Welcome to North London Action for the Homeless

Welcome

All are welcome to join us for a free meal at St Pauls West Hackney on the corner of Stoke Newington Rd and Amhurst Rd. Monday 12 noon & Wednesday 6pm

who we are

About Us

North London Action for the Homeless (NLAH) has run sessions for homeless people, the socially isolated, and those in financial hardship in Hackney for over 30 years. We are a local charity; 82% of our service users and many volunteers and donors are based in Hackney.

Why We are needed

our service users

16 %

sleeping rough

66 %

homeless in the last 5 years

61 %

long-term illness or disability

What we do

Our Services

We serve nutritious vegetarian meals twice weekly, offer advocacy to service users and run a garden project

Healthy food

We are proud to serve nutritious vegetarian food year round. Thanks to feedback from our service users and conversations with partnership organisations, we are aware of an increase in financial …

Services

ADVOCACY A Homeless Link report identified that 73% of homeless people felt they needed more advice to help them access accommodation. Since 2023, we have worked in partnership with LawStop …

Our garden

Our gardening project – Evering Road Kitchen Garden – focuses primarily on wellbeing. It provides a safe space for people to socialise and connect with nature via activities including gardening …

what our service users say

Testimonials

Anonymous service user

“Thank God for NLAH! I had to survive for 14 months without any benefits and these guys helped with hot meals and cooked food to take home, as well as toiletries and a friendly cheerful welcome when I turn up.”

Anonymous service users

“Thank you to all the staff – if I didn’t come here at times I wouldn’t eat.”

“The chef does an excellent job with often very limited means.”

“Thank you for always being so welcoming and non-judgemental.”

Anonymous service user

“NLAH is fantastic! It’s saved me and my partner and pet dog from going hungry many times and the staff are really, really helpful and actually go out of their way to accommodate you… brilliant!”