Partner Spotlight | Jim Wikel, Painted Horse Recovery
Jim Wikel, a citizen of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma, doesn’t hesitate to point out the tension he navigates around harm reduction in his line of work in peer recovery […]
Partner Spotlight | Haven Wheelock, Outside In
Haven Wheelock has been a self-described nerd for infectious disease since she was as young as 13 years old. She wanted to help stop novel viruses such as HIV from […]
Partner Spotlight | Ruby Moon, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
For Ruby Moon, harm reduction is deeply personal. Her daughter was struggling with addiction, and nothing she had been taught about helping people with addiction felt right. “I’d only been […]
Partner Spotlights | Carol Davies, Creating Housing Coalition
When Carol first started supporting the Mid-Willamette Valley’s unhoused community, she quickly realized the importance of harm reduction supplies in building trust. “By handing out naloxone, it tells people that we’re not here to judge them. We’re just here to help,” she said. Through this trust, Carol’s team has connected dozens of people to housing, detox and treatment.
Partner Spotlight | Erin Yanke, Outside the Frame
Outside the Frame serves young people experiencing houselessness or housing insecurity, teaching them to produce narrative and documentary films on issues they care about. The experience can be deeply profound […]
Partner Spotlight | Dane Zahner, HIV Alliance
Joining the HIV Alliance as a prevention manager was a natural transition for Dane Zahner. His background was in retail management, but he was already on the board of HIV […]
Partner Spotlight | Paul Gonzales, Bay Area First Step
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 […]
Partner Spotlight: Sgt. Eric Dotson | Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office
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 […]
Partner Spotlight: Fernando Peña | El Jardín
In February 2021, a dream that so many people had worked towards finally came to fruition: El Jardín — formally Northwest Instituto Latino — opened their doors to their recovery […]
Partner Spotlight: O’Nesha Cochran | Miracles Club
At The Miracles Club, “miracle” isn’t just in the name—it’s what they strive to achieve every day. The Miracles Club is a peer-led recovery center in Portland providing culturally-specific harm […]
