SHRS 2020 Annual Report

Southside‌H‌ arm ‌ ‌
Reduction ‌‌
Services ‌‌  ‌

 

 
 

⬩‌A‌ nnual‌‌Report‌‌2020‌⬩‌  ‌ ‌

 
 

Letter‌‌from‌‌the‌‌Executive‌D‌ irector ‌

 
Dear‌‌friends, ‌
 
2020‌‌was‌‌a‌‌long‌‌year:‌t‌here‌w‌ as‌‌COVID,‌‌the‌‌murder‌o‌ f‌G‌ eorge‌‌Floyd‌‌and‌t‌he‌ 
Uprising‌t‌hat‌f‌ollowed,‌e‌ viction‌a‌ fter‌‌eviction‌o‌ f‌‌encampments,‌a‌ ‌h‌ uge‌‌spike‌‌in ‌
overdose‌‌deaths,‌t‌he‌c‌ ontinuation‌‌of‌t‌he‌H‌ IV‌o‌ utbreak,‌a‌ nd‌‌much‌m‌ ore.‌W‌ hile‌t‌hey‌ 
are‌o‌ ften‌s‌ iloed,‌t‌hese‌e‌ vents,‌‌movements,‌a‌ nd‌o‌ utbreaks‌a‌ re‌d‌ eeply ‌
interconnected.‌I‌n‌‌the‌T‌ win‌‌Cities,‌p‌ eople‌‌who‌‌use‌‌drugs‌‌and‌p‌ eople‌w‌ ho‌‌are‌l‌iving‌ 
outside‌n‌ avigate‌c‌ omplicated,‌s‌ tigmatized‌s‌ ystems‌‌that‌‌directly‌i‌mpact‌h‌ ealth‌ 
outcomes.‌ I‌t‌i‌s‌h‌ ard‌‌to‌‌communicate‌‌the‌i‌mmensity‌‌of‌‌the‌c‌ hallenges‌‌that‌‌people ‌
are‌‌facing,‌t‌aking‌‌into‌a‌ ccount‌‌both‌t‌he‌‌complex‌‌and‌b‌ eautiful‌i‌dentities‌‌of‌o‌ ur ‌
participants‌a‌ nd‌t‌he‌‌stark‌h‌ ealth‌‌and‌‌social‌‌disparities‌‌they‌‌face.‌‌It‌i‌s‌c‌ lear‌t‌hat ‌
expanded,‌b‌ etter-tailored,‌n‌ ew‌a‌ nd‌e‌ xisting‌‌services‌a‌ re‌‌needed‌t‌o‌‌support‌‌our ‌
participants‌a‌ nd‌‌their‌c‌ ommunities. ‌
 
With‌t‌hat‌‌being‌s‌ aid,‌ c‌ ommunities‌o‌ f‌‌all‌s‌ orts‌c‌ ontinued‌‌to‌‌show‌u‌ p‌d‌ espite‌t‌hese ‌
challenges,‌l‌ooking‌‌to‌‌support‌‌and‌e‌ mbrace‌p‌ ositive‌c‌ hange.‌‌Southside’s ‌
participants‌k‌ ept‌l‌ooking‌a‌ fter‌t‌heir‌‌communities,‌m‌ aking‌s‌ ure‌‌their‌n‌ etworks‌‌had‌ 
safer‌d‌ rug‌u‌ se‌‌supplies‌a‌ nd‌o‌ ther‌e‌ ssentials.‌ ‌Delivery‌d‌ rivers‌‌and‌o‌ utreach‌ 
volunteers‌‌kept‌‌showing‌u‌ p.‌‌Partner‌‌organizations‌a‌ nd‌‌community‌g‌ roups‌‌kept‌ 
joining‌‌us‌o‌ n‌‌outreach.‌C‌ ommunity‌i‌s‌c‌ entral‌t‌o‌t‌he‌‌health‌o‌ f‌‌the‌‌people‌‌that‌u‌ se ‌
our‌‌services‌a‌ nd‌‌to‌M‌ innesotans‌‌as‌a‌ ‌‌whole,‌a‌ nd‌S‌ outhside‌i‌s‌‌thankful‌t‌o‌b‌ e‌a‌ ‌‌part‌ 
of‌b‌ uilding‌‌and‌‌sustaining‌c‌ ommunity. ‌
 
