We describe ourselves as a voluntary organisation as we are governed by a Board of Directors with each Director acting in a voluntary capacity We are a Scottish Charity that is recognised by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and our charity number is SC023353 We have 12 volunteer counsellors/addiction workers who volunteer their time to provide additional support to our service users Although we are funded by Forth Valley NHS and the three local authorities in Forth Valley we sometimes have to fundraise for some of our costs and services There are 10 full time and 9 part time staff members employed by ASC to deliver and manage our counselling and rehabilitation services across Forth Valley