| London has services run solely for young people who are sleeping rough or are at risk of sleeping rough. We list three types below: |
| Hostels for Young People |
| If the advice centres aren't open of or you just want to go straight to an emergency hostel, you could try one of the hostels listed below. Some of the hostels listed in this section will accept people as young as 16. |
| Centrepoint Berwick Street 25 Berwick Street London W1V 8RS Tel: 020 7287 9134 |
| Nearest tube: Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road or Leicester Square |
| Services: Men and women, aged 16 to 21 Beds: 27 in single and double rooms Access: daytime exclusion 9:15am-3:30pm with a 10pm curfew. |
| Centrepoint Lambeth Old Lambeth Hospital Dugard Way, off Renfrew Road Kennington London SE11 4TG Tel: 020 7587 3410 |
| Nearest tube: Kennington |
| Services: High support accommodation for 36 young people who have experienced long-term rough sleeping. Residents have access to counselling and drug rehabilitation, as well as life skills training. |
| Centrepoint- Vauxhall 11 Bondway Vauxhall London SW8 1SN Tel: 020 7735 7999 Tel: 020 7582 6112 referral line number |
| Nearest tube: Vauxhall |
| Services: Men and women aged 16-25 Beds: 25 single rooms, one shared male room Referrals through advice agencies only - those aged 18 and over must have a RSR number or be linked to a CAT team. Some beds will be targeted at 18+ only Maximum stay six months |
| De Paul Trust - Lord Clyde Night Shelter 90 Tyers Street London SE11 5HU Tel: 020 7820 0344 |
| Nearest tube: Vauxhall |
| Services: Men aged 16 to 25 Beds: 26 in shared and single rooms Long-term rough-sleepers only. Vacancies most days - phone to make referral. Nightly waiting list 8:30pm. |
| Look Ahead Bayswater 31 Leinster Square London W2 4NQ Tel: 020 7229 2220 |
| Nearest tube: Bayswater / Queensway |
| Services: Men and women aged 18 to 30 Beds:40, in 20 single and 10 shared rooms |
| Referrals from the Contact Assessment Teams only. |
| St Martin of Tours (recently merged with Capital Housing) Bina Gardens Project Bina Gardens Hostel 2- 4 Bina Gardens London SW5 0LA Tel: 020 77373 0635/7370 4869 |
| Nearest tube: South Kensington/Gloucester Road Services: There are two projects in one building: Care-leavers Project: six beds in single rooms. Prepares care levers for independent living. Intensive keywork support and life skills classes are provided. Short-Stay Project: 20 beds (four single rooms, eight shared rooms). Referrals accepted from any agency (no self-referrals). There-month stay with the focus on appropriate resettlement. Monthly life skills classes. Weekly GP visit. Weekly counselling service (provided by Chelsea Bus Stop).Fully equipped IT room. Resources room with a schedule of activities.External and internal sports facilities. Waking 24-hour cover. |
| Westway House 90-92 Lancaster Road London W11 1QS Tel: 020 7792 3670 |
| Nearest tube: Ladbroke Grove |
| Services: Men and women aged 16 to 20 Beds: 15 Single rooms (ten for social services clients, five for clients from housing action groups. ( Waiting list applies). Westway provide a resettlement service for ethnic minority groups. |
| YMCA - Earl's Court Hostel 10 - 12 West Cromwell Road London SW5 9QJ Tel: 020 7373 0787 |
| Nearest tube: Earl's Court |
| Services: Men and women aged 16 to 25 Beds: 22, mostly doubles Agency referrals accepted subject to interview. |
| YMCA - Letts House 31-33 St James Road Croydon London CR0 2SD Tel: 020 8665 1051 |
| Nearest station: East/West Croydon |
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