Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal to positive people every Friday at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church has published its new calendar of visits from other voluntary and community organisations.
The HIV community space which is centred around the lunch club invites guests along who are available to provide additional advice, information and support to members. The visits are informal and inclusive. Guests join with members and volunteers for lunch and are available to talk and help where needed.
Gary Pargeter, volunteer project manager, said: “We’ve been working with guest visits for some time now, and the emphasis is on having friendly, approachable people available to help if needed. For many people simply being with peers at the lunch club addresses a whole range of needs. We also know that many people find themselves in crisis, are sometimes anxious about accessing other services, and also have an interest in finding out about what other support is available. Guests from other organisations have helped many people and getting to know their workers or volunteers in a community setting often feels much easier for people. One person recently told us “I can’t thank you enough – there’s nowhere I could go where I’ve been able to get involved in so many things”. We’re also grateful that guests from visiting organisations often support their own clients to come along to Lunch Positive for first visits.”
Details of guest visits can be viewed on the ‘What’s Happening’ section at www.lunchpositive.org
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