BRIDGES Coalition

A Baltimore community-based public health organization. Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition provides services grounded in harm reduction, with a focus on the safety and dignity of people who use drugs, engage in sex work, or are affected by related criminalization. Its work includes community trainings and other resources, alongside advocacy for policies that expand harm reduction initiatives in Baltimore and throughout Maryland. The organization addresses safety at individual, community, and institutional levels. It describes harm reduction as expanding choices, increasing access, and supporting safer practices without judgment. Founded in 2011 as the Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition, it partners with harm reduction and public health organizations across the city, state, and nation. Its office is in lower Charles Village.