The London services listed in each issue of the Pavement are also available here - these are links to services not included on that list. If you find a dead link, please contact us. Thanks.

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For young people | for people with children | for elderly people | for ex-Service men and women
for alcohol- and drug-related help | Sexual and mental health-related help and information | for homeless offenders
housing help | food | work and training | volunteering to work with the homeless | international information

For homeless young people [Top of page]

The Amber Foundation (amberfoundation.org.uk/) Helps the young long-term unemployed who might also be homeless, have misused drugs or alcohol, lack self-esteem or have been involved in crime.

Centrepoint (centrepoint.org.uk/) Working to improve the lives of socially excluded and homeless young people.

Childline (childline.org.uk/) Helpline for children and young people in the UK.

Cyber Pilots (gypsy-traveller.org/cyberpilots/) For gypsy, traveller, barge and showmen children.

DePaul Trust (depaultrust.org/) Offers homeless and disadvantaged young people the opportunity to move towards a positive future.

Foyer Federation (foyer.net/mpn/) Provides more than 10,000 homeless 16- to 25-year-olds with accommodation, training, job search, support and motivation.

Frank (talktofrank.com/) Drug advice for young people - free from land lines.

Give Us A Chance (giveusachance.net/) Gives young people from disrupted, disadvantaged or chaotic backgrounds the opportunity to catch up.

Housemate (housemate.org.uk/) Aimed at young people and anyone who works with or cares for them, and deals with housing and homelessness.

Howard League for Penal Reform (howardleague.org/) Campaigns for reform of the prison system. Nearly one in five young men reported that they were homeless at the point of their imprisonment or as a result of being sent to prison.

Keychange (keychange.org.uk/) Provides supported accommodation for young and vulnerable homeless people.

NACRO (nacro.org.uk/) Crime reduction charity tackling social exclusion and re-integrating offenders.

NAPAC (napac.org.uk/) Help and support for adults who experienced childhood abuse.

National Missing Persons Helpline (missingpersons.org/) Helps missing people, and supports their families while they wait for news.

Nightstop (nightstop-uk.org/) Emergency accommodation for young people who are homeless or have nowhere to spend the night.

NSPCC (nspcc.org.uk/) Child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.

Scottish Council for Single Homeless (scsh.org.uk/) Produces Streets Ahead, a guide to prevent young people becoming homeless or help them escape from it. Email the SCSH.

Teenage Pregnancy Unit (dfes.gov.uk/teenagepregnancy/) Information and resources.

Why Me? (why-me.org.uk/) Information and advice.

YMCA (ymca.org.uk/) Housing, training and community health organisation that runs hostels for homeless young people.

Youth Information (youthinformation.com) Information toolkit.

For homeless parents [Top of page]

Child Poverty Action Group (cpag.org.uk/) Campaigns for the abolition of poverty among children and young people in the UK, and for the improvement of the lives of low-income families.

Child Support Agency (csa.gov.uk/) Assesses, collects and pays child support maintenance.

Housemate (housemate.org.uk/) Aimed at young people and at anyone who works with or cares for them, and deals with housing and homelessness.

For the elderly [Top of page]

EroSH (shelteredhousing.org/) Sheltered and retirement housing.

Help the Aged (helptheaged.org.uk/) Campaigns on behalf of the elderly, and is a member of the UK Coalition on Older Homelessness.

UK Coalition on Older Homelessness (olderhomelessness.org.uk/) Raising the profile of older homeless people.

Ex-Service men and women [Top of page]

Ex-Service Fellowship Centre (exsfc.org.uk) Cares for homeless veterans.

Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation (oswaldstoll.org.uk/) Helps vulnerable and disabled ex-Servicemen and women, particularly the homeless, to live as independently as possible.

SSAFA Forces Help (ssafa.org.uk/housing.html) One quarter of homeless people are the ex-Services. SSAFA is involved in many initiatives to help combat this.

Alcohol- and drug-related help and information [Top of page]

Alcoholics Anonymous (alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/) Fellowship of people who help each other to recover from alcoholism.

