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Your rights

The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by the Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.

If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact   Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know contact@thepavement.org.uk at the Pavement!

SERVICES

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The Soup Kitchen @ AIC

79a Tottenham Court Rd, (Entrance in Whitfield Street)

W1T 4TD

Phone: 020 7580 2791

Monday & Tuesday: 11:30am-12:30pm Hot food, lunch
Thursday-Saturday: 11:30am-12:30pm Hot food, lunch

Providing 120+ meals a day, six days a week at the American International Church. A consultation room allows for regular visits by mental health professionals, dentists, doctors and more.

Free food, Drugs workers, Dentist, Medical/health

The Swiss Church

79 Endell Street

WC2H 9DY

Phone: 07778 516 211

Tuesday: 8am-10am (breakfast on the steps)

An open church in the middle of Covent Garden with a community outreach programme; welcoming and accepting. Every Tuesday between 7:30-9:00am, join for a cold or hot breakfast, to read the newspapers or to get to know new people.

Free food

The Unity Project (TUP)

277a Upper Street, New Unity

N1 2TZ

The Unity Project offers completely FREE immigration advice and support. The Unity Project offers completely FREE support and advice about removing the 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF) restriction from visas. www.unity-project.org.uk. If you want free advice, please tell us your name and number here: www.unity-project.org.uk/contact-us - we can call you back (with an interpreter if needed). The application that we assist with is called a 'Change of Conditions' application - you can read more about it here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-change-of-conditions-of-leave-to-allow-access-to-public-funds-if-your-circumstances-change. Please note, you need a valid visa in order to make this application.

Advocacy, Legal advice

The Wednesday and Thursday Club

Hinde Street Methodist Church, 19 Thayer Street

W1U 2QJ

Phone: 020 7935 6179

Wednesday: 4pm-7pm
Thursday: 3pm-7pm

Hot food such as soup, pizzas and pies is provided, and there are also sandwiches, fruit, tea and coffee. Find the club in the Basement Hall of the church. Open from 4pm until 7pm on Wednesdays and 3pm until 6pm on Thursdays.

Free food

The Welcome Project

2 St Mary's Road, Ilford

IG1 1QX

Phone: 020 8514 3283

Tuesday & Thursday: 10am-3pm
Wednesday: 9am-1:30pm
Monday: 10am-3pm (appointments only)
Friday: 9am-3pm

Drop-in service for homeless people, particularly rough sleepers. Support work, nurse-led clinic, counselling, ESOL & other educational sessions that support independent living. Allotment, gardening, exercise and therapeutic massage also available. Open Monday – Friday 10am – 2pm

Education/training, Medical/health, Leisure facilities

The Youth Hub

Postal address only: Office 7, 35-37 Ludgate Hill

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

Central hub connecting teens, young adults, employers, training providers and charities to each other. Their aim is to reduce poverty and increase employment across the UK. Visit the website for more information

Careers advice, Education/training

Together in Barnet Winter Shelter

c/o Homeless Action in Barnet

Phone: 020 8446 8400

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.

Accommodation/housing, Free food

Tooting Community Kitchen

SW17 7TJ

Wednesday & Saturday: 6pm-7pm (outside Iceland 22-25 Tooting High St, SW17 0SN)

Hot meals every Wednesday and Saturday for homeless and needy people. Wednesday 6:00-6:30 pm Saturday 6:00-6:30 pm

Free food

Traumatic Stress Clinic

4th Fl, West Wing, St Pancras Hospital, St Pancras Way

NW1 0PE

Phone: 020 3317 6820

Psychological treatment for people 18+ with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in North London. Appointments by referral only. Referrals have to come through iCope, core teams and secondary care mental health services. See the website for more details. Open Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.

Mental health

Treasures Foundation

Phone: 07950585947

Open 24-7
Monday-Sunday: 7am-7am

Treasures Foundation helps female ex-offenders and former addicts with a home and support. By referral only – please contact your key worker. Access a referral form on the website and email completed forms to: mandy@treasuresfoundation.org or jade@treasuresfoundation.org Phone line open weekdays 10am – 5pm

Mental health, Accommodation/housing

TREM (Place of Our Sanctuary)

84 Lillie Road, Fulham

SW6 1TL

Phone: 0207 381 5366

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.

Careers advice, Free food

Trinity Homeless Projects (Olympic House)

Redford House, Redford Way, Uxbridge

TW3 1YW

Phone: 0208 797 9500

Monday-Saturday: 9am-5pm (Uxbridge office hours - 01895 256655)
Monday-Saturday: 9am-5pm (Hayes office hours, 3-7 Willow Tree Lane, UB4 9BB)

Accommodation and support for single homeless men 16-55 with support needs. 25 per cent of bedspaces are for ex-offenders. Prefer applicants to have a local connection.

Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Creative classes, Debt advice

Trinity Homeless Support Cafe (SW17)

Holy Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Road

SW17 7RH

Phone: 020 8 696 1564

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.

Free food, Accommodation/housing

Triumphant Church International

36 Chislehurst Road, Orpington

BR6 0DG

Phone: 0208 800 6001

Sunday: 11am-2pm (food bank)
Wednesday: 7pm-8pm (hot meal)
Sunday: 9am-10am (hot breakfast)

Hot meals provided weekly for homeless guests. Wednesdays: 7pm Sundays: 9am

Free food

Turn a Corner Library

Phone: 020 8983 5030

Tuesday: 8:30am-12:30pm (The American Church, near Goodge St)
Wednesday: 5pm-8pm (Lincoln's Inn Fields, near Holborn)
Saturday: 9am-12:30pm (St Giles in the Fields, near Tottenham Court Road)

Turn a Corner is a mobile community library for people affected by homelessness in London. The free library lending service requires no fixed address and no membership is required to borrow a book. Turn a Corner can provide guidance on connecting with other local services that offer support to people affected by homelessness, while there are also takeaway resources on offer and donated items for people experiencing homelessness such as sleeping bags, clothing and hygiene products.

