The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul

A family of several charities based around the country.

https://www.dcsvpservices.org/our-charities

 


Simply Connect Croydon

A compendium of resources in the local area. Visit it here.

 


Kurdish Advice Centre

Providing the local Kurdish community with support and advice.


Refugee Women Connect

Outreach and support for women asylum seekers and refugees.


999 Club

Range of homelessness prevention and support services in Lewisham


Refugee Action Kingston

A local charity, supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the Kingston area.


First Love Foundation

Person-centric, rapid support to clients who have recently hit a crisis in order to get their lives back on track as quickly as possible. Includes emergency food provision, support around benefits, challenging eviction notices and so on. 


Kingston Food Hub

Established to help restore and rebuild hope in individuals, improving physical and mental health through Kingston community-based projects. Food Delivery, access to clothes washing and other support.


London Irish Centre

Provides specialist information and advice on welfare related issues including housing, benefits and passports for the Irish community.


Renewal Programme

Support for those, in Newham, who are facing multiple challenges; whether they’re a carer who needs wellbeing support, a migrant or refugee without access to public funds, an individual suffering with homelessness or experiencing poverty or a young person without direct access to learning pathways.


Afghanistan and Central Asian Association

Women's Project, Skills Workshops, Family Support, Welfare and Housing Advice for the Afghan community.


Migrant Women's Rights Service

Advice and training for those supporting or advising vulnerable migrant women who are pregnant or new mothers including housing and health.


Gujarati Samaj (Bexley)

To assist the Gujarati community with education in field of language, health, welfare rights, housing, immigration


Shpresa Programme

Supporting the Albanian community in the UK


London Black Women's Project

Work with black, Asian and visible minority ethnic women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. Provide accommodation, legal advice and therapeutic services,


Solace Women's Aid

Provides advice and support, accommodation, and therapeutic services for survivors of domestic abuse'


Z2K

Provide housing and welfare rights advice and campaign for social change.


Pecan

Community based organisation seving Peckham


West London Equalities Centre

Provides advice and advocacy in both generalist and specialist areas in conjunction with the Community Advice Programme (CAP) and retain the pro-bono services of both solicitors and qualified barristers to provide free legal advice.


West London Mission

Provides housing and welfare support


Women at the Well

Street outreach and homelessness services for women in and around Kings Cross


UCL

Have a comprehensive guide for London Students needing housing advice listing all the specialist housing advice available via  London’s universities and colleges


Tower Hamlets Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Turn2Us (N)

Income and welfare rights advice.


St Mungo’s

Offer homelessness prevention services and emergency accommodation


Stonewall Housing Advice

Housing support for the LGBT+ community


Street Link

Will put anyone street sleeping in touch with appropriate local support


Spitalfields Crypt Trust

Supporting those facing or experiencing homelessness who also have addiction issues


Spitalfields Housing Association

The largest Bangladeshi-led housing Association in the UK. Providing housing and welfare advice


Springfield Advice and Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


South London Refugee Association

Provide practical support to those building new lives. They provide practical assistance as well as advice and information


South West London Law Centres

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


SPEAR

Serves West London preventing homelessness and working with those who are rough sleeping


Single Homelessness Project

Single Homeless Project, a London-wide charity working to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives.


Simba

Housing association work in providing housing and advice predominately to the African community


Shelter

Provide urgent housing advice as well as more general information about housing issues


Shoreditch Trust

Focus is on working with people who experience health, economic and social inequality.


Refugees at Home

Matches people with a spare room with a refugee needing somewhere to live


Renters Rights

Supports the legal rights of private tenants to have their voices heard and to challenge private landlords


Restart Lives

Offer employment and housing advice


Providence Row

Supports those facing homelessness or homeless.


Phoenix Futures

Provide drug and alcohol recovery housing options and advice


Plumstead Community Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Praxis

Support the refugee and migrant community with housing and other advice and information


North Kensington Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


North London Action for The Homeless

Run sessions for homeless people, the socially isolated, and those in financial hardship in Hackney for over 25 years. We are a local charity; 65% of our service users and many volunteers and donors are based in Hackney.


North London Muslim Housing Association

Provide housing and related welfare advice.


Odu Dua

Offer housing for the BME community


New Horizons Youth Centre

Housing advice and other support for 16 – 25 year olds.


Mary Ward Legal Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


LGBT Jigsaw

A consortium of advice agencies supporting homeless or potentially homeless LGBT+ young people


Magpie Project

Supports families with a child under the age of 5 in temporary or insecure accommodation including those affected by immigration law


Inquilab

Offer housing services in West London for BME community


Island Advice Centre

Offer debt and housing advice for Tower Hamlets residents


Islington Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Hope at  Home

Housing and other support for trafficked people


IDS

Housing provide housing and welfare advice to the Jewish community.


Imani

A cooperative housing venture  supporting the black community in the borough


Innisfree

Provide housing and housing advice for the Irish and other migrant communities


Haringey Migrant Support Centre

Advice on immigration and welfare issues and social support


Healthy Living Project

Christian led. Aim to improve education, overcome social isolation and improve the health and well being of all those that engage with our projects. We are particularly focussed on meeting the needs of the Homeless & Socially Isolated, Children & Families.


Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Haringey Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Generation Rent

Information for private tenants and links to other organisations who can help


Hackney Community Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Ekaya Housing

Social and housing support for the black community in Lambeth


Ealing Advice Service

A local service working to provide the people of Ealing with access to high-quality advice.


Ealing Soup Kitchen

Help for anyone who needs hot, nutritious food & a helping hand


Ealling Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


East European Resource Centre

Supporting Central and East European migrants who experience poverty, exploitation and social exclusion in order to help them to make choices about their lives and realize their potential as equal members of communities.


Doorstep Homeless Families Project

Supporting homeless families and children


Connections St Martins in the Fields

Support for those already homeless or sofa surfing


Coin Street family & children’s centre

Community advice and support centre


City YMCA

Housing support for young people up to age 25


Causeway Irish Housing Association

Based in Haringey and supporting the Irish community and other migrant communities with housing and employment issues.


CAYSH

CAYSH serves  young people aged between 16-25 facing homelessness in London.


Centrepoint

Supports lone parents and children leaving care as well as young homeless


Camden Federation of Private Tenants

Information and advice on legal position for private tenants in the borough


Camden Law Centre

Free and independent legal advice on social welfare issues including housing, debt, immigration and employment.


Cardinal Hume Centre

Advice service including employment support and advice, family support, welfare rights


Brent Irish Advisory Service

Strive to improve the wellbeing  of the Irish community in Brent by promoting opportunity, social integration, independence and equality.


Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau

Advice and support for all who live, work or study in Barnet


Bangla Housing

Supports the Bangladeshi community with housing and housing advice in Hackney Islington and Waltham Forest


Apna Ghar

Supports the BME disabled community with housing in Brent Ealing Harrow Islington Haringey Hackney and Newham


Arhag

Housing association specialises in supporting refugee and migrant housing


Bahay Kubo

Provide housing and housing advice for the Philippine Community in London


Alone in London DePaul Charity

For 16-25’s at risk of or experiencing homelessness


Advice for Renters

Legal and welfare rights advice for those in private rented accommodation


AKT (Albert Kennedy Trust)

Supports homeless LGBTQ young people or those at risk of homelessness