CODES:
mh: Mental health
ah: Accommodation/housing advice
ad: Advocacy
a: Alcohol workers
ac: Art classes
b: Barber
ba: Benefits advice
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: Food (free)
f: 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
Hinde Street Methodist Church
19 Thayer Street
W1U 2QJ
020 7935 6179, http://bit.ly/2c3Yx63
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
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
All Saints Fulham
Pryors Bank Pavilion, Putney Bridge Approach
SW6 3LA
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
3A Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington
N16 6PA
0208 806 4250, http://bit.ly/1wZGBhA
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
The Most Precious Blood & St Edmund, 115 Hertford Road
N9 7EN
020 8804 4070, http://bit.ly/2WPcGjo
Friday: 11am-2pm;
Info from ancillasoupkitchen@hhcjuk.org
CODES: FF
ASLAN (All Souls Local Action Network)
c/o All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street
W1T 6QG
020 7580 3522, http://bit.ly/K90HTT
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
URC Rookstone Road
SW17 9NQ
07397288160, http://bit.ly/1MtkjRr
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
Bridges
Memorial Community Church, 389-395 Barking Rd
E13 8AL
020 7474 6603, http://bit.ly/1ABaffo
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
297-299 Coldharbour Lane,
SW9 8RP
07538 419514
Monday-Friday: 11am-3pm
Hot Meal.;
Hot Meal. 11am -3pm, Monday to Friday.
CODES: FF, F
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, F, IT, L, OL
Carpenters Café
Carpenters Estate Community Hall, 17 Doran Walk (enter from Carpenters Rd), Stratford
E15 2JL
07932 661 089, http://bit.ly/2jSgnhK
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
217?23 Kingsland Road, Hackney
E2 8AN
020 7729 4375, http://bit.ly/1xrM8Tg
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
65 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow
E17 7AS
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)
020 8555 9880; 020 8534 1164, http://bit.ly/1Q7JojB
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
Southcroft Church (Ichthus), 276 Mitcham Lane, Streatham
SW16 6NU
020 8677 0880, http://bit.ly/17u9KtW
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)
Allen Street, Kensington
W8 6UX
0207 937 5782, https://bit.ly/2nnuqhJ
Tuesday: 9pm-9:45pm
(Spenser Street SW1E 6AA, then Strand);
Outreach mission from young Copts.
CODES: FF
Ealing Soup Kitchen
St John's Church Hall, Mattock Lane
W13 9LA
0208 840 0651, http://bit.ly/1PfJNlx
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
1A Jewel Road, Walthamstow
E17 4QU
0800 772 0212, http://bit.ly/2or8FRg
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)
Romford Rd/Upton Lane
E7 8BD
020 8522 1900, http://bit.ly/2XH3sCm
Thursday: 8am-10am;
Cooked breakfast.
CODES: FF
Emmanuel Pentecostal Church
374 Lee High Road
SE12 8RS
020 8852 8261, http://bit.ly/GI7Yoa
Tuesday: 6pm-7:30pm
(Life Bread);
Free hot meal, and clothing when available.
CODES: CL, FF
Farm Street Church
114 Mount Street
W1K 3AH
020 7493 7811, https://bit.ly/2vxiwGx
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
Flowing Rivers Foundation
37 Elizabeth Road, Brentwood, Dagenham, Essex
CM15 9PA
07985585996, http://bit.ly/1xyrD2L
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
Good Samaria Network
12 Voyagers Close
SE28 8QQ
0203 651 0869, http://bit.ly/1mgtna6
Sunday: 6pm-7pm
(Lincoln's Inn Fields);
CODES: FF
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, BA, FF, LA, SF
Hare Krishna Food for All
102 Caledonian Road
N1 9DN
07946 420 827, http://bit.ly/cjkt0r
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)
Caversham Road
NW5 2BU
Monday-Saturday: 12pm-1pm
- Free vegetarian meal;
Free vegetarian meal
CODES: FF, F
Harvest of Grace Trinity Centre
John Morris House Community Centre, 164 St John?s Hill, Battersea
SW11 1SW
07904302139, https://bit.ly/2MglKbc
Saturday: 10am-4pm
(breakfast and lunch club);
Sandwiches, snacks and drinks.
CODES: FF
Havering Islamic Centre
91 Waterloo Road, Romford, Essex
RM7 0AA
01708 741 333, http://bit.ly/2DPpaec
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
PO Box 4215, Victoria
SW1E 5XH
020 7630 7987, http://bit.ly/1sNseN6
Friday: 9pm-11pm
(Waterloo station);
A warm, caring, multicultural church, in the heart of London.
