Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network - PAHRN

10/20/2026

I’m not someone who gets emotional easily, especially when speaking publicly about my work. But during my recent NPR interview, I found myself in tears.

Talking about losing my sister, Ilene, and my fiancé, Teddy, to overdose left me feeling incredibly vulnerable. For a moment, I wasn’t an advocate or Executive Director. I was simply someone who deeply misses the people I love.

I spend so much time fighting for policy change, funding, and accountability that I sometimes forget how difficult it is to share the personal grief behind my advocacy.

Behind every overdose statistic is a person, a family, and a life that mattered.

That’s exactly why our upcoming Art of Dignity fundraiser on October 27 means so much to me.

It’s more than a fundraiser. It’s an evening of art, music, advocacy, and community dedicated to recognizing the humanity and dignity of people too often forgotten.

I hope you’ll take a moment to listen and join us in turning compassion into action.

🎙️ Listen to my NPR interview on opioid settlement spending:
https://the1a.org/segments/how-cities-and-states-are-spending-opioid-settlement-money/

🎟️ Get tickets for Art of Dignity:
https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blacksquirrelclub/the-art-of-dignity-an-evening-of-art-music-advocacy-community

Sponsorship opportunities are available! Reach out to [email protected] to partner with us.

Join us for The Art of Dignity—an evening of art, music, advocacy, and community celebrating the dignity and humanity of people impacted by substance use. Together, we’ll honor lives, celebrate resilience, and raise critical funds to power PAHRN’s work across Pennsylvania. The Art of Dignity i

10/09/2026

Philly! We’re bringing people together for a night with purpose — and you’re invited!

On Tuesday, October 27, join the PA Harm Reduction Network at the Black Squirrel Club for an unforgettable evening celebrating the artists, advocates, and everyday people who refuse to look away.

✨ Incredible artwork from talented artists
🎷 Live jazz and a DJ bringing the vibes
🏆 Awards honoring harm reduction champions
🎨 Art exhibition and silent auction
🌮 Tacos, community, and connection!

This isn’t your typical nonprofit fundraiser. It’s a celebration of the people doing the work, challenging stigma, saving lives, and fighting for dignity — even when nobody’s watching.

Every ticket supports PAHRN’s grassroots advocacy, overdose prevention, and harm reduction efforts across Pennsylvania.

📍 Black Squirrel Club | Philadelphia
📅 Tuesday, October 27, 2026
🕢 Doors open at 7:30 PM
🎟️ $35 advance | $45 at the door

Come for the art. Stay for the music. Be part of the movement.

Because dignity isn’t something people should have to earn. ❤️

Join us for The Art of Dignity—an evening of art, music, advocacy, and community celebrating the dignity and humanity of people impacted by substance use. Together, we’ll honor lives, celebrate resilience, and raise critical funds to power PAHRN’s work across Pennsylvania. The Art of Dignity i

10/01/2026

Who’s coming to Philly in a few weeks?

10/01/2026

09/28/2026

❤️ The Art of Dignity — October 27 in Philadelphia

Join PA Harm Reduction Network for an evening of art, live music, a DJ, awards, community, and harm reduction art — all while supporting the work ahead in 2027.

This night is about celebrating the advocates, frontline workers, people with lived experience, and community leaders doing the work that doesn’t stop at 5 PM.

📅 Tuesday, October 27 | Doors 7:30 PM
📍 Black Squirrel Club, Philadelphia

Come be in the room. ❤️

🎟️ Tickets & details:

Join us for The Art of Dignity—an evening of art, music, advocacy, and community celebrating the dignity and humanity of people impacted by substance use. Together, we’ll honor lives, celebrate resilience, and raise critical funds to power PAHRN’s work across Pennsylvania. The Art of Dignity i

09/21/2026

Other parts of the public health and social services clinic have expanded, including treatments for opioid use disorder, a new report says.

08/31/2026

For Overdose Awareness Day we walked the streets of Lansdale. We did street side overdose response training, drug checking and adulterant education. Special thanks to Rep. Steve Malagari, MontCo For-All and Montgomery County, PA for supporting the Montco Checks Campagin and doing Narcan and drug checking distro. Special thanks to Stephanie Barnett Jamison for being an amazing community leader. Reach out for more info on Montco checks or ways to get involved .

08/12/2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/baltimore-drug-test-strips-overdose-samhsa-federal-policy-harm-reduction/

Drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them. Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say distributing them will get harder. Federal officials say the strips enable drug use.

07/10/2026