A community-centered organization focused on supporting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) families affected by substance use by raising awareness, reducing stigma, delivering culturally and linguistically appropriate education, and promoting evidence-based harm-reduction practices and access to services.
Advocates for public-health oriented substance-use policy such as harm-reduction services (syringe access, naloxone distribution), expanded culturally competent treatment and recovery supports, funding for community-based prevention and outreach, data disaggregation for AAPI populations, and policies that reduce criminalization of people who use drugs.
Typically funded through a mix of foundation grants, public health grants and contracts, philanthropic donations, and small private donors or community fundraising.
Works with local AAPI community-based organizations, public health departments, national harm-reduction and recovery advocacy networks, and culturally specific service providers (no single national affiliate specified).
Non-profit community organization / advocacy group
