You Can. Initiative – Overdose Prevention Kit Assembly Event

The Cambridge Public Health Department is partnering with the You Can. initiative to host a volunteer event for National Public Health Week. This event will be on Thursday, April 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and be at the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library. At the event, you will work with other attendees to assemble kits containing harm reduction resources, including naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and educational materials. These kits that are then mailed out across the state, getting lifesaving resources out to people and families who need them, free of cost. Event attendees will be able to leave with a completed kit, if desired. Representatives from the Cambridge Health Department will also be onsite to provide additional resources and support.

Volunteers play a crucial role in this program by assembling the kits. Each kit contains naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and other vital resources. Our goal is to assemble 500 kits. We kindly ask that volunteers register in advance and plan to arrive on time to attend the entire session.

For more information and to register, please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s website.

This initiative is a partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Health Resources in Action (HRiA). The event is hosted by the Cambridge Health Department and the Cambridge Public Library.