Internally,‌2‌ 020‌‌was‌‌a‌‌year‌‌of‌‌growth.‌‌With‌‌more‌t‌han‌1‌ .2‌m‌ illion‌‌syringes‌‌and‌ 
20,000‌‌doses‌‌of‌‌naloxone‌‌distributed,‌‌we‌‌are‌‌now‌‌the‌‌largest‌s‌ yringe‌‌exchange‌i‌n‌ 
the‌s‌ tate.‌‌We‌‌hired‌‌our‌f‌irst‌s‌ taff‌m‌ embers‌a‌ nd‌n‌ ow‌‌have‌‌more‌‌than‌e‌ ight‌f‌ull-‌‌and‌ 
part‌‌time-positions.‌‌We‌s‌ tarted‌‌to‌p‌ rovide‌r‌apid‌‌HIV‌‌testing,‌‌offered‌m‌ any‌n‌ aloxone ‌
and‌h‌ arm‌r‌eduction‌‌trainings,‌a‌ nd‌‌continued‌t‌o‌‌improve‌o‌ ur‌a‌ bility‌t‌o‌l‌ink‌ 
participants‌‌to‌t‌he‌q‌ uality‌‌medical‌‌and‌s‌ ocial‌‌services‌‌they‌‌deserve.‌W‌ e‌‌also‌‌began‌ 
distributing‌s‌ afer‌‌smoking‌‌materials‌a‌ t‌‌the‌r‌equest‌‌of‌o‌ ur‌‌participants‌—‌ ‌j‌ust‌‌one‌o‌ f‌ 
the‌m‌ any‌‌ways‌‌participants‌‌continue‌t‌o‌s‌ hape‌‌Southside’s‌w‌ ork.‌‌We‌w‌ ill‌‌continue‌ 
working‌‌within‌o‌ ur‌o‌ rganization‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌representation‌o‌ f‌‌the‌‌communities‌‌that‌ 
we‌‌work‌w‌ ith,‌a‌ nd‌‌to‌b‌ etter‌‌recognize‌a‌ nd‌s‌ upport‌p‌ articipants’‌‌contributions,‌ 
contributions‌‌that‌o‌ ften‌‌take‌p‌ lace‌‌outside‌‌of‌t‌raditional‌‌forms‌‌of‌e‌ ngagement‌s‌ uch‌ 

 

as‌‌meetings.‌V‌ aluing‌a‌ nd‌‌supporting‌‌nontraditional‌e‌ ngagement‌h‌ elps‌p‌ articipant‌ 
input‌t‌o‌‌meaningfully‌s‌ hape‌‌Southside’s‌‌intentions‌a‌ nd‌‌practices.‌ 
 
As‌w‌ e‌‌look‌‌to‌‌the‌‌future‌a‌ nd‌‌consider‌t‌he‌‌role‌w‌ e‌‌want‌S‌ outhside‌‌to‌p‌ lay‌‌in‌t‌he ‌
community,‌‌we‌s‌ ometimes‌t‌hink‌‌about‌e‌ cological‌‌recovery:‌‌after‌a‌ ‌w‌ ildfire,‌‌the‌f‌irst ‌
plants‌‌to‌r‌eturn‌a‌ re‌‌grasses,‌w‌ ildflowers,‌a‌ nd‌‌other‌s‌ imilar‌p‌ lants.‌‌This‌‌first‌g‌ rowth‌ 
stabilizes‌t‌he‌s‌ oil,‌‌preventing‌‌nutrients‌f‌rom‌‌being‌w‌ ashed‌‌away.‌T‌ his‌p‌ rocess ‌
makes‌s‌ pace‌‌for‌‌bushes‌a‌ nd‌‌trees‌‌to‌‌grow.‌T‌ hose‌‌bushes‌a‌ nd‌‌trees‌‌then‌‌allow‌f‌or ‌
bigger‌t‌rees‌t‌o‌‌emerge‌t‌hat‌e‌ ventually‌‌flourish‌a‌ s‌v‌ ibrant‌f‌orests.‌  
 
