Clothing
Services that arrange for free clothing, furniture, and other material aid to help clients in need. Some agencies also accept vouchers. Sharing shops offer used goods for purchase or exchange of another item. Thrift stores sell used clothing, furniture and household items for a small cost.
ANOVA
http://www.anovafuture.org/
Mine10
519-453-5550
900 Oxford St E, Unit 3 (at Gammage St)
Mon-Wed 10am-6pm,
Thu-Fri 10am-7pm,
Sat 10am- 6pm
Sun 12noon-5pm
Low-cost clothing and accessories, and thrift store items.
Arkware Clothing Outlet
https://arkaidmission.com/
519-667-0322
696 Dundas St E (at Lyle St)
Tue-Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm.
Clothing available for free or for a small donation.
Boys and Girls Club of London
Koats for Kids
519-434-9114
184 Horton St E (at Richmond St N)
Winter coats for children 18 years and under. Children’s identification required. Until supplies last.
Church of St Jude
Nearly New Shop
519-660-6198
1537 Adelaide St N (at Fanshawe Park Rd)
Tue 10am-12noon and Sat 9am-12noon.
Sells low-cost, gently used clothing for all ages.
Goodwill Industries
Career Centre
Clothing Works
519-850-9000
255 Horton St E (at Wellington St)
Provides professional clothing for people with limited resources who are seeking employment and going through the interview process. Requires referral from participating agencies.
Goodwill Boutique
519-601-5460
765 Hyde Park Rd
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm,
Sat 9am-6pm
Sun 10am-5pm
Locations: Ontario Great Lakes
255 Horton St E (at Wellington St)
519-850-9000
1044 Adelaide St N (Goodwill Bookstore)
519-433-2665
1165 Oxford St E (west of Highbury Ave N)
519-433-2409
1225 Wonderland Rd N (Sherwood Forest Mall)
519-472-1959
979 Wellington Rd (Goodwill Bookstore)
519-668-7509
3410 White Oak Rd (Goodwill Outlet – By the Pound)
519-685-5389
LIFE*SPIN Free Store
519-438-8676
872 Dundas St E (at Ontario St)
Mon, Wed 10am-2pm
Tue 3pm-7pm
Free clothing and household items. Backpacks and school supplies seasonally.
Mission Services of London
Mission Store Voucher Program
519-438-3056
797 York St, Unit 4 (at Rectory St)
Mon-Fri 9:30am-1pm.
Clothing and household items distributed through an emergency voucher system. Goods provided at no charge to people referred through 70 local agencies and churches.
Community Centres and Libraries
Coming soon!
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Intervention and prevention services for victims and survivors of abuse. Services may include shelter and housing, health care, legal services, emotional support, counselling, system navigation, and accompaniment.
Women and Family Services
ANOVA
Crisis 24-hour: 519-642-3000 or 1-800-265-1576
Office: 519-642-3003
255 Horton St E, 3rd Floor, Suite 5
Crisis line, one-on-one and group drop-in counselling, emergency shelters, and transitional housing support services for female-identified or gender non-conforming people who have experienced sexual or domestic violence and their children.
Clarke Rd Shelter
450 Clarke Rd (at Dundas St)
Second Stage Housing
1416 Ernest Ave (at Bradley Ave)
Wellington Rd Shelter
101 Wellington Rd (at McClary Ave)
Community Group Program for Children Exposed to Woman Abuse
519-642-3003 ext 2225
Group program to help children understand the abuse that happened in their family. Call to arrange transportation.
Family Court Support Worker Program
519-642-3003 ext 3225
Direct support for victims of domestic violence who are involved in the family court process.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
Crisis / 24-hour: 1-866-863-0511
24-hour telephone crisis line for women.
Confidential and anonymous.
Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services - Family Support Unit
Crisis / 24-hour: 519-432-2270 or 1-800-605-7477
Office: 519-438-0068 256 Hill St (at Wellington St)
Emergency shelter for women experiencing abuse, and their children. Emergency shelter stay of up to 42 days for women and their children. 343 Richmond St, Suite 109 (at York St) Intervention and prevention of family violence for the First Nations community through one-on-one and group counselling, traditional teaching circles, and advocacy.
