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Food
Housing
Homelessness
Centre for homeless and inadequately housed. Clothes, showers, advice on benefits and housing. Free lunch alternates Mon/Tue/Fri/Sun at 12pm-1:50pm.
Legal
Specialist legal representation for vulnerable asylum seekers, refugees, stateless people. Joined Helen Bamber Foundation in 2020. Works through complexity of individual legal cases to secure protection for survivors of trafficking, torture and persecution.
Legal
Phone Line
Free legal advice, information and representation to people in immigration detention across the UK
Mental Health
Children
English
Non-residential therapeutic community for young asylum seekers and refugees (arrived as unaccompanied minors). Individual and group psychotherapy, casework, English tutoring, music workshops, philosophy groups, art sessions, summer retreats. Supports ~140 young people/year from 29 countries.
Employment
English
categories.Education
Personalised one-to-one employment support for refugees 18+. CV writing, job applications, interview prep, digital skills training. Education programme with English classes and IT. Corporate work placements. Recently integrated RefuAid's language and re-accreditation programmes.
Food
Social
Food parcels - on other days, can provide emergency food bags (if available).
Legal
Housing
Welfare
Casework support on asylum support, welfare benefits, housing, community care. Destitution centre in Hackney with showers, laundry, computers. Emergency food, clothing, hygiene packs.
Food
Pay £5 for £20-£25 worth of Afro-Caribbean Food. Low/no income contact email to join.
Legal
Phone Line
Free legal aid advice on certain areas of law for people who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay
Food
Social
Register online. Pay £4 membership a week, choose 15-20 items of non-perishable, chilled, and frozen food
Legal
Housing
Social
Advice, casework for Congolese and French speaking African refugees and asylum seekers. Housing, immigration, welfare benefits casework
Food
Housing
Mental Health
Services for Vietnamese community. Advice on benefits, employment, housing, education, health. Day centre and lunch club. Counselling, ESOL
Dockland Settlement Centre, 197 East Ferry Road, Tower Hamlets (E14 3BA)
Mon/Fri (lunch for elderly); Mon/Wed am (ESOL)
Social
Drop-In
Crafts, games, chat and support in a warm space. Refreshments provided, no booking necessary.
Food
English
Social
Practical assistance for asylum seekers and refugees in Croydon. Tuesday: information/help desk, language classes, emergency food/clothes/toiletries. Wednesday: socialising, refreshments, children's play, language classes, activities, gardening.
West Croydon Baptist Church, Whitehorse Road, Croydon (CR0 2JH)
Tue morning (drop-in/help desk), Wed morning (social/asylum hotels)
Food
Homelessness
Breakfast in morning, light meal in afternoon. Safe daytime space. Charge mobiles, use Wi-Fi
3-5 Church Road, Acton, Acton (W3 8PU)
Mon-Wed/Fri 9am-12pm, 2-6pm; Thu 9am-12pm, 2:30-6pm
Food
Housing
Mental Health
Resource Centre for homeless people. Breakfast 9-10am, showers 9-11:30am, housing & benefit advice, mental health support
Healthcare
Phone Line
Primary healthcare clinic for excluded people including asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, homeless. Volunteer doctors and nurses provide consultations. Help registering with GP. Mobile clinic across London. Eye health clinic bi-monthly.
The People's Place, Stratford, Newham
Mon, Wed, Fri 1-5pm. Phone advice Mon-Thu 10am-12pm
English
Free English class to practise real life conversation, run by local retired teacher
Whittington Park Community Centre, Yerbury Rd, Archway, Islington (N19 4RS)
Tue 9:15-10:30am (term time)
LGBT+
Social
Food
LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers socialise, have lunch, work on CVs, make art, find peer support
Mental Health
Legal
Housing
Specialist therapy and rehabilitation for survivors of torture. Clinical services, medico-legal reports, welfare and housing support, creative arts programme. Purpose-built centre designed for trauma survivors.
Legal
Drop-In
Drop-in service offering free advice and practical support to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Greenwich
Legal
Drop-In
*Now Hackney residents only. Help with asylum seekers and refugees in Hackney, who have recently received a positive decision
Food
Homelessness
Free food for homeless people and others in need. Freshly prepared food served from catering van
Food
Drop-In
Food pantry (fresh and non-perishables). Free dinner at 5pm. Drop in- all welcome.
Legal
Housing
Phone Line
Registration for new enquiries (immigration advice, housing advice)
Social
Drop-In
Social drop-in with tea, snacks. Free, no referral needed.