Right‌n‌ ow,‌m‌ uch‌‌of‌‌the‌‌landscape‌‌for‌‌people‌w‌ ho‌‌use‌‌drugs‌‌in‌M‌ inneapolis‌‌is ‌
similar‌t‌o‌a‌ ‌‌burned‌‌forest.‌‌Southside‌‌hopes‌‌to‌‌emulate‌t‌he‌g‌ rasses‌‌and‌w‌ ildflowers‌ 
that‌e‌ merge‌‌in‌t‌he‌w‌ ake‌o‌ f‌a‌ ‌w‌ ildfire‌b‌ y‌‌being‌‌a‌‌stable,‌p‌ ositive‌‌force‌i‌n‌‌the ‌
communities‌w‌ e‌‌are‌a‌ ‌‌part‌‌of:‌a‌ n‌‌organization‌t‌hat‌s‌ upports‌‌the‌g‌ rowth‌‌of‌‌bigger‌ 
‘trees’‌s‌ uch‌‌as‌‌drug‌‌user‌‌unions‌a‌ nd‌o‌ ther‌‌groups‌f‌ounded‌‌and‌‌run‌b‌ y‌‌people‌‌who ‌
use‌‌drugs;‌‌supportive‌‌care‌f‌or‌p‌ eople‌‌who‌‌use‌‌drugs‌‌across‌‌the‌h‌ ealth‌‌and‌‌social ‌
service‌s‌ ystem‌i‌n‌M‌ innesota;‌o‌ verdose‌‌prevention‌s‌ paces;‌a‌ nd‌w‌ hatever‌e‌ lse‌i‌s ‌
organized‌‌or‌‌dreamed‌‌by‌p‌ eople‌w‌ ho‌‌use‌d‌ rugs. ‌
 
Jack‌‌Martin‌  ‌
Executive‌D‌ irector ‌
June‌‌2021‌ 

 

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C‌ obs,‌M‌ arissa,‌‌and‌J‌ ack‌‌of‌S‌ HRS‌ L‌ ate‌‌December‌w‌ inter‌‌outreach ‌ 
 

In‌‌2020‌ 

 

Southside‌‌showed‌u‌ p‌w‌ ith‌c‌ ommunity.‌W‌ e‌c‌ ontinued‌‌to‌ 

meet‌p‌ eople‌w‌ here‌t‌hey‌‌were‌‌at‌‌throughout‌‌COVID,‌‌the ‌

Uprising,‌‌violent‌‌camp‌‌evications,‌‌and‌m‌ ore.‌S‌ HRS‌ 

continues‌t‌o‌‌support‌‌folks‌‌to‌‌distribute‌s‌ upplies‌t‌o‌t‌heir‌ 

communities.‌E‌ verything‌‌we‌d‌ o‌‌could‌n‌ ot‌b‌ e‌d‌ one‌‌without‌ 

our‌p‌ articipants.‌T‌ hey‌‌are‌s‌ o‌o‌ ften‌u‌ nder-recognized‌a‌ nd ‌

do‌t‌he‌‌vast‌‌majority‌o‌ f‌‌the‌‌work.‌‌Thank‌‌you,‌‌Southside ‌

participants.‌ 

 

We‌‌are‌‌proud‌t‌o‌‌say‌t‌hat‌‌we‌ 

distributed‌‌1.2‌m‌ illion‌‌syringes, ‌

Naloxone‌k‌ it‌ w‌ ith‌e‌ very‌s‌ yringe‌‌supporting ‌

safer‌i‌njections‌a‌ cross‌M‌ innesota. ‌

 
This‌i‌s‌‌almost‌‌500,000‌‌more‌s‌ yringes‌t‌han‌2‌ 019.‌ 

 
We‌‌also‌d‌ oubled‌‌the‌‌amount‌o‌ f‌‌naloxone‌d‌ istributed‌‌to‌ 

about‌‌20,000‌d‌ oses. ‌
 

SHRS‌‌completed‌m‌ ore‌t‌han‌7‌ ,500‌‌exchanges‌‌with‌ 
approximately‌1‌ ,000‌‌different‌‌folks. ‌