Zhaawanong Shelter
519-432-2270
256 Hill St (at Wellington St)
Emergency shelter for women experiencing abuse, and their children. Emergency shelter stay of up to 42 days for women and their children.
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline
1-833-900-1010
Confidential, multi-lingual 24-hour hotline service connecting victims and survivors of human trafficking to social service, law enforcement, and emergency services.
Carrefour des Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario
Crisis/24-hour Helpline: 1-877-336-2433
Office: 519-858-0954
285 King St, 2nd Floor (at Wellington St)
Confidential support, awareness, programs, and referrals to community services for Francophone women dealing with violence and sexual assault.
Changing Ways
519-438-9869
825 Bradley Ave, 2nd Fl (east of Wellington Rd)
Family violence control programs, including group counselling for men 18 years and older, and their families. Women as Partner program for women affected by abuse.
Family Service Thames Valley
519-433-0183
125 Woodward Ave (between Oxford St W and Riverside Dr) Short-term strengths-based counselling for women who have experienced sexual abuse or sexual assault.
Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration
519-672-6000
111 Waterloo St, Suite 101 (at Hill St)
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Family violence prevention and intervention services for Muslim and Arabic families.
Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Program
Crisis/24-hour Helpline: 1-866-863-0511
Office: 519-432-2204 2
4-hour emergency services and follow-up care for women, children, or men experiencing sexual assault or domestic violence.
If you have been physically or sexually assaulted, go to the closest emergency room, or visit the Urgent Care Centre at St Joseph’s Hospital, 268 Grosvenor St (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun and Holidays 8am-4pm), and ask to speak to a member of the program team.
Réseau-femmes du Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario
519-964-2892
380 Wellington St, Tower B, 6th Fl (at Barker St)
Support services for French-speaking women who are victims of violence or at risk of experiencing violence or abuse. Prevention work related to all forms of violence against women and their children.
Single Women in Motherhood Training Program
519-432-5454
296 Horton St, Suite 4 (at Wellington St)
Support and guidance to single mothers and their families.
Children's Services
Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex
Office: 519-455-900
Emergency After Hours: 519-858-5998
1680 Oxford St E (at Second St)
Protects and cares for children at risk of abuse and neglect, and promotes the healthy development of children, families, and communities.
Good2Talk
1-866-925-5454
Daily 24 hours.
Confidential, anonymous telephone counselling service for mental health and addiction information, serving postsecondary students.
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868 | Text ‘CONNECT” to 686868
Provides confidential anonymous call and text counselling and referrals to troubled or abused children and youth.
Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre
24-hour: 519-434-6848
1064 Colborne St (at Huron St)
Immediate response to families with young children in an emergency or crisis situation. Overnight and flexcare for children birth to 13 years.
Seniors' Services
Elder Abuse London Middlesex
519-685-8500 ext 75511
Promotes awareness of elder abuse, assists with ongoing research, and supports the development of an overall community response to elder abuse.
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
1-866-299-1011
Promotes awareness of elder abuse, assists with ongoing research, and supports the development of an overall community response to elder abuse.
Employment
Coming soon!
Food
Coming soon!
Immigrant, Newcomer, and Refugee Services
Coming soon!
Health Care
Coming soon!
Housing and Shelters
Affordable housing provides people with housing that meets their needs and that they can afford.
Drop-In Centres, Street Reach, and Resting Spaces
Drop-in centres provide social and recreational activities, snacks, information, support and in some cases, counselling. Showers and laundry facilities may be available. Street outreach programs provide relief and transitional support to people living on the street. Resting Spaces provide a place to stay overnight as an alternative to emergency shelters.
Ark Aid Street Mission
519-667-0322
696 Dundas St E (at Lyle St)
Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 6:45pm-9pm and Sun 5:15pm-7:30pm
Drop-in centre that offers counselling, job support, computer literacy and basic skills, social activities, and outreach.
Atlohsa Family Healing Services
519-438-0068
343 Richmond St, Unit 109 (at King St)
Daily 9pm-8am
Emergency shelter for the Indigenous community and others who are homeless, to obtain rest.