The Amber Foundation (amberfoundation.org.uk) Helps young, long-term unemployed people who might also be homeless, have misused drugs or alcohol, lack self-esteem or been involved in crime.

Cocaine Anonymous (cauk.org.uk/front.html) Fellowship of people who help each other to stay off cocaine, crack and other drugs.

Frank (talktofrank.com/) Drug advice for young people, free from land lines.

Drugscope (drugscope.org.uk) Drug information and policy organisation.

Narcotics Anonymous (ukna.org/) Fellowship of recovering addicts who help each other stay clean.

Sexual and mental health related help and information [Top of page]

Mental Health Foundation (mentalhealth.org.uk/) Helps people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems.

MIND (mind.org.uk/ - National Association for Mental Health) Information and support for people with experience of mental distress.

NAPAC (napac.org.uk/) Help and support for adults who experienced childhood abuse.

One in Four (oneinfour.org/) Support and resources for adult survivors of sexual assault.

Rape Crisis (rapecrisis.org.uk/) Provides basic information that survivors of sexual violence need to access the relevant services.

Rethink (rethink.org/) Employment, supported housing, day services, helplines, residential care and respite centres for people affected by severe mental illness.

Revolving Doors Agency (revolving-doors.co.uk/) Helps people caught up in a cycle of crisis, crime and mental illness.

Samaritans (samaritans.org.uk/) 24/7 confidential support for people who are feeling distress or despair, or considering harming themselves.

Sane (sane.org.uk/) Helps people affected by mental illness, and runs a very good helpline.

Teenage Pregnancy Unit (dfes.gov.uk/teenagepregnancy/) Information and resources.

For homeless offenders [Top of page]

The Amber Foundation (amberfoundation.org.uk) Helps young, long-term unemployed people who might also be homeless, have misused drugs or alcohol, lack self-esteem or been involved in crime.

Howard League for Penal Reform (howardleague.org/) Campaigns for rational reform of the prison system. Nearly one in five young men reported that they were homeless at the point of their imprisonment or as a result of being sent to prison.

NACRO (nacro.org.uk/) Works to tackle social exclusion and re-integrate offenders.

Revolving Doors Agency (revolving-doors.co.uk/) Dedicated to improving the lives of people who are caught up in a cycle of crisis, crime and mental illness.

Housing and homelessness help and information [Top of page]

Citizens Advice Bureau (http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/) Free information and advice on legal, financial and other problems.

Crisis (crisis.org.uk/) Aims to fight homelessness and empower people to fulfil their potential and transform their lives.

The Empty Homes Agency (emptyhomes.com/) Highlights the waste of empty property in England and works to promote sustainable solutions to bring it back into use.

EroSH (shelteredhousing.org/) Sheltered and retirement housing.

Friends, Families and Travellers (gypsy-traveller.org/) Travellers' information.

Gems Outreach (gemsoutreach.co.uk/) Advice and referral services for single homeless people, and low income or unemployed households in Hackney/Islington.

Groundswell (groundswell.org.uk/) Supports inclusive approaches to tackling homelessness and social exclusion.

hact (hact.org.uk/) Develops and promotes solutions for people on the margins of mainstream housing.

Homeless Link (homeless.org.uk/) Works with government, its members, other partners and homeless people to help bring about an end to homelessness.

Homeless Research (homeless-research.org.uk/) Academic research into homelessness. Hosts the Homeless Places Project.

Homeless UK (homelessuk.org/) Information about services for homeless people.

Hostels Online has been integrated into Homeless UK.

Housemate (housemate.org.uk/) Aimed at young people and anyone who works with them or cares for them, and deals with housing and homelessness.

The Housing Corporatio (housingcorp.gov.uk/index.php) Government agency that funds affordable housing and regulates housing associations.

Housing Justice (justhousing.org.uk/) National voice of Christian action to prevent homelessness and bad housing.

Housing Net (housingnet.co.uk/) Social housing information resource.

Housing Quality Network (hqnetwork.org.uk/) Seeks to improve the quality of housing services.

Inside Housing (insidehousing.co.uk/) Weekly housing magazine.

