Access HOPE
Kim Powers, the founder and Executive Director of Access HOPE, a mobile outreach Harm Reduction on Cape Cod. Providing Free and Confidential Syringe Access, Narcan ( Nasal & I.M.), Drug Checkig and Supervised Overdose Prevention
Access HOPE is a Registered 501C3
All Donations Are Tax Deductible
Currently Under Construction Any Questions Kim.Powers@ahopecc.org
MISSION STATEMENT
Access HOPE is a Nonprofit, Community Based Harm Reduction Program Dedicated to the Empowerment of People Who Use Drugs. By Promoting Evidence Based Practiced We Shift Resources and promote Power to Those Most Affected by a contaminated Drug Supply, Oppressive Drug Policies And an Inadequate Health Care System. The Harm Reduction Movement Was Born During the Early Years of the AID Epidemic: at that time our mission was to stem the acquisition and transmission of HIV through Sterile Syringes and Harm Reduction Education.
We are People Who Use Drugs Helping People Who Use Drugs Stay Alive.
What We Do
Access HOPE vigorously advocates for social justice and strives to address adverse outcomes among people who use drugs or engage in sex work by providing the resources, tools, and support they need to enhance the quality of their life. We seek to combat stigma and invite people who use drugs to participate meaningfully in society, instead of pushing us to the margin.
We are a team of 5, not including our volunteer NP and Same Day Suboxone Provider. We focus on different areas of the Cape, repeating the same schedule weekly
Mondays: Provincetown, Wellfleet, Truro
Tuesday: Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich
Wednesdays: Eastham, Orleans, Harwich, Dennis
Thursday; Yarmouth, Hyannis
Fridays; Flexible
OUR VALUES
Harm reduction: A non-judgmental approach to public health that meets people where they are and celebrates positive change, with the goal of minimizing the harms of actions that pose adverse social and health outcomes.
Respect: To honor the dignity of others by recognizing difference and fostering peaceful coexistence.
Advocacy: An uncompromising dedication to eliminating the stigmas and systemic injustices impacting the communities we serve and represent.
Quality care: Individualized health care and social services that demonstrate best practices and improve desired health outcomes. In order to achieve this, services must be evidence-based, safe, effective, timely, efficient, equitable, and people-centered.
Compassion: The motivation to alleviate suffering from a place of empathy, kindness, and receptiveness to the lived experience of others.
Integrity: Commitment to building relationships founded in honesty, trust, accountability, and transparency.