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

Glass Door Night Shelter Richmond

020 7351 4948, https://bit.ly/2Ed9Ueo
05 November to 07 April
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am (phone 020 7351 4948 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, to check vacancies); 30 spaces, 18+, self- or agency referrals. CODES: AH, 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

Bromley Winter Night Shelter

c/o Bromley Council Homelessness Service, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH
0208 461 7721
21 November to 15 March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-7am (closed during Crisis, 23-30 Dec.); 18+, mixed, beds for 12, dry, no-smoking, priority to local connection. Contact Bromley Council Homelessness Team or agency for local connection, or shelter (bromleyshelter@tbhs.co.uk) for other spaces. CODES: AH, F

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, BA, 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, F, IT, L, OL

Catalyst Night Shelter (Ahava Community)

01708 755 321, https://bit.ly/2rl3Nfu
Monday-Sunday: 6pm-8:15am; Year-round night shelter for 20 people, 18+. Self- and agency referrals, inc prison and probation services. No drugs, alcohol. CODES: F, AH

Crash Pad – Youth Shelter

020 7700 2498, http://bit.ly/2I7Izef
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

66 Commercial Street E1 6LT
0300 636 1967, http://bit.ly/SZPRH
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

Croydon Churches Floating Shelter

Various churches
07752 272481, https://bit.ly/2Edb49r
Winter shelter (not during Crisis Christmas):
01 November to March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8am (will close late March but date not finalised); Local referrals from local agencies via Croydon Reach (020 7870 8855); Croydon SNAP Team (020 8760 5498); Crisis Skylight (020 3848 1700) providing showers and offers training for employment/help with benefits; Turnaround (020 8760 5530). Agencies should phone 8am-4pm to check vacancies. 14 bed spaces. CODES: AH, F, BA, BS

Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter

07930 378263, http://bit.ly/1L1pyBO
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

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

Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter

07739 870411, http://bit.ly/1M1LkLs
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

155a Kings Road, Chelsea SW3 5TX
020 7351 4948, http://bit.ly/1Gs26vG
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

Glass Door Night Shelters Wandsworth

020 7351 4948, https://bit.ly/1Gs26vG
05 November to 07 April
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am; 30 spaces, 18+, separate areas for women. For self-referral, phone Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm to check vacancies. Waiting list registration by phone or via www.glassdoor.org.uk/. CODES: AH, F

Greenwich Winter Night Shelter

07985 496905, https://bit.ly/2rm8CoB
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

GrowTH (Tower Hamlets)

302 The Highway, Shadwell E1W 3DH
SHELTER RUNS FROM
01 October to 30 April
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; GrowTH is a partnership of churches opening its doors to those homeless in Tower Hamlets. Our main project is an emergency night shelter which provides both immediate shelter for homeless men and women and assistance in securing more permanent longer-term accommodation. Referrals made by agencies in Tower Hamlets (http://thisisgrowth.org/referrals/) Crisis, Whitechapel Mission, Praxis, Providence Row, Health E1, Spitalfields Crypt Trust, Look Ahead Low support, 15 bed spaces, 28 nights max, men and women. (Details: http://thisisgrowth.org/referral-agencies/) CODES: AH, AD

Hackney Winter Night Shelter

020 853 3808, 020 3729 8864, http://bit.ly/cyR5q
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

Hope 4 Barking Night Shelter

07527 192161, https://bit.ly/2TYRGSe
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

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

Merton Winter Night Shelter

YMCA LSW Wimbledon, 200 The Broadway SW19 1RY
020 8544 6697, https://bit.ly/2PdfGh3
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

New Horizon Youth Centre

68 Chalton Street NW1 1JR
020 7388 5560, http://bit.ly/TgoIt
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)

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

Quaker Homeless Action/Quaker Open Christmas

Admin: PO Box 7105, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DQ, Winter shelter: The American Church, 79A Tottenham Court Road, W1T 4TD
07833 123155, http://bit.ly/2gxLOOX
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

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, BA, BS, BE, FF

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol

When the weather dips to zero degrees, severe weather emergency protocols (SWEP) are activated, and bed spaces will be available for rough sleepers in all parts of London. All referrals will be via the St Mungo's outreach team via www.streetlink.org. If you are concerned about someone you are supporting during a SWEP period, please email swepreferrals@islington.gov.uk and they will advise on what accommodation is available.

The Haven

c/o Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH), St Peter's Church Hall, London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1SU
020 8255 7400, http://bit.ly/13fVo
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 Outside Project & Star Refuge

02073595767, https://bit.ly/2LbtkEb
Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm (phone referrals); Monday: 6pm-9pm (drop-in, Castlehaven Comm Assn, 23 Castlehaven Rd NW1 8RU); Wednesday: 5pm-7pm (drop-in for trans people, 1st Wed of month, cliniQ, 56 Dean St, W1D ); Wednesday: 2pm-3:30pm (drop-in, Origin Housing, St Richards Hse, 110 Eversholt St, NW1 1BS); Friday: 2pm-3:30pm (drop-in, London Friend, 86 Caledonian Rd, N1 9DN); Wednesday: 12pm-2pm (drop-in, 2nd Wed of month, Camden LGBT Forum Hub, Union Chapel, Compton Terr, N1 2UN); The UK’s first LGBTIQ+ crisis/homeless shelter & community centre. For referral, please download the form (http://stonewallhousing.org/services/referral-form/), phone the Stonewall Housing Helpline (020 7359 5767) or email info@stonewallhousing.org). All services are free and confidential. For changes to services during Covid-19 please call. CODES: SF

The Salvation Army Redbridge Cold Weather Shelter

c/o Salvation Army, St Mary's Road, Ilford IG1 1QX
020 8514 3283 (referrals), https://bit.ly/2nsqeMI
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)

c/o Brentford Free Church, Boston Manor Road, Brentford TW8 8DW
07804 654 510
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

Together in Barnet Winter Shelter

c/o Homeless Action in Barnet, 36b Woodhouse Road N12 0RG
020 8446 8400, http://bit.ly/Tdzyke
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

WLM Night Shelter (Westminster)

c/o West London Day Centre, 134-136 Seymour Place W1H 1NT
0793 0258252, https://bit.ly/2PgEh4t
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

Bethany Welcome Centre

Haymarket Hub Hotel, 7 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5DR
07919 557 673, https://www.bethanychristiantrust.com/
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

NIGHTSTOP GLASGOW

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Nightstop provides young people, aged between 16-25, with emergency accommodation within vetted and trained host households in communities across Glasgow. If you need somewhere to stay tonight call 0141 418 6990 Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm (Generally but this number puts you through to an emergency phone number outside of these hours)

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