The cold and snowy weather should provide the perfect backdrop for The Great Jersey City Soup Swap, which returns for its 5th year this Sunday at Made with Love. The meet-and-mingle food event, the brainchild of Downtown resident Monyca White, also doubles as a fundraiser for a local food bank. “We’re all so busy that [...]
The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee is scheduled to vote on legislation allowing for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe sales (Delaware is the other). Advocates say [...]
The program is a bridge between the legal and illicit worlds. The fact that Hyacinth provides drug users with the supplies they need to continue using makes some potential funders and collaborators wary. And the fact that they are operating within the bounds of the law makes some potential clients skittish.
A recently released report from the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services finds that the state’s six needle exchange pilot programs, including one in Jersey City, are faring well, despite a frustrating lack of resources. “The accomplishments and positive experiences that have occurred during the course of conducting the New Jersey Syringe Access Program Demonstration Project should serve [...]
On July 1, public health activists breathed a sigh of relief as Hyacinth AIDS Foundation launched Jersey City’s first-ever syringe access program. With little fanfare — a flyer pinned to a bulletin board — the Puerto Rican Family Institute, at 40 Journal Square, became the first vendor.
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