St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction

History:<br>For over 30 years, St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction (SACHR) has offered a wide range of programs, ranging from HIV testing to needle exchange, meditation to mental health counseling, meal services to women’s programs. Our services seek to restore each participant’s basic human dignity and are offered free and anonymously to everyone. We measure our progress by the steady steps our participants take to regain their lives, health and self-respect. In our practice, healing is a process, not a destination. <br><br>Mission:<br>We provide non-judgmental quality access to health resources to persons for whom the social stigma attached to their illicit drug use, HIV/HCV status, poverty, race, gender identity, homelessness, or health undermines their ability to access the services they require and deserve.<br><br>Cornerstone:<br>St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction (SACHR) is driven by the following cornerstone that is ever present and inform all actions and decisions regarding how we grow, what direction our business takes, and how we conduct ourselves:<br>“Team-based approach that centered participant needs and resiliency and<br>recognized how much we really need each other to achieve the end result – leading with empathy to provide quality, accessible services to our participants.”<br><br>Our Founder & CEO has always iterated for the organization to “lead with empathy, practice mercy and provide safety” – we will continue to serve the Bronx Community.<br>