Texas
Harm Reduction
Alliance
THRA works on the ground with people across the spectrum of drug use to end the War on Drugs and its harms with nonjudgmental and radical harm reduction services, advocacy, education, and training.
1803 E. Cesar Chavez St.
Austin, Texas 78702
Hours:
Monday - Thursday
11:30pm - 2:30pm
Encampment sweep report
June 2026
“Where do you want us to go? If we can't go under the bridges, and we can't go into the woods, and if we can't go into the streets, then we can't go into the air, so where do we go?”
— SURVEY RESPONDENT
“Also, reality check, homelessness is real. There are a lot of people wanting to do better with their situations. These sweeps have been a major setback more than once. After you experience it over and over, it becomes discouraging, and you develop an attitude of: what's the use, they're just stringing me along.”
— SURVEY RESPONDENT
“We are human, like they are. Just know: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
— SURVEY RESPONDENT
Our Services
THRA's SERVICES are operated out of our drop-in center and through street-based outreach serving people at risk of opioid overdose in the metropolitan Austin area. We provide overdose prevention supplies to people who use drugs, as well as direct linkage to medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders.
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Texas Harm Reduction Alliance's Drop-In Center is home to our harm reduction services like safer use supplies, peer support, and linkage to medication-assisted treatment. It is also a safe-space for people who use drugs to find a non-judgmental community and care with access to showers, A/C, and heat for the day. Additionally, community partners use our space to provide legal aid, food, street medic care, HIV testing, and housing navigation.
Contact the Drop-In:
512 - 585 - 7145
info@harmreductiontx.org
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Texas Harm Reduction Alliance's Street Outreach team meets people where they're at by taking our services on the go with mobile clinic and van. Our mobile clinic is equipped with two showers, a nurse's station for wound care, a kitchenette, and access to WiFi and outlets. Thanks to help from our community partners we are also able to offer HIV testing.
Contact Street Outreach:
512-827-6064
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Our Incarceration and Re-entry Team works with currently incarcerated and recently released people on housing and resource navigation as well as harm reduction education to mitigate the risk of overdose, isolation, and recidivism.
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THRA supports our community and partners across the state of Texas with free learning opportunities. Our interactive trainings encourage a deeper understanding of what it means to support people who use drugs.
If you or your organization is interested in a training opportunity on housing, recovery, overdose reversal, or a related topic, please email Gaby Libretti, Capacity Building Manager, or go to https://bit.ly/thra-request.
Street Outreach Schedule
Monday
CMS South
(1110 William Cannon Dr.)
Parked behind CMS in the back of the parking lot.
12:30pm-1:30pm
Tuesday
St. John’s Park
889 Wilks Ave.
Parked on Wilks near the park
12:30pm-1:30pm
wednesday
Burton/Oltorf
1936 E. Oltorf St.
Parked by the corner store.
12:30pm-1:30pm
Thursday
Multiple locations on the Eastside
Text 512-827-6064 to get information on where outreach will be located.
Interested in harm reduction? Consider volunteering at THRA.
Our volunteers help us with kit-making, drop-in support, and more!