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A PROJECT which supports young men with alcohol or drug dependencies to turn their lives around has been given a big funding boost by Inverclyde Council.
The local authority’s policy and resources committee has approved £260,000 to continue the Inverclyde Routes in to Supported Employment (IRISE) initiative.
It started in 2021 to help men aged 20-40 in Greenock and Port Glasgow town centres with a range of complex issues, including being in recovery, offending or homelessness.
To date, a total of 38 people have been supported through the successful programme, with 22 men currently involved with it.
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