WOMEN’S SERVICES

Health Services, Day Centres, Women’s Groups

The Haven Whitechapel Royal London Hospital

Nearest Tube: Whitechapel

Telephone: 020 7247 4787

Counselling, forensic and medical services for people who have been sexually assaulted, STD screening, pregnancy tests, emergency contraception. Young people and Asian women’s workers.

Open 24 hours, follow-up care Mon—Fri 9am-5pm

Solace Women’s Aid

62 Brewery Road, London, N7 9NY

Nearest Tube: Finsbury Park

Telephone: 0808 802 5565

Information, advice and support for women who have experienced domestic violence, rape, and sexual violence. Help with referrals to specialist services. Phone or email for appointments

Mon, Weds, Fri 10am,-4pm, Tues 2-4:30pm, Thurs 10am-1pm

CLASH

11 Warwick Street,W1B 5NA

Nearest Tube: Piccadilly

020 7734 1794

Advice and counselling on HIV and sexual health issues, outreach for sex workers, appointments for women sex workers. Call for appointments. Drop in Fridays 8:45-1pm, Mon-Fri condoms available 9am-1pm, Fri 2:30-4:30pm steroid advice. Phone for emergency needle exchange.

Dress for Success

89 Shepperton Road, Islington, N1

Nearest Tube: Essex Road  020 7288 1770

Support for women wishing to take up professional employment through provision of work clothes and suits for interviews. Mentoring and work skills advice. Phone for information and referral. Mon– Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri-9am-4:30pm, Sat 10am-2pm

Barnardo’s Young Women’s Project

Telephone: 020 7700 2253 for referral 0800 316 770 for advice

Safe place for young women at risk of sexual exploitation (ages 12-18). Sexual health services, advice contraception, pregnancy testing. By referral only: call or email for more information

Women @ The Well

Telephone: 0207 520 1710  call for address

Refuge centre for women who have experiences trafficking, domestic violence. Providing a creative and supportive space. Showers, advocacy, counselling, free food, accommodation advice. Drop in Wednesday 2pm-9pm and Thursday 12pm-5pm

Irish Centre Housing - Bethany House

Telephone: 020 7527 4169

Referral through Islington Borough referrals co-ordinator. Housing for single homeless women with a local connection to Islington.

The Women’s Centre Marylebone Project

1-5 Cosway Street, London, NW1 5NR

Nearest Tube: Marylebone

Telephone: 020 7262 3818

Centre for homeless women, including refugees and asylum seekers . Housing, benefits and immigration advice, showers, laundry and clothes storage. Rough sleepers drop-in Mon-Fri 9:30am-12pm

U-Turn Project 

Telephone: 0207 739 2950 call for address

Supporting women sex workers to take control of their lives. Offers access to sexual health clinics and drug treatment programmes, housing advice and referrals and psychiatric support.

Mon-Thurs 10:30am-3:30pm Fri 9am-5pm NA meetings Fri 1pm-2pm call 07984944377 for an appointment

Eaves: The POPPY Project 

Telephone: 0207 840 7129 call for referral

Services for women who have been trafficked to the UK, experienced sexual abuse, are homeless, or victims of domestic violence. The Project provides help finding accommodation, assistance with health care, advice on benefits and housing, and liaises with other projects in order to help women with needs that POPPY doesn’t specialise in.

Eaves - The Scarlet Centre

Telephone: 020 7840 7142

Advice and drop-in support for women suffering domestic violence, homelessness, prostitution, or mental health problems. Tues-Sat 10am –5:30pm

Aanchal Women’s Aid

Telephone: 0845 451 2547:  24 hour helpline

Services for Asian women and children who have experienced domestic violence. Telephone helpline, and drop in advice centre.

Bryant Street Community Centre, Bryant Street, London E15 4RU

Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm drop in

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