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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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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

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

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

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

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)

Flowing Rivers Foundation

37 Elizabeth Road, Brentwood, Dagenham, Essex

CM15 9PA

Phone: 07985585996

Tuesday: 7pm-10pm (fellowship – Castle Green, Dagenham)
Sunday: 6:30pm-9:30pm (2nd & 3rd week of month – Lincoln’s Inn Fields)

Charitable organisation dedicated to reaching out to marginalised members of society. Founded upon Christian ethos, they aspire to address the social conditions of people in their vicinity by showing practical love.

Clothing store, Food (free)

Joel Night Shelter

Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness, St Peter's Church Hall, London Rd, Kingston

KT2 6QL

Phone: 0208 255 7400

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.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Art classes, Barber, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Foot care, Internet access, Laundry, Leisure facilities, Luggage storage, Tenancy support

Marylebone Centre (Church Army)

1-5 Cosway St

NW1 5NR

Phone: 020 7262 3818

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-1:30pm (rough sleepers' drop-in)
Monday: 10:30am-11:30am (drama)
Monday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (M’lebone Proj newsletter)
Tuesday: 10am-12pm (open access; clothing for rough sleepers only)
Tuesday & Friday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (healthy eating; kitchen skills)
Wednesday: 8am-9am (running club)
Wednesday: 9am-12pm (Women into Work 1:1; advice)
Wednesday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (Women into Work group)
Thursday: 9am-3pm (life coaching 1:1)
Thursday & Friday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (Westminster Adul Education Service – IT, reading, writing)
Friday: 10am-12pm (ESOL for beginners)

Female-only project. Two hostels with 112 single beds and a day centre with a rough sleepers' drop-in. Activities programme for residents and day centre users. Lift for people with mobility problems to access the day centre.

Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free), Internet access, Laundry, Luggage storage, Medical/health, Music/drama, Sexual health, Tenancy support, Step-free, Leisure facilities

Nightwatch

PO Box 9576

SE23 3ZH

Monday-Sunday: 9:30pm-10pm (Queen's Gardens, Croydon)

Sandwiches, hot drinks and clothes. Helps Croydon-based clients with vocational and educational materials and furniture for resettlement.

Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free)

Order of Malta Soup Kitchen

Crypt of St James's Spanish Place Church, 22 George St

W1U 3QY

Thursday: 7:45pm-9pm
Wednesday: 6:15am-7:45am (breakfast club, Challoner Room, 24 Golden Square W1F 9JR)
Thursday: 7:30pm-9pm (café, St James’s, Spanish Place, W1U 3QY)

Hot food, free food, some clothing.

Clothing store, Food (free), Food

Refuge Network UK

Soup Kitchen Location:, Beside the Embassy of Zimbabwe,, Agar Street, Charing Cross.

Saturday: 1pm-2pm

Refuge Network UK runs a community soup kitchen at Charing Cross from where we distribute free food, toiletries, clothing and survival packs to rough sleepers, homeless people, and impoverished individuals from various parts of London.

Food (free), Clothing store

Simon Community

129 Malden Road, Kentish Town

NW5 4HS

Phone: 074 230 6000

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:15am-7:30am (tea run: 7.15 Arundel St, Temple; 7.30 Agar St, Strand)
Thursday: 8:30pm-1:30am (soup run: Duke's Rd/Euston; Temple; under W'loo Br, behind NT)
Sunday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (street cafe: St Giles, nr Centrepoint)
Winter shelter:
01 January to 31 March
Monday-Sunday: 7pm-8am
01 January to 31 March
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30pm-11:30pm (street work)

Outreach support out on the streets, taking food and support to their homeless guests in central London. Mobile outreach to Covent Garden and the Strand on Tues, Weds and Thursday evenings and they can be found at the Edith Cavell statue outside St Martin in the fields at 9.30pm. Hot drinks, food, sleeping bags, toiletries and clothes available on request.

Food (free), Clothing store, Outreach workers

St Andrew's Church

Star Centre, Greyhound Road

W14 9SA

Phone: 0207 385 5023

Saturday: 8am-11:30am 15 mins walk from Barons Court Tube

Hot takeaway meal with snacks, fruit and drinks and we offer a shower (with towels and toiletries provided) for around 12 people one-by-one throughout the morning.

Clothing store, Food (free), Bathroom/showers

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, Food, Food (free)

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.

Food (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, Food (free)

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.

Food (free), Clothing store

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, Food (free), 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 advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Bedding, Clothing store, Drugs workers, Food (free), Outreach worker links, Outreach workers

Streets2Homes

2a Wych Elm, Harlow, Essex

CM20 1QP

Phone: 01279 430011

Monday-Friday: 8:45am-2pm (day centre - breakfast from 8.45)
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm (appointments)

Social contact and access to housing and employment advice, health services, food & clothing, and general guidance. Links with a wide range of agencies and organisations to access appropriate help. The day centre provides shower facilities, clean clothes, food etc. as well as advice, support and practical help. Ring or email streets2homes@streets2homes.co.uk for more info.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Clothing store, Food, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Bathroom/showers

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, Benefits advice, Bedding, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free)

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 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, Food (free)

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