This space is for building Beloved Community and collective action to promote the health and dignity of people who use drugs.

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** Welcome to Our Movement in Motion, a new bi-weekly national newsletter from your friends at Harm Reduction Coalition. With an ever-changing landscape of perceptions, policies, and possibilities in the Harm Reduction movement, this space is for building Beloved Community and collective action to promote the health and dignity of people who use drugs.
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Event: Strategies for Getting Naloxone to Rural and Suburban Regions ([link removed]) — Programs will share challenges and successes doing naloxone distribution to difficult-to-reach rural and suburban populations, specifically about overcoming barriers such as concerns around privacy and confidentiality, lack of transportation, isolation, program resources/time and mailing supplies. Hosted by national Harm Reduction Coalition staff members Kacey Bcyzek and Dana Kurzer-Yashin, the first webinar in this series will be held on Monday, May 18 at 4 pm ET.

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Event: Harm Reduction, COVID-19 and People Who Use Drugs Virtual Office Hours ([link removed]) — Stay connected with bi-weekly virtual office hour sessions with national Harm Reduction Coalition staff and guest subject matter experts. The next virtual session, “Outreach and COVID-19 (Part Two),” will be held on Wednesday, May 27 at 4 pm ET.

News: After a long wait, we are so excited to publicly announce that the California Harm Reduction Initiative (CHRI) Request for Proposals (RFP) will go live on May 20th! Back in January, we announced ([link removed]) that the national Harm Reduction Coalition had been selected by California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS to lead the California Harm Reduction Initiative (CHRI). Our role as a grantmaker will support staffing at eligible syringe service programs and technical assistance with the goal of expanding the range, reach, and quality of harm reduction services in California!
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Resource Guide: COVID-19 Resources for People Who Use Drugs and People Vulnerable to Structural Violence ([link removed]) — Our COVID-19 resource page and Google Document ([link removed]) are always up-to-date with the latest best practices and tips for reducing risk during this crisis.

Event: Caring in a Crisis ([link removed]) — Join Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) for their Care in a Crisis series, which spotlights approaches to providing high-quality care for underserved demographics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has further complicated how to leverage harm reduction: access to syringe service programs, availability of wound care supplies, resources for clients engaged in survival sex, continued provision of medicated assisted treatment, and more.

PCDC’s Kristin Potterbusch and the Harm Reduction Coalition’s Nathalia Gibbs and Kacey Byczek will spotlight what providers need to know and the practical guidance you may be missing. Tuesday, May 19, at 2 pm ET

Event: Advocates Panel ([link removed]) — Join the Drug Policy Alliance and the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) for a two-part panel addressing ways to make research more accessible for policy change. The first panel will feature the national Harm Reduction Coalition's Deputy Director of Planning and Policy, Daniel Raymond, as well as panelists from VOCAL-NY, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice. Friday, May 29, at 9:30 am ET

Op-Ed: Truth and Consequences ([link removed]) — In this Op-Ed, Mary Howe of Homeless Youth Alliance reflects on the loss of a member of our community and the systemic shortcomings that are ultimately responsible.


** Meet Logan Benton
Title: Grants Manager
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Meet Logan Benton (she, her, hers) — Logan is a radical southerner, licensed social worker, and certified case manager, serving as the Grants Manager for Harm Reduction Coalition where she is intentional about establishing and implementing systems around participatory grantmaking and “nothing about us without us”. While harm reduction has been a part of Logan’s life for about fifteen years, she began doing the work professionally in 2014 while employed at an HIV clinic covering fourteen counties throughout rural, eastern Alabama. She has experience doing HIV/HCV screening, education, linkage to care, case management,
retention/re-engagement, navigating through drug court systems and treatment facilities, programmatic monitoring/reporting, grant writing, grant administration, and equine-assisted therapy. She is passionate about meeting people right where they are at with the understanding that they are the experts of their own lives. This directly carries over to how she functions as a grantmaker - with full recognition that programs led by members of the respective community are the experts in those communities. Logan and her two dogs are currently based out of Birmingham, Alabama.

Now Hiring! Operations Manager

Do you love systems and creating processes? Do you like working in the background to make sure an organization functions smoothly? Do you want to bring those talents and skills to the fight to promote the health and dignity of individuals and communities who are affected by drug use? Learn more and apply here. ([link removed])

Now Hiring! Director of Development

The Director of Development will serve in a key leadership role on the organization’s Executive team. They will create a clear case for support and investment, highlighting Harm Reduction Coalition’s relevance, vision, and impact, and build out its entire fundraising program. The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, creative, ambitious, and eager to use well-honed skills to devise and implement an array of both short- and long-term fundraising strategies. This position can be located anywhere in the US and requires a self-starter who is comfortable with growth, is excited to mobilize resources for transformational change, can work both collaboratively and independently, and can prioritize and manage multiple projects. Learn more and apply here. ([link removed])

Now Hiring! Director of Finance

Are you interested in developing and refining a growing organization’s financial infrastructure and building capacity for financial transparency and collaborative budgeting with program staff? Do you want to help build fiscal sponsorship systems so projects can focus on programmatic investment? The Director of Finance will supervise a team of two staff members, and lead all day-to-day finance operations including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and grants administration. Learn more and apply here. ([link removed])

Open Requests for Proposal:

HepConnect Initiative Consultant ([link removed])
Instructional Designer ([link removed])

ICYMI: COVID-19 Update from the #HarmRed20 Team

We believe in the resilience of our community; we believe in our ability to heal and thrive. We see you, we love you, and we stand with you. We are all in this together. Stay tuned for additional updates in the coming weeks.

Read an update from the National Harm Reduction Conference Team regarding COVID-19. ([link removed])

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