About the Harbour Centre

“Harbour assists recovery for people experiencing harm caused by substance misuse.”

Harbour Drug and Alcohol Services, also known simply as Harbour, is a Plymouth based agency which works in partnership with the Voluntary Sector, Social Services and the NHS, whose operation is managed by the Harbour Centre - a registered charity (no. 293721) and a company limited by guarantee (no.1984863).

Since the 1980s, Harbour has been known for its innovative and collaborative approach in dealing with drug and alcohol issues in the community. The agency’s services extend into many areas of health and social need through collaboration with a wide range of other organisations in Plymouth and the South West. We offer a safe place for people to explore how they can make positive changes in their lives.

Harbour’s work is focused on the needs of our clients to provide:

• treatment that will enable people to recover from their misuse of drugs and alcohol
• advice, information and care to prevent harm caused by substance misuse 
• support to families and carers during the recovery process

Harbour Centre (Plymouth) has been shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2012

Harbour is pleased to confirm we have been shortlisted by an independant panel for the 2012 Charity Awards within the Social Care and Welfare category. The panel take a range of attributes into account: leadership; planning; innovation; enterprise; learning; effectiveness; accountability; and sustainability. Winners will be announced June 2012. For more information please visit: Civil Society.

We aim …

…to provide effective and efficient services for adults and young people in the community based on the needs of the individual.

…to be a centre of excellence for delivering services to individuals, families and communities helping people to lead safe, healthy and fulfilling lives

…to ensure that everyone working in Harbour has the skills, abilities and motivation to deliver excellence through a continual process of learning and improvement

…to be a preferred provider, or partner, for the region’s commissioners, health and social services, criminal justice services and other agencies

…to continuously raise public awareness and seek innovative responses to the needs that exist around drug and alcohol problems.      

 Harbour is affiliated to the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP), we are also an accredited provider of City & Guilds certified qualifications. All our activities are mapped to National Occupational Standards.

• Alcohol

• Drugs

• Young People

• Sex

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