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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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240 Project

Latimer Community Church, 116 Bramley Road

W10 6SU

Phone: 0207 0187 540

Monday: 11am-4pm Art, nutrition, cranio-sacral therapy, reading group
Tuesday: 11am-4pm Art, acupuncture, clay workshop, music group
Wednesday: 11am-4pm Art, portraiture, creative writing
Thursday: 12am-12am Times vary. Wellbeing trip.

Arts and wellbeing focused charity, creating a friendly and safe space for vulnerable adults, many with history of homelessness. Contact us for our current timetable and to find out more. Ring for details or check the timetable (www.240project.org.uk/timetable/). Not step-free.

Art classes, Food, Internet access, Leisure facilities, Music/drama, Counselling, Mental health

Baron's Court Project

69 Talgarth Road

W14 9DD

Phone: 020 7603 5232

Monday-Wednesday: 2pm-5pm (drop-in, showers/laundry and café)
Friday: 12pm-2pm (women's group)
Friday: 2:30pm-5:30pm (Green Palm Club for isolated black and minority ethnic people)
Thursday: 2pm-5pm (life skills)
Tuesday & Thursday: 11am-1:30pm (advocacy)

Friendly drop-in where people who are vulnerable through homelessness or mental health problems can socialise, find support and access services. One-to-one advice (Tue & Thu).

Advocacy, Internet access, 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

Bench Outreach

14 New King Street, Deptford

SE8 3HS

Phone: 020 8694 7740

Thursday: 1pm-4pm (SHE)

SHE (Support, Help, Empowerment) is a weekly drop-in session offering advice to homeless and vulnerable women in a safe, female-only space.

Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Food (free), Leisure facilities, Outreach worker links, Tenancy support

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

Haringey Recovery Service

590 Seven Sisters Road

N15 6HR

Phone: 020 8801 3999

Monday-Friday: 9:30am-5pm

Works with individuals in recovery from drug & alcohol misuse. Holistic approach, with continued support, equipping people with the skill for self-development.

Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Art classes, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Education/training, Internet access, Leisure facilities, Music/drama, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Sexual health, Tenancy support, Legal advice, Ex-offenders, Step-free

Mosaic Clubhouse

65 Effra Road

SW2 1BZ

Phone: 020 7924 9657

Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm (mental health info: 020 7924 965)
Monday-Sunday: 6pm-2am (Evening Sanctuary - professional referral)

Supports people's recovery with mental health by engaging them in running the service, including the cafe, reception and business unit. Links to employment, adult education, wellness workshops. Some virtual clubhouse activities during current restrictions. Young Adults programme for members aged 16 to 30. Wide range of health and wellbeing activities - see website.

Mental health, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Education/training

Providence Row

The Dellow Centre, 82 Wentworth Street

E1 7SA

Phone: 020 7375 0020

Monday-Friday: 9am-3:30pm (needle exchange - closed 12.30–1.30pm)
Monday: 10am-11:30am (men's group)
Monday: 2pm-3pm (yoga)
Tuesday: 9:30am-12:30pm (homeopathy)
Tuesday: 11:30am-12:30pm (relaxation skills)
Tuesday: 2pm-3:30pm (women's group)
Wednesday: 11:30am-1pm (peer support, addictions)
Thursday: 11am-1pm (art & wellbeing)
Friday: 10am-11:30am (Breaking Free Online- computer assisted therapy)
Friday: 10am-11:30am (self-harming support group)
Monday: 1:30pm-3:30pm (mental health drop-in)

Helps people of all backgrounds to an independent and fulfilled life away from homelessness & exclusion. They address not only users' immediate needs, but also the underlying issues and causes of their homelessness and exclusion. Download the timetable for their learning and wellbeing programme (https://bit.ly/2FXNYor). Most of their facilities are step-free. Services in Romanian and Polish.

Mental health, Art classes, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Careers advice, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Food (free), Food, Internet access, Needle exchange

Quaker Social Action

17 Old Ford Road

E2 9PJ

Phone: 02089835030

The American Church
Tuesday: 10:30am-12:30pm
Lincolns Inn field
Wednesday: 5:30pm-8:30pm
St Giles in the field
Saturday: 9:30am-12:30pm

Quaker Social Action run a community library. ~TuesdaysTurn a Corner: mobile community library at The American Church, near Goodge Street, at 10.30am-12.30pm ~Wednesday: Turn a Corner: mobile community library at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, near Holborn on Wednesdays at 5.30pm-8.30pm ~Saturday: Turn a Corner: mobile community library at St Giles in the Fields, near Tottenham Court Road on Saturdays at 9.30am-12.30pm Providing books to everyone for free (no need to return) as well as reading glasses. Also, Tuesdays: Cook Up: free to use kitchen space in Islington, bi-weekly by appointment.