Mental Health
Legal
Housing
Specialist support for survivors of trafficking, torture and extreme human cruelty. Therapy, medical advice, legal protection, housing and welfare, counter-trafficking, community integration. Three-stage care plan: housing/welfare first, then health, then legal/employment.
Housing
Welfare
Mental Health
Advice on housing, debt, welfare benefits, mental health, employment, volunteering, training. Interpreters available in multiple languages
Housing
Employment
Healthcare
Advice on housing, debt, welfare benefits, mental health, employment
Food
Social
Free hot lunch at 12:30pm. For residents of N7 & local Hilldrop Estates.
Food
Social
Hearty Thursdays - free meals, hand-cooked by members for community. Halal, Kosher and vegetarian options.
Islington (N7 9GJ)
Thu 12:30-3pm
Islington (N7 0RN)
Tue 12-2pm
Employment
English
Social
Employment support including Job Readiness Training (12hr course), one-to-one career coaching, CV and application support, interview prep. Also runs RISE resettlement programme and mentor matching.
Legal
Welfare
Drop-In
Ask for Yusef and let them know the Islington Centre sent you. Can help with Evisa.
Legal
Homelessness
Food
Day Centre for destitute asylum seekers not eligible for asylum support. All nationalities, all faiths. Appointment system for new visitors
The Hurtado Jesuit Centre, 2 Chandler Street, Tower Hamlets (E1W 2QT)
(By appointment only)
Legal
Phone Line
Undocumented/irregular migrants ONLY
Legal
Phone Line
Immigration advice for Latin Americans, Spanish and Portuguese speakers EUSS advice
Women
Legal
Phone Line
Any BME women who've experienced domestic violence. Advice on legal, housing, domestic violence.
LGBT+
Mental Health
Healthcare
LGBT health and mental wellbeing charity. Counselling, drug and alcohol support, social groups, volunteering, training
Food
Homelessness
Freshen Up
Drop-in for people facing homelessness. Sit down meal, takeaways, hot showers, laundry.
Legal
Children
Specialist legal representation for migrant and refugee children. Represents young people displaced by war, fleeing abuse, trafficked for exploitation, or separated from families. 100% success rate in direct representation. Strategic litigation for systemic change. Kids in Need of Defense UK project for undocumented children.
Legal
Housing
Welfare
Official Home Office partner providing asylum support advice. Help with accommodation, financial support, dedicated caseworkers and translators. Free asylum helpline. Note: see also separate Migrant Help eVisa Drop-In Clinic listing.
Legal
Drop-In
Support with submitting eVisa applications. Please bring BRP/BRC and passport if possible.
Mental Health
Mental health support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers for mild to moderate mental health needs. Self-referrals possible
Food
Social
Soup & Stew Day. Hot bowl of stew or soup. Thu: food co-op £1/person. Fri: food co-op £1/person.
Mental Health
English
Social
Holistic support for refugees and asylum seekers. Therapeutic services (multilingual mental health support), psychosocial activities, women's group, cooking sessions, gardening, youth club (12+), ESOL classes, volunteering opportunities. Supports 2000+ people/year. GSK IMPACT Award winner 2023.
Food
Freshen Up
Refreshments and hot lunch when possible. Free donated clothes and toiletries.
Legal
Housing
Phone Line
Advice for asylum seekers, refugees, those wishing to regularise status, citizenship queries and family members of EU nationals. Housing & Welfare benefits advice
16 Leicester Square, Westminster (WC2H 7NH)
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (appt); Mon/Thu 10am-2pm (drop-in)
Food
Freshen Up
Drop-In
Refreshments and occasionally hot lunch. Free donated clothes and toiletries.
Mental Health
Children
Confidential counselling support for young refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants aged 11-25 in Croydon. Works with trauma, loss, self-harm, suicide, anxiety, isolation, sleep problems. Interpreters available on request.
Legal
Housing
Phone Line
Provides practical, legal and emotional advice for migrants (Tower Hamlets only)
Legal
Drop-In
Free immigration advice to people in London. In some cases, can offer representation. Focus on human rights grounds.
Legal
Housing
Homelessness
Legal advice (OISC Level 3), casework, destitution support, crisis intervention for ~1000 clients/year. Immigration, housing, homelessness advice. Foodbank, ESOL classes, integration support. Also at Cardinal Heenan Centre, Ilford.
The People's Place, 80-92 High Street, Stratford, Newham (E15 2NE)
Advice line Tue/Thu 10am-1pm. Office Mon/Tue/Thu 10am-4pm
LGBT+
Legal
Mental Health
Free and confidential legal advice and emotional support for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum. Guidance on asylum applications, interviews, evidence gathering, appeals. In-person support groups in London (men's, women's, trans groups fortnightly). Help accessing health services and housing.