Education/training, Creative classes

Turning Point Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea

Phone: 0330 303 8080

Monday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am-4:30pm

A dedicated service helping individuals overcome challenges with drugs and alcohol. Self-referral on the website. There are locations in Wardour Street, Harrow Road, East Row. Wardour Street: 32a Wardour Street, W1D 6QR Harrow Road: 209a Harrow Road, W2 5EH East Row: Acorn Hall, 1 East Row, W10 5AR All sites open Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm

Mental health, Counselling, Drugs workers, Needle exchange, Outreach worker links

U-Turn Recovery Project

299 Brockley Road

SE4 2SA

Phone: 020 3632 6621

Friendly residential recovery centre. Complete the self-referral form on the website or ask your key worker to help you, and they'll get back to you. As well as a seven-step recovery programme, they have cooking lessons, gym visits, sports afternoons, and help with your CV. One-to-one and group sessions, and support to move on to independent living.

Alcohol workers, Drugs workers, Careers advice, Leisure facilities, Accommodation/housing, Bathroom/showers

University of Greenwich Legal Advice Centre

University of Greenwich (Greenwich Campus), Legal Advice Centre QM 203, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row

SE10 9LS

Monday-Thursday: 9am-5pm (phone)

TERM-TIME only. Fill an enquiry form for an appointment on the website. Employment, benefits; referrals to Free Representation Unit. Initial and written advice, and form-filling.

Creative classes, Legal advice

Upper Room (St Saviour's)

St Saviour Wendell Park church, Cobbold Road

W12 9LN

Phone: 020 8740 5688

Monday & Tuesday: 12pm-5pm (job club)
Monday-Friday: 5:30pm-6:45pm (free food)
Friday: 10am-5pm (counselling for English and Polish speakers by appointment)

Provides a broad range of services for homeless people, vulnerable and excluded of west London. Services include UR4Meals, UR4Jobs and UR4Driving. UR4Meals offers free meals every weekday afternoon from 4 – 6 pm. There is also a limited supply of toiletries, clothing and bedding UR4Jobs is a FREE multilingual service designed to help people experiencing homelessness, and those with other barriers to employment, to find work. Provides structured casework to guests. Drop-in service runs every Friday 10am – 12pm. UR4Driving helps people with convictions avoid re-offending by offering them a unique opportunity to gain a full car driving licence. See if you're eligible to apply on the website.

Careers advice, Clothing store, Education/training, Free food, Internet access, Outreach worker links

Urban Table

The Round Chapel (Clapton Park URC), Powerscroft Rd

E5 0PU

Phone: 020 8533 9676

Sunday: 2:30pm-4pm

Offers practical and emotional support as well as a healthy meal.

Veterans Aid

40 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria

SW1W 0RE

Phone: 020 7828 2468

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-3:30pm (helpline)
Friday: 8:30am-1:30pm

Free helpline: 0800 012 68 67 open 9am - 3pm, Monday to Friday. On your first visit, staff will assess your problems so the right specialist help can be arranged.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Creative classes, Careers advice, Clothing store, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Legal advice

Vision Care (London)

Crisis UK, 50-52 Commercial St, Spitalfields, London

E1 6LT

Phone: 020 7426 5650

Monday & Wednesday: 2pm-6pm (at Crisis Skylight)
Wednesday: 10am-12:30pm (W London Day Centre, 134–136 Seymour Pl)
Friday: 10am-2pm (Broadway Centre, 13 Market Lane)

Free sight tests and spectacles. For eye tests it is recommended that you book an appointment. If you walk in without an appointment Vision Care cannot guarantee that there will be time for a test. Please email london@crisis.org.uk or phone 020 7426 5650. Open Wednesday weekly from 12:30PM – 3:30PM and Thursday weekly from 10:15AM – 1:30PM

Medical/health

VoiceAbility

Phone: 0300 303 1660

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (offices and helplines)

UK-wide network of advocacy and service user involvement groups, which offer a services for those who have mental health needs, learning disabilities, dementia, autistic spectrum disorders, physical disabilities, sensory and communication impairments, substance misuse issues, acquired brain injury, a serious physical illness or a dual diagnosis. Check the website or phone to find your nearest branch.

Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Drugs workers

Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service (WCDAS)

St John's Therapy Centre, 162 St John's Hill, Battersea

SW11 1SW

Phone: 020 3228 1777

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-4:30pm
Wednesday: 1pm-7pm

A consortium between SLaM NHS Foundation Trust, CDARS and St Mungo's which provides specialist treatment for Wandsworth adults affected by drug and/or alcohol issues.

Mental health, Alcohol workers, Drugs workers, Education/training, Medical/health, Needle exchange, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Sexual health, Step-free

Waterloo Legal Advice Service

Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Road

SE1 7AA

Phone: 020 7261 1404

Covers children, crime, domestic violence, education, employment, family, housing, immigration etc. Written advice, casework, initial advice and form-filling.

Counselling, Legal advice, Tenancy support, Accommodation/housing