An addiction charity has received a £15,000 from wind farm charity Point and Sandwick Trust.
The money is the first instalment of the £30,000 which the Hebrides Alpha Project will get every year.
It amounts to nearly half the money staff have to raise themselves every year, on top of public funding, to keep the project going.
Shona Macleod, manager at the Hebrides Alpha Project, said they were “so grateful” for the support from Point and Sandwick Trust, which will go towards revenue costs such as salaries, administration and travel.
“The money is so appreciated,” she said. “It is an incredible contribution to this project and the wind farm trust really are contributing to people’s lives in this community.
“The money has impacted very positively and it means that we can continue to run the service and can continue to take residents in who have serious alcohol and drug dependencies in addition to other psychological and practical problems.”
Point and Sandwick Trust general manager Donald John MacSween said: “Hebrides Alpha was one of the key projects identified in our community development plan.
“The Western Isles has one of the highest incidents of alcohol and drug use in the UK and Hebrides Alpha are providing a much-needed rehabilitation service, available locally for the first time.”
