The Manna Society

The Manna Society Homeless centre based in London Bridge The Manna Centre was founded by Nannette French and opened to the homeless in 1982. Volunteers help in the kitchen.

The Centre is based near London Bridge station and Guy’s Hospital. The building is provided rent-free by the RC Diocese of Southwark. Every day, between 150 – 250 people come into the Centre, for breakfast, lunch, or one of the many other services provided, and the details of our services are provided in the mission section. The Centre opens between 8.30am and 1.30pm every day, but the Centre workers need to arrive earlier, to prepare the Centre and breakfast for the clients. The Centre is run by Director Bandi Mbubi and 10 paid staff, who work a rota so we can open 7 days a week, 51 weeks a year. The Manna Society is now a charity. Most of our income comes from donations from individuals and churches and from charitable trusts. We receive 15% of our income from the London Borough of Southwark, who finance some of our Housing and Welfare advice, including our special advice to EU 10 nationals. We are also grateful for the food donations we receive from schools and churches at Harvest festival. We are happy to speak at your church or school about helping the homeless and our work.

Today is the International Day of Care and Support. It was created to recognise and promote the essential role of care a...
29/09/2026

Today is the International Day of Care and Support. It was created to recognise and promote the essential role of care and support giving. This is at the heart of what we do at Manna. If you are interested in ways to support us in this, please scroll through to see information on donating funds, food or other items.

25/09/2026

Work on our new mural is complete! Featuring our founder Nannette Ffrench, a world map and 'Welcome' in just some of the languages spoken at Manna. Watch along to see our artist's depiction of the words Nannette put up when she first opened the centre over 40 years ago! Many thanks to Jarvis for your amazing work on this!

Our 2025-2026 Annual Report is out now! Read with the link below or in our bio. The report features articles from our Di...
22/09/2026

Our 2025-2026 Annual Report is out now! Read with the link below or in our bio. The report features articles from our Director, Advice team and Treasurer, as well as a special feature on our founder Nannette's 100th birthday celebration earlier this year!

https://mannasociety.org.uk/2026/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MS-ANNUAL-REPORT-2026-1.pdf

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are postponing the AGM and volunteers' get-together which were scheduled for TOMORROW...
14/09/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are postponing the AGM and volunteers' get-together which were scheduled for TOMORROW, Tuesday 15th September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope to have a new date for these events to share very soon.

One of our most popular services is our Mail Service. Registered users of our Advice Service without a fixed address can...
08/09/2026

One of our most popular services is our Mail Service. Registered users of our Advice Service without a fixed address can sign up to receive important letters at the Manna Centre. Visit the centre or give us a call if this would be helpful to you.

Tomorrow is the International Day of Charity. Why not mark it by supporting the Charity provides by the Manna Society. S...
04/09/2026

Tomorrow is the International Day of Charity. Why not mark it by supporting the Charity provides by the Manna Society. Scroll through to see information on donating and our most needed items.

Meet the team: Our spotlight this month is on Paddy, the longest standing employee of the Manna Society. Paddy is curren...
01/09/2026

Meet the team: Our spotlight this month is on Paddy, the longest standing employee of the Manna Society. Paddy is currently our Administrator but has worked as a Volunteer, Advice worker and Director! He marked 40 years at Manna this past April!

28/08/2026

What is happening on an average day at the Manna Centre? Watch along to see.

Twice a month we offer a drop in podiatry service - provided by the amazing Lisa from Guy's. Next podiatry service is on...
25/08/2026

Twice a month we offer a drop in podiatry service - provided by the amazing Lisa from Guy's. Next podiatry service is on Tuesday 8th September - no appointment needed!

21/08/2026

All are invited to our AGM! It will be at 19:00 on Tuesday 15th September at the Manna Centre, 12 Melior Street, SE1 3QP. Watch along to see photos from AGMs past, including a clip of our founder Nannette Ffrench addressing the AGM in 2002.

Address

12 Melior Street
London
SE13QP

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 1:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 1:30pm

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