Homelessness Support

Resources to support those struggling with homelessness.

Our First Point of Call

We care deeply for those who are homeless in our Parish and we work very closely with the West London Day Centre and the Church Army’s Marylebone Project. Whilst we do not give out cash in any circumstances, instead we direct people in need to one of our partner organisations.

 

Our first point of call is West London Day Centre. This can be found at 134-136 Seymour Place, W1. Their number is 020 7569 5900.

 

They offer: Showers, clothes, food, benefits, medical services (nurse, mental health, optician, podiatrist, counselling), veterinary service for homeless dogs, immigration advice, housing advice, employment group, art classes, luggage storage, vet, English for Speakers of Other Languages.

Phone Services

Streetlink 0300 500 0914 (Rough sleeping services coordination)
Refuge 0808 2000 247 (Domestic violence helpline)
Frank 0800 776 600 (Drugs)
Jobcentre Plus 0345 845 345
Message Home 0800 700 740
The Samaritans 08457 909090
SANEline 0845 767 8000
Shelter 0808 800 4444
UK Human Trafficking 0114 252 3891
The Trusty Paws Clinic (veterinary service for homeless dogs) 020 7569 5900

Day Centres

1. Connection at St Martin’s
12 Adelaide St, WC2
020 7766 5544
Day and night centre
Mon – Fri 9am – 1pm (12:30 Wed)
(Reception open until 5pm each day)
Food, shelter, showers, computers

 

2. Camden Spectrum
(Camden residents only)
6 Greenland St
Camden Town, Nw1
020 7267 4937
Mon – Fri, 9:30pm-7pm
Alcohol, drugs, benefits, tenancy, housing,
mental health advice,
clothing, showers, foot care, medical services

 

3. Church Army
(Woman only)
1-5 Cosway St, NW1
020 7262 3818
Mon – Thurs, 12-3:30pm
Food, clothing, showers, internet, laundry,
benefits, careers, housing,
education advice, art and music classes

 

4. King’s Cross Primary Care
264 Pentonville Rd, N1
020 3317 2645
Tues and Fri, 2-4:30pm
Health care, sexual health, mental health

 

5. The London Irish Centre
50-52 Camden Square, London NW1 9XB
Advice Service: (open to all, not just Irish citizens)
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm; Wednesday 2-4pm; Friday
9.30am-12.30pm.

 

6. The London Jesus Centre
83 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TB
Advice Service: Monday – Friday, 10am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm

Soup Kitchens

Chalk Farm Salvation Army
10-16 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BL
Mon, 6-8pm (men)
Wed, 7:30-9pm (all)

 

Faith House
11 Argyle St, King’s Cross, WC1H 8EJ
(near burger king)
020 7837 5149
Tue 5-6pm
Wed 1-3pm
Fri, 11am-1pm (women)

For People with a Connection with Camden

(You must have lived in Camden for six months out of the last twelve, or three years out of the last five)

 

Camden Housing Options and Advice Service, Camden Council
5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG. Tel: 020 7974 4444
Open: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

 

Spectrum Centre
6 – 8 Greenland Street, London, NW1 0ND
Advice Service: Monday – Friday, 9.30am-7.00pm

For Young People Aged 16-21

New Horizons Youth Centre
68 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JR
Advice Service: For a same-day housing appointment, arrive at New Horizons by 10.15am.
Open Monday – Sunday, 10.30am-4pm

Night Shelters in the City of Westminster

13 churches, a synagogue and a mosque partner together to provide accommodation for rough sleepers for 8 months of the year – from October to May.

 

The Shelter is one of over 100 similar schemes across the country where different faith groups work together to help rough sleepers come in from the cold during the winter months.

 

Farm Street RC Church
Hinde Street Methodist Church
St James, Piccadilly
St Mary of the Angels
Notre Dame De France
Westminster Cathedral
Emmanuel Church
Holy Apostles Pimlico
Methodist Central Hall
St Paul’s Rossmore Road
St Patrick’s Soho Square
West London Synagogue
St Stephen’s Rochester Row
All Souls Clubhouse
Al Manaar Mosque

 

For more information about the Westminster Night Shelter, contact the Coordinator, Peter Mwaniki: peter.mwaniki@wlm.org.uk

WLM Seymour Place, 134-136 Seymour Place, Marylebone, London W1H 1NT
Tel: 020 7569 5900

Night Shelters in Camden

The C4WS winter night shelter operates each night from the beginning of November to the end of March each year. Thirteen churches in the Borough of Camden take it in turns to accommodate up to sixteen homeless adults a night, providing them with a hot evening meal, a clean bed, and breakfast the following morning. Although a member of staff is present at each shift, this day-to-day hospitality is organised and
delivered by our network of volunteers, who come to us both from the churches’ congregations and from the wider community.

 

Guests are pre-registered onto the project by one of the local welfare agencies with which C4WS has a pre-established referral relationship. We offer our guests a 28-day stay, and a dedicated caseworker. Whilst staying at the shelter every guest can access employment, education, immigration and English language support, as well as be supported through housing applications into permanent accommodation.

Contact here: 020 7278 6267 admin@c4wshomelessproject.org

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