  ‌Kit‌‌supplies‌  

Internal/Organizational‌ 

 
Southside‌‌deeply‌b‌ elieves‌t‌hat‌c‌ ommunity‌a‌ nd‌‌connections‌a‌ re‌j‌ust‌‌as‌i‌mportant‌‌in‌ 
Harm‌‌Reduction‌‌as‌s‌ yringes‌a‌ nd‌o‌ ther‌m‌ edical‌a‌ spects.‌S‌ upporting‌c‌ onnections‌ 
has‌b‌ een‌a‌ ‌l‌arge‌‌part‌‌of‌t‌he‌w‌ ork‌‌that‌S‌ outside‌h‌ as‌‌done‌i‌n‌‌the‌‌last‌‌year.‌‌We’ve ‌
partnered‌‌more‌o‌ ften‌‌and‌‌more‌‌regularly‌‌with‌‌other‌o‌ rganizations.‌ 
 
In‌‌2020,‌w‌ e‌‌were‌‌proud‌t‌o‌p‌ artner‌w‌ ith: ‌

- The‌N‌ ative‌A‌ merican‌‌Community‌‌Clinic ‌
- Healthcare‌f‌or‌t‌he‌‌Homeless‌ 
- Food‌S‌ hare ‌
- Community‌‌University‌H‌ ealth‌‌Care‌‌Clinic‌(‌CUHCC)‌ 

 

- Fellow‌‌syringe‌s‌ ervices‌ 
- And‌‌more‌ 

 
Partnering‌‌with‌‌other‌‌organizations‌‌allows‌‌us‌t‌o‌p‌ rovide‌a‌ ‌b‌ roader‌r‌ange‌‌of‌ 
services‌‌to‌o‌ ur‌‌participants.‌ 
 
We‌b‌ elieve‌t‌hat‌‌everyone’s‌‌voice‌‌is‌i‌mportant,‌a‌ nd‌r‌ecognize‌t‌hat‌S‌ outhside‌‌is‌ 
really‌‌created‌f‌rom‌a‌ ‌w‌ hole‌‌community‌‌of‌‌people.‌T‌ o‌t‌hat‌e‌ nd,‌a‌ nd‌t‌o‌e‌ mulate‌t‌he‌ 
values‌o‌ f‌‌Harm‌R‌ eduction,‌w‌ e‌a‌ re‌c‌ ontinuing‌w‌ ork‌‌to‌c‌ ultivate‌a‌ s‌‌flat‌a‌ n ‌
organization‌a‌ s‌p‌ ossible‌a‌ nd‌‌have‌a‌ s‌m‌ any‌o‌ f‌‌our‌‌decisions‌‌as‌p‌ ossible‌m‌ ade‌ 
collectively‌t‌hrough‌‌the‌‌various‌‌working‌‌groups.‌W‌ hile‌t‌he‌‌working‌‌groups‌‌consist ‌
both‌o‌ f‌f‌olks‌‌getting‌‌paid‌‌and‌‌those‌w‌ ho‌a‌ re‌n‌ ot,‌‌everyone‌‌has‌‌an‌e‌ qual‌s‌ ay‌‌in ‌
decision-making.‌‌By‌h‌ aving‌‌a‌‌flat‌o‌ rganization‌‌we‌h‌ ope‌t‌o‌c‌ reate‌a‌ ‌s‌ pace‌‌that‌i‌s‌ 
open‌f‌or‌a‌ nyone‌t‌o‌m‌ ake‌a‌ ‌‌meaningful‌a‌ nd‌p‌ ositive‌‌impact‌‌on‌t‌he‌o‌ rganization‌‌and ‌
our‌c‌ ommunity.‌ 
 

 

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Volunteers‌‌of‌S‌ HRS‌o‌ n‌‌outreach‌ ‌Linda,‌a‌ mazing‌c‌ ommunity‌‌partner,‌w‌ ith‌ 
.‌ ‌supplies ‌ 
 
 
 

 

2020‌S‌ ervices ‌

 

