A Year of Resilience: The Work of 2020 With National Harm Reduction Coalition

It is hard to talk about 2020 without acknowledging the deep loss and pain that our community has faced together. It is simultaneously impossible to talk about 2020 without recognizing the sheer resilience of our harm reduction community and the ways we continue to care and show up for each other. In a transformative year of growth and overcoming for NHRC, we thank you -- our harm reduction family -- for your support and your love, which has made so much visionary work possible even in the face of adversity.

While we’re grateful 2020 is coming to a close, we know that we wouldn’t have accomplished what we did without your help. Scroll down to see some of our 2020 highlights, or read the full blog post linked below.

But the year isn't over yet. Luckily, there’s still plenty of time to make a tax-deductible donation to National Harm Reduction Coalition. Any donation we receive online before 11:59 pm on December 31st is eligible for a 2020 tax-deduction.

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Did you know? Section 2204 of the CARES Act allows nonprofit donors to deduct cash donations up to $300 without needing to itemize deductions for the 2020 tax year. A donation this year can help reduce your taxable income!

Sincerely,

The National Harm Reduction Coalition

OUR 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Don't miss our full blog post to see more highlights from our past year.
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DOPE PROJECT

Centering the urgent needs of people who use drugs facing increased vulnerability to overdose due to isolation and other COVID-related factors, our DOPE Project team pivoted quickly to equip all San Francisco COVID shelter-in-place sites with overdose and harm reduction supplies, training, and development of appropriate overdose response housing policies.

CHEERING ON CHRI

We successfully launched the California Harm Reduction Initiative (CHRI), providing $12.2 million for 37 California Syringe Services Programs. CHRI is truly historic funding — both as the largest government investment in syringe services and as the first staffing support for harm reduction programs in the state in 10 years.

HEPCONNECT

HepConnect made critical rapid response grants during COVID, demonstrating flexibility and accountability to our partners and working with grantees across Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Indiana to adapt in this difficult time.

MENTORSHIP & MUTUAL AID

We convened the Executive Director Mentorship and Mutual Aid Support Group to bring together harm reduction leaders facing new challenges during COVID. Our community leaders come together to troubleshoot questions, strategize together, and support each other through collective care.

TOOLKITS

Through our new Harm Reduction Toolkit: Pregnancy and Substance Use, pregnant and parenting people who use drugs, their loved ones, and their service providers can find practical information about navigating care.

Faith in Harm Reduction launched its Spirit of Harm Reduction Toolkit in November! The toolkit was co-created by FIHR leadership collective and staff, harm reduction leaders, and other movement based allies.

TRAININGS

We piloted the COHRT (Creating Opportunities for Harm Reduction Training) program to support direct services workers from supportive housing, behavioral health, and shelter-in-place programs doing harm reduction work in the pandemic. Our program included lessons on harm reduction foundations, conflict management, and strategies for self-care in a virtual discussion-based environment.

From podcasting, to going live with Lighthouse Learning Collective, there's so much more to tell you about.

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