About Southside
Based in South Minneapolis, Southside Harm Reduction Services works within a harm reduction framework to promote the human rights to health, safety, autonomy, and agency among people who use substances.
Deliveries
We offer test strips, naloxone (aka Narcan), sterile syringes and other supplies directly to people who use drugs through our Deliveries Line.
Street Outreach
Our outreach teams visit encampments to build relationships with our community members, distribute supplies and link people to resources at their request.
Drop In Center
We recently opened our community drop in center, where program participants can drop in, hang out, and pick up safe use supplies.
SHRS aims to serve people that might not otherwise be able to or want to access syringe services.
We believe in the right to health, safety and autonomy. We work to protect these rights among people who use substances. We facilitate conversations in communities about substance use and promote harm reduction principles. Embracing a harm reduction framework means we strive to:
- understand that people who use our services know what they need for their health,
- make available our services as low-barrier as possible, and
- destigmatize, validate, and acknowledge the humanity of all people who use drugs.
We follow the general Harm Reduction principles outlined by the Harm Reduction Coalition, and also Healing-Centered Harm Reduction (principles developed by Reframe Health & Justice)