Canadian Mental Health Association
The Resting Space Coffee House Program
519-204-4719
371 Hamilton Rd (at Redan St)
Mon-Fri 9am-11am and 5:30pm-7:30pm. Sat-Sun 11am-2pm.
Drop-in centre for adults 16 years and older with limited social and financial resources, including adults with mental health issues.
My Sisters’ Place
519-679-9570
566 Dundas St (at Adelaide St N)
Tue-Thu 9:30am-4:30pm
Drop-in support centre for women 16 years and older. Services include information and referral, a nutritious meal, shower and laundry services, counselling, computer and phone access, day beds, harm reduction, a CounterPoint needle exchange program, case management, Indigenous women’s program, and a nurse practitioner-led clinic.
LIFE*SPIN - Living Room Resource Centre
519-438-8676
866A Dundas St E (at Ontario St)
Mon-Wed 9:30am-12noon and 1pm-4:30pm
Services and programming for people living with low income or affected by poverty.
London Cares Homeless Response Services
519-667-2273
Services available daily 24 hours, 365 days per year. Works to improve health and housing outcomes for people experiencing homelessness.
London InterCommunity Health Centre
Outreach and health programming for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and people affected by substance use.
Dundas Street Site
519-660-0874 659
Dundas St E (at Lyle St)
Mon and Fri 9am-5pm, Tue and Wed 9am-9pm and Thu 10:30am5pm. Closed the fourth Thursday of each month from 9am-12noon.
Huron Street Site
519-659-6399
1355 Huron St, Unit 7
Mon and Fri 9am-5pm, Tue and Wed 9am-9pm and Thu 10:30am5pm. Closed the fourth Thursday of each month from 9am-12noon.
Argyle Site
519-660-5853
1700 Dundas St, Unit 1(at Third St)
Mon-Wed, Fri 9am-5pm and Thu 10:30am-5pm
Réseau-femmes du sud-ouest de l’Ontario
1-888-946-3029 or 519-964-2892
380 Wellington St, Tower B, 6th Floor
Confidential support and outreach for French-speaking women who are victims of violence, or at risk of experiencing violence or abuse. Prevention work related to all forms of violence against women and their children.
Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing
Shelters offer emergency short-term accommodation and meals. Transitional housing provides longer-term accommodation for residents with supports to assist them with independent living.
ANOVA
Crisis 24-hour: 519-642-3000 or 1-800-265-1576
Office: 519-642-3003
255 Horton St E, 3rd Floor, Suite 5
Emergency shelters and transitional housing support services for female-identified or gender non-conforming people who have experienced sexual or domestic violence and their children.
Clarke Rd Shelter
450 Clarke Rd (at Dundas St)
Second Stage Housing
1416 Ernest Ave (at Bradley Ave)
Wellington Rd Shelter
101 Wellington Rd (at McClary Ave)
Mission Services of London
Men’s Mission
519-672-8500
459 York St (at Maitland St)
Emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless men 16 years and older. Daily registration begins at 3:30pm. Daily 24-hour emergency admission.
Rotholme Women’s and Family Shelter
519-673-4114
42 Stanley St (at Wharncliffe Rd S)
Emergency shelter for parents and their children, and single women who are homeless with no other shelter options. Daily 24-hour emergency admission.
The Salvation Army, Centre of Hope
519-661-0343
281 Wellington St (at Horton St)
Shelter and short-term housing of up to one year (reviewed on a case-by-case basis) for single men and women 16 years and older. Services for residents include clinic, medication distribution, referrals, counselling, outreach, spiritual care, and case management. Food, clothing, and other material aid provided as necessary.
Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness in London
519-433-8700 ext 0
717 Dundas St E (at Lyle St)
Emergency shelter and transitional housing for people 18 years and older. Services include food, clothing, crisis intervention, advocacy, and housing support. Daily 24-hour emergency admission.
Legal Services
Coming soon!
LGBTQ2+ Services
Coming soon!
Mental Health and Addictions
Coming soon!
