The financial health of an award-winning drop-in centre in Angus is much improved months after it was threatened with closure.
The news was revealed by Cafe Project manager Mark McWalter during a visit by Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell.
In September the Arbroath centre revealed it faced being wound up if funding was not secured.
The news led to a flood of donations, with more than £100,000 being received from businesses, trusts and members of the public to keep the centre going.
Established 18 years ago, the Cafe Project on Brothock Bridge caters for a wide variety of people, including those having difficulties at school, the unemployed and young offenders, providing help with literacy, numeracy, behaviour and commitment.
Mr McWalter said: “The financial situation is certainly better than it was at this time last year.
“We’ve had a mixture of donations, grants and fundraising and we’ve now got a bit of breathing space and we are waiting on word from a large national trust.
“The situation last year was the worst it’s been since we started. It was really at crisis level but every year has its challenges.
“We are still getting between 30 and 40 people coming in every evening as well as several regular groups using the centre.”
Mr Mundell, who was in Arbroath to campaign ahead of the referendum vote, said he was impressed with the Cafe Project.
He said: “This is a really great project, which does so much to support young people locally.
“I am really impressed to hear the number of youngsters that are passing through its doors currently and over the 18 years it has been in operation.
“You often hear complaints about youngsters hanging around on street corners but communities have to come together to provide resources and support for young people and this is a great example of it.
“For the project to have run for such a long time is something that should be recognised and commended.”