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: 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 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. 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: Email: Address: 38 Devonia Road, London N1 8JH Call: 020 7288 7630
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. . 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: or 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 Must be referred there by a service. You can also get more information by calling 020 7697 9569 or emailing mail@sfts.org.uk Nightstop UK Emergency accommodation for people Helps you find a place to stay for a few days or weeks. Call 07767 882881 Monday-Friday, or email nightstop.london@depaulcharity.org.uk 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 Emai 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 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 Priority for those with an Islington connection: easiest to be referred by an agency. 07913 020738 1 January – 31 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: 5-7 Blenheim 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 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