Two sister firms have donated $2,000 to a charity dedicated to helping adults who suffer from addiction.

Insurance brokers and risk managers Marsh and risk and reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter last week presented the donation to Focus Counselling Service — a substance abuse intervention agency.

“I am grateful and honoured that Marsh and Guy Carpenter have kindly donated to Focus Counselling Service,” said Focus chairman Leonard Astwood.

“We work hard to provide the best treatment and supportive residence to individuals who are making an effort to live a drug free lifestyle and this donation will help us in our effort to do so.”

The donation is intended to support the charity’s inpatient treatment and supportive living residency. “Focus offers people living with addiction a solution to get clean and to improve their life,” said David Ezekiel, the country corporate officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Bermuda and chairman of Marsh’s Bermuda Charity Committee.

“We applaud Sandy Butterfield, the founder and executive director of Focus, and her team for their dedication to this cause and encourage anyone who may need their assistance to reach out to the group.”

The inpatient treatment centre helps patients detox safely and the charity also provides supportive residency for those who complete this phase.

This live-in structured environment is designed to support the reintegration of former substance abusers into society as clean and productive members of the community.

People living in the supportive residency perform community service, are assisted with job searches and are offered counselling.

The charity also offers a walk-in outreach clinic and is open seven days a week.

On average, between 15 and 40 adults attend the walk-in facility each day, up to 12 adults at a time undergo live-in treatment and up to 21 adults occupy the supportive residency.

Dr Astwood thanked the companies on behalf of the board and members of Focus for the donation and believing in the work they do.