SAFE Project’s Volunteer Program gives community members, families, friends, and others a tangible way to serve, contribute their skills and experiences to a meaningful cause, and to help overcome the opioid and addiction epidemic in the United States.
Volunteer with SAFE Project
Get involved and help SAFE Project create a safer, more informed, and compassionate community. Every contribution, whether large or small, helps create a culture of understanding, empowers the recovery community, and directly saves lives. Here at SAFE Project, we believe in providing valuable resources to ensure that communities always have access to the necessary tools to help end the stigma.
Check out the ways to volunteer with SAFE Project:
- Take Opioid Overdose Awareness Training
- Take the No Shame Pledge
- Highlight SAFE Project on Social Media
- Share Photos of “Naloxone in the Wild”
- Share Your Story
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Take action today and spread SAFE’s mission by signing up for our email newsletter. Find out the latest news about SAFE and our campaigns. Without advocates like you, we would not be able to provide the resources that individuals may need.
Top 5 Actions to Volunteer with SAFE Project
Take the No Shame Pledge
Join us in creating a nationwide movement to help end stigma. By taking our pledge, you’re standing with individuals with lived experience with substance use and mental health disorders, ensuring support and understanding take the place of judgment.
Take the pledge and learn about the real impacts of addiction, how to be an effective ally, and explore ways you can make a difference.
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Naloxone in the Wild
Since March 29, 2023, the life-saving medication naloxone has been available over the counter, making it easier than ever to access and helping to combat the opioid overdose epidemic.
Not only can you now find naloxone at the pharmacy, but you may also come across it “in the wild.”
Spot a box of Narcan on a bench, in a library, or at a community center? Snap a photo and send it our way! Show us how your community is supporting one another by ensuring naloxone is accessible to everyone.
Once you send us your photo (or photos, for the overachievers!), we’ll upload it into our template and share it online. Because awareness takes many forms, and every resource helps spread the message.
Share Your Story
At SAFE Project, we invite you to share your story about how the addiction epidemic has affected your life. Stories can help reduce the stigma surrounding addiction and empower us all to stand together against this national crisis, both at home and in our communities.
Paul Reed’s Story
Laura Jone’s Story
Paul Lawson’s Story
Share Your Story
Save a Life with Naloxone Training
Nearly 108,000 Americans lost their lives to overdoses in 2021.
At SAFE Project, we believe overdoses are preventable! That’s why we created a comprehensive opioid overdose response training, created to equip individuals with the knowledge and confidence to act in an emergency.
Naloxone is a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose by restoring normal breathing. It can be administered by anyone, not just medical professionals, making it a critical tool in fighting the opioid fatality crisis.
Remember, everyone has the power to give someone a second chance.
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Other Volunteer Opportunities
Youth VOICE Council
SAFE Project’s Youth VOICE (Volunteer, Opportunity, Inspire, Connect, Empower) Council was formed in 2023, providing an opportunity for high school students to work in their communities to overcome the stigma of mental health and substance use disorders.
Are you a high school student looking to get involved? The council meets regularly to discuss new initiatives.
SAFE Project’s Youth VOICE Council generally meets twice a month.