Promoting Health, Hope, and Healing

Thrive for Change is a peer-driven nonprofit based out of Cleveland, OH focused on harm reduction strategies to reduce opioid overdose deaths, disease, and infections. Through these services and connections to ongoing care, we increase the wellbeing of people who use drugs and health of our communities:

In person outreach prioritizing historically excluded communities and strategies to address disparities.
Naloxone, fentanyl testing strips, and safer use supplies distribution in person and by mail.
Rapid HIV testing, PrEP education, and connections to care.
Harm Reduction & Anti-Stigma Education and consulting by people with lived experience.
Collaboration & Advocacy

To access services, you can see our calendar below for in-person service hours, days, and locations. If you live in Ohio, click below to access naloxone and safer use supplies by mail.

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Upcoming Events

Check out our upcoming outreach, education, and volunteer events! If you’d like to get involved, please email info@thrive4change.org.

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. We are determined to change this starting in Ohio.

Our Impact

12,000+

Individuals Naloxone Trained

75,000+

Naloxone Kits Distributed

700+

Overdose Fatalities Prevented*

*Overdose reversal numbers are based on overdose reversal reports we receive and statistical estimations. Not all overdoses are potentially fatal and not all overdose reversals are reported.

Impact Stories

"A 21 year old boy overdosed last night. His father had 6 boxes of Narcan that I gave him that came from you. He was able to rush over and save him. I can definitely tell you that he would say thank you from the bottom of his heart."

Lay-Distributor Program Participant

“I actually saved a guy's life the other night with the Narcan you provided me with. Thank you so much.”

mail-Order Program Participant

“The training you and your team provided was absolutely amazing and so informative. You and your team radiated such beautiful energy and compassion and love for all suffering with addiction- exactly what this field needs more of and what I'm vowing to do as well. I'm 6 years sober.”

Training Participant

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11002 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102

Email: info@thrive4change.org

Phone: 216-598-5647