National Lottery Grant Aids Addiction Recovery Organization

A charitable organization dedicated to assisting adults grappling with addiction has secured nearly £20,000 in funding from the National Lottery. Support Through Addiction Recovery (STAR Housing), situated in Bristol, offers both residential and day care services. This financial contribution will be directed towards providing therapy, developing life skills, and conducting relapse prevention workshops, among other initiatives. Chloe Hollingworth, Co-CEO of STAR Housing, commented: “We only started in May of this year and it’s just been amazing, our motto is that the secret to living is giving and this funding covers us for the next two years.” Ms. Hollingworth, alongside her friend Zena Browne, established STAR after observing a scarcity of abstinence-based support options in the locality. She elaborated: “We both have lived experience of going through recovery in Bristol and we’d been discussing how we might be able to give back for a couple of years.” She added, “Eventually we just decided to give this a go and the response has been amazing.” She further stated: “We recently opened our second residence and one day we hope to have four or five of these in Bristol as well as secondary recovery centres where people can stay more temporarily.” Currently, STAR supports nine live-in residents across its two facilities. The majority of the lottery funds will be allocated to operating their day program, which is accessible to non-residents. These individuals can self-refer, provided they are presently abstaining from both drugs and alcohol. The National Lottery generates over £30 million weekly for various charitable causes throughout the UK. For updates, follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Story ideas can be submitted via email or WhatsApp at 0800 313 4630. Copyright 2024 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not accountable for the content of external websites. Information regarding our approach to external linking is available.