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$1.45 Million Grant from the Fairbanks Foundation Will Support Launch of Syringe Service Program in Marion County
Thursday, April 25, 2019
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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)