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Cambridge Cares About AIDS
17 Sellers Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.661.3040

PLEASE NOTE: On Wednesday May, 25th our 17 Sellers Street office in Cambridge office will be moving beginning at 5:00pm. We will re-open at 359 Green Street on Tuesday May 31st.  Effective May 31st  our new address will be:  AIDS Action Committee, 359 Green St, Cambridge, MA 02139.  Our phone and fax will remain unchanged. 


 

Needle Exchange Program

The Cambridge Needle Exchange Program (NEP) doesn’t just exchange clean needles: our mission is to encourage any positive change. The NEP offers a variety of services to injection drug users, including anonymous HIV counseling and testing, educational groups, an Overdose Prevention and Reversal Program including Narcan distribution, and direct linkages to drug treatment programs, primary health care and other support services. The NEP operates a drop-in center for members of the program where we serve coffee and small meals and provide a safe, comfortable space for people to relax. All NEP services are based in the harm reduction philosophy which encourages personal responsibility in a non-judgmental manner. Approximately 100 people come through our doors each week to exchange syringes and access services.

Cambridge's Needle Exchange Program is run by AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts.

Drop-In Center is located at 17 Sellers Street, Central Square, Cambridge (off Mass Ave., past YMCA, across from City Hall).

Drop-In Hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
11 AM - 5 PM
Tuesdays
11 - 5 PM
Saturday
11 - 2 PM

Contact:
Morgan Coe
Cambridge Needle Exchange Coordinator
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Direct Line: (617) 599-0219
Drop-In Center: (617) 599-0246
Email: mcoe@aac.org