HIPS Hotspot Program

HIPS promotes the health, rights, and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by sexual exchange and/or drug use due to choice, coercion, or circumstance. HIPS provides compassionate harm reduction services, advocacy, and community engagement that is respectful, non-judgmental, and affirms and honors individual power and agency. We believe that those engaged in sex work, sex trade, and drug use should be able to live healthy, self-determined, and self-sufficient lives free from stigma, violence, criminalization or oppression. We will achieve this through engaging sex workers, drug users and our communities in challenging structural barriers to health, safety, and prosperity.

We always offer syringe exchange, both through our drop in center or via delivery on our outreach van, condom distribution, access to overdose prevention supplies, and linkage to HIPS full menu of support services, as well as mental health support, access to housing, and substance use treatment in a client centered harm reduction environment. Multiple support groups occur daily and include refreshments. Clients can drop in to our center Monday - Friday for showers and laundry, access to our clothing closet, and get connected to HIPS services. For an up to date list of all the services visit us at www.hips.org.