London has many day centres where you can get cheap or free food, and general help and advice. Many centres also have laundry rooms and other services such as visiting medical staff.
8 Totting Bec Gardens
London SW16 1RB
Tel: 020 8696 0943
Nearest tube: Tooting Bec
Opening times:
Open access - Mon, Tues, Thur, 9am-2pm; Sun 11:30am-3:30pm; Fri - womens day Wed - special services
Services:
Drop-in: Mon/Tues/Thurs 9am-2pm;
Sun 11.30am-3.30pm
Over 50's club: Mon/Tues/Thurs 2pm-4pm
Clothing available: Mon/Sun 10am- 12pm
Music group: Mon/Tues 10am-12noon
Nurse's clinic: Tues 10.30am-12noon
Women only: Fri 10.30am-2pm
Drug & Alcohol drop-in: Wed 10am-12am
Art & Crafts: Mon 10.30am-12.30pm
Hairdressing: Mon 10.30am-12.30pm
Ear Acupuncture: Wed 10am- 12pm
Fri 10.30am - 12.30pm (women only)
Lime Grove Resource Centre
47 Lime Grove
Shepherd's Bush
London W12 8EE
Tel: 020 8740 9182
Nearest tube: Shepherd's Bush
Services:
Advice and training. Health care. Showers and laundry.
Employment and training, IT training courses. Art classes.
The Philbeach Hall
51 Philbeach Gardens
Earls' Court
London SW5 9EB
Tel: 020 7835 1389
Nearest tube: Earl's Court (Warwick Road Exit)
Opening times: Mon-Sat 12:30pm-3:45pm
Services:
Lunchtime meal, laundry, shower facilities, clothing store, free telephone calls to benefit agency or other statutory body. Reflexologist, healthliaison worker, help and advice with accommodation difficulties, general advice and counselling sessions.
64-68 Camberwell Church Street
London SE5 8JB
Tel: 020 7703 7000
Nearest tube: Elephant and Castle or Oval
Opening times: Mon-Fri 9:30am-1pm (NB Mon 9:30am-11:30am for people seeking emergency accommodation only)
Services:
Housing advice plus medical services. Health workers, young people's worker, drugs/alcohol worker, women's worker, benefits worker, elderly support worker, mental health worker, gay and lesbian housing advice, black issues worker, black people's drop-in, help for ex-servicemen, CAT link workers, benefits worker, literacy and computer skills training, vocational guidance. Showers, laundry, breakfast and lunch.
Lower Clapton Road
London E5 0PD
Tel: 020 8985 6707
Nearest station: Hackney Central
Opening times: Mon-Thur 10am-12.30pm; 2pm-4:30pm
Services:
Food, clothes, primary health care, health access, showers, advice, art, carpentry and music.
6 St Martin's Place
London WC2N 4JJ
Tel: 020 7930 4137
Nearest tubes: Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Embankment
Opening times:
Advice centre Mon-Fri 10am-12:30pm (except Wed 9:30am-11:30am). Day Centre - over-21s various times.
Services:
Advice centre, art group, job search, training opportunities, creative writing, computer skills, solicitors, housing and resettlement, benefits advisor, housing advice surgeries, food and drink. Doctor and nurse available. Help with alcohol problems, help for ex-servicemen.
134-136 Seymour Place
London W1H 5DJ
Tel: 020 7569 5900
Nearest tube: Marylebone, Edgware Road or Baker Street.
Opening times: Mon, Wed, Fri 9:15am-2pm; Tues & Thur 9:15am-1pm.
Services:
Day and TV room. Breakfast/lunch, washing and drying facilities, poste restante, safe keeping and free clothing. Welfare, benefit and housing advice. Link Worker to CAT teams, counselling, craft workshop, medical services (full time nurse and visiting doctor), luggage store (phone for space) and computer training.
