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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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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.

Free food

St John on Bethnal Green

200 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green

E2 9PA

Tuesday: 6pm-7pm ‘Tuesday Night Bites’ a hot meal provided.

Meals for people in need

Free food

St John the Evangelist

39 Duncan Terrace, Islington

N1 8AL

Phone: 020 7226 3277

Tuesday-Saturday: 12:30pm-1:30pm

Free food

St John the Evangelist Church

Brownswood Park, Queen’s Drive

N4 2LW

Phone: 020 8809 6111

Tuesday & Sunday: 8am-12am - Food Bank
Sunday: 8am-12am - Hot Lunch
Tuesday: 6:30pm-6:30pm - Soup Kitchen

Clothing store, Free food

St John The Evangelist Church (Duncan Terrace)

39 Duncan Terrace

N1 8AL

Phone: 020 7226 3277

Sunday: 3pm-4pm - Free food (sandwiches and tea) for homeless people

Free food (sandwiches and tea). Clothing available sometimes.

Free food, Clothing store

St John Vianney Catholic Church

4 Vincent Road

N15 3QH

Phone: 020 8888 5518

Saturday: 5:30pm-6pm (Temple)

Sandwiches, cakes, soup, tea and coffee. Clothing, mainly for men.

Clothing store, Free food

St Laurence's Larder

Christchurch with St Laurence Brondesbury, Corner of Christchurch Avenue and Willesden Lane

NW6 7YN

Phone: 07958 303737

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.

Free food, Clothing store

St Laurence’s Larder

Christ Church, 169 Willesden Lane, Brondesbury Park

NW6 7BG

Tuesday & Thursday: 10am-1:30pm for soup, pasta or sandwiches & pudding

Free food

St Stephens Church (Streetlytes)

1 Coverdale Road

W12 8JJ

Monday: 5pm-6pm dinner served at 6pm

Our drop in offers a free hot meal, friendship and donated items. They are open access to anyone who is homeless or vulnerably housed, or who can't afford the pay for both food and housing costs.

Free food

Street Souls - Emmaus Greenwich

Coombe House, 226 Elmley Street, Plumstead

SE18 7NN

Phone: 07354 460480

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.

Clothing store, Free food, Advocacy, Outreach worker links

Streetlytes

Dalgarno Community Center, 1 Webb Close, London

W10 5QB

Phone: 020 7603 7956

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.

Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Bedding, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Free food, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers

Streets Kitchen

Monday: 6:45pm-5:15pm (outside Tooting Market. 25-27 Tooting High St, Tooting, London SW17 0SN)
Tuesday: 7pm-9pm (mobile outreach across Camden, Kings Cross, Euston)
Tuesday: 7pm-9pm (on the grass next to Joe’s Pizza/ opposite Waitrose. 8–1, The Pavement, London, SW4 0HY)
Wednesday: 7:30pm-8:30pm (located on the pavement adjacent to Sainsbury’s – opposite the tube entrance. SW4 6TA)
Wednesday: 7:30pm-8pm (near Camden Town tube station, NW1 8QL)
Wednesday: 8pm-8:30pm (outside Hackney Central Library, 25-27 Hackney Grove, London, E8 3NR)
Friday: 7:30pm-8pm (nr Camden Town tube, NW1 8QL)
Friday: 7:30pm-8pm (near Kilburn High Road tube station, NW6 6JE)
Friday: 7:30pm-8pm (outside Archway tube station)
Friday: 8pm-8:30pm (Ridley Road Market, opposite Dalston Kingsland train station, E8 2NP)
Saturday: 7pm-9pm (mobile outreach across Camden, Kings Cross, Euston)
Saturday: 8pm-9pm (first Saturday of the month evening outreach. St Johns Churchway opposite M&S)
Sunday: 5pm-6pm (outside Seven Sisters Station (High Road exit), by the WE STAND TOGETHER bandstand)
Sunday: 7:30pm-8pm (nr Camden Town tube, NW1 8QL)
Sunday: 7:30pm-8pm (outside Archway tube station)

Daily food in various London locations.

Free food

Sufra NW London

160 Pitfield Way, Stonebridge, Middlesex

NW10 0PW

Phone: 0203 441 1335

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.

Advocacy, Creative classes, Bedding, Clothing store, Education/training, Free food

Teen Challenge London

Wilkerson House, Uphall Road, Ilford

IG1 2JJ

Phone: 020 8553 3338

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.

Free food, Outreach workers

Thames Reach (Camden Spectrum)

Camden Spectrum, 6-8 Greenland Street

NW1 0ND

Phone: 020 7267 4937

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-7pm

Thames Reach is a London-based charity helping homeless and vulnerable people to find decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Its vision is to end street homelessness. Email CamdenSpectrum@thamesreach.org.uk

Accommodation/housing, Alcohol workers, Art classes, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Free food, Internet access, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Tenancy support, Leisure facilities

The Cabin

St Gabriel's Community Centre, 21 Hatchard Road

N19 4NG

Phone: 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.

Free food

The Haven

c/o Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH), St Peter's Church Hall, London Road, Kingston upon Thames

KT1 1SU

Phone: 020 8255 7400

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.

Accommodation/housing, Advocacy, Free food

The Lunch Club

Phone: 07919 894 642

Monday & Thursday: 12pm-2pm (St. Leonards Community Hall, Tooting Bec Rd, SW16 1HS)
Tuesday & Friday: 12pm-2pm (Woodlawns Ctr, 16 Leigham Court Rd, SW16 2PJ)

Guests at the Lunch Club in Streatham can expect cooked lunches and a community pantry in a warm, friendly space. You can either take away or eat in and socialise with others.

Free food

The Manna

St Stephens Church Hall, 17 Canonbury Road

N1 2DF

Phone: 020 7226 5369

Tuesday: 2pm-7pm
Thursday & Friday: 10am-4pm

Wednesdays: activity day (Call or check website) A day centre for marginalised, vulnerable and homeless people with a wide range of services available to guests, including: Food; Laundry; Showers; Key work advice.

Bathroom/showers, Free food, Laundry

The Manna Centre

12 Melior Street

SE1 3QP

Phone: 0207 357 9363

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.

Mental health, Bathroom/showers, Free food, Medical/health, Tenancy support, Step-free, Financial advice, Laundry, Internet access

The Passage

St Vincent's Centre, Carlisle Place

SW1P 1NL

Phone: 020 7592 1850

Monday-Friday: 9am-3:30pm (closed 12noon – 1pm for lunch)

The Passage runs a modern Resource Centre, four accommodation projects, outreach services, health services, homelessness prevention schemes and a modern slavery support programme. Services include: Initial assessment and advice; Showers, toilets and laundry; Breakfast and lunch service; Benefits advice; Housing advice; Mental health support; Access to Nurses and GPs; Education and employment training; Welfare rights advice; Support groups.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing, Internet access, Medical/health, Bathroom/showers, Financial advice, Free food, Laundry

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.

Clothing store, Free food

The Salvation Army Redbridge Cold Weather Shelter

c/o Salvation Army, St Mary's Road, Ilford

IG1 1QX

Phone: 020 8514 3283 (referrals)

12 November to June
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am

Referrals (verified rough sleepers) via Welcome Project, Ilford: 0208 514 3283. 28 bed spaces. No readmission.

Free food

The Shelter Project (Hounslow)

c/o Brentford Free Church, Boston Manor Road, Brentford

TW8 8DW

Phone: 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.

Accommodation/housing, Free food

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