This is a database of organisations providing services for marginalised people across the UK. This information has been collated by UK Mutual Aid but unless mentioned, these groups are not linked to UK Mutual Aid in any way.

 

Practical and location based services only, there will be a separate document made for national or online services. This list is constantly being updated and edited.



 

 

Scotland

 


Glasgow

 




 

  • Amina (The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre)

Support and services for Muslim women, befriending, employability etc (also in Dundee)

https://mwrc.org.uk/about-us/

  • Small Trans Library

Lending library and grocery deliveries and supply funds (also in Dublin)

https://smalltranslibrary.org/

  • Refuweegee

Offers support packs to displaced people arriving in Glasgow. 

https://www.refuweegee.co.uk/ 

Edinburgh

 




 

  • Mutual Aid Trans Edinburgh

Trans and queer -specific local mutual aid support

https://matedinburgh.wordpress.com/



 

North England

 


Yorkshire

 




 

Sheffield

  • South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Activist Group

Providing food and variety of support and advocacy to asylum seekers and refugees

https://www.symaag.org.uk/

  • Foodhall

Open public dining hall and venue run by the community, food pay what you can

https://www.foodhallproject.org

  • SAYiT

LGBTQIA+ charity offering support for youth, education, sexual health, domestic abuse

https://sayit.org.uk/

  • VIDA

Domestic and sexual abuse services, training, therapy and support groups

https://vidasheffield.org.uk

 

Leeds

  • Rainbow Junktion

Free hot food and food parcels

http://rainbowjunktion.org.uk

  • Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Support for migrants, food parcels, advice, advocacy, mental health support, accessing asylum support

https://pafras.org.uk/

  • Red Cross Refugee Support

For asylum seekers only, advice, food vouchers/parcels, legal support and advice

gghebremicael@redcross.org.uk / 0113 2015267



 

Midlands

 




 

East Midlands

 





 

Nottingham

  • Notts Activist Wellness 

Founder of UK Mutual Aid

A community organisation running Notts Queer Pride, working with local and national organisations and providing support to people with no recourse to public funds.

www.facebook.com/nottsactivistwellness 

  • Nottingham Arimathea Trust  

Housing charity for asylum seekers and destitute migrants. Currently working with Refugee Forum and Notts Activist Wellness on food parcels.

https://www.nottinghamarimathea.org.uk/

  • Nottingham Skill Sharing

Mutual aid focusing on free support in the local area

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2509135549406168/

  • Autistic Nottingham

Charity providing support and advocacy for autistic adults 

https://autisticnottingham.org




 

West Midlands

 




 

Birmingham

  • The Real Junk Food Project 

TRJFP Brum intercepts waste food to create nutritious meals for all on a Pay-as-you-feel basis.

https://trjfpbrum.com/

  • Sick Be Nourished 

African/Ital healthcare, food and community project.

https://www.sickbenourished.org




 

South England

 





 

London

 




 

  • London based spreadsheet for orgs offering various immigration advice/ advocacy

https://hackneymigrantcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Other-sources-of-advice-Nov-2019.pdf?fbclid=IwAR35S2u51Fy3x9-OHY9OGk-jdilkWml02u61qFG3uARaq0cYgM7nPUr3a4g

  • London based spreadsheet for orgs offering domestic violence support and advocacy and shelter provisions

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LXgFdEiQpwqc74qnV2hxkSClxaurRfZr_rz3je0dyhw/edit?fbclid=IwAR1OP16CG498pXzuWtEgx9qtd-uejrB8rLeln1mRGO-jOjXcwavoYzhT0-s#gid=0

 

Central London

  • Life After Hummus 

Free and low-cost vegan cooking classes, food parcel project and nutritional support.

http://www.lifeafterhummus.com

  • Granville Community Kitchen 
  • Food assembly, peoples kitchen, community garden

http://granvillecommunitykitchen.wordpress.com/

  • Elthorne Pride 

Community group with food delivery project and cooking classes.

https://elthornepride.org.uk/

South London

  • Be-Enriched

 A network of surplus food project and canteens across South London.

http://www.be-enriched.org

  • Brixton Soup Kitchen?
  • Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Support, advice, ESOL classes, social groups, women and youth group, benefits support

https://caras.org.uk

  • Earlsfield Together

Foodbank no referral needed and some practical support and advice

https://vidasheffield.org.uk/
 

South East London

  • Pembroke House

Food parcels delivered

https://www.pembrokehouse.org.uk/walworth-community-food-hub/

East London

  • Carib Eats 

Caribbean food delivery service for those in need.

https://www.facebook.com/caribeatsH/

  • Made Up Kitchen 

Community project on food surplus with food parcel and delivery.

http://madeupkitchen.co.uk/

  • Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen

 Currently fundraising to supply food and wellness kits.

https://www.zoesghanakitchen.co.uk/

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/were-ghana-feed-vulnerable-people-help-our-kitchen-stay-open


 

South East England

 



 

Brighton and Hove

  • Black and Minority Ethnic Community Project Centre 

Community centre with food bank and food parcel service.

http://bmecp.org.uk/

  • The Real Junk Food Project

TRJFP Brighton intercepts waste food to create nutritious meals for all on a Pay-as-you-feel basis.

https://www.facebook.com/realjunkfoodbrighton 

  • Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project

Welfare rights advice, £1 vegan lunches.

https://www.facebook.com/bucfp1/posts/2258960624249062

  • East Brighton Food Coop

Hot lunches delivered

https://www.facebook.com/EastBrightonFoodCoop/

  • Voices In Exile

Foodbank, support and advice for refugees and migrants

https://www.facebook.com/brightonvoicesinexile/

 

  • SoulSoup

Food parcels and deliveries for donation.

https://www.soulsoup.cafe/nourishing-food-deliveries



 

High Wycombe

  • High Wycombe Community Advocates 

Community organisation, food project and wide range of support for marginalised people.

https://www.facebook.com/CommunityAdvocatesHW/

Reading

  • Reading Mutual Aid

Local mutual aid group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2506572852996203/


 

South West England

 




 

Bristol

  • Google Document resource

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXE_h5ka2e1Cg6sL5GYUtyCWDaRXn2FsUnxNN9tXNas/edit?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR12QmK_tBzfrCbeRdQ6r133s3T_4cPRcbrGjZAUHfR08s9LSj2FXJnrDDA

  • BASE and Roses

Food deliveries

https://www.facebook.com/BASEandRoses


 

Plymouth

  • Beyond borders

Totnes (South Devon) & local area including Plymouth. Food boxes for families and refugee and asylum seeker support

https://beyondborderstotnes.org.uk/

East England

 



 

Berkhamsted

  • Open Door

Pay what you can cafe, open pantry and variety of classes inc reading groups, art classes etc

https://www.opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk