Press Release Alcohol Support Ltd - End of Befrienders Service
Alcohol Support Ltd regrets to announce that due to a lack of secure long term funding, it is being forced to close its Bon Accord Befrienders Service (BABS). The service set up in 2003 was one of the first befriending schemes of its kind in the North East of Scotland. The service is aimed at adults experiencing an alcohol problem which has led to them becoming isolated from the wider community. Trained volunteer befrienders are "matched" with clients with alcohol problems. The befrienders meet the clients on a regular basis to provide a "listening ear" or company on a social outing. BABS has supported over 120 clients.
However, due to the continual struggle to attract long term funding, Alcohol Support Ltd can no longer sustain the Bon Accord Befrienders Service. It will be wound up at the beginning of July.
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