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Our group (UNDU) did get some grants, which will give us like ~$345,000 over 3 years.

This is directly funding peers working at outreach distributing harm reduction supplies like sterile needles, pipes, foil, etc.. (30-90 kits a day, with IV supplies, and smoking supplies)

I'm also working on a grant app to document the story. Here's a clip
kolektiva.media/videos/watch/4

Apply, but do the work while you wait. It's a huge surprise when it comes through and enables a lot more good.

@Anarchopology@kolektiva.social
We were doing the work anyway, as volunteers, but now we can pay the peers stipends and even last week got a bunch CPR/first aid training for responding to poisoned and unregulated drugs. I think 13 got certificates.

I still love that message, and wanted to re-boost it. Still makes me laugh (o:

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