This week the club distributed its latest batch of Help a Buddie match tickets.
Renfrewshire Council of Alcohol (RCA) were the recipients with some members looking forward to seeing the Saints play Heart of Midlothian in the cinch Premiership this Saturday in our first home match of 2023.
We visited Margaret, Maria and Rebekah at The RCA Centre in Paisley this week to deliver the tickets for Saturday's match. They were excited to receive the tickets and couldn’t wait to hand them out.
About the Renfrewshire Council of Alcohol
The Renfrewshire Council of Alcohol is a support centre providing services for people living with addiction in Renfrewshire.
RCA started 45 years ago to give older men who had given up drinking, a social life outside of alcohol. It has grown from its humble beginnings as a small support group, to now supporting both men and women who have been impacted by the effects of alcohol, drugs and gambling.
The RCA receive referrals from NHS but stay true to their original purpose by giving a helping hand and a listening ear to anyone who knocks at their door. The charity is one of only two organisations in Scotland who provide free gambling addiction support. They are no longer bound to the Renfrewshire area and provide support all over Scotland.
The charity allows people to meet others who are in similar situations and provides them with a social life through their support groups. Another example of the charity’s work is helping people who have lost their homes due to addiction become settled again.
RCA have big goals for 2023. They aim to expand and help as many people as they can. They have recently started up one on one support for those who are struggling with gambling and plan to develop this throughout the year.
To find out more about the RCA Trust please visit www.rcatrust.org.uk
