Partner spotlights & initiative news
Initiative News
About Learning Collaboratives are a new offering from the Save Lives Oregon initiative designed to foster connection and growth for people engaged in harm reduction work. The monthly sessions are a...
The Save Lives Oregon Impact Report: January 2024 provides an overview of our initiative’s collaborative work to date with partners across Oregon and Tribal communities to reduce substance use related...
Students deserve to be safe and healthy at school. Recognizing the critical need for immediate response tools in emergencies, the Save Lives Oregon initiative will now offer eligible schools...
Partner Spotlights
Like many people, Paul Gonzales was a skeptic of harm reduction. As someone in recovery, his personal journey followed a strict 12-step abstinence model. That experience didn’t align with his...
Eric Dotson’s favorite part of his job at a correctional facility in Clatsop County was getting to know the people there. “The benefit of working in a correctional facility is that you see the same...
In February 2021, a dream that so many people had worked towards finally came to fruition: Northwest Instituto Latino opened their doors to their recovery drop-in center in Southeast Portland. The...