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SERVICES

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Acton Homeless Concern

Emmaus House, 1 Berrymead Gardens

W3 8AA

Phone: 020 8992 5768

Monday-Friday: 9am-12pm (refreshments, Damien Centre, 3-5 Church Rd, Acton)
Monday-Friday: 2pm-6pm (refreshments, Damien Centre, 3-5 Church Rd, Acton)
Thursday: 2:30pm-6pm (refreshments, Damien Centre, 3-5 Church Rd, Acton)

Call for the times of their wide range of services. Emmaus House provides hot lunches during the week and every other weekend. It's also where clients can shower, pick up clothes and household items. Free professional services are on offer by appointment.

Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Barber, Benefits advice, Clothing store, Counselling, Dentist, Drugs workers, Food, Foot care, Medical/health

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.

Food (free), Food

AMURT

3A Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington

N16 6PA

Phone: 0208 806 4250

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.'

Food (free), Food, Step-free

Ancilla Soup Kitchen

The Most Precious Blood & St Edmund, 115 Hertford Road

N9 7EN

Phone: 020 8804 4070

Friday: 11am-2pm

Info from ancillasoupkitchen@hhcjuk.org

Food (free)

ASLAN (All Souls Local Action Network)

c/o All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street

W1T 6QG

Phone: 020 7580 3522

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

Art classes, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food (free), Food, Leisure facilities

Be Enriched

URC Rookstone Road

SW17 9NQ

Phone: 07397288160

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.

Food (free), Food

Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

235 Shaftesbury Ave

WC2H 8EP

Phone: 020 7240 0544

Sunday: 12:30pm-1:30pm (£2)
Monday-Thursday: 10am-4pm (tea, coffee, biscuits)

Good value community meal, with hot food.

Food

Bridges

Memorial Community Church, 389-395 Barking Rd

E13 8AL

Phone: 020 7474 6603

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.

Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Food (free), Medical/health, Outreach worker links

Brixton Soup Kitchen

297-299 Coldharbour Lane,

SW9 8RP

Phone: 07538 419514

Monday-Friday: 11am-3pm Hot Meal.

Hot Meal. 11am -3pm, Monday to Friday.

Food (free), Food

CARIS Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter

The Annexe, St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park

N4 3AG

Phone: 020 7281 5200

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.

Advocacy, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Food (free), Food, Internet access, Laundry, Outreach worker links

Carpenters Café

Carpenters Estate Community Hall, 17 Doran Walk (enter from Carpenters Rd), Stratford

E15 2JL

Phone: 07932 661 089

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".

Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Food (free), Food, Step-free

Christ Apostolic Church (Bethel) UK

217?23 Kingsland Road, Hackney

E2 8AN

Phone: 020 7729 4375

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.

Food (free)

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.

Food (free)

Churches Foodbank (Newham)

Phone: 020 8555 9880; 020 8534 1164

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).

Advocacy, Bathroom/showers, Food (free), Food

Community of Sant'Egidio

Phone: 0753 1597364

Saturday: 4pm-4:30pm (hot drinks & sandwiches at the Carmelite Priory, Pitt Street W8 4JH)
Saturday: 4pm-6pm (last Sat of the month – 3-course meal in the Carmelite Priory, details: https://www.santegidio.org.uk/our-cup-of-tea)

The Community of Sant'Egidio is a lay movement wanting to spread the Gospel by building bridges between people. They welcome anyone struggling in London to come for food, hot drinks and good company.

Food, Leisure facilities

Community Table

Southcroft Church (Ichthus), 276 Mitcham Lane, Streatham

SW16 6NU

Phone: 020 8677 0880

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."

Bathroom/showers, Food (free), Internet access

Coptic City Mission (St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church)

Allen Street, Kensington

W8 6UX

Phone: 0207 937 5782

Tuesday: 9pm-9:45pm (Spenser Street SW1E 6AA, then Strand)

Outreach mission from young Copts.

Food (free)

Ealing Soup Kitchen

St John's Church Hall, Mattock Lane

W13 9LA

Phone: 0208 840 0651

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.

Accommodation/housing advice, Alcohol workers, Food (free)

Eat or Heat

1A Jewel Road, Walthamstow

E17 4QU

Phone: 0800 772 0212

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.

Food (free)

Emmanuel Church (Stratford)

Romford Rd/Upton Lane

E7 8BD

Phone: 020 8522 1900

Thursday: 8am-10am

Cooked breakfast.

Food (free)

Emmanuel Pentecostal Church

374 Lee High Road

SE12 8RS

Phone: 020 8852 8261

Tuesday: 6pm-7:30pm (Life Bread)

Free hot meal, and clothing when available.

Clothing store, Food (free)

FareShare

Unit 7, Deptford Trading Estate, Blackhorse Road

SE8 5HY

Phone: 020 7394 2468

Redistributes surplus fresh food. Works with local charities, companies and volunteers to improve the health and well being of vulnerable people.

Food

Farm Street Church

114 Mount Street

W1K 3AH

Phone: 020 7493 7811

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.

Food (free)

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.

Food (free)

Finsbury Park Mosque

7-11 St Thoms's Road

N4 2QH

Phone: 020 7424 5252

Thursday: 6pm-8pm (soup run - 7pm–9pm in summer)

Community centre that works with everyone to promote dialogue and understanding in our multicultural society.

Counselling, Education/training, Legal advice, Leisure facilities