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Safehouse

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Safehouse

The mission of Safehouse is to save lives by providing a range of overdose prevention services. The leaders and organizers of Safehouse are motivated by the Judeo-Christian beliefs ingrained in them from religious schooling, devout families and practices of worship. At the core of their faith is the principle that preservation of human life overrides any other considerations.

Grants Awarded

Safehouse

Year Awarded:
2021
Grant Program:
Scattergood Transformation
Grant Amount:
$10,000

Safehouse was funded to advance the establishment of overdose prevention services for people who use opioids in Philadelphia. Funding supported its legal, planning, and organizational efforts to create supervised settings where individuals can avoid fatal overdoses and access medical care, harm reduction resources, social services, and substance use treatment. The initiative aimed to reduce overdose deaths and other health risks, improve neighborhood conditions, connect participants to care, and establish a model that could expand access to evidence-based overdose prevention services nationwide.