It's your move (itsyourmove.org.uk/) Promotes effective resettlement by supporting homeless people and organisations working to support them, to break and prevent the cycle of homelessness.

London Housing (londonhousing.gov.uk/) Research, analysis and information on housing for London councils.

National Housing Federation (housing.org.uk/) Represents 1,400 independent, not-for-profit housing associations, and is the voice of affordable housing.

National Rent Deposit Forum (nrdf.org.uk/) Supports rent deposit schemes and houses thousands of people in rented properties.

New Policy Institute (poverty.org.uk/intro/index.htm) Monitors poverty and social exclusion.

ODPM (odpm.gov.uk/index.asp) Government homelessness resources.

PCHA (pcha.org.uk/ - Paddington Churches Housing Association) Provides affordable rented homes to those most in need.

Salvation Army (salvationarmy.org.uk/) Support services to empower homeless individuals and families to make positive choices regarding resettlement within the community.

Scottish Council for Single Homeless (scsh.org.uk/) Produces Streets Ahead, a young person's guide to avoiding or escaping from homelessness. Email the SCSH.

Shelter (shelter.org.uk/) Works to end homelessness and bad housing.

Simon Community (simoncommunity.org.uk/) Partnership of homeless people and volunteers living and working together.

Social Exclusion Unit (socialexclusionunit.gov.uk/) Works with the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and the Homelessness and Housing Support Directorate to tackle deprivation.

St Mungo's (mungos.org/) Homelessness agency and housing association with over 70 housing projects.

Support Solutions (supportsolutions.co.uk/) Management consultancy and training agency specialising in supported housing.

Supporting People (pkweb.org.uk/) Offers vulnerable people high quality housing-related services in partnership with local government, service users and support agencies.

Thames Reach Bondway (thamesreachbondway.com/) Aims to end street homelessness and to prevent street homelessness by working with people who are in danger of ending up on the street.

UK Social Housing Link (wmin.ac.uk/housingmg/ukshl/) Ideas and information on social housing.

Unleash (unleash.org.uk) Umbrella organisation for churches, projects and individuals involved in homeless action in London.

Food [Top of page]

FareShare (fareshare.org.uk/) Distributes food to community groups and contributes to over 3.3 million meals to 12,000 disadvantaged people each day across the UK.

Food for All (foodforall.org.uk/) Distributes healthy meals every day to homeless people, drug abusers, single parents, the unemployed and other marginalised people.

Work and training [Top of page]

The Amber Foundation (amberfoundation.org.uk) Helps the young long term unemployed who might also be homeless, have misused drugs or alcohol, lack self-esteem or been involved in crime.

The Big Issue (bigissue.com/) Enables homeless people to earn a legal income by selling a quality homeless-related magazine and provides them with a voice in the media. The related Foundation provides jobs, education and training.

DePaul Trust (depaultrust.org/) Offers homeless and disadvantaged young people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and move towards an independent and positive future.

Foyer Federation (foyer.net/mpn/) Supports more than 10,000 homeless 16- to 25-year-olds each year with a service that integrates accommodation with training, job search, personal support and motivation.

Give Us A Chance (giveusachance.net/) Campaigns to give young people who have had disrupted, disadvantaged or chaotic backgrounds the opportunity to catch up.

Off the Streets and into Work (osw.org.uk/) Supports people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to develop skills which will allow them to connect with the labour market.

Volunteering to work with the homeless [Top of page]

CRASH (crash.org.uk/) Brings professionals and companies from the construction and property industries together to help homelessness charities to improve their premises.

Crisis (crisis.org.uk) Runs year-round training and advice, and what's best known for - the Crisis Open Christmas.

Do-it (do-it.org.uk/) Puts volunteers and opportunities to volunteer together in the National Volunteer Database.

Professionals 4 Free (professionals4free.org.uk/) For professionals who want to volunteer their services, and the community groups who need them.

International homelessness information [Top of page]

FEANTSA (feantsa.org/code/en/hp.asp) European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless) Information on homelessness in Europe.

Homeless International (homeless-international.org/) Supports community-led housing and infrastructure developments in Asia, Africa and Latin America.