The California Harm Reduction Initiative provided $15.2 million from the state to support dozens of syringe services programs after lawmakers approved the funds in 2019. But the money dries up later this year.
Every day that she can, Bella walks through the glassy door on a spartan stretch of Los Angeles that is emblazoned with the motto, “Save a life! Narcan Here.”
Soma Snakeoil hands out socks, Narcan, lunches, towels, tampons, condoms, clothing and harm reduction items.Advertisement Still, syringe programs have been alarmed by the evaporation of a source of day-to-day funding to hire staff and handle other operational expenses like rent and utilities. “One guy beat the ever-loving crap out of me,” one told the others before they began. “He punched me five times in the face.Vanessa Carlisle, self-defense instructor, left, and advocate Christa Sacco demonstrate self-defense moves during a class at the Sidewalk Project.
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