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Services to access while we’re closed

Please note we are closed from Monday 23rd December until Friday 3rd January. This list shows available services you can access for food, homelessness support, advice or healthcare while we are closed.

Food 🍚🍝🥘🍞

Free Hot Food in and near Southwark

1. The Manna Day Centre – open everyday  – (other than 24th, 25th, 26th, 27 and 28th of December) 
Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Free Breakfast (8.30am – 9.30am) & lunch (11:30am to 1.30pm). Meals are Sit-down in sittings of 40 at a time.

2. Crisis at Christmas Day Centres – open from 24th until the 28th December
Centres will be open 10am – 5pm from 24th December to 28th December 2024 serving food. Locations:

  • Bermondsey Day Centre, City of London Academy, 240 Lynton Road SE1 5LA
  • Pimlico Day Centre, Pimlico Academy, S36 Lupus Street W1V 3AT
  • Stratford Day Centre, School 21, Pitchord Street, Stratford E15 4RZ
 

3. Brixton Soup Kitchen open everyday as usual
Dominoes Community Centre – 297-299 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London. SW9 8RP.
Opening times: Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 14:00

Homelessness 🏡🛌🏻 🏡🛌🏻

1. Streetlink
Streetlink is a charity that links people rough sleeping with local support services.

If you are rough sleeping and call them and let them know you need help they will send outreach workers to come and find you late at night or early in the morning where you are sleeping. They will try and find you accommodation if they can. Sometimes this is the same night. Sometimes it takes a lot longer. But they are there to help you. The number is: 0300 500 0914. They have interpreters available on the phone if needed.

2. Crisis at Christmas Day Centres
Open for anyone to attend. No referral is needed you can just turn up at the centre. Centres will be open 10am – 5pm from 24th December to 28th December 2024. Locations:

  • Bermondsey Day Centre, City of London Academy, 240 Lynton Road SE1 5LA
  • Pimlico Day Centre, Pimlico Academy, S36 Lupus Street W1V 3AT
  • Stratford Day Centre, School 21, Pitchord Street, Stratford E15 4RZ

The centre provides:
Hot meals and snacks, Shower facilities, Toiletries, Advice, information and support, Free international phone calls, Healthcare, podiatry and opticians, A salon service offering haircuts, hair styling, beard trims and nail care, Computer access, printing and support to get online, Creative sessions, Films and TV, Games, quizzes and bingo, Sports (including a football tournament!)

Sometimes they can also offer accommodation. If you are sleeping rough and have an outreach worker ask them to refer you to “Crisis at Christmas accommodation”. If you don’t have an outreach worker contact Streetlink to get one.

3. The Manna Centre  – open every day (other than 24th, 25th, 26th, 27 and 28th of December when the service will be closed completely):
homelessness support Service – Doors open at 8:30am, for advice specifically they work Monday to Thursday and you are encouraged to arrive at 7:00am to queue to see an advisor. The rest of the service is open 7 days a week. They also provide food, showers, laundry facilities and clothing. Open seven days a week from 8.30am – 1.30pm. Address: 12 Melior St, Bermondsey, SE1 3QP.  Phone: 0207 357 9363.  Email: mail@mannasociety.org.uk
 
4. Missionaries of Charity – Women’s Homeless Shelter – Missionaries of Charity, 177-179 Bravington Road, London, W9 3AR – Phone: 0208 960 2644. You have to call first to see if they have space for you.
 

5. Missionaries of Charity – Men’s Homeless Shelter (closed from 25th December and re opening on 1st of January) – Missionaries of Charity, 112 – 116 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6EU – Phone: 020 7620 1504. Phone them to see if you can get a bed space.

6. Shelter from the Storm – Homeless Shelter – referrals can be made by anyone at: https://sfts.org.uk/referrals/

7. The Marylebone Project– Marylebone Project, 1-5 Cosway St, London NW1 5NR – 020 3959 1444 (no promise they can accommodate you but you can call and ask or go in person and ask. Even if they can’t accommodate they might be able to give advice and support)

8. Glass Door – Homeless Shelter – referral can be made by anyone at the link – https://www.glassdoor.org.uk/night-shelters

Advice ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️

Southwark Citizens Advice Bureau

Drop ins:

  • Walworth 6-8 Westmoreland Road SE17 2AY (open 24th December and 2nd January 10am to 2pm)
  • Peckham 97 Peckham High Street SE15 5RS ((open 24th December and 2nd January 10am to 2pm)

Phone advice line: 

  • 080 8278 7849
  • Open to call for advice 9:30am – 4:30pm on 24th, 27th, 30th & 31st of December and 2nd of January.

 

Health and wellbeing 💊🩺🏥🥼

  • For any physical or mental health non urgent issues you can contact your GP if you have one. Alternatively if you are in a Home Office hotel you could also ask at reception for details of if there is a health inclusion team visiting the hotel you could see.
  • For any urgent physical or mental health issues you call 111 and ask for an interpreter if needed. This is the NHS helpline and they will try and help you.
  • In a physical or mental health emergency you can call 999 or attend your nearest A&E
  • If you are feeling low and just need someone to talk who will listen non judgementally you can call Samaritans on 116 123 anytime any day. Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of sucide