Established 2005 Registered Charity No. 1110656

Scottish Charity Register No. SC043760

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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 Manna Centre

12 Melior Street

SE1 3QP

Phone: 020 7357 9363

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

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Foot care, Medical/health, Tenancy support, Step-free

The Passage

St Vincent's Centre, Carlisle Place

SW1P 1NL

Phone: 020 7592 1850

Monday-Friday: 9am-3:30pm (for rough sleepers)
Monday-Friday: 12pm-2pm (lunch)
Monday-Friday: 2pm-6pm (appointments)
Monday-Friday: 4:30pm-6pm (verified rough sleepers)
Saturday & Sunday: 9am-12pm

Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Closed between 12 and 1pm for essential cleaning. For people aged 25+.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food, Foot care, Internet access, Medical/health, Tenancy support

The Pilion Trust

60 Lough Rd , 39-41 North Road

N7 8FE

Phone: 020 7700 2498

Monday-Friday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 2pm-5pm (outreach worker available at Margins, Union Chapel)

Works with people who have been affected by drugs, alcohol and mental health.

Mental health, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers

The Soup Kitchen at the American International Church

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

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.

Clothing store, Food (free), Mental health

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.

Mental health

Treasures Foundation

Phone: 07950 585 947

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. "We provide housing each day, every day". Open 24-7 email: mandy@treasuresfoundation.org

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Food

Turning Point South Westminster Drug and Alcohol Service

32a Wardour Street, Soho

W1D 6QR

Phone: 020 7437 3523

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

Help for people who are experiencing problems with drug use. Complimentary therapies.

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

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. On your first visit, staff will assess your problems so the right specialist help can be arranged.

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

Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service (WCDAS)

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

SW11 1SW

Phone: 020 8812 4120

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

A consortium between SLaM NHS Foundation Trust, Addaction 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

Webber Street (London City Mission)

6-8 Webber Street

SE1 8QA

Phone: 020 7928 1677

Monday-Wednesday: 9am-12pm
Saturday: 9am-12pm

List for showers taken on Monday (1 shower per week per male guest). Short Bible talk each morning - prayer and other spiritual help offered. Closed first Wednesday of each month. Not step-free.

Mental health, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Food, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Leisure facilities

Westminster St Mungo’s Broadway (Unusual Beliefs Group)

Phone: 020 7266 0161 / 07786 855 372

Wednesday: 11am-12pm

A safe, confidential space for people who experience paranoid or suspicious ideas, unusual beliefs, hearing voices or seeing visions to talk and support each other. It is open to anyone living in London, and no referral is necessary. You are welcome to drop in or out. Please get in touch for further information: 020 7266 0161 / 07786 855 372; rachel.yates@mungos.org.

Mental health

Anxiety UK

Phone: 03444 775 774 (infoline)

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm

Advice and support people who suffer from anxiety. Phone the infoline or text 07537 416 905.

Mental health, Counselling, Drugs workers

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

UK-wide

Phone: 0800 58 58 58

Monday-Sunday: 5pm-12am (open 365 days a year)

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18 deaths every day. Helpline and webchat open 365 days a year, 4pm to Midnight.

Mental health, Medical/health, Counselling

Childline

Phone: 0800 11 11

Free, confidential helpline for young people. Great information on the website. If you need support now or want to talk privately, contact a counsellor for free.

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling

Combat Stress

National

Phone: 0800 138 1619

Monday-Sunday: 12am-12am (24hr, 365 days helpline)

National ex-services charity offering help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - open 24/7.

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Outreach worker links

Galop

Phone: 0207 704 2040

Monday & Tuesday: 10am-4pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 10am-7:30pm
Friday: 10am-4pm

The LGBT+ anti-violence charity. Offers support for LGBTQ+ people xperiencing hate crime, sexual violence or transphobia. Online chat and free helpine available. Domestic abuse helpline is open Monday – Thursday, 10am to 8:30pm and Friday, 10am to 4:30pm Hate crime helpline is Monday – Friday

Legal advice, Counselling, Sexual health, Mental health, Medical/health

Hearing Voices Network

86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE

nationwide

A network for people who hear voices and see visions. If you want information about hearing voices groups please email info@hearing-voices.org.

Mental health, Counselling

Help for Depression

Nationwide

An online comprehensive explanation of the various approaches and treatments for depression.

Mental health

MIND

Phone: 0300 123 3393

Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm

Advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. info@mind. org.uk Legal support: 0300 466 6463; legal@mind.org.uk Helpline and legal line is open Monday – Friday 9am-6pm

Mental health, Advocacy, Legal advice

National Problem Gambling Clinic

69 Warwick Road

SW5 9BH

Phone: 020 7381 7722

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

Helps problem gamblers in England and Wales aged 16+. The team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapist and CAB debt management specialist. Contact in person (find your nearest clinic online), by phone (020 7381 7722) or e-mail (gambling.cnwl@nhs.net). Urgent advice line: 0800 0234 650. Fax: 020 7381 7723 gambling.cnwl@nhs.net

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Debt advice

National Self-Harm Network

Supporting individuals who self harm to reduce emotional distress and improve their quality of life Resources and information available online. A supportive and understanding forum.

Mental health, Counselling

No Panic

Phone: 0844 967 4848

Monday-Friday: 10am-10pm

Support for those suffering from panic attacks, phobias, OCD, general anxiety disorder and tranquilliser withdrawal. Info, advice, counselling, listening, befriending and referrals. Helpline: 0844 967 4848; youth helpline: 0330 606 1174; email: info@nopanic.org.uk.

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Drugs workers, Outreach worker links

One in Four

Phone: 020 8697 2112

Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm
Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm

Support and resources for people who have experienced sexual abuse and/or sexual violence. Useful info about coping with flashbacks and panic attacks. Phone or email admin@oneinfour.org.uk,

Mental health, Counselling, Medical/health

Respond

Phone: 0808 808 0700

Thursday: 10am-4pm (helpline)

Free service for children, young people, adults and elders with learning difficulties who have experienced trauma, loss or abuse. Respond offers therapy for people in London and South East England. Phone or email wvhelpline@respond.org.uk.

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Medical/health

Rethink

Phone: 0300 5000 927

Monday-Friday-Friday: 9:30am-4pm (helpline)

Employment, supported housing, day services, helplines etc for people affected by severe mental illness, including special BME services. Phone, or email advice@rethink.org.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Counselling, Education/training