Grassroots Harm Reduction member organizations are independent, peer-based, mostly volunteer groups around the country providing education and harm reduction services in their local communities. Membership is free and confers benefits in terms of low cost supplies, free trainings and more. (Member organizations are different from our Buyers’ Club, which is open to any and all harm reduction organizations.)

If you are part of a local harm reduction group interested in joining our network, or an individual wanting to start a group in your area, please email us at info@grassrootsharmreduction.org or give us a call at 530-368-7593. We’re your peers and are here to support you.

Criteria For Becoming A Member Org

1. Peer-based & locally focused

Member Orgs must be by, of, and for the community, with no separation between service providers and service receivers. Members of the group are part of the community they serve and are not managed or coordinated on behalf of, or by, an outsider staff.

2. Autonomous

Member Orgs must be legally autonomous entities who make their own decisions and own their own bank account. Local chapters that are part of National organizations can qualify so long as they control and manage their own money, recruit and train their own volunteers, and are free to make their own decisions about how to best serve their local community.

3. More than one person

Positive social or cultural change comes through organizing. The definition of organizing is people coming together to make change. The words “social,” “culture” and “organization” all imply groups of people acting together, not lone individuals. We can help people who want to do harm reduction work even if they don’t want to be part of a group, but by definition, member orgs have to be groups or actual “organizations.”

Our Current Member Orgs

    1. KMFK Safety Services (Pittsburgh, PA)

    2. SafeRaveNYC (New York City)

    3. Rebel Harm Reduction (New York City)

    4. Wicked Clowns Harm Reduction (Columbus, OH)

    5. The LowDown (Charlotte, NC)

    6. Happy Campers (Las Vegas, NV)

    7. Mittens and Kittens (Michigan)

    8. Harm Reduction Outreach Cooperative (New York City)

    9. West Seattle Mutual Aid Party (Seattle)

    10. Beyond Dope (Brooklyn)

    11. SafeSceneNJ (New Jersey)

    12. Resist & Abolish The Stigma (RATS) Harm Reduction (Indianapolis, IN)

    13. Philadelphia Harm Reduction Outreach Coalition (Philadelphia, PA)

    14. Texas Harm Reduction Alliance (Texas)

    15. Florida Harm Reduction Initiative (Tallahassee, FL)

Our Current Partner Orgs

Partner Orgs are national organizations that share our values and with whom we work closely.

    1. FentCheck
    2. Students for Sensible Drug Policy
    3. Harm Reduction Therapeutics