CODES: FF
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: F, BS, BA, AH, MS, MH, FF, LA, TS
Joel Night Shelter
Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness, St Peter's Church Hall, London Rd, Kingston
KT2 6QL
0208 255 7400, http://bit.ly/2KdOdhh
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
Vernon Square, King's Cross Road
WC1X 9EW
020 7837 7182, http://bit.ly/2I9Fiv0
Tuesday: 11am-1pm;
Friendly local church at the heart of its community.
CODES: FF, LF
Love Streatham
Streatham United Reform Church, 388 Streatham High Road
SW16 6HX
Monday: 7pm-9pm;
Food parcels.
CODES: FF
Love to the Nations Ministry
079044 44194
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)
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
Middle Lane Methodist Church
2E Lightfoot Road
N8 7JN
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
46 Manor Road
N17 0JJ
020 8808 7697, https://bit.ly/2KC1GuY
Tuesday: 8pm-8:30pm
(Lincoln’s Inn Fields);
MOP welcomes one and all.
CODES: FF
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY SOUP KITCHEN (LADBROKE GROVE)
Pius X Church Hall, 79 St. Charles Square
W10 6EB
020 8960 2644
Monday, Friday, Sunday: 3pm-4:30pm
free take-aways;
Monday, Friday, Sunday: 4pm-5pm
free take-aways;
CODES: FF
Missionaries of Charity Soup Kitchens
c/o 177 Bravington Road
W9 3AR
020 8960 2644
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
Muswell Hill Baptist Church, 2 Dukes Ave
N10 2PT
020 8444 7027, http://bit.ly/WusiY
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
Nightwatch
PO Box 9576
SE23 3ZH
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
Notre Dame Church
5 Leicester Pl
WC2H 7BX
020 7440 2660, http://bit.ly/2RaKul3
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 Door Meal
St James the Less Parish Centre, Thorndike Street, Nr Moreton Street
SW1V 2PT
020 7630 6282, http://bit.ly/1r5ajDd
Friday: 7pm-9pm
(2nd and 4th weeks of the month.);
Two-course hot meal.
CODES: FF
Order of Malta Soup Kitchen
Crypt of St James's Spanish Place Church, 22 George St
W1U 3QY
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
165 Arlington Road, Camden Town
NW1 7EX
020 7485 2727, https://bit.ly/2B0DZgq
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 12:45pm-2pm;
Parish church serving the people of Camden.
CODES: FF
Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert's Centre
The Philbeach Hall, 51 Philbeach Gardens, Earl’s Court
SW5 9EB
020 7835 1389
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
Soup Kitchen Location:, Beside the Embassy of Zimbabwe,, Agar Street, Charing Cross.
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
847 High Road, Leytonstone
E11 1HH
020 8539 0452, http://bit.ly/1yn5bZ8
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
Royal Connections
The Hub Studios, 90 Monier Road (off Wick Lane), Bow
E3 2ND
0300 111 1111, http://bit.ly/1NFtjnh
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
25 Cricklewood Lane
NW2 1HP
0844 500 1744, http://bit.ly/1K49cfn
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
Selby food hub
Selby Centre, Selby Road, Tottenham
N17 8JL
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
2 Wadsworth Road, Perivale
UB6 7JD
020 8578 8088, https://bit.ly/2Xg2E7C
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
129 Malden Road, Kentish Town
NW5 4HS
074 230 6000, http://bit.ly/i3Xij
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
St Andrew's Church
Star Centre, Greyhound Road
W14 9SA
0207 385 5023, http://bit.ly/1uiQCbl
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
27 High Rd, Stamford Hill
N15 6ND
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)
St James Catholic Church, George St
W1U 3QY
Tuesday & Friday: 7:45pm-8:15pm
(Lincoln’s Inn Fields);
Tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes.
CODES: FF
St John the Evangelist
39 Duncan Terrace, Islington
N1 8AL
020 7226 3277, https://bit.ly/2Beahom
Tuesday-Saturday: 12:30pm-1:30pm;
CODES: FF
St John the Evangelist Church
Brownswood Park, Queen’s Drive
N4 2LW
020 8809 6111
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)
39 Duncan Terrace
N1 8AL
020 7226 3277
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
4 Vincent Road
N15 3QH
020 8888 5518, https://bit.ly/2P5hEBe
Saturday: 5:30pm-6pm
(Temple);
Sandwiches, cakes, soup, tea and coffee. Clothing, mainly for men.
