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Since 1986, the Soup Kitchen has offered dedicated support to homeless, elderly, lonely and vulnerable people in London. Our mission is to extend a compassionate hand to those in need, offering nutritious meals, everyday essentials and a welcoming sense of belonging to over 200 individuals each morning. In our commitment to holistic well-being, we pioneered Europe’s first on-site mental health drop-in centre within a soup kitchen, recognising and addressing the mental health needs of our guests. With the help of hundreds of dedicated volunteers each year, we aim to provide a safe and warm environment for every individual who walks through our doors. In early 2026, we expect to open our new restaurant in Primrose Hill, which combines the skills and experience of a highly accomplished Executive Chef with a team of recruits who have all experienced homelessness at some point in their lives. Our goal is to upskill our friends by providing them with structured employment, dedicated training and extra support to build long-term careers in the hospitality industry.

Central London Samaritans is the founding branch of Samaritans. We opened in 1953 at St Stephen Walbrook and have listened every hour of every day since. We are an independent charity (no. 1171330) based at 13 Salisbury Place, Marylebone, and part of the national Samaritans network. Our 400 trained volunteers give confidential, non-judgemental emotional support to anyone who is struggling to cope, for whatever reason. We answer over 50,000 calls for help a year by phone and online, one every ten minutes, and our drop-in at Salisbury Place is open 9am to 9pm, seven days a week, with no appointment or referral needed. We also take listening to the people at highest risk of suicide: homeless people at outreach sessions, prisoners at HMP Brixton and HMP/YOI Isis, people in police custody, ambulance call handlers, and, through Facing the Future, people bereaved by suicide. This year we are also out at universities, including the University of Westminster. Every £1 donated to us unlocks almost £5 of volunteer-delivered support, and 86p in every £1 we spend goes directly on our charitable services (year ended 31 March 2025, audited). Anyone can call Samaritans free, any time, on 116 123. The number will not show on a phone bill.

All Souls Serve the City is a registered Charitable incorporated Company (CIO). We exist to see everyone in London flourish in body and soul. We run four different ministries from the All Souls Clubhouse, on Cleveland Street. (See details below) We are currently only seeking surplus stock for our ASLAN ministry. To those affected by homelessness, ASLAN offers individualised care, support, and friendship. ASLAN's services currently involve: -A winter shelter- in partnership with 3 other local churches where we offer 20 beds a night to otherwise rough sleepers. The shelter is funded in part by Westminster Council and we take referrals through St Mungo's outreach workers. -Sleep Site visiting- where an outreach team engages with those sleeping around our building, offers prayer, conversation and signposting to other support services -A brunch every Saturday to those we have met during our morning outreach or through our shelter- up to 45 guests. For those who are Seniors, we seek out the isolated, housebound, and lonely, providing much needed care, support and friendship. - At the moment we run a weekly community meal and home visits to those who are isolated For those in the sex industry who may have been affected by sexual exploitation, modern slavery or human trafficking, Tamar restores hope and provides unconditional support. Tamar uses a multi-agency approach including working alongside the police to engage and offer support. For children and families at our Church of England School, we aim to champion wellbeing and foster an environment where every child can flourish. Each ministry runs a varied programme often involving food! Currently we are seeking food for: Our winter night shelter that offers beds to 20 guests each night who would otherwise be sleeping rough- with an evening meal and breakfast each day. We are currently engaging with the Felix project to help with our evening meals but still looking for ways to lessen the costs of our breakfasts. Our Saturday morning brunches for up to 45 guests every Saturday morning for those affected by homelessness- surplus food would help us to keep our costs down as we run this morning meal.