Needle Exchange

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation's HIV Prevention Project (HPP) has provided street-based needle exchange services to injecting drug users (IDUs) since 1993. HPP currently has 11 needle exchange sites a week and is one of the nation's largest needle exchange programs, exchanging more than 2.3 million needles a year. HPP is a volunteer-driven program supported by over 80 volunteers.

Not only does HPP provide safer injection supplies, it also offers community-based services such as HIV testing, drug treatment referrals, and medical care. This model of service provision helps to meet some of the other service needs identified by HPP's exchangers.

Want or need more information?

Contact us at 415.241.5100 or email us at hpp@sfaf.org.

Interested in volunteering?

Learn more in this article or phone the Volunteer Coordinator at 415/241-5130.