The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, … [Read more...] about Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
Advocacy
The Steady Collective
Steady began in November 2015 as an "any positive change" support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the … [Read more...] about The Steady Collective
Queen City Harm Reduction
Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP's (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. It started out of the trunk of … [Read more...] about Queen City Harm Reduction
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Cabarrus Health Alliance (formerly Cabarrus County Health Department) is a public health authority created by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners effective July 1, 1997. Our Mission Achieving the Highest Level of Individual and Community Health through Collaborative … [Read more...] about Cabarrus Health Alliance
NC Survivors Union
rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States. At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union. User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance … [Read more...] about NC Survivors Union
RAIN
RAIN’s empowers persons living with HIV and those at risk to be healthy and stigma-free. RAIN envisions ending HIV in our community. RAIN offers Medical Case Management, Empowering Positive Youth, Early Intervention Services, Health Insurance Assistance, HIV/STI … [Read more...] about RAIN
Crape Myrtle Festival
Description: Crape Myrtle Festival’s mission is to encourage and promote the development of services for persons living with HIV; additionally, to raise money to provide financial assistance, outreach and education to realized needs within the local LGBTQ+ community, to encourage … [Read more...] about Crape Myrtle Festival
Pride in the Pews
Pride in the Pews is a grassroots nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating stories of resilient queer faith in the Black Church. … [Read more...] about Pride in the Pews
The Black Church and HIV
The Black Church and HIV is a collaboration between Gilead Sciences and the NAACP. It provides resources for churches to talk about HIV. … [Read more...] about The Black Church and HIV
Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
Mission: The mission of the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) is to end the HIV and STI epidemics in the South by promoting accessible and high-quality systems of [HIV and STI] prevention, treatment, care, housing, and essential support services. Southern Vision: We envision a … [Read more...] about Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC)
Circle of Friends Task Force
Providing education, training, support, and advocacy to ending the HIV epidemic in eastern North Carolina by assisting people of color living with HIV to achieve positive health outcomes, promote the greater involvement of people living with HIV in HIV funding, mentor and support … [Read more...] about Circle of Friends Task Force
NC AIDS Action Network
Our Mission The North Carolina AIDS Action Network improves the lives of people living with HIV & AIDS and affected communities through outreach and public education, policy advocacy, and community-building to increase visibility and mutual support of people living with HIV … [Read more...] about NC AIDS Action Network
NC Area Agencies on Aging
American Society on Aging
North Carolina Senior Resources
MORE POWERFUL NC
Led by NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to raise awareness around the devastating impact of the opioid crisis in North Carolina, the More Powerful NC campaign is anchored in the message that together, we are more powerful than opioids—and we can all … [Read more...] about MORE POWERFUL NC
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
Who: NCHRC is a comprehensive harm reduction program. NCHRC engages in grassroots advocacy, resource development, coalition building and direct services for people impacted by drug use, sex work, overdose, gender, STIs, HIV, and hepatitis. NCHRC also provides resources and … [Read more...] about North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
Down Home, North Carolina
Down Home, North Carolina is a new organizing project led by the working people of North Carolina’s small towns and rural communities. Together, we are taking action to increase democracy, grow the good in our communities, and pass a healthy and just home down to our … [Read more...] about Down Home, North Carolina
The American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through research, education and advocacy. When: For more than 110 years, the American Lung Association has been America's leading force for … [Read more...] about The American Lung Association
American Cancer Society
ACS is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to offering information, research, and support to anyone who currently battling cancer or anyone wanting to learn more about the disease. When: For over 100 years, ACS has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world … [Read more...] about American Cancer Society
The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics, NCAFCC, is a network of healthcare facilities that offer free and affordable healthcare throughout the state of North Carolina. Who: This is a nonprofit organization operating out of Winston-Salem, NC. What: … [Read more...] about The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
Postpartum Progress
Postpartumprogress.com is the world’s most widely-read blog dedicated to maternal mental illness, with more than 400,000 monthly pageviews. It offers in-depth information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who have postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses … [Read more...] about Postpartum Progress
The American Heart Association
Who: The American Heart Association provides several resources to help your heart. Presently, support groups and hotlines can be helpful to quit smoking. As a result, AHA lists resources of this type. Please visit their website to learn more. What: Many resources you can print … [Read more...] about The American Heart Association
NC Justice Center/Health Access Coalition
The North Carolina Justice Center is one of the state’s preeminent voices for economic and social justice. The Health Access Coalition works to expand access to quality, affordable health care for everyone in North Carolina, including people who are low-income, are elderly, or … [Read more...] about NC Justice Center/Health Access Coalition
North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
What: To promote and advocate for the elimination of health disparities among all racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations in North Carolina. When: The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHHD) was established by the North Carolina General … [Read more...] about North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities