Oct. 1, 2025 8:00 am
Effective Harm Reduction Requires Partnerships, Not Prohibition
Savage Sisters mobile outreach van, photo courtesy of Georgiana Constantinescu “Do you wish you worked in an office or something?” a rookie volunteer asked me as we were picking up wet garbage and syringes off Somerset Ave. It was 11:45 pm on a Tuesday evening. We had a line of 50 people to serve, […]
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Feb. 25, 2020 5:42 pm
Ruling from judge reaffirms that Safehouse does not violate federal law
Mayor Jim Kenney, Dr. Thomas Farley, commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and David T. Jones, commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) issued statements.
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Feb. 24, 2020 11:44 am
The harm reduction approach to shelter management
"The value of harm reduction is that it puts things in very simple terms," says guest columnist Andrew Huff, "How can we respond to this situation without causing more harm?"
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Oct. 9, 2019 8:09 am
Hey, nonprofit pros —watch your language
Your job, as a leader, is to inspire and motivate — not to add to the stigma that your clients face, says columnist Valerie Johnson.