Social & Community Groups in London
Free, verified social & community groups for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in London. Find addresses, opening hours, and contact details.
Brickworks Community Centre
Food parcels - on other days, can provide emergency food bags (if available).
📍 Islington N4 4BY📞 020 72631067Community Foodshop
Register online. Pay £4 membership a week, choose 15-20 items of non-perishable, chilled, and frozen food
📍 St Nicholas Centre, St Nicholas Way, London, Sutton SM1 2AY📞 075 1310 0963Community of Congolese Refugees in Great Britain (CORECOG)
Advice, casework for Congolese and French speaking African refugees and asylum seekers. Housing, immigration, welfare benefits casework
📍 Stephen Lawrence House, 90 Green Gate House, Plaistow, Newham E13 0AS📞 020 8548 4073Cosy Corner @ Church on the Corner
Crafts, games, chat and support in a warm space. Refreshments provided, no booking necessary.
📍 64 Barnsbury Road, Islington N1 0ESCroydon Refugee Day Centre
Practical assistance for asylum seekers and refugees in Croydon. Tuesday: information/help desk, language classes, emergency food/clothes/toiletries. Wednesday: socialising, refreshments, children's play, language classes, activities, gardening.
📍 West Croydon Baptist Church, Whitehorse Road, Croydon CR0 2JHFoodCycle Finsbury Park
Free 3 course vegetarian meal. No need to book.
📍 Andover Community Centre, Community Hub, Corker Walk, Islington N7 7RYFoodCycle Islington
Free hot meal at 1pm, no need to book
📍 New River Baptist Church, Islington N1 2TLFreedom From Fear To Love - Islington Mind's LGBTQIA+ Refugees social
LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers socialise, have lunch, work on CVs, make art, find peer support
📍 Islington Mind, Unit 4, Archway Business Centre, 19-23 Wedmore Street, Islington N19 4RUHeath Street Baptist Church Contact Club
Social drop-in with tea, snacks. Free, no referral needed.
📍 Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead, Hampstead NW3 1DNHilldrop Community Centre
Free hot lunch at 12:30pm. For residents of N7 & local Hilldrop Estates.
📍 Islington N7 0JEHillside Clubhouse
Hearty Thursdays - free meals, hand-cooked by members for community. Halal, Kosher and vegetarian options.
📍 Islington N7 9GJHornsey Lane Community Centre
Giving out surplus food
📍 Islington N19 3Y📞 020 7272 5398International Rescue Committee (IRC) UK
Employment support including Job Readiness Training (12hr course), one-to-one career coaching, CV and application support, interview prep. Also runs RISE resettlement programme and mentor matching.
📍 100 Wood Street, 6th Floor, City of London EC2V 7ANMildmay Community Centre
Soup & Stew Day. Hot bowl of stew or soup. Thu: food co-op £1/person. Fri: food co-op £1/person.
📍 Islington N16 8NANew Citizens' Gateway (formerly Barnet Refugee Service)
Holistic support for refugees and asylum seekers. Therapeutic services (multilingual mental health support), psychosocial activities, women's group, cooking sessions, gardening, youth club (12+), ESOL classes, volunteering opportunities. Supports 2000+ people/year. GSK IMPACT Award winner 2023.
📍 BarnetSt Luke's
Free community lunch (monthly).
📍 90 Central St, London, Islington EC1V 8AJWest London Welcome
Community centre for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. English classes, hot food, foodbank, advice, advocacy, social and creative activities, clothing, childcare. Holistic approach.
📍 Kensington & Chelsea / Hammersmith