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- Members (m) are listed first followed by non-member (n) helplines, with any national organisations at the top of each of these. Within these, helplines are listed alphabetically by county/state and town.

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BEFRIENDERS' MEMBER HELPLINES

National Associations

The National Council of Sri Lanka Sumithrayo
Colombo 07
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org

Centres

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Bandarawela
YWCA Nursery School Building
Senanayake Mawatha
BANDARAWELA
Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter:
Helpline 1: (011) 057 222 2662
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun: 09:00 - 13:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Colombo
60/B Horton Place
COLOMBO 7
Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter: - Email:
Helpline 1: 011 2692 909
Helpline 2: 011 2 683 555
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Email Helpline: sumithrayo@sltnet.lk
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 00:00 - 23:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Panduwasnuwara
Kurunegala Road
HETTIPOLA
Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter:
Helpline 1: 037 2291718
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 14:00 - 17:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Kandy
693/4 Peradeniya Road
Mulgampola
KANDY
Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter:
Helpline 1: (94) 081 2234 806
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00 - 17:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Katunayaka
2/133 Temple Road
Liyanagemulla
Seedawa
KATUNAYAKE
Contact by: Face to Face - Letter:
Helpline 1: n/a
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00 - 13:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Kurunegala
180 C Colombo Road
KURUNEGALA
Contact by: Face to Face - Letter:
Helpline 1: (94) 037 493 1731
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 14:00 - 18:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Matale
No 3 King Street
MATALE
Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter:
Helpline 1: (94) 011 268 2535
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00 - 13:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Mawanella
Gamage Hospital
121 Palaygoda Road
Medirigama
MAWANELLA
Contact by: Face to Face - Letter:
Website: www.srilankasumithrayo.org
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00 - 14:00

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo - Panadura
578/3 Galle Road
Panadura
Contact by: Face to Face - Phone - Letter:
Helpline 1: (038) 2235291
Opening hours:
    Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00 - 14:00