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

Acton Homeless Concern

Emmaus House, 1 Berrymead Gardens W3 8AA
020 8992 5768, http://bit.ly/1rY49Ay
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

Bench Outreach

14 New King Street, Deptford SE8 3HS
020 8694 7740, http://bit.ly/2DRyNsT
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, CC, FF, LF, OL, TS

C4WS Homeless Project Night Shelter

Various churches in Camden
020 7278 6267, https://bit.ly/2jZ6IGo
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, CC, CA, ET, FF, OL, LF

CARIS Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter

The Annexe, St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park N4 3AG
020 7281 5200, http://bit.ly/1L1wPnp
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

Crisis at Christmas

Various addresses
24 December to 28 December
Monday-Sunday: 10am-5pm (All day centres open); Paddington Day Centre: City of Westminster College, Paddington Green, W2 1NB Pimlico Day Centre: Pimlico Academy, 36 Lupus Street, SW1V 3AT Stratford Day Centre: School 21, Pitchford Street, Stratford, E15 4RZ From Wednesday 24 December – Sunday 28 December 2025, Crisis is running its annual Crisis at Christmas day centres. Each centre provides: Hot meals and snacks; shower facilities; toiletries; advice, information and support; free international phone calls; healthcare, podiatry and opticians; a salon service offering haircuts, hair styling, beard trims and nail care; computer access, printing and support to get online; creative sessions. CODES: BS, DT, FF, IT, B, CC

Greenwich Migrant Hub

Woolwich Common Community Centre, Leslie Smith Square SE18 4DW
07429031389, http://bit.ly/1UiAjYA
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, CC, FF, LA, SF

JCT

83 Margaret street (Marylebone Passage) W1W 8TB
07719828267
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: BS, CC, AH, MS, MH, FF, LA, TS

Marylebone Centre (Church Army)

1-5 Cosway St NW1 5NR
020 7262 3818, http://bit.ly/1mhvhYf
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)

Bonny Downs Baptist Church, Darwell Close E6 6BT
07490983777, http://bit.ly/1Q189wD
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

Providence Row

The Dellow Centre, 82 Wentworth Street E1 7SA
020 7375 0020, http://bit.ly/1rvpkcW
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, CC, BS, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, IT, NE

Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert's Centre

The Philbeach Hall, 51 Philbeach Gardens, Earl’s Court SW5 9EB
020 7835 1389, https://www.refettoriofelix.com
Monday-Friday: 12pm-2pm (lunch service); Tuesday-Friday: 12pm-3pm (Glass Door caseworker – first come, first served); Monday: 11am-2pm (Age UK adviser); Tuesday: 12pm-2pm (Age UK Lunch Club – reserved seats at regular lunch service); Wednesday: 12pm-2pm (NHS nurse); Tuesday: 12pm-3pm (RBKC Council drop-in); Dental health adviser once a month Community Counselling Psychotherapy Service (CCPS): CCPS provides free face-to-face individual counselling and psychotherapy. This is available through internal referral. CODES: FF, MH, C, IT, MS, TS

Robes Project (Southwark & Lambeth)

020 7407 5623, http://bit.ly/whiGy
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, CC, BS, BE, FF

The Manna Centre

12 Melior Street SE1 3QP
0207 357 9363, https://www.mannasociety.org.uk
Monday-Sunday: 8:30am-1:30pm (Open for breakfast, lucnch & showers); Monday-Friday: 8:30am-1:30pm (Housing & welfare advice, mobile phone charging); Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am-12pm (Nurse); Monday: 10am-10:45am (clothing store by ticket only); Monday-Thursday: 10am-10:45am (computers); Tuesday: 10am-11:30am (mental health); Tuesday: 10am-1pm (chiropodist, every second week); Monday: 10am-1pm (accommodation advice at 020 7403 1931 (option 1)); Please note this service is only available on a Monday and for those looking for accommodation only. CODES: MH, BS, FF, MS, TS, SF, FA, L, IT

Glasgow City Mission

20 Crimea Street, Glasgow G2 8PW
0141 221 2630, https://www.glasgowcitymission.com
Monday-Friday: 10am-8pm Drop-in; Monday-Friday: 1pm-2pm Lunch; Monday-Friday: 6:30pm-8pm Dinner; Monday & Wednesday: 2pm-4pm Various project workers; We offer spirit-led, faith-filled community to vulnerable adults and children within the city, by fighting against poverty and disadvantage in Glasgow. Numerous activities, services and classes for homeless people and those struggling with money. CODES: MH, AH, A, CA, C, DW, ET, FF, IT, LF, OL, OW, TS, SF, EF, EO, MS, AD, CC

LHM360 (Lodging House Mission)

35 East Campbell St, Glasgow G1 5DT
0141 552 0285, https://www.lhm360.org
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

Simon Community Scotland

472 Ballater Street, Glasgow G5 0QW
Accommodation and support services. See EDINBURGH SUPPORT HUB (Streetwork) and THE ACCESS HUB (Glasgow) for information about those services. Glasgow: 0800 027 7466 (open 24/7) Edinburgh: 0808 178 2323 (open 24/7) CODES: AH, AD, A, DW, OL, OW, B, BS, ET, IT, LA, FF, TS

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