Whitechapel Mission - homeless shelter in London, offering free food, showers, clothing and advice

Since the 1870s, The Whitechapel Mission has been serving Londoner's experiencing homelessness, hunger and other crises. Each meal and every service is an invitation to join our community programs that help guests make progress towards individual goals such as regaining sobriety, reconnecting with family and preparing for work and independent living.

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The Whitechapel Mission serves homeless and hungry Londoners and provides services that meet their immediate needs and transform their lives from poverty and hopelessness to hope. With help from our supporters, we remain open and serving

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Free Hot, Nutritious Meals

Each year, The Whitechapel Mission serves more than 129,752 meals to guests experiencing homelessness, poverty and other crises in the London area. Our staff offer nutritious breakfasts and lunches served by thousands of volunteers each year. Since each meal costs us only £0.50 to prepare at the Mission, a gift of just £10.00 feeds 20 hungry guests (given free of charge).

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Free Clean Clothing

Each year, The Whitechapel Mission provides more than 200,000 articles of clean clothing to guests who need warmth, comfort and renewed dignity. Thanks to generous supporters, people in need can receive a variety of clothing, such as casual wear for every day or professional attire for job interviews.

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Free Medical Care

The Whitechapel Mission offers free access to dental care, pediatrists, TB screening, Hepatitis C, B and HIV screening and basic medical care staffed by NHS doctors and nurses. Each year, The Whitechapel Mission provides 2,400 onsite medical and optometry exams

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Free Advice and Counselling

Each year, The Whitechapel Mission provides advice and counselling to over 2,000 guests who are looking for support in finding housing, benefits and employment. Thanks to generous supporters, we have increased the size of our advice team and added a new computer suite.

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Fundraising Platforms

Justgiving

We work with JustGiving to rasie funds for our work. Every penny raised will ensure that food, showers, clothing and Advice remains available to all and without charge.

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Stewardship

We work with Stewardship to rasie funds for our work. Every penny raised will ensure that food, showers, clothing and Advice remains available to all and without charge.

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InvestMyCommunity

We work with InvestMyCommunity to rasie funds for our work. Every penny raised will ensure that food, showers, clothing and Advice remains available to all and without charge.

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A few fundraising ideas

Advice Centre

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^£ 500

Adults enter our programs seeking a path to independent living. You can fund highly relational and individualized care, with specific, measurable goals for wellness, recovery, employment, housing and more.

Feed everybody for a day

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^£ 1,400

Each meal at The Whitechapel Mission costs us £3.92 to prepare. You can provide 350 meals so that everyone of our daily guests can receive much-needed nourishment. And oftentimes, a meal leads to the next steps for life-change.

Feed everybody for a week

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^£ 9,000

Each meal at The Whitechapel Mission costs us £3.92 to prepare. You can provide 350 meals so that everyone of our daily guests can receive a hot meal. 5th October 2022 - Numbers are increasing and we are already serving 400 meals a day

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