Emergency Assistance Options for Migrants

Help to return voluntarily to your country of origin / Home Office Voluntary Departure Scheme / Assisted voluntary return / Will help you return to your country of origin; they offer free advice, free flights, financial support and assistance with travel documents. / Telephone: 0300 004 0202 (Monday – Friday between 09.00 and 17.30)
Fax: 0870 336 9544
Web: www.gov.uk/return-home-voluntarily
Access to support for Asylum Seekers / National Asylum Support Service / Accommodation and subsistence for asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers / Asylum Help
0808 8000 630 (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm; multiple languages available – see www.asylumhelpuk.org
General support services in Islington / Islington Links for Living
Family Information Service / Directory of support options` / An online portal for all social services available in Islington. / http://linksforliving.islington.gov.uk/kb5/islington/asch/home.page
http://www.islington.gov.uk/services/children-families/familyinformationservice/Pages/default.aspx
Name: / Who they are: / What they help with: / Contact:
Advice / Islington Law Centre – Immigration Unit / Free legal advice service / Immigration law advice and support over the phone and help to take cases to court. / Website: www.islingtonlaw.org.uk
Email:
Address: 38 Devonia Road, London N1 8JH
Call: 020 7288 7630
Hackney Migrant Centre / Drop-in advice centre / Free advice sessions on immigration issues and applications. First come first served basis. / Wednesday 11am-4pm (arrival at 11am recommended due to high demand)
St Mary’s New Church Rooms, N16 9ES
07504 332 706
Praxis Community Projects / Migrant support agency offering a walk in advice service and housing support. / Can offer advice and workshops on housing, immigration and welfare, with interpreters if you need one. Free and confidential advice. Their workshops will help you understand forms and procedures and give advice on filling them in.
They also run a temporary accommodation network which can find you a temporary place to stay for a few days or weeks, and a small allowance for food. They ask kind strangers to let you stay in their home, or religious organisations if they have spare rooms. / Phone Advice:
Tuesdays and Thursdays2 – 4.30pm: 020 7749 7680

www.praxis.org.uk
Call 020 7729 7985 or look on the website to book a free workshop or appointment
Asylum Aid / Telephone legal advice / Free, one-off, confidential and independent legal advice for asylum seekers and refugees / Advice helpline: 020 7354 9264
Tuesdays 1-4pm
Coram Children’s Legal Centre / Charity providing legal information and assistance / Free legal advice on migration related issues for children, young people and families. / 0207 636 8505 Tues - Thurs 10am - 4pm

www.childrenslegalcentre.com
AIRE Centre / Advice for EEA nationals / Advice about the rights of EEA nationals under European law. Written legal advice only. / Monday to Friday, between 10:30am and 6pm: 020 7831 4276.
Thames Reach London Reconnection Project / Advice for EU nationals who are rough sleepers to return to country of origin / Get in touch if you are an EU national currently sleeping rough in London who would like to return to your country of origin / Telephone: 0870 383 3322
Emailenquiries:.
Website:http://www.thamesreach.org.uk/what-we-do/international-reconnection/london-reconnection-project/.
Kalaayan / Advice and support for migrant domestic workers / Free advice and support if you are a migrant who is working in a private home. / St Francis of Assisi Community Centre
13 Hippodrome Place London W11 4SF
T 0207 243 2942
Body and Soul / Advice and support for people with HIV / A regular support session and access to counselling and legal advice if you have HIV. / https://bodyandsoulcharity.org/adults/the-adult-programme/join-body-soul/.
Ealing Law Centre / Registering children as British Citizens / Provide specialist support in registering children as British
Can also provide telephone advice for all types of immigration, asylum and human rights issues / Registering children as British
Solange Valdez,
emails:
0208 579 4598 (telephone)
Immigration Advice Line Enquires: 020 8579 4598
Housing: / Homeless London / Search engine of accommodation options / Has helpful advice and also lets you search for homeless shelters, advice centres etc. / www.homelesslondon.org
Shelter from the Storm / Homeless shelter / Free homeless shelter offering beds and hot meals. Must be referred there by a service. / www.sfts.org.uk/contact
You can also get more information by calling 020 7697 9569 or emailing
Nightstop UK / Emergency accommodation for young people / Helps you find a place to stay for a few days or weeks. / Call 07767 882881 Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm or email
Jigsaw / Housing support for homeless young LGBT people / Helps young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans homeless people access housing support /

Phone or text 078 1471 9623

Phone Call our advice on 020 7359 5767: Mon – Fri – 10.00am – 1.00pm

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In person

Drop in every Thursday 2-4pm at THT Lighthouse South 14-15 Lower Marsh SE1 7RJ near Waterloo
CrashPad / Cold weather shelter for young people / Provides a warm bed for rough sleepers under the age of 25. / 020 77002498

Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter / Cold weather shelter for single homeless people / Provides warm beds for 1-28 nights for single homeless people without high support needs. Priority for those with an Islington connection: easiest to be referred by an agency. / 07913 020738

1 January – 31 March only
Domestic Violence / National Domestic Violence Helpline / Telephone advice / Immediate information and support for women experiencing domestic violence / 24 hour Freephone helpline 0808 2000 247
www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
Solace Women’s Aid / Advice, counselling and support / Provides legal advice, counselling, workshops, skills training and support for women affected by domestic or sexual violence. / 0207 619 1350
E-mail:
www.solacewomensaid.org/
5-7Blenheim Court
62 Brewery Rd
Postcode
N7 9NY
Health / Doctors of the World / Healthcare for vulnerable people / Advice on accessing mainstream services like registering for a GP, getting free prescriptions and dental care and a London clinic / Clinic runs at Praxis in Bethnal Green and is open 1pm-5pm on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and 1st Saturday of the month 10am-3pm.
Address: Praxis, Pott Sreet, Bethnal green, London, E2 0EF
The drop in list opens at 11am and is first come first served. There is a Saturday clinic for pregnant women 10am-1pm and families and children 2pm-5pm
Clinic advice line: 020 75157534.
This line is open from 10am to 12 midday, Monday to Friday. Outside of this time please email: .
Single Homelessness Project / Provides a range of health services to homeless people / Can offer support to access drugs & alcohol or mental health services as well as housing-related support / 245 Gray’s Inn Road
London WC1X 8QY
T020 7520 8660

Other: / North London Action for the Homeless / Drop-in charity providing meals / Offers a decent vegetarian meal for free every Monday lunch and Wednesday evening to homeless or destitute people, with health advisors and support on hand. / Monday 12-1.30pm
Wednesday 7-8.30pm
St Paul’s Church Hall, N16 7UE
07745 227135
St Pancras Refugee Centre / Drop-in charity combining hot meals with advice / Twice weekly drop in sessions where you can access a hot meal and practical information and advice. / Drop-in Sessions:
Wednesday 12pm-3pm
Friday 12pm-3pm
St Pancras Refugee Centre, The Crypt, Holy Cross Church, Cromer Street, London WC1H 8JUS
Red Cross / Emergency provision / Can provide immediate emergency support such as food or clothes. / London Refugee Service, Angel, N1 0PW
0207 704 5670

Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants / Drop-in providing classes and support / Provides
- Advice and support
- English language classes (ESOL)
- Art and Writing classes
- Music classes
- Book group
- Hot food
- Enrichment activities to know and appreciate British life and culture. / Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants
Cross Street Baptist Church
16-18 Cross Street
London
N1 2BG
020 7354 9946
Open Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-3pm