Community groups that routinely hand out the lifesaving medication fear their workers could soon be facing layoffs with the disappearance of a key grant.
The California Harm Reduction Initiative, which helped dozens of syringe programs hire staff and pay for operational expenses, dries up later this year.
“It made us into a viable organization that effectively supported our community,” providing mobile services such as Narcan distribution at least five days a week, Ewing said. “I am now giving out probably 2,000 to 3,000 doses of Narcan a month. I’m giving out 120,000 syringes a year” and collecting used ones to prevent litter, he said.
“We take care of people every single day,” he said. “We are the people on the street who actually listen to what’s going on.” That is “counterproductive,” said Braunz E. Courtney, executive director of the HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County. His organization has used the grant money to pay workers for its Black Drug Users Health Hub, which connects people to a range of services including medications to help with addiction treatment.
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