Dear friend,

I am sharing a humble request and my gratitude before we make our final appeal of the year tomorrow, and before the rush and reflection of New Year’s Eve.

This year has reminded us that harm reduction is not only a set of strategies, but also a commitment to one another. Every training we deliver, naloxone kit we place in someone’s hands, peer leader we support, syringe services program (SSP) we uplift, and community convening we hold reflects a simple truth: We keep each other alive. And we keep this movement alive.

From California to the Northeast, from Puerto Rico and from border communities to rural counties too often overlooked in public health, NHRC continues to build ecosystems people need to survive: Peer-led programs, statewide technical assistance, culturally-grounded models, multilingual education, and harm reduction deserts transformed into networks of care. These wins don’t always make headlines, but they change lives.

As we close 2025, we also carry the weight of persistent inequities. Overdose rates continue to rise in Black, Latine/x, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and unhoused communities — not because individual people fail, but because our systems are not designed to support us. Criminalization, stigma, and systemic neglect that lead to underfunded public health infrastructures continue to steal the lives of community members who should still be with us. This is why your support matters deeply right now.

Before the year ends, I ask you to make a gift that strengthens the work we carry into 2026. Your contribution fuels training that ensures emergency room doctors practice with compassion and put harm reduction at the center of care. It supports peers whose lived expertise is shaping the future of public health, builds capacity for SSPs fighting to stay open amid budget cuts and political pushback, and ensures Black and brown communities are centered in drug policy and harm reduction practices.

NHRC will always uplift the message that no one is disposable. This movement endures because people like you refuse to let anyone be forgotten. If you’re able, please make a year-end gift today, before the final sunrise of 2025. Your generosity sustains us and the communities we love and serve.


With gratitude and in solidarity,

Laura Guzman
Executive Director
National Harm Reduction Coalition



Link: bit.ly/NHRCEOYGiving




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