$1.45 Million Grant from the Fairbanks Foundation Will Support Launch of Syringe Service Program in Marion County

This month, the Marion County Public Health Department took an important step in launching its Safe Syringe Access and Support (SSAS) program by unveiling a mobile unit that will be used to operate the county’s first-ever syringe services program.

The Fairbanks Foundation awarded a three-year, $1.45 million grant to support SSAS’s primary need: lab and medical supplies, including syringes, sterile water, cotton pellets, sharps containers, and HCV/HIV rapid tests.

Click below to view a sample of media coverage of this announcement.

• Marion County launches new mobile syringe exchange program (WFYI)
• Marion County syringe-exchange program ready to hit the road (Indianapolis Business Journal)
• Marion County kicks off needle exchange program in latest battle against opioid epidemic (The Indianapolis Star)