Our Mission in Orange County
Harm Reduction Circle (HRC) provides life-saving harm reduction tools, peer support, and linkage to care across Orange County through community outreach and referral-based access. Our goal is simple: to meet people where they are—on the streets, online, or in their own neighborhoods—with compassion, resources, and education that save lives and restore dignity.
At no cost, individuals and businesses anywhere in Orange County can easily request essential harm reduction and support services through our Orange County, CA Connection Form. Referrals come to us through social media, word-of-mouth, and partner organizations.
1. Street-Based Outreach & Peer Navigation
How We Serve Orange County:
Harm Reduction Circle’s Orange County team provides consistent, compassionate, and evidence-based outreach to those most impacted by homelessness, substance use, and systemic barriers to care.
Our street-based peer teams conduct outreach three to four days each week across Orange County—connecting with individuals in parks, underpasses, encampments, motels, and other high-need areas..
Each of our programs addresses emerging community needs through preventive initiatives, rapid-response actions, and education-driven interventions, ensuring every engagement creates a lasting pathway to health, dignity, and stability.
We meet participants exactly where they are, offering judgment-free assistance that blends harm reduction, case navigation, and community care.
Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction:
Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips distributed across Orange County through both direct outreach and mail-order requests.
Providing drink-spiking test kits, safe space access, and safer partying education at nightlife venues.
Overdose prevention, harm reduction, and peer support education for community members, organizations, and businesses.
Nonjudgmental guidance, lived-experience mentorship, and accompaniment to appointments.
Direct Support Services:
Harm Reduction Circle’s Orange County team provides consistent, compassionate, and evidence-based outreach to those most impacted by homelessness, substance use, and systemic barriers to care.
Distribution of clothing, hygiene kits, blankets, and sleeping bags when available.
Help obtaining no-cost DMV IDs, Real IDs, and vital records such as birth certificates.
Guidance through applications for Medi-Cal, CalFresh/EBT, and CalWORKs.
Depending on individual needs, support may be a one-time visit or short-term, low-intensity case management. Our peers may be able to provide light follow-up to help participants stay connected to essential resources and follow through on referrals.
Referral Coordination:
When participants require services beyond our direct support, Harm Reduction Circle connects them with a trusted network of partner organizations across Orange County. Our team provides warm handoffs and referrals to a wide range of essential community resources, including:
2. Meals on Onewheels OC
About the Program:
Meals on Onewheels Orange County (MOO OC) is one of Harm Reduction Circle’s most distinctive and community-driven initiatives. Using Onewheels and other personal electric vehicles (PEVs), our volunteers deliver nutritious meals, hygiene kits, and harm-reduction supplies directly to unhoused and at-risk residents throughout Orange County.
These outreach events combine mobility, innovation, and compassion—allowing riders to reach encampments and areas that traditional vehicles cannot access. The program’s use of lightweight electric vehicles reduces environmental impact, increases maneuverability, and allows rapid, flexible response during outreach. By merging sustainable micro-mobility with harm-reduction and food-security efforts, Meals on Onewheels OC represents an innovative, scalable model for modern community outreach.
Beyond delivering a meal, each event creates genuine human connection. Every “I Love You Pack” we hand out is a message of care, visibility, and respect for people who are too often overlooked.
Purpose & Impact:
Meals on Onewheels OC was designed to address the overlap between food insecurity, homelessness, and overdose risk. Each year, we host several large-scale outreach events across the county—in cities such as Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, and Buena Park—serving hundreds of individuals at each site.
At these events, participants receive:
By pairing harm-reduction outreach with nutrition support, the program builds trust, opens pathways to care, and strengthens relationships between communities and service providers.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds—riders, packers, and community members eager to make a difference. Volunteers help prepare and distribute “I Love You Packs”, assist with setup and outreach, and engage participants with empathy and respect.
Sign up to volunteer or receive notifications about upcoming Meals on Onewheels Orange County events:
Volunteers do not need prior experience & will receive a brief 15-minute training on the day of distribution to ensure safe, compassionate interactions at every event.
