What is Project RED
Project RED is an overdose prevention and harm reduction program from the Alano Club of Portland dedicated to increasing the availability and accessibility of overdose prevention supplies, education and trainings. Project RED works across Oregon to distribute FREE naloxone, overdose prevention supplies, education and trainings to those facing barriers to access, including but not limited to mutual aid and community based organizations, businesses (bars, restaurants, strip clubs, music venues, and others), emergency responders, and individuals. Our mission is to meet others where they’re at and make these vital resources as easily accessible as we can. That means on-site and mobile delivery, as well as mail-order delivery through a partnership with NEXT Distro. We also work with artists, bands and promoters to coordinate harm reduction and overdose prevention activations at national tour stops.
IMPACT
In 2024, Project RED helped thousands of individuals, organizations, and community partners access
life-saving supplies, educational materials, and trainings.
2,342
Individuals across 36 counties in Oregon received FREE naloxone and other supplies through our mail-order program in partnership with NEXT Distro as their only Oregon affiliate.
7,689
Two-dose nasal naloxone kits were distributed to over 200 CBOs, mutual aid organizations, and businesses throughout Oregon.
16,632
Doses of naloxone were distributed through our national partnerships with Pearl Jam and the Ohana Festival, along with 14,698 fentanyl and xylazine test strips and more than 7,000 overdose identification and reversal trainings.
2,031
Compassionate Overdose Response trainings were issued to staff and community members from CBOs, mutual aid organizations, schools, and businesses throughout Oregon.
MORE ABOUT PROJECT RED
WHO WE ARE
Project RED was conceived by Alano Club of Portland Program Director Ellen Wirshup, who began the program by distributing overdose supplies and educational materials, on foot, to anyone who faced barriers to access — with a focus on food and beverage establishments and workers, and community based organizations — before partnering with the Alano Club of Portland to develop and expand the program.
WHAT WE DO
Reduce barriers to access by Delivering cost-free overdose prevention supplies and educational materials to mutual aid and community based organizations, businesses, agencies, emergency responders, and individuals who need them.
Increase preparedness by distributing educational materials and administering overdose prevention and awareness trainings.
Work with bands, artists, venues, businesses and community based organizations to provide Narcan to those in need at large scale national events.
Respond to need among underserved communities with mobile services focused on education, training, delivery of overdose prevention supplies, and wound care.
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS OVERDOSE PREVENTION
BUT ANYONE CAN PREVENT AN OVERDOSE
Despite these figures, Fentanyl test strips are considered paraphernalia in nearly half the states in the US and Narcan is not easily accessible, often requires a prescription, and is cost-prohibitive for many, especially those without health insurance and in rural areas. By removing these barriers and increasing awareness, we can save lives.
Our mission is to ensure the removal of these barriers by making sure anyone who may need or want it has access to overdose prevention supplies, and is trained in overdose prevention methods.
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GET NALOXONE BY MAIL
if you need naloxone and cannot access it locally, you may qualify to have it mailed to you.
SIGNS OF AN OVERDOSE
