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Learn how OnPoint NYC’s holistic services are not only medicine for the mind, body, and spirit, but fosters outreach, activism, and personal change....

February 19, 2025

At OnPoint NYC, one of our major public health priorities is keeping our community safe. Learn how our teams clean up and reduce discarded syringes an...

February 3, 2025

OnPoint NYC’s two drop-in centers are a major facet of our services— learn more, view photos and see them in action....

January 18, 2025

In honor of Sexual Health Awareness Month, we spoke with three of our staff members who provide sexual health services about their work and its impac...

September 26, 2024

Meet Paige Guyott, a dedicated Volunteer and Training Coordinator at OnPoint NYC, whose passion for harm reduction and community care radiates through...

July 1, 2024

On National HIV Testing Day, we interviewed Synn Stern, our Health Clinic Nurse, to discuss the importance of regular HIV testing and how our services...

June 25, 2024

OnPoint NYC owes its existence to LGBTQ+ and Black pioneers and activists. As we celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth this June, we’d like to acknow...

June 17, 2024

It’s Hepatitis Awareness Month - and at OnPoint NYC, we provide education, testing, and treatment all year round. We talked to staff members Synn an...

May 8, 2024

Responding to crucial mental health needs, OnPoint NYC has established drop-in mental health services to remove these barriers, so our community has a...

April 30, 2024

Critics of overdose prevention centers often claim that they’re a negative force on communities - but at OnPoint NYC, we challenge such expectations...

January 10, 2024

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New York Daily News's editorial team advocates for a wider array of investments in harm reduction services - policymakers must invest in what works. ...

February 3, 2025

Gothamist reports on the city's disbursement of opioid settlement funds, which will soon be going to a broader array of community programs....

January 28, 2025

“You don’t get [...] talked to like a person because we’re addicts,” said Shawn, an OnPoint participant. He added: “They tell you you’re w...

January 21, 2025

The Hunts Point Express reports on Bronx harm reduction organizations, noting how they are underfunded despite high overdose rates in the borough....

December 15, 2024

Filter reports on the newest Overdose Prevention Center in the country, which opened earlier this month in Providence, Rhode Island, and meets a miles...

December 12, 2024

IBrown University epidemiologist Brandon Marshall discusses his research on OPCs, which evaluates the impact of OnPoint NYC's overdose prevention cent...

December 10, 2024

As Baltimore leads the nation in opioid-related deaths, city and state leaders are embracing new approaches. WBAL TV 11 News Investigates looks at OnP...

November 21, 2024

In his foreword to HRI's Global State of Harm Reduction report, our Executive Director Sam Rivera writes about the importance of harm reduction and In...

October 29, 2024

In a press release from New York Community Trust, the foundation announces $11.5 million in grants assisting non-profit organizations throughout the c...

October 23, 2024

San Francisco Public Press reports on the city's reluctance to allow overdose prevention centers, despite evidence that they work - as shown by OnPoin...

October 16, 2024

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