Royal Connections

The Hub Studios, 90 Monier Road (off Wick Lane), Bow

E3 2ND

Phone: 0300 111 1111

Sunday: 4pm-6pm (hot meal on 4th Sunday of the month)

Christian charity dedicated to helping people who need help. Works with other local organisations.

Accommodation/housing advice, Barber, Careers advice, Dentist, Education/training, Food (free), Medical/health, Legal advice

SHP

245 Gray's Inn Road

WC1X 8QY

Phone: 0204 509 8300

Monday-Sunday: 9am-5pm

Provides innovative accommodation and support services to 3,000 of London's most vulnerable people. To discuss referral, call 020 7520 8660.

Accommodation/housing advice, Art classes, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Debt advice, Education/training, Internet access, Outreach workers, Tenancy support

Sock Mob

Aim to befriend the homeless and hand out socks. See website for next mob.

Clothing store

Spectra CIC

St Charles Centre, Exmoor Street

W10 6DZ

Phone: 0203 322 6920

Pre-Covid-19 were offering health and well-being services, including sexual health, emotional resilience and wellbeing. Outreach, social and therapeutic groups, support, health screening, counselling. Services are suspended - check website for details as some services are reinstated.

Mental health, Counselling, Education/training, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Sexual health

Stoll

446 Fulham Road

SW6 1DT

Phone: 020 7385 2110

Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm (closed 12.30–1.30)
Saturday & Sunday: 8am-5pm

Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing for ex-servicemen and women. As well as housing, they provide life-changing support including employment training, advice, addiction services and health and wellbeing activities.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Education/training, Music/drama, Outreach workers, Tenancy support

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 Youth Hub

Postal address only: 7, 35-37 Ludgate Hill

EC4M 7JN

Phone: 0203 283 8616

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. Please contact 0203 283 8616.

Careers advice, Education/training

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

Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church

170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow

G42 8QZ

Phone: 0141 423 3654

Thursday: 10am-12pm (food bank - 170 Queens Dr)
Saturday: 5pm-6pm (free food - 170 Queens Dr)
Tuesday: 12pm-1pm (hot meal - 170 Queens Dr)

Church where everyone is someone and everyone is valued regardless of past, or present situation, where self-belief is nurtured and where everyone is loved unconditionally. Please call first in morning for details.

Food (free), Food, Step-free

Right There (formerly YPeople)

15 Dava Street, Govan, Glasgow

G51 2JA

Phone: 0141 565 1200

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

Right There walks alongside those who need support, to prevent them becoming homeless or separated from their loved ones. Rooted in the hearts of local communities across Scotland, our services help to: - Prevent homelessness through supportive and safe places to call home; - Help people become more independent with community-based support; - Improve people’s mental health and wellbeing through mentoring and counselling.

Mental health, Counselling, Step-free, Ex-offenders, Ex-forces, Art classes, Accommodation/housing advice

Social Bite (Aberdeen)

516 Union Street, Aberdeen

AB10 1TT

Phone: 0131 353 0250

Monday-Friday: 8am-9:30am Take away breakfast
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 3:15pm-4pm Take away afternoon Scran
Thursday: 3:15pm-5pm Sit in Social Supper

Every single penny of Social Bite's profits are donated to good causes. One in four of its team is formerly homeless. Suspended items are bought by customers for homeless people.

Food (free)

Social Bite (Edinburgh)

131 Rose Street, Edinburgh

EH2 3DT

Phone: 0131 353 0250

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8am-9:30am Breakfast rolls
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 4pm-4:45pm Evening scran
Thursday: 4pm-5pm Mixed sit-in supper

Every single penny of Social Bite's profits are donated to good causes. One in four of its team is formerly homeless. Suspended items are bought by customers for homeless people. Free food take-away.

Food (free)

Social Bite (Glasgow)

10 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

G2 3GF

Monday-Friday: 8am-9:30am Take away breakfast
Wednesday: 4:45pm-5:45pm Sit in afternoon supper
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 5pm-6pm Take away afternoon scran
Wednesday: 6:15pm-7pm Womans sit in supper

Every single penny of Social Bite's profits are donated to good causes. One in four of its team is formerly homeless. Suspended items are bought by customers for homeless people.

Food (free)

Steps to Hope

Edinburgh

Phone: 07949 838666

Monday: 6pm-7pm Monday Munchies - St Columbus, 14 Johnston Terrace, E14 EH1
Tuesday & Friday: 5pm-5:30pm Catering van - Old St Pauls, 63 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH
Sunday: 5pm-7pm Sunday Supper - St Cuthberts, 5 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH1 2EP
Saturday: 10am-1pm Souper Saturday - Old St Pauls, 63 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH

Steps to Hope SCIO is a non-profit charity dedicated to caring for the homeless and those suffering with addiction. Phone-line open all time.

Step-free, Food (free), Counselling, Alcohol workers, Outreach workers