On the Street

Open Doors provide weekly outreach to women who sell sex on the streets of Hackney.
Team members go out in a marked NHS car between the hours of 10pm and 2am on a Monday evening.
We distribute condoms, syringe packs, provide hot drinks and food.  Open Doors offer a limited service at night. However at The Breakfast Drop-In  (open on Thursday between 10am-2pm) you can benefit from support and case management.

The kinds of services on offer are:

• Hot shower and clean clothes
• Cooked breakfast
• Free condoms
• Ordering new birth certificates
• Signing up for benefits
• Supporting women into housing (both supported and temporary accommodation) often possible on the day of drop-in but never more than a few days wait for an appointment
• Support to access  a methadone script
• Support with Criminal Justice matters
• Same day access to screening and treatment for STI’s
• Support with housing or utility bill problems
• A specialist worker who can help if you have been raped or sexually assaulted
• Workers who are knowledgeable and supportive if you are or need to be involved with Social Services.

All of these services are provided at the drop-in but also at the office in which we are based at St Leonards Hospital.  If you would like to learn more about our service for Hackney street sex workers contact Jacqui 07852918404.

OPEN DOORS NO LONGER WORK IN THE BOROUGH OF NEWHAM - PLEASE CONTACT HESTIA - 0207 378 3100

Open Doors provide weekly outreach to women who sell sex on the streets of Newham.
Team members go out in a marked NHS car between the hours of 9pm and 12 midnight on Monday. We distribute condoms, syringe packs, provide hot drinks and food.  Open Doors offer a limited service at night.