SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Emily’s Hope will host Save A Life Day on Thursday, September 24, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at Heritage Park in downtown Sioux Falls. The community event will bring together local organizations and partners to provide basic needs, healthcare, and life-saving tools to individuals who need them.
What to expect:
- Emily’s Hope will be handing out free naloxone, a life-saving medication that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.
- Emily’s Hope will provide 250 drawstring bags of basic-needs items containing water, trail mix, a pair of socks, hand warmers, band-aids, a toothbrush, and toothpaste.
- Midwest Street Medicine will offer resources and low-barrier healthcare.
- Bread Break will provide a free meal.
- 4 Nations Food Truck will provide free meals, while supplies last.
- Project Warm Up will hand out free blankets, while supplies last.
- Mobile Barber Shop will provide free haircuts.
- True Vintage Clothing Bus will give away free, lightly used clothing, while supplies last.
- Informational resource tables will be available from Helpline Center, Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD), Fight Like a Ninja, SD Urban Indian Health, Church on the Street, Falls Community Health, and Habitat for Humanity.
Save A Life Day is a national initiative focused on bringing communities together to provide support, resources, and life-saving services to those in need. The initiative began with a focus on distributing naloxone, an important tool in preventing overdose deaths. Emily’s Hope has expanded on that mission by bringing community partners together to provide not only naloxone, but also life essentials.
Emily’s Hope is committed to saving lives and preventing overdoses through naloxone distribution. To date, Emily’s Hope has distributed more than 57,000 doses of naloxone across South Dakota. Through continued community awareness and education, Emily’s Hope will continue working to expand access to naloxone for individuals who need it most.
By combining access to naloxone with practical resources and connections to local services, Emily’s Hope strives to meet people where they are and help connect them with the support they need.
About Emily’s Hope
Emily’s Hope is a nonprofit working to eliminate the stigma surrounding substance use disorder and save lives through evidence-informed education, compassionate support, and financial assistance for recovery. Founded by award-winning journalist Angela Kennecke after the overdose death of her daughter Emily, the organization offers a K-12 prevention curriculum used nationwide, the Grieving Out Loud podcast, naloxone distribution, a Post-Overdose Response Team, and treatment scholarships. Learn more at emilyshope.charity.
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