Deliveries ‌

 
Throughout‌‌2020,‌‌we‌‌offered‌d‌ eliveries‌‌across‌‌Minneapolis‌ 
four‌n‌ ights‌‌a‌w‌ eek,‌M‌ onday‌t‌hrough‌T‌ hursday.‌S‌ outhside‌ 
delivered‌‌through‌‌snowstorms,‌t‌hrough‌t‌he‌e‌ arly‌(‌and ‌
continued)‌u‌ ncertainty‌‌of‌‌COVID,‌‌through‌‌the‌‌uprisings‌‌(thank ‌
you,‌J‌ essica!),‌a‌ nd‌‌to‌‌37‌‌different‌‌zip‌c‌ odes.‌ 

‌Delivery‌s‌ upplies‌  

Outreach‌   

 
We‌i‌ncreased‌o‌ ur‌o‌ utreach‌f‌rom‌t‌wo‌‌days‌a‌ ‌‌week‌‌in‌2‌ 019‌t‌o‌‌5-7‌d‌ ays‌‌a‌w‌ eek‌i‌n‌ 
2020.‌W‌ hen‌o‌ ther‌o‌ rganizations‌c‌ losed‌‌or‌r‌estricted‌s‌ ervices‌i‌n‌t‌he‌e‌ arly‌d‌ ays‌o‌ f ‌
the‌‌pandemic,‌‌we‌‌collectively‌‌decided‌‌to‌‌increase‌o‌ ur‌‌outreach,‌‌ensuring‌‌that‌‌our‌ 
participants‌‌maintained‌a‌ ccess‌t‌o‌‌naloxone,‌s‌ yringes,‌a‌ nd‌o‌ ther‌r‌esources. ‌
 

- Pop‌‌Ups ‌
- Southside‌h‌ osts‌‌pop-ups‌w‌ here‌‌we‌‌partner‌w‌ ith‌o‌ ther‌‌organizations‌ 
and‌s‌ tay‌a‌ t‌‌one‌h‌ igh-traffic‌‌spot.‌‌Through‌p‌ op-ups,‌S‌ outhside‌a‌ nd‌ 
partner‌‌organizations‌w‌ ere‌a‌ ble‌t‌o‌‌provide‌‌food,‌‌vaccinations,‌‌medical‌ 
care,‌‌clothes,‌‌tents,‌a‌ nd‌‌much‌‌more ‌
 
- Street‌O‌ utreach ‌
- Through‌s‌ treet‌o‌ utreach‌ 
we‌w‌ ant‌t‌o‌‌connect‌‌with‌‌folks‌t‌hat‌ 
aren’t‌a‌ ble‌‌to‌‌access‌‌our‌‌deliveries,‌ 
and‌t‌o‌f‌oster‌l‌ong‌‌term‌‌relationships‌ 
with‌‌participants.‌T‌ hrough‌‌2020‌w‌ e ‌
moved‌w‌ ith‌‌participants‌a‌ s‌‌folks‌ 
were‌e‌ victed‌‌and‌‌forced‌‌to‌‌move ‌
from‌c‌ ampsite‌‌to‌‌campsite‌‌across ‌
the‌c‌ ity. ‌

Street‌‌outreach‌v‌ ia‌‌bicycle! ‌
 

 

Street‌C‌ lean-up‌ 

  ‌Winter‌s‌ treet‌‌clean‌‌up ‌
We‌‌continued‌t‌o‌‌collect‌s‌ yringes‌‌in‌t‌he ‌  
neighborhood‌a‌ nd‌h‌ ave‌‌been‌a‌ ble‌t‌o ‌
connect‌‌with‌h‌ oused‌‌and‌u‌ nhoused‌ 
neighbors‌‌while‌d‌ oing‌i‌t.‌T‌ hough‌m‌ ost ‌
participants,‌i‌f‌‌not‌‌all,‌w‌ ant‌t‌o‌p‌ roperly ‌
dispose‌‌of‌s‌ yringes,‌i‌t‌‌is‌n‌ ot‌a‌ lways‌ 
possible‌d‌ ue‌‌to‌‌lack‌o‌ f‌a‌ ccess‌t‌o ‌
disposal‌r‌esources,‌‌and‌‌to‌‌police‌ 
targeting‌‌of‌p‌ eople‌w‌ ho‌‌use‌‌drugs.‌ 
Picking‌u‌ p‌‌syringe‌‌litter‌‌has‌‌been‌‌a ‌
great‌w‌ ay‌t‌o‌‌connect‌‌with‌t‌he‌ 
participants‌w‌ ho‌‌help‌o‌ ut,‌a‌ s‌‌well‌‌as‌‌with‌
other‌‌folks‌‌in‌‌the‌n‌ eighborhood.‌ 
 

Trainings ‌

 
Southside‌‌started‌‌to‌h‌ old‌c‌ ommunity ‌
narcan‌‌trainings‌‌every‌o‌ ther‌‌week.‌F‌ ollow ‌
our‌‌Instagram‌@‌ southsideharmreduction ‌
to‌‌find‌‌out‌‌where‌‌our‌n‌ ext‌o‌ ne‌i‌s! ‌
Southside‌‌also‌p‌ rovided‌s‌ tigma‌‌education ‌
and‌t‌raining‌‌for‌‌neighborhood‌‌groups, ‌
community‌‌members,‌‌and‌p‌ artner‌ 
organizations.‌  
 
We‌w‌ ere‌a‌ lso‌‌able‌t‌o‌p‌ resent‌a‌ t‌ 
conferences‌‌held‌b‌ y‌‌MATEC,‌‌AIDS‌ 
United,‌‌and‌W‌ hte‌E‌ arth‌N‌ ation. ‌
  

 

Drop‌‌in‌N‌ aloxone‌t‌raining ‌ 
 
 
 
 
 

 

HIV‌T‌ esting‌ 

 

In‌2‌ 020‌S‌ outhside‌s‌ tarted‌‌HIV‌t‌esting!‌T‌ here‌‌is‌‌currently‌a‌ n‌o‌ utbreak‌‌of‌‌HIV‌a‌ mong‌ 

people‌‌who‌‌use‌‌drugs‌a‌ nd‌‌are‌‌living‌o‌ utside‌‌and‌‌now‌S‌ outhside‌‌is‌‌able‌t‌o‌‌offer ‌

rapid‌H‌ IV‌t‌esting‌‌and‌l‌inkage‌‌to‌‌care‌a‌ cross‌‌Minneapolis.‌S‌ tarting‌o‌ ur‌p‌ rogram‌‌at ‌

the‌e‌ nd‌‌of‌‌the‌‌year,‌‌Southside‌w‌ as‌‌able‌t‌o‌o‌ ffer‌‌37‌‌rapid‌‌tests‌o‌ ver‌‌2‌m‌ onths‌o‌ f ‌

testing,‌s‌ etting‌‌ourselves‌‌up‌‌to‌‌offer‌ 

many‌m‌ ore‌i‌n‌‌2021.‌ 

 

Southside‌s‌ trengthened‌‌our ‌

partnerships‌i‌n‌2‌ 020‌‌and‌‌are‌a‌ ble‌t‌o‌ 

have‌‌health‌a‌ nd‌s‌ ocial‌s‌ ervices ‌

available‌d‌ uring‌o‌ utreach‌a‌ nd‌ 

deliveries.‌‌This‌i‌ncludes‌‌a‌m‌ obile‌ 

vaccination‌‌partnership‌‌with ‌

Healthcare‌f‌or‌‌the‌H‌ omeless‌‌and‌‌the ‌

Native‌A‌ merican‌C‌ ommunity‌‌Clinic.‌ 

Starting‌w‌ ith‌H‌ ep‌A‌ ‌a‌ nd‌‌Flu ‌

vaccinations,‌‌the‌p‌ rogram‌w‌ as‌‌easily ‌

able‌t‌o‌s‌ witch‌t‌o‌‌COVID‌‌vaccinations‌ 

in‌2‌ 021.‌ R‌ apid‌H‌ IV‌‌testing‌k‌ it‌a‌ nd‌‌supplies‌  

 

Learn‌m‌ ore‌f‌acts‌‌about‌H‌ IV‌i‌n‌t‌his‌o‌ nline‌z‌ ine‌c‌ reated‌b‌ y‌‌SHRS‌e‌ mployees‌‌and ‌

volunteers. ‌

 

COMMUNITY‌S‌ URVEY‌O‌ N‌S‌ AFETY‌‌AND‌‌DRUG‌U‌ SE‌I‌N‌‌E.‌‌PHILLIPS‌  
Partnership‌w‌ ith‌‌Humphrey‌‌School‌‌of‌‌Public‌‌Affairs ‌