CODES: CL, FF
St Laurence's Larder
Christchurch with St Laurence Brondesbury, Corner of Christchurch Avenue and Willesden Lane
NW6 7YN
07958 303737, https://bit.ly/2U2zW8r
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
Christ Church, 169 Willesden Lane, Brondesbury Park
NW6 7BG
Tuesday & Thursday: 10am-1:30pm
for soup, pasta or sandwiches & pudding;
CODES: FF, F
Street Souls - Emmaus Greenwich
Coombe House, 226 Elmley Street, Plumstead
SE18 7NN
07354 460480, http://bit.ly/2X4hqBh
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
Dalgarno Community Center, 1 Webb Close, London
W10 5QB
020 7603 7956, http://bit.ly/H7fcs
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
160 Pitfield Way, Stonebridge, Middlesex
NW10 0PW
0203 441 1335, http://bit.ly/2wLDUYb
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
Wilkerson House, Uphall Road, Ilford
IG1 2JJ
020 8553 3338, http://bit.ly/9v0xLi
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
The Cabin
St Gabriel's Community Centre, 21 Hatchard Road
N19 4NG
020 7272 8195
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 Manna Centre
12 Melior Street
SE1 3QP
020 7357 9363, http://bit.ly/1lkMogC
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 Soup Kitchen at the American International Church
79a Tottenham Court Rd, (Entrance in Whitfield Street)
W1T 4TD
020 7580 2791, http://bit.ly/1QbH7VC
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
79 Endell Street
WC2H 9DY
020 7836 1418, http://bit.ly/1rqcKf1
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
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
Tooting Community Kitchen
07590041749, https://bit.ly/2Kjfaky
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)
84 Lillie Road, Fulham
SW6 1TL
0207 381 5366, http://bit.ly/1w3KBS4
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)
Holy Trinity Church, Tooting Bec
SW17 7RH
Trinity Homeless Support Cafe, https://www.holytrinityuppertooting.org.uk/helpinginthecommunity.htm
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
136 West Green Rd, South Tottenham
N15 5AD
020 8800 6001, https://bit.ly/2B6Ygkc
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
020 3642 6868, http://bit.ly/1AMZw1F
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
Victory International Church
77 Coburg Road, Wood Green
N22 6UB
020 8617 1715, http://bit.ly/2ZthEPX
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
07448633694, https://bit.ly/2NasKaV
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
Al-Khair Foundation in partnership with Madrassah al-Farooq
32-38 Dixon Avenue, Crosshill, Glasgow
G42 8EJ
0141 433 2686, http://bit.ly/2VOQEsz
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
Glasgow
G42 8QU
Thursday: 7pm-9pm;
Soup run.
CODES: FF
Bethany Christian Trust (Care Van)
Edinburgh
0131 225 9445, http://bit.ly/1lrpMfG
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
Cadogan Street
Corunna, 39 Cadogan House, Glasgow
G2 7AB
07966 062 495
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
65 High Street, Edinburgh
EH1 1SR
0131 556 2626, https://bit.ly/1uKCEOz
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
Glasgow City Mission
20 Crimea Street, Glasgow
G2 8PW
0141 221 2630, http://bit.ly/2rlhWZm
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)
07966 062495, http://www.h4th.org.uk
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
194 Argyle Street, Glasgow
G2 8BT
0800 0147 160, http://homelessprojectscotland.org
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
The Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 7 Ashley Street, Glasgow
G3 6DR
0141 332 9950, http://bit.ly/1QGSG7i
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
George Square, Glasgow
G2 1AL
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
Missionaries of Charity (Hopetoun Cres)
18 Hopetoun Crescent, Edinburgh
EH7 4AY
0131 556 5444
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)
25 Niddry Street, Edinburgh
EH1 1LG
0131 523 1060, https://bit.ly/31J2IyL
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
Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church
170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow
G42 8QZ
0141 423 3654, http://bit.ly/1NWzIc0
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
170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow
G42 8QZ
0141 423 3654, https://qpgpc.com/contact-us/
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
Social Bite (Aberdeen)
516 Union Street, Aberdeen
AB10 1TT
0131 353 0250, https://social-bite.co.uk/
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)
131 Rose Street, Edinburgh
EH2 3DT
0131 353 0250, https://social-bite.co.uk/
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)
10 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
G2 3GF
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
Old Saint Paul's Church, 67 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh
EH1 1DH
07955 274058, http://bit.ly/1bU4jqr
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
The Salvation Army (East Adam Street)
1 East Adam Street, Edinburgh
EH8 9TF
0131 667 4313, http://bit.ly/2JCw9eW
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
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