Building Trust and Wellness: Our Unique Approach to Mental Health Care
Samantha Corso, Associate Director of Mental Health, shares insight on OnPoint NYC's unique approach to mental health care, and how it helps create tr...
June 30, 2025
Where Wellness Grows: Inside OnPoint NYC’s Garden Sanctuary
OnPoint NYC’s garden, which is located in the backyard of our East Harlem center, provides staff and participants with an open space to rest, rechar...
June 4, 2025
Case Management Rooted in Compassion and Care
Case management isn’t about checking boxes or pushing people through systems. It’s about loving people until they can love themselves, and helping...
June 1, 2025
The Power of Low-Threshold Services: Setting the Foundations for Success
Our low-threshold services—which we provide through our two Drop-In Centers in Harlem and Washington Heights—serve as the foundation for everythin...
May 1, 2025
The True Impact of OnPoint NYC’s Holistic Services
Juan Cortez, Holistic Services Manager, shares the methodology behind our holistic services, his personal motivation for the work, and why it’s so i...
March 25, 2025
OnPoint NYC’s Holistic Services: Healing, Education, and Power
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
Keeping Streets Clean and Engaging our Neighbors
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
Our Drop-In Centers: Fostering Community, Health, and Dignity
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
How OnPoint NYC Promotes Sexual Health
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
A Heartfelt Commitment to Volunteering at OnPoint NYC
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
The Problem with Punishment: Addiction Podcast
“Punishing people for using drugs. First of all, it hasn’t worked.” That’s how Sam Rivera, Executive Director of OnPoint NYC, opens The Proble...
June 11, 2025
NY Times: In a Beloved Bronx Park, a Neighborhood’s Drug Crisis Is on Full Display
The New York Times outlines the current state of St. Mary's Park, which is often frequented by people who use drugs, and two organizations - including...
May 11, 2025
Latin American Post: Colombia Pioneers Safe Heroin Injection Transforming Latin American Reality
Latin American Post reports on South America's first overdose prevention center in Colombia, which signals a groundbreaking effort to curb overdoses a...
April 28, 2025
AP News: Bogota Fights Heroin Overdoses with South America’s Only Overdose Prevention Center
AP News reports on South America's only overdose prevention center, located in Bogata, which was visited by OnPoint NYC Exec. Director Sam Rivera. ...
April 28, 2025
New York Daily News: Spending Right-Overdose Epidemic Requires Range of Smart Investments
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: Opioid Settlement Bucks will Soon Reach More NYC Groups Serving Drug Users
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
An NYC nonprofit has reversed 1,700 overdoses since 2021. Under Trump, it faces an uncertain future
“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: Advocates – Bronx is Getting Stiffed on Opioid Settlement Funds Despite Leading City in Overdose Deaths
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: As OPC Opens in Rhode Island, the US Still Lags Far Behind
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
Brown University: What to Know About the First Overdose Prevention Center in the U.S., From the Researchers Studying It
IBrown University epidemiologist Brandon Marshall discusses his research on OPCs, which evaluates the impact of OnPoint NYC's overdose prevention cent...
December 10, 2024