 
The‌‌Humphrey‌S‌ chool‌‌of‌P‌ ublic‌A‌ ffairs‌p‌ artnered‌‌with‌S‌ outhside‌t‌o‌‌discuss‌‌drug‌ 
use‌‌and‌‌safety‌‌in‌E‌ ast‌P‌ hillips‌a‌ fter‌t‌he‌u‌ prising.‌‌Some‌k‌ ey‌‌findings‌‌include‌‌67%‌o‌ f ‌
respondents‌s‌ upport‌a‌ ‌s‌ afe‌‌use‌‌space‌‌(aka‌o‌ verdose‌‌prevention‌‌site)‌a‌ nd‌‌75%‌ 
support‌s‌ yringe‌e‌ xchange.‌‌See‌‌here‌‌for‌m‌ ore‌‌info. ‌
 
 
 

 

 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

  
  

 

  

  

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

2020‌‌Expenses‌ 

 

Income‌‌-‌$‌ 662,534‌ 

 
● Grants‌‌and‌‌contracts‌-‌‌‌$438,145 ‌

○ Foundations/Trusts/Nonprofits-‌‌$255,500‌ 
○ Federal‌-‌‌‌$113,601‌ 
○ State‌+‌ ‌L‌ ocal‌‌Gov‌-‌‌ ‌$171,284 ‌
● Individual‌‌and‌o‌ ther‌d‌ onations‌‌-‌$‌ 194,389 ‌
● In‌‌kind‌‌-‌$‌ 30,000‌ 
● 
*$175,000‌i‌s‌g‌ rants‌t‌hat‌a‌ re‌t‌o‌‌be‌s‌ pent‌i‌n‌‌2021‌b‌ ut‌‌the‌‌money‌‌was‌‌received‌‌in‌ 
2020 ‌
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

Expenses‌-‌‌$‌ 426,975.08‌ 

 
● SSP‌S‌ upplies‌‌(syringes,‌‌food,‌‌smoking‌‌supplies,‌c‌ amping‌‌equipment, ‌

naloxone)‌-‌‌‌$253,023‌ 
○ Food‌‌for‌‌participants‌-‌‌‌$9,444.46‌ 
○ Camping‌E‌ quipment‌-‌‌$‌ 339 ‌
○ Naloxone‌k‌ its‌-‌‌‌$56,819 ‌
○ Safer‌‌Smoking‌S‌ upplies‌‌-‌$‌ 19,398.89 ‌
○ Syringes‌‌and‌s‌ afer‌‌injection‌s‌ upplies‌‌-‌‌$138,412.56‌ 
○ Other‌S‌ upplies‌+‌ ‌H‌ IV‌t‌ests‌(‌PPE,‌‌outreach‌c‌ arts,‌‌grabbers,‌‌etc)‌-‌‌ 
$28,608.81 ‌

● Staff‌+‌ ‌p‌ ayroll‌+‌ ‌‌contractors‌‌-‌‌$139,438.97‌+‌ ‌‌$14,108.05‌ 
● Board‌‌-‌$‌ 150‌ 
● Sustainer‌‌gifts‌‌+‌‌fundraising‌‌+‌‌volunteer‌g‌ ifts‌-‌‌$‌ 3,175.93 ‌
● Office‌‌Supplies‌‌+‌‌Software‌-‌‌$‌ 4,173.36 ‌
● Bank‌‌Fees,‌i‌nsurance,‌p‌ hone,‌‌postage,‌t‌axes‌‌and‌‌licenses,‌‌lab‌c‌ osts,‌o‌ ther‌-‌ ‌

$12,905.77 ‌
 

 
 
 

 

✧‌‌Thank‌‌Yous‌‌✧ ‌ ‌

 

Our‌‌volunteers‌‌and‌‌staff‌a‌ re‌o‌ ur‌h‌ eart‌‌and‌‌soul.‌T‌ hank‌y‌ ou‌t‌o:‌ 

 

