The Margins Project (Union Chapel)
Contact details
The Margins Project (Union Chapel)
The Margins Project
16b Compton Avenue
Islington
London
N1 2UN
Public phone: 020 7704 9050
Email: marginsdropin@unionchapel.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.unionchapel.org.uk/projects/margins
General information
Service offered: Drop-ins on a Monday and Wednesday (11am–1pm). Offer food, showers, laundry and clothes. Advice on benefits, debt management and housing. Paid 4 month catering training Programme. Above is postal address – drop-in entrance from Compton Avenue at rear of Union Chapel.
Target group: Homeless and/or at risk of homelessness, and people crisis
Area served: Islington and surrounding areas.
How to contact: Drop-in on Monday or Wednesday between 11am and 1pm. Call or email if interested in training programme.
Availability
Monday: 10am to 5pm; drop-in service 11am to 1pm
Tuesday: 10am to 5pm
Wednesday: 10am to 5pm; drop-in service 11am to 1pm
Thursday: 10am to 5pm
Friday: 10am to 5pm
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: No
Accessible toilets: No
Access notes: Ramped access to some parts of the building. No unassisted entrance for wheelchair users. Clothing store and showers downstairs, portacabin toilets outside and upstairs.
Other information
Languages other than English:
Charity number: 1153070
Year established: 1992
Staffing: 3 full time, 2 part time staff, 5-9 volunteers at drop-ins
Public transport: Highbury and Islington tube - 5 minutes walk. Buses 4, 19, 30, 43, 271 - all stop outside premises
Record last checked: 07 September 2023