The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Lambeth (SE11 5RR)
Weekdays during office hours (advice line). No drop-ins.
Legal
Housing
Mental Health
National info and support line for people seeking asylum experiencing or at risk of crisis. Housing pathways, children's services, therapeutic counselling, employment support.
Legal
Homelessness
Drop-In
Advice service for vulnerable and homeless asylum seekers who have lost contact with their asylum application. Referrals to legal advice, health, shelters, hosting schemes.
Drop-in in Hackney (check website), Hackney
Drop-in from 11am, max 20 people, no entries after 12pm
Mental Health
Counselling for adults seeking asylum. Remote or in-person. Help with stress, anxiety, grounding techniques. Trained interpreters available.
Mental Health
Psychotherapy and counselling for refugees and asylum seekers in their own language. Individual therapy, couples/family therapy, mentoring. Culturally sensitive approach respecting linguistic and cultural needs.
Housing
Homelessness
Safe space, advice support & help with resettlement to single homeless people. Day care centre and winter nightshelter
Legal
Food
Homelessness
Support for undocumented Newham residents facing destitution. Food bank service available. In-person drop-ins and online referrals now available
Legal
Housing
Advice, advocacy and support for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants on benefits, housing, immigration, debt. Emergency support for NRPF
Legal
categories.Education
Free step-by-step guide to UK asylum and immigration system. Covers asylum claims, appeals, human rights cases, detention, destitution, housing. Written by experts including people with lived experience. Available in multiple languages. Also runs workshops.
Employment
Freshen Up
Legal
Promotes participation of Albanian-speaking refugees and migrants in UK. Education, training, employment support. Family wellbeing services
Legal
Housing
Mental Health
Frontline community org supporting refugees, asylum seekers, migrants in South London since 1991. Immigration advice and casework, practical support, social and therapeutic support. Helps ~1000 people/year including trafficking survivors, homeless, unaccompanied young people.
Food
Housing
Legal
Safe space for clients. Hot lunches, advice and support around health, housing, immigration, education, employment, social activities
Children
Legal
Food
Services include advice, creative activities, lunch, creche, gardening, ESOL, storytelling, conversation class
Legal
Food
Healthcare
Advice, lunch, games, employability skills, health and inclusion, conversation class
Children
Legal
Food
Advice, creative activities, lunch, creche, gardening, health and inclusion, conversation class
English
Learn English through art and history
90 Central St, London, Islington (EC1V 8AJ)
Fri 12:30-1:30pm; Next Sat of next month
Food
Learn to make cheap, easy and tasty meals. All ingredients provided.
Islington (N19 3AD)
Fri 3-5:30pm
English
Free English language conversation classes, every Thursday evening during term time. Meet new people over tea, coffee, and snacks!
Islington (N7 0ND)
Wed 10:30am-1pm (lunch 12-1pm)
Food
Healthcare
Freshen Up
Hot food served 10am-1:30pm. Day Centre includes cafe, laundry, lockers, showers, health services
Food
Housing
Homelessness
Weekly drop-in for homeless people. Free food - hot meal and tea. Clothes store, toiletries, bedding. Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
Food
Housing
Homelessness
Resource Centre for homeless. Rough sleepers given priority during breakfast. Appointment system in place.
Food
Housing
Homelessness
Food parcels, meals and essentials £3. Open to residents of Holloway, Laycock, Caledonian Wards and Hydge Housing Estates, plus rough sleepers
Food
Mental Health
Healthcare
Soup and main course. Clothes Closet on alternate Mon. Consultation room for mental health, dentists, doctors
79a Tottenham Ct Rd, London, Camden (W1T 4TD)
Mon-Sat 10am-12pm
Food
Housing
Mental Health
Day Centre for rough sleepers and vulnerable adults. Advice on drugs, alcohol, benefits, health, mental health. Food, showers, clothing, laundry
English
Food
Social
Community centre for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. English classes, hot food, foodbank, advice, advocacy, social and creative activities, clothing, childcare. Holistic approach.
Food
Freshen Up
Homelessness
Free breakfast from 8am. Showers Mon-Fri 6:30-10am. Clothing available daily. Advice and Computing services
Children
Legal
Mental Health
Charity for young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-25. Weekly Advice & Support Hubs with youth activities, one-to-one casework, legal advice and counselling through partners. English mentoring, youth welfare, sports. Also in Brent and King's Cross.
St Mary Magdalene Church, Canning Road, Croydon (CR0 6QD)
Weekly hubs in Croydon and Brent