Sponsor & Donor Inquiries:
All Meals on Onewheels OC events are 100 percent volunteer-run, and every meal, kit, and mile traveled depends on community generosity. We welcome sponsors and donors who wish to sustain this work and expand our reach.
Ways to support include:
Sponsors are recognized across our website, social-media platforms, and event materials, reaching a dedicated audience of public-health advocates and community supporters.
3. Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction Training
About the Program:
Harm Reduction Circle equips individuals, organizations, and communities across Orange County with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to prevent overdose and save lives. Our team provides hands-on naloxone distribution, real-world overdose-response training, and tailored harm-reduction education that meets people where they are—whether on the street, in a business, or inside a home.
This program ensures that lifesaving medication and information are not limited to professionals. Anyone—friends, family, coworkers, security staff, or community members—can learn to recognize an overdose and take immediate, effective action.
Community Training & Distribution:
Through tailored field outreach, workshops, and one-on-one sessions, we provide:
Trainings are customized for businesses, service providers, event teams, community groups, and residents, ensuring relevance to each audience’s real-world environment.
Leave-Behind Naloxone Program:
Our Leave-Behind Naloxone Program expands access through collaboration with first responders, public agencies, and local partners. After non-fatal overdoses or crisis encounters, trained personnel leave naloxone kits behind with bystanders, families, or affected individuals—creating immediate safety while reinforcing community readiness.
This initiative bridges the gap between emergency response and long-term prevention, ensuring naloxone reaches the people most likely to witness or experience an overdose.
If you are interested in receiving training or supplies at no-cost in Orange County, please fill out our online inquiry form.
Training is not required to participate in the Leave-Behind Naloxone Program, and there is no cost to request naloxone, supplies, or training from our organization.
Get Involved:
Individuals and organizations can request naloxone kits, host a private training, or partner on community distribution efforts at no-cost.
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4. In-Person & Mail-Order Supply Distribution
About the Program:
Harm Reduction Circle provides free harm reduction supplies to individuals, families, and organizations across Orange County through both in-person distribution and a confidential mail-order program. Whether someone visits an outreach site, meets us in the field, or submits an online request, our goal is to make overdose prevention tools and safer-use materials accessible to anyone who needs them — no barriers, no stigma, and no judgment.
This dual approach allows us to reach individuals who face travel barriers, are unhoused, or wish to maintain anonymity when accessing harm reduction resources.
What We Provide:
Through tailored field outreach, workshops, and one-on-one sessions, we provide:
Trainings are customized for businesses, service providers, event teams, community groups, and residents, ensuring relevance to each audience’s real-world environment.
Mail-Order Access:
Our discreet mail-order system ensures anyone in Orange County can receive life-saving tools safely and privately. Shipments arrive in discrete packaging and can be sent directly to residential, business, or community addresses.
If you are interested in receiving in receiving mail-order supplies at no-cost in Orange County, please fill out our online inquiry form.
In-Person Access:
For those who prefer an in-person meeting, participants can arrange a safe public pick-up with one of our trained peer-support staff. We can come to you - no problem!
Meetings can take place at neutral, accessible community locations such as a coffee shop, restaurant, gas station, or public library anywhere in Orange County.
If you are interested seeking in-person harm reduction supplies at no-cost in Orange County, please fill out our online inquiry form.
Alternative Community Access Points:
In addition to our in-person & mail-order options, Harm Reduction Circle distributes supplies through:
- Street-based outreach across Orange County
- Meals on Onewheels Orange County events
- Partnering community organizations and harm-reduction allies
For those seeking in-person support or additional local drop-in sites, we recommend visiting FentanylIsForeverOC.org under the "Get Naloxone" tab for the most up-to-date directory of harm-reduction access points throughout Orange County.
There you’ll find a current list of drop-in centers offering free naloxone, fentanyl testing strips, resource navigation, and other supportive services provided by each host site.
We are Seeking Local Volunteers in Orange County!
Join our Orange County team to support local outreach, harm reduction education, and event coordination. Whether you’re helping pack supplies, delivering meals, or joining outreach in the field, every volunteer plays a vital part in keeping our community safe. We provide all training — you bring the compassion and commitment to make a difference.
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