Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE A NON-JUDGEMENTAL PERSPECTIVE TO HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS (NON-ADDICTED RECREATIONAL DRUG USERS) IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY. DANCESAFE HAS TWO FUNDAMENTAL OPERATING PRINCIPALS: HARM REDUCTION AND PEER-BASED, POPULAR EDUCATION. COMBINING THESE TWO PRINCIPLES HAS ENABLED US TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL, PEER-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO REDUCE DRUG MISUSE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE HEALTHY, INFORMED LIFESTYLE CHOICES. OUR INFORMATION AND SERVICES ARE DIRECTED PRIMARILY TOWARDS, NON-ADDICTED, RECREATIONAL DRUG USERS. NON- ADDICTED DRUG USERS ARE AN UNDER-SERVED POPULATION WITHIN THE HARM REDUCTION MOVEMENT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY COMPRISE THE VAST MAJORITY OF DRUG USERS IN OUR SOCIETY. FEW GROUPS ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE MAJORITY OF NON-ADDICTED, RECREATIONAL DRUG USERS, AND WE HOPE TO FILL THIS GAP. WE NEITHER CONDONE NOR CONDEMN DRUG USE.
REAGENT TEST KIT PROGRAM: MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ADULTERANT SCREENING FIELD TESTS TO PREVENT OVERDOSE MEDICAL INCIDENTS AND DEATH AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS.
FENTANYL TEST STRIP PROGRAM: LARGEST NON-WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR OF BTNX FENTANYL TEST STRIPS. THESE TEST STRIPS PREVENT OVERDOSE DEATHS AND ADVERSE MEDICAL INCIDENTS AMONG YOUTH AND RECREATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSERS.
OUTREACH: VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE FIELD OUTREACH AT CONCERTS, LIVE MUSIC EVENTS, AND MUSIC FESTIVALS. OUR INITIATIVES AND SERVICES INCLUDE: PROVIDE SAFE SPACES TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEALTH, DRUG USE, AND PERSONAL SAFETY; PROVIDE FREE WATER AND ELECTROLYTES TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION AND HEATSTROKE; PROVIDE FREE SAFE SEX TOOLS TO AVOID UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND THE SPREAD OF STIS; PROVIDE FREE EAR PLUGS TO PREVENT HEARING LOSS; PROVIDE HONEST, FACT-BASED, UNBIASED INFORMATION ON DRUG EFFECTS AND POTENTIAL HARMS TO EMPOWER USERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS; OFFER A NONJUDGMENTAL FIRST-POINT OF CONTACT TO RISKY OR CHALLENGING SITUATIONS; OFFER DRUG CHECKING SERVICES TO PREVENT OVERDOSE AND DEATH; WORK WITH PROMOTERS AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFETY FIRST APPROACHES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mitchell Gomez | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $50,000 |
| Chalaina Connors | BOARD SECRET | 2 | $0 |
| Bryan Oley | BOARD CFO/TR | 2 | $0 |
| Dina Perrone | BOARD PRESID | 2 | $0 |
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