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The K9 Community Cafe is a non profit, unincorporated charitable group based in Ely,Cambridgeshire. We are run entirely by volunteers who form the steering group and board of trustees. We are a community drop-in café for people who like dogs.Some people bring their dogs along, some come on their own, with friends or with support workers. The dogs are the social glue that helps us all stick together and look out for each other . This provides a warm,welcoming place to be, social support, and friendly conversation (as well as cheap tea and coffee!!). The K9 Cafe acts as a hub for other support services and ideas for new projects. We are supported by our local pet store, a local dog trainer- and currently Starbucks. The main focus of the K9 Cafe is to support those who are socially isolated, experience anxiety or depression, have other mental health problems, or maybe just like to come and meet other dog lovers. We get people of all ages, skills and abilities including wheelchair users, adults with substantial learning difficulties, people who experience a lack of confidence and professional support workers. It has fast become a 'hub' for doggy advice and guidance, a great place to socialise your dog, and a lovely friendly welcoming place to 'just be'. It is now a regular part of some folks' calendar and they are lost without it. At the moment we meet once a week. Our cafe is run by our volunteers who are learning new skills as we go along, as well as meeting a range of people with different communication needs and growing and developing in themselves as they also help others. Please check out our website to learn more about our work and our other volunteering schemes.