Department of Health and Human Services:

• Drug Addiction Response Team (DART), which works to prevent opioid overdoses and other substance misuse

• Northampton Prevention Coalition (NPC), a group striving for harm reduction practices specifically in the teenage and at-risk populations

• Hampshire HOPE, a regional opioid prevention coalition

• Division of Public Health Nursing, which offers sharps disposal, vaccination services, and more

Mayor’s Office

Department of Arts and Culture

Human in Common, which specializes in providing professional diversity and Ethical Upstander training for nonprofits, municipalities, businesses and schools

Wildflower Alliance, a grassroots peer support, advocacy, and training organization with a focus on harm reduction and human rights

Growing a New Heart, a collective of like-minded professionals in the fields of social justice advocacy, sexual and domestic violence, addictions, art, communications, dispute resolution, community building and self healing

Community911 Training Inc., which helps professionals, businesses, and community members improve their response to and influence better outcomes for all who are at risk for, or suffer from, acute and chronic medical emergencies

Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP, an overdose researcher and harm reduction program manager at Boston Medical Center, who provides expert technical assistance around the topics of overdose prevention, emergency medical services, and harm reduction

Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, which is guided by a diverse group of individuals who believe that facilitating a sustained process of understanding the root causes and impact of racism can serve as a catalyst to overcome the historic and ongoing impact of racism on our society

ACLU Massachusetts, a private, nonpartisan organization defending individual rights

Community Action Pioneer Valley, which helps people who have low incomes to achieve economic stability and security

Cooley Dickinson Health Care, a hospital serving Northampton and the surrounding area

Estoy Aqui, a professional development training service focused on suicide prevention, mental health, and social justice

Forbes Library, the public library in downtown Northampton

Greenfield Savings Bank, which has two locations in Northampton

Hilltown Community Health Center, which provides access to integrated health care services around Hampshire County

Northampton Abolition Now, a community advocate collective providing education and actively supporting police defunding, abolition, and care networks

Northampton Survival Center, which provides nutritious food and other resources to those that need it in an atmosphere of dignity and respect

Tapestry Health, which provides sex education, harm reduction education and supplies, syringe exchange, gender-affirming health care, and resources supporting food justice efforts

University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health & Health Sciences, which works to educate students on the maximization of public health and quality of life, including diabetes prevention, women’s health, global health, aging and healthy living, and autism spectrum disorders

Ben Brubaker, a community responder consultant from Eugene, Oregon

Rachel Bromberg, co-founder of Reach Out Response Network and International Crisis Response Association, Toronto, Ontario

Roshan Bliss, founder of Bliss Collaborations LLC, Denver, Colorado

Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), which will analyze dispatch data and facilitate a public safety working group

C4 Innovations, which will facilitate community engagement and listening sessions

UMass Amherst Center for Program Evaluation (CPE), which will design assessment and evaluation tools relevant to the unfolding work and needs of the DCC

Human in Common, which specializes in providing professional diversity and Ethical Upstander training for nonprofits, municipalities, businesses and schools

CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets), Eugene, Oregon

Community Responders for Equity, Safety & Service (CRESS), Amherst, Massachusetts

Cambridge HEART (Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team), Massachusetts

Portland Street Response, Oregon

Support Team Assisted Response (STAR), Denver, Colorado