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Pedaling with Puro Pinche Papi on AIDS/LifeCycle

April 26, 2022

I caught up with a couple--Charlie Arreola and Alfredo Trejo III–who are participating in AIDS/LifeCycle this year with a team that centers the lives and experiences of BIPOC cyclists.

SFAF hotline office

40th anniversary

Getting the Word Out

April 25, 2022

In the early years of the epidemic, putting accurate, reliable, non-judgment information into people’s hands was a powerful tool against the spread of HIV.

SFAF Office Hotline

40th anniversary

From Hotline to Online

April 25, 2022

Awe-inspiring efforts by early AIDS volunteers and staff made it possible to get the word out about HIV treatment, prevention, and care.

40th anniversary

Honoring Volunteers from 1982 to Today

March 24, 2022

At SFAF, many of our programs and services were started by volunteers who were part of the communities they aimed to serve.

needle exchange history photo

The Long View on Harm Reduction in San Francisco

February 25, 2022

Two of our leaders at SFAF share their memories working in harm reduction in San Francisco since the early '90s--distributing naloxone underground, fighting City Hall to establish needle exchanges, and more.

needle exchange historical photo

40th anniversary

From Civil Disobedience to Public Health

February 23, 2022

San Francisco is a leader in serving people who use drugs with compassionate and effective harm reduction programs.

You can have fun poster

40th anniversary

Why did a safe-sex poster spark controversy in 1984?

February 18, 2022

The model used on the poster, Robert Gray, shares a bit of history from the early years of AIDS, and why SFAF’s poster sparked racist and homophobic backlash.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

February Updates from Syringe Access Services

February 3, 2022

There are many myths about fentanyl in San Francisco. Get the real info, here.

QTPOC

40th anniversary

From gay men to queer BIPOC folx and beyond

January 25, 2022

We look back at our history with humility, and move forward with a focus on racial justice, health equity, and commitment to confronting disparities in HIV wherever they appear.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

January Updates from Syringe Access Services

January 10, 2022

Find our more about our community programs: Community Sweepers and THREADS (Trans Harm Reduction Education and Drug Use Services).

Magnet T shirt photo

40th anniversary

From panic to pleasure

December 22, 2021

Throughout our history, we’ve kept the focus on pleasure when it comes to sexual health. Here’s how that’s played out in bathhouse controversy, the roll-out of PrEP, and our sexual education campaigns.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

December Updates from Syringe Access Services

December 2, 2021

Safe consumption services open in NYC, news on hepatitis C infection rates from the Liver Meeting, and volunteer orientation.

40th anniversary SFAF history photo

40th anniversary

Our 40 years of history: From 1982 to 2022

November 22, 2021

Join us every month in 2022 as we take a look back at the storied history of SFAF--reflecting on how our history inspires our work, and what more we must do to ensure that health justice is achieved for us all.

People playing Tarot

Community

El Tarot Queer: Una breve historia de significado y sanación

November 22, 2021

De más maneras de lo que parece inicialmente, el Tarot es sin duda alguna un arte y una práctica queer.

People playing Tarot

Community

Queer Tarot: A Brief Story of Meaning and Healing

November 22, 2021

We celebrate the queer history of Tarot, the ways it explores queer and trans narratives of gender and sexuality, and the power Tarot can have on self-exploration.

November Updates from Syringe Access Services

November 4, 2021

We are recruiting trans and non-binary folks to participate in a secondary syringe exchange program.

SAS at harm reduction center

Be good to people who inject & use drugs in medical settings

October 14, 2021

Our Syringe Access Services team is helping to educate primary care and other medical care providers about stigma related to substance use, and how to provide overdose and safer use supplies competently.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

October Updates from Syringe Access Services

October 8, 2021

We provide syphilis screening at the Harm Reduction Center, Tuesday to Friday from 11 am - 1 pm.

Mokhtar Paki

Community

A chat with artist Mokhtar Paki: “Beasts are interesting, beautiful, and even sexy”

September 20, 2021

On display at the gallery of the health and wellness center Strut, in the Castro, is art by Mokhtar Paki.

Person holding COVID vaccination card

Our impact

Bringing COVID-19 vaccines to Tenderloin, SoMa & Mission SRO hotels

August 31, 2021

Our clinical and outreach teams are reaching people disconnected from healthcare with one-on-one support, information, and resources.

Two people in SFAF counseling room.

“Saved my life”: Program for people using meth improves health and gives hope

August 25, 2021

Our program helps people stop or reduce their meth use, or reduce the harm that comes from using.

An image of two people providing harm reduction supplies to two people.

August Updates from Syringe Access Services

August 4, 2021

Contact us if you'd like to be a volunteer with Syringe Access Services.

Person walking out of Strut

Supporting employees who use drugs

August 2, 2021

How can an organization acknowledge, and support, employees with the same harm reduction principles it shares with clients and participants?

Overdose prevention

A matter of life and death: Our response to the overdose crisis

July 29, 2021

We lose on average 2 San Franciscans every single day to overdose. It's time to wake up and take action, say SFAF staff on the front lines of the overdose crisis.

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