Lily’s Kitchen is launching a ‘Walk & Talk’ service this summer to support LGBTQ+ communities during Pride month and beyond. As part of its new ongoing partnership with MindOut, a mental health service run specifically for, and by, LGBTQ+ communities, Lily’s Kitchen will help pet parents from the communities come together to connect through their love of four-legged friends.
The walks will be attended by MindOut service users, with support from the charity’s staff, and frontline volunteers, with the aim to;
- Provide an activity-based peer support opportunity
- Reduce social isolation and increase confidence
- Increase connection to the local community and LGBTQ+ communities
- Improve wellbeing through being ‘outdoors’ and in nature and by physical exercise
- Improve mood and wellbeing through interaction with dogs
