Every year in the lead up to World AIDS Day, local HIV charity Lunch Positive provides a community lunch that is open to everyone.
This Sunday, November 26, the Lunch Positive Community Lunch will take place at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens, Brighton BN2 1SA. Everyone is invited to drop in for lunch, and doors open at 12.30pm. A buffet lunch is served from 1pm and includes main course, vegetarian, and vegan options. There is no charge, though donations are always welcome. The whole lunch is put together by our amazing volunteer team.
Lunch Positive provides a wide range of services. These include the weekly Friday HIV Lunch Club and Tuesday Support Drop-In, befriending and buddying scheme, wellbeing projects, specialised help from an HIV support worker, advice and information, food bank and home outreach. These address many serious challenges in life, including social isolation and loneliness, poor health and financial disadvantage.
Services are provided by our fantastic team of volunteers, recently awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Lunch Positive provides the largest regular group support for people living with HIV locally, along with 1-1 and smaller group support for people who benefit from this. People using Lunch Positive describe it as an essential lifeline. The Lunch Positive Community Lunch is a chance to spend time together as a community, and celebrate all that can be achieved when we support each other.
