, AH, A, BA, BS, BE, C, FF, OL

Cadogan Street

Wednesday: 8pm-9:30pm; Thursday: 7pm-8:30pm; Sunday: 7pm-8:30pm (every second Sunday); Directly opposite Number 28, on corner. Soup, sandwich and hot drink for anyone over 20 years old. 365 days a year. Aim to direct homeless service users to appropriate services. CODES: FF, OL

Carrubbers Christian Centre

Sunday: 9am-10am breakfast from the café door; Tuesday: 5:30pm-6:30pm Soul Food serve food from the café door; Serves free breakfast from the café door. Tuesday evening Soul Food serve food from the café door from 5.30 – 6.30pm. CODES: FF

Crossreach (Head Office)

Monday-Friday: 8:45am-4:45pm; Care and support for people with addictions or mental health problems. CODES: MH, AH, A, B, DA, FF, F, MS, SH, LF

Glasgow City Mission

Monday-Friday: 10am-8pm Breakfast, lunch & dinner - see times for meals.; Open Monday – Friday Drop In: 10am – 4:30pm, 6 – 7:30pm Lunch: 1 – 3pm, Dinner: 6 – 7:30pm. Our Urban café is open for music lessons and college classes. We are also working with some guests to get them into employment. Our counselling service is operating in Crimea Street and some activities continue online. Nursery open. CODES: MH, AH, A, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, FC, IT, LF, OL, OW, TS, SF, EF, EO, F, MS, AD

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

Homeless Project Scotland

We support homeless and vulnerable people and families in Scotland by working alongside partners and supporting people who need our help. Food distribution, hygiene packs, advice all available. 07828 584 544 (24/7 support). CODES: FF, OL, AD

Kagyu Samye Dzong Glasgow

Saturday: 1pm-2pm soup and sandwiches - St Simon’s Church, Dunaskin St; Monday-Sunday: 9pm-10pm Cadogan Street Soup Kitchen every night; Tibetan Buddhist group that provides food to anyone in need three times a week. Part of the Glasgow Soup Kitchen group. CODES: FF

Kindness Street Team

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 7pm-8pm (free food and clothes); We provide hot food, cold food, clothing footwear, food parcels, non perishable items, sleeping bags and hot drinks. CODES: CL, FF

Lodging House Mission

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-10am (Free breakfast); Monday-Thursday: 12pm-2pm (Free lunch); Friday: 12pm-1:30pm (Free Lunch); We are a day centre for the homeless, socially isolated, and vulnerable, based in the East End of Glasgow. We have an Intervention Worker who provides a range of services including emotional support, benefits checks, filling out forms and signposting to relevant organisations. In addition to that we also provide a suite of activities which is constantly reviewed to ensure they are the most appropriate/enjoyable for our client group. CODES: AH, AD, B, BA, BS, CA, CL, C, DT, ET, FF, F, FC, IT, LS, MD, SH, TS, EO

Missionaries of Charity (Hopetoun Cres)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 4pm-4:45pm (full meal); Sunday: 3:30pm-4:30pm (full meal); Providing a full meal. Ninety per cent of residents are over 40. Not step-free. CODES: FF

Niddry St Wellbeing Centre (Salvation Army)

Monday-Friday: 10am-11:15am; Monday-Friday: 11:30am-12:45pm; Cafe space, various activities, shower facilities, one-to-one support, psychosocial group, crisis intervention. Café: Mon-Fri: 10am-11:15, 11:30-12:45 – usually open all day – limited numbers due to Covid Mon – Women’s group 1:15 Tues – Men’s group 1:15 Wed – Café clinic, access to GP 2pm Thurs – Psychosocial group 1:15 Fri – Arty Farty Fridays 1:15 Access to 1-to-1 support 10am-12:45 Needle exchange – all day access Mon-Fri CODES: AD, BA, BS, BE, CL, FF, F, L, MS

Positive Action In Housing

Monday: 9am-1pm; Tuesday: 2pm-4pm (destitution service); Wednesday & Thursday: 10am-12pm (destitution service, welfare rights); Wednesday & Thursday: 2pm-4pm (EU drop-in); Friday: 9am-4pm; Independent, multilingual homelessness and human rights charity dedicated to supporting people from refugee and migrant communities. They believe in a society where everyone has the right to live safe and dignified lives, free from poverty, homelessness or discrimination. CODES: AH, FF

Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church

Thursday: 10am-12pm (food bank - 170 Queens Dr); Saturday: 5pm-6pm (free food - 170 Queens Dr); Tuesday: 12pm-1pm (hot meal - 170 Queens Dr); Church where everyone is someone and everyone is valued regardless of past, or present situation, where self-belief is nurtured and where everyone is loved unconditionally. Please call first in morning for details. CODES: FF, F, SF

Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church

Sunday: 5pm-6pm - free meal, toiletries, clothing.; Church were everyone is someone and everyone is valued regardless of past, or present situation, where self-belief is nurtured and where everyone is loved unconditionally. During lockdown this has been a take-away service and a full sit-down meal will resume when possible. CODES: F, FF

Rock Trust (Albany St)

Monday-Friday: 8:45am-5pm (drop-in 9.00-12.00); Monday: 4pm-7pm (cooking group); Tuesday & Wednesday: 4pm-7pm (drop-in); Advises, educates and supports young people. Enables them to build the personal skills and resources required to make a positive and healthy transition to adulthood, while avoiding or moving on from homelessness. Not SF. CODES: MH, AH, BS, CL, C, FF, F, IT, L, TS

Social Bite (Aberdeen)

Monday-Friday: 8am-9:30am Take away breakfast; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 3:15pm-4pm Take away afternoon Scran; Thursday: 3:15pm-5pm Sit in Social Supper; Every single penny of Social Bite's profits are donated to good causes. One in four of its team is formerly homeless. Suspended items are bought by customers for homeless people. CODES: FF

Social Bite (Edinburgh)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8am-9:30am Breakfast rolls; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 4pm-4:45pm Evening scran; Thursday: 4pm-5pm Mixed sit-in supper; Every single penny of Social Bite's profits are donated to good causes. One in four of its team is formerly homeless. Suspended items are bought by customers for homeless people. Free food take-away. CODES: FF

Social Bite (Glasgow)

Monday-Friday: 8am-9:30am Take away breakfast; Wednesday: 4:45pm-5:45pm Sit in afternoon supper; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 5pm-6pm Take away afternoon scran; Wednesday: 6:15pm-7pm Womans sit in supper; Every single penny of Social Bite's profits are donated to good causes. One in four of its team is formerly homeless. Suspended items are bought by customers for homeless people. CODES: FF

Souper Saturday

Saturday: 10am-1pm (Old St Paul's Ch, 67 Jeffrey St); A faith neutral food and social service in Edinburgh. They offer free breakfast, lunch, sandwiches, coffee and conversation every Saturday. Their porridge is legendary! Email: admin@Soupersaturday.org.uk CODES: FF

Steps to Hope

Monday: 6pm-7pm Monday Munchies - St Columbus, 14 Johnston Terrace, E14 EH1; Tuesday & Friday: 5pm-5:30pm Catering van - Old St Pauls, 63 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH; Sunday: 5pm-7pm Sunday Supper - St Cuthberts, 5 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH1 2EP; Saturday: 10am-1pm Souper Saturday - Old St Pauls, 63 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH; Steps to Hope SCIO is a non-profit charity dedicated to caring for the homeless and those suffering with addiction. Phone-line open all time. CODES: SF, FF, C, A, OW

Streetwork Crisis Centre

Monday-Friday: 7am-8pm (drop-in); Saturday & Sunday: 9am-5pm (drop-in); Helpline 24/7: 0808 178 2323. Open 365 days a year to support anyone in Edinburgh who does not have a safe place to sleep. Though their Holyrood Hub and helpline, they advise, refer and support people to access the services they need to resolve their situation. CODES: AH, BA, BS, CA, DA, IT, L, LS, MS, OL, OW, SF, AD, C, FF, TS

Sunday Social (SS)

Sunday: 11am-3pm; Sandwiches and soup. Limitless free tea and coffee. Recovery meeting, massage, leisure activities, counselling, meditation. Children's play area. CODES: A, DW, LF, F, FF, IT, C

The Salvation Army (East Adam Street)

Friday: 12:30pm-12:30pm (fortnightly lunch club); Wednesday: 7pm-9:15pm (choir & band practice); Thursday: 10am-1pm (debt & employability drop-in); Friendly church. Weekly job club and fortnightly lunch club - call for details. CODES: AH, A, BA, CL, ET, FF, F, SF