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Drug service saved by ?100K donation
A drugs and alcohol recovery service has been saved from closure by an 11th hour donation of £100,000.
Hawkspring in Hartcliffe was due to close this week, leaving seven members of staff redundant and hundreds of clients requiring support for addiction.
But the organisation was rescued by the John James Bristol Foundation, a trust which gives grants to Bristol charities.
“It is with great humility and joy that we can share the happy news that Hawkspring has been saved,” said a Hawkspring spokesperson on Friday.
The charity said it can now remain open for a year while it looks to secure more permanent funding. The charity had announced its closure last summer, but was saved by an offer of a merger with the Matthew Tree Project which fell through earlier this year due to funding.
Hawkspring, a merger between Kwads and Hawks, was funded by the council until drugs services in Bristol were reorganised under the Bristol Roads system.
Karin Smyth, Bristol South MP who has been campaigning on behalf of Hawkspring, said: “Staff and trustees put their hearts and souls into Hawkspring and the wonderful generosity of the John James Foundation is apt reward for their commitment.
“Most importantly this money will enable Hawkspring to continue its life-saving work, helping many more local people who desperately rely on the crucial services Hawkspring provides.”
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