We are excited and proud to announce that Mokami Status of Women Council (MSWC) is now a satellite site of the Safe Works Access Program (SWAP).
To meet the needs of women and gender diverse individuals who use drugs in our community, we now carry safe injection, inhalation, and snorting supplies on hand.
Any individual in the community can access the supplies by calling 709-896-3484 ext. 209, or dropping into the Women's Centre between 10am-12pm Monday-Friday, or 1pm-4pm Monday-Thursday, with a delivery option available as well. Orders can also be placed via email at jade.pardy@mokamiwomen.ca
In order to ensure strict confidentiality, no personal or identifying information is collected. There is no limit to how frequently the service can be availed of and no limit on the quantity of supplies requested.
Items available for distribution include:
-Needles
-Glass pipes, mouth pieces, push sticks, brass screens
-Fentanyl test strips
-Sterile water
-Alcohol swabs
-Vitamin C
-Bowl pipes
-Snorting kits
-Cookers with filters
-Ties
-Sharps containers
-Condoms and lube
-Naloxone kits
To receive training on how to administer naloxone or if you wish to book a presentation for your group or ogranization on MSWC's harm reduction work, please call 709-896-3484 ext 209 or email jade.pardy@mokamiwomen.ca.
Contacts:
Stacey Hoffe, BSW, BEd, MEd, RSW
Pronouns: She/Her
Executive Director Mokami Status of Women Council/Women's Centre
P: 709.896.3484 Ext. 202
E: programs@mokamiwomen.ca
Jade Pardy, BSW,RSW
Pronouns: She/Her
Harm Reduction Coordinator
P: 709.896.3484 Ext. 202
E: jade.pardy@mokamiwomen.ca
About MSWC
Located in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Mokami Status of Women Council is an equity seeking feminist organization that is dedicated to serving the needs of the women and gender diverse people. We acknowledge our home as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut
