A free breakfast served daily from 8am until 10am
Showers available weekdays from 8:30am
Clothing available weekdays via showers
Advice workers available weekdays from 8am
Computer Suite available weekdays from 8am
Winter during covid
Winter during covid
Services we offer
Weather
Temperature now: 3.0 °C
Feels like - 1.3 °C
Rainfall Today - 0.00
Wind Speed (Gust) - 0.7 mph
High Temperature - 5.1 °C at 00:00
Low Temperature - 1.7 °C at 03:53
Our Work
How you can help
We are already planning for a cold winter and would welcome your involvement.
- Finances - We need your financial support to make this work.
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Gifts - We are looking for gifts to help restore broken lives and broken families at this time of year, providing homeless men, women and children with hot meals, safe shelter, and hope. But this winter, your generosity gives them something more here at The Whitechapel Mission, a taste of family and the love we all crave. Thank you!
- Winter - Sleeping bags, Woolen Gloves, Woolen Hats, and Gloves. During the winter, we are especially in need of warm outerwear: coats, jackets, hats, gloves, and scarves.
- Clothing - Clean, new and gently used clothing of all types is helpful. Large sizes are especially helpful. We are always in need of new underwear/t-shirts and socks, new and gently used jeans and shoes, and professional clothing for those looking for work or re-entering the workforce.
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Toiletries - new razors, toothbrushes, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, hand cream, shampoo. Many of our community members will come though our doors each morning looking to have a wash, clean their teeth and a shave. as many as 150 people a day will want to have a shower and choose clean clothing.
Our current needs
100% Donation Policy
How we use your donations
The Trustees of the Whitechapel Mission are proud to confirm that we operate on a unique 100% donations policy. Every penny of every donation received is used strictly for charitable purposes.
The Trustees understand the importance and responsibility that comes with running a charity and accountability it brings.
All the charity's administrative and fundraising costs are covered by:
- Investment income
- Income generated from the Whitechapel Mission building. Money raised from rental income
People asking for money on our trains
- We offer free food, free showers, free clothing and free advice and counseling to all those in need.
- Free access to medical advice, free access to educational classes and free access to benefits advice, job club and housing advice.
- Daycentre open every day of the year, and staff on-site 24 hours a day.
- Advice centre open until 4pm weekdays.
- We are open to all, regardless of their background, race, sex, religion or origin.
Concerned about someone sleeping rough?
Notify StreetLink by visiting Streetlink.org.uk, use the mobile app, or call 0300 500 0914
Frequently Asked Questions
From March 29th, we can welcome socially distanced donations at our door - with masks worn please.
We welcome donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and clothing on any weekday from 5:30am until 4pm and weekends from 5:30am until noon.
It is possible to make donations outside of these hours, if you can call us and arrange.
We are not able to accept duvets and pillows. And we cannot accept pre-cooked food.
From March 29th, collections of donations can be arranged - this will need to be a no-contact collection.
We will always try to group collections together to make the collections as cost effective as we can. We ask you to bear in mind that our vehicles are very costly to run and therefore it is not possible for us to collect small donations, unless we can link the collection with others in the area.
We will very rarely collect from outside the M25 due to the time and cost implications.
We are not able to accept duvets and pillows. And we cannot accept pre-cooked food.
Rarely. Our entrance is in Maples Place, E1 1BJ and it has parking bays. These are usually full most of the day from 8am
It is possible to park outside of our carpark gates for a short time to unload (in the same road)
If you call us in advance and inform us of your vehicle registration number, we can have the gates open for you to park.
We cannot accept new volunteers at the moment. We are preparing for welcoming back our volunteers.
We are grateful for the interest in volunteering onsite, but we need to keep volunteers, guests and staff safe.
1,924
offered housing advice in 2020
7,925
people supported in 2020
286,452
meals served in 2020
Get In Touch
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Address
212 Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1BJ
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