● Aiden ‌ ● Jenny‌  ● PJ‌ 
Rahela ‌
● Aims ‌ ● Jess ‌ ● Reishi ‌
Rick‌ 
● Alison‌  ● Kari‌  ● Rosemary‌ 
Rox ‌
● Anne ‌ ● Katie‌  ●
Ryan‌ 
● Bobbi ‌ ● Kevin‌  ● Sarah‌‌Jane‌ 
Sarah‌‌M‌ 
● Clara‌  ● Kor ‌ ● Saudade ‌
Sean ‌
● Cobs ‌ ● Kristi‌  ● Seneca ‌

● Colette ‌ ● Leah‌  ● Tasia ‌
Tina‌ 
● Dave ‌ ● Lee ‌ ● Tommy‌ 
Vivi ‌
● Emi ‌ ● Leo‌  ● Zev‌ 
And‌m‌ any ‌
● Emily‌  ● Linda‌  ● more<3‌ 

● Gracie‌‌HC ‌ ● Luce‌  ●

● Gracie‌L‌  ‌ ● Marissa‌  ●

● Hunter ‌ ● Mark‌  ●

● Jac‌  ● Micheal ‌ ●

● Jack‌L‌ ‌  ● Mitchell ‌ ●

● Jack‌M‌  ‌ ● Mo ‌ ●

● Jada‌  ● Nick‌‌H‌  ●

● James ‌ ● Nick‌P‌ ‌ 

● Jase‌  ● Nikki‌ 

 

‌ ‌ 
 

 

Thank‌‌you‌t‌o‌o‌ ur‌‌community‌‌partners‌a‌ nd‌f‌unders:‌ 

 

● AIDS‌‌United ‌ ● Food‌‌Share‌  ● Native‌A‌ merican‌ 
Community‌‌Clinic ‌
● Bush‌F‌ oundation ‌ ● Headwaters‌ 
● Otto‌B‌ remer‌ 
● City‌o‌ f‌  Foundation ‌ ● Reclaim‌t‌he ‌

Minneapolis‌  ● Healthcare‌f‌or‌‌the‌  Block ‌
● Seward‌C‌ o-op‌ 
● Comer‌  Homeless‌  ● Still‌A‌ in’t ‌

Foundation ‌ ● Minnesota‌  Satisfied‌ 
 
● Community‌  Department‌o‌ f ‌
 
University‌H‌ ealth‌  Health‌   

Care‌‌Center‌  ● Minneapolis ‌

● MN‌‌Department‌  Health ‌

of‌H‌ ealth‌‌and‌  Department ‌

Human‌‌Services‌ 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 

Thank‌‌you‌‌to‌‌you‌f‌or‌s‌ upporting‌‌people‌w‌ ho‌‌use‌‌drugs,‌h‌ owever‌‌you‌‌can. ‌
Everything‌f‌rom‌c‌ arrying‌‌narcan,‌‌to‌‌donating,‌t‌o‌r‌educing‌‌stigma,‌g‌ oes‌‌so‌‌far,‌ 
especially‌w‌ hen‌‌we‌‌all‌d‌ o‌s‌ omething. ‌
 
What‌w‌ e‌d‌ o‌‌can‌‌not‌b‌ e‌‌done‌‌without‌‌individual‌‌donors!‌‌More‌t‌han‌9‌ 0%‌o‌ f‌‌donations‌ 
go‌‌directly‌t‌o‌‌purchasing‌‌syringes,‌s‌ afer‌s‌ moking,‌a‌ nd‌o‌ ther‌‌supplies‌‌that‌g‌ et‌t‌o‌ 
people‌t‌hat‌‌need‌t‌hem.‌‌Much‌o‌ f‌‌our‌‌official‌‌funding‌i‌s‌r‌ estricted‌‌so‌w‌ e‌‌rely‌‌on ‌
donations‌‌to‌p‌ urchase‌a‌ ‌‌large‌p‌ ortion‌‌of‌o‌ ur‌‌syringes.‌‌ 
 
In‌‌memory‌o‌ f‌S‌ outhside‌b‌ oard‌m‌ ember‌‌Tshishwaka‌a‌ nd‌a‌ ll‌o‌ f‌o‌ ur‌‌loved‌o‌ nes‌l‌ost‌t‌o‌ 
the‌‌war‌o‌ n‌‌drugs. ‌

 

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