Why does Double Impact need your support?
Recovering from dependence on drugs or alcohol is a long term process and often requires someone to rebuild their life from scratch – our service users have often lost their home, their health, their job, family, friends, confidence and hope
Stopping or reducing using or drinking is usually not the issue – the real challenge for individuals lies in their sustaining this in the long term, in the face of the devastating consequences of their substance use
Without the right support people return to drinking or using and the cycle of devastation starts again – the costs of this to the individual, to their loved ones and to the wider community are immense
Double Impact provides a unique service which deals with all the issues facing people trying to recover - we provide housing support, specialist debt advice, one to one support, educational groups and accredited courses to build self esteem and skills for employment, volunteering experience, support for family members, and safe places for people to socialise and support each other
What we do works – In 2010-2011 we helped over 800 people across Nottinghamshire, of whom just under 80% successfully achieved their personal recovery goals such as stopping or reducing their substance use, improving their family relationships, improving their health & wellbeing and increasing their employment prospects through education/ volunteering.
Your donation helps to secure the continuation of this vital work for the future and to develop more innovative ways of ensuring that people escape the cycle of addiction for good.