Food Donations

We received a grant for originally 5,000 pounds of food a month. Over the course of 2 months it’s been increased to 10,000. That was all perishable so we had to make up kits, bigger than kits! And get that food out on the streets.

Our volunteers stayed out for 2 days. Until everything was gone. You’ll see tons of fresh stuff- salads, wraps, fruit, yogurt, cakes, pies, tarts- They wouldn’t keep so it had to be delivered and handed out quickly with no notice or even a couple days to get word on the street. I wasn’t throwing any of it out. It’s needed and necessary!

We fed 3 homeless camps- 35 folks on the street and into Clay county.

NARCAN

“Narcan from RAD Heartstings has supplied 5 recovery homes for a total of 20 residents in Akron Ohio, 2 homes in Cleveland Ohio 10 residents, and 5 residents in Canton Ohio.

10 people were administered narcan from the outreach team between March 2020 and April 2021, NONE resulted in fatalities and ALL were offered and received ongoing support. From those, 6 are still in contact and still sober to date.”

Denny Wilson
Wilson Empowerment

Author, Creator and Executive Producer- Recovery House Rescue 

Wound Care

 We cannot “make” anyone go to an ER. Most will not. Due to the shame and stigma, they have been met with inside a medical facility filled with “professionals”. On many occasions, the only way we can get them to go is to take them ourselves and stay. Almost, as “guardians” and “gatekeepers” of their Humanity. Calling out Dr.’s and Nurses, who should know better but don’t.

It is with such stigma that many- will prefer to “tough it out”- which usually means dying versus being treated sub-human. We do our best with the supplies we have and can get.

Wound care is one of the most expensive items anyone working in this area will encounter.

Offering street care is our next best option and making certain the person knows how to care for that particular wound. How often to clean, how to clean, antibiotic sprays, ointment, germ shield, packings, dressings, bandaging.

We are not physicians! We do, sometimes, have nurses that donate their time. As well as a handful of compassionate and caring Doctors! A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU ALL! We are fortunate to have that!

What
The
Fentanyl !!

Dr. Ryan Marino, MD. –

Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

(This section I credit to a great friend, ally, advocate, truth speaker, and seeker!)

With increasing reports of first responders exposed to opioid overdose patients, overdose scenes, and even loose powdered opioids, there is a significant amount of concern regarding the risks associated with this type of exposure.

MYTH 1: FENTANYL CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN BY TOUCHING IT.

FALSE. ABSOLUTELY FALSE! Fentanyl powder is essentially not absorbed through the skin. and would take MASSIVE amounts over a long time

MYTH 2: FENTANYL POWDER CAN GET IN THE AIR AND BE INHALED.

This would only be an issue in settings with EXTREME air movement as powdered opioids DO NOT aerosolize.

MYTH 3: NEW POTENT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS ARE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

Even extremely potent analogs such as Carfentanil behave the same as fentanyl in passive exposure.

For more info on WTF- http://www.naemsp.org/Documents/Press%20Releases/NAEMSP%20Toxicology%20Press%20Release.pdf

National Community-Based Naloxone Finder