Challenges Inc SC

07/28/2025

Today is World Hepatitis Day.

People who use drugs (PWUD) are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis, yet often face the most barriers to testing, care, and treatment

At Challenges Inc SC, we’re committed to harm reduction, hepatitis education, and access to care for all because everyone deserves health, dignity, and care.

07/23/2025

🎙️ We’re back— and bolder than ever

Introducing the relaunch of The Needle and the Narrative, a podcast by Challenges Inc SC, made possible by being a grantee of the 2025 CNP Media Fund.

We’re kicking things off with a powerful four-part series:Intersecting Stories: HIV, Drug User Health, and Vulnerable Communities. exploring the intersection of harm reduction and HIV through in-depth conversations centering rural, LGBTQ+, justice-involved, and BIPOC communities, groups often most deeply impacted and least heard.

Follow the link in our bio to stay updated, and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know when Episode 1 drops.

07/19/2025

Thank you for welcoming us into your space today and allowing us to share harm reduction strategies and provide naloxone training. The energy and atmosphere were incredible—we truly appreciate it! Y’all are doing incredible work.

If you’re a business, bar, restaurant, or organization interested in hosting a harm reduction and naloxone training, reach out to us at help@challengesincsc.org. We’d love to connect!

07/10/2025

🚨 We’re hiring at Challenges Inc. SC!

We’re looking for a passionate Harm Reduction Specialist to join our team and help make an impact in the community. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, people who use drugs, folks living with HIV, and veterans to apply. Your lived experience matters here.

🔗 Application details: https://linktr.ee/challengesincsc (or see link in bio)
📩 To apply: Send your resume + cover letter (with “Harm Reduction Specialist” in the subject) to help@challengesinc.org

Note: Due to high interest, we may not be able to respond to all submissions.

07/02/2025

We’ll be closed Friday, July 4th in observance of the holiday.
Come see us today at Piney Park in Cherrydale (near Aldi) from 11 AM – 2 PM — it’s our last stop for the week!

Stay safe and take care of yourselves!

06/28/2025

Grateful to support Upstate PRIDE in our community today!

06/27/2025

⚠️ Service Update for Today ⚠️

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we’ll be at The District today with modified services from 2:00–4:00 PM only.

Please note: We’ll be operating from a truck, not the mobile unit.

05/29/2025

We’ve been published again thanks to the help and hard work from med students at VCOM!
Some great findings came from this study, including maybe most importantly that people who use drugs make the greatest impact on overdose response.
Another finding showed that IM naloxone and lower dose nasal naloxone were preferred.

It is our hope that studies like these will help inform law makers and policies in our state.
Read the full study below:

Objectives: While efforts are being made to reduce opioid overdose fatalities, there is a need to equip individuals to act in overdose emergencies in an effort to slow the increasing rates of preventable opioid-related deaths in the United States. This study sought to determine whether education on....

05/20/2025

Our White Horse Road location and office will be closed on Monday 5/26 in observance of Memorial Day. Take care and we’ll see you soon!

05/19/2025

National Hepatitis Testing Day is a reminder that everyone deserves access to nonjudgmental, life-saving care. At Challenges Inc SC, we provide harm reduction services that help folx stay safer and reduce the risk of hepatitis and other infections.

Access matters. Dignity matters. Harm reduction saves lives.

04/30/2025

So thankful to incredible parters and friends like . Thank you for the care packages for the folx we serve. A compassionate community means everything 💜

04/23/2025

We apologize for the last-minute notice, but our mobile services will not be operating in Piney Park today. We’re sorry for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. We’ll be back out at the District on Friday and look forward to seeing you then! Thank you for your patience and support.