Save Our Families

06/03/2026

We make room for love that does not ask permission.

Room for people still healing.
Room for people still becoming.
Room for people who were told they were too much, too different, too complicated, too loud, too soft, too hard to love.

Pride Month is a reminder that LGBTQIA2S+ communities have always created life in the margins. Art. language. shelter. chosen family. mutual aid. culture. survival strategies. joy that refused to die.

That history deserves more than a rainbow graphic. It deserves policy, protection, funding, care, and spaces where people can receive support without being judged, criminalized, erased, or reduced to a statistic.

Save Our Families is proud to stand with LGBTQIA2S+ neighbors across Cleveland.

05/26/2026

We'll be at Pride in the CLE on June 6 as an official event partner—and we're bringing supplies. Naloxone. Safer s*x supplies. Fentanyl test strips. HIV/HCV resources. Free. No questions asked. Because everyone deserves to celebrate and go home safe.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Save Our Families, a Cleveland-based 501(c)(3) community care nonprofit, today announced a formal event partnership with Pride in the CLE 2026. The organization will operate a dedicated community booth on Saturday, June 6, 2026, providing no-cost harm reduction supplies and c***e...

04/29/2026

On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, we pause to honor every family, friend group, neighborhood, and community that has been forever changed by overdose.

We honor the people we have lost. We hold space for the people still grieving. We stand with the people still fighting to survive, and we recommit ourselves to saving lives with compassion, dignity, accurate information, and practical tools.

At a time when overdose deaths are beginning to decline nationally, we should be expanding what works, not cutting it. The recent federal funding cuts that will eliminate support for fentanyl test strips are a dangerous step backward. Test strips are not a luxury. They are a prevention tool. They give people information. They create opportunities for safer choices. They open the door to conversations, c***ection, and support.

Communities deserve access to the tools that help people stay alive, including naloxone, fentanyl test strips, safer use education, disease prevention supplies, and trusted community-based support. Taking those tools away does not stop drug use. It increases risk, deepens harm, and leaves families with fewer options.

At Save Our Families, we believe prevention must be practical, compassionate, and close to the people most impacted. We will continue showing up for families, individuals, and communities affected by substance use because every life is worth protecting.

A decline in deaths is not permission to slow down. It is proof that prevention works, and a reminder that the work must continue.

04/29/2026

We’re offering FREE HIV & HCV testing for our community.

Results are ready in about 20 minutes, and everything is completely confidential.

This is about more than testing. It’s about making sure people have access to care, information, and support without fear or judgment.

If you’ve been putting it off, this is your moment.

No appointment required.

04/17/2026

A new Save Our Families experience is launching soon. We’re preparing to roll out a redesigned website alongside expanded services and new initiatives.

04/02/2026

New data shows a significant decline in overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County.
But the crisis hasn’t ended; it’s changing.

This editorial explores:
• What’s driving the decline
• The role of harm reduction
• Where continued investment is critical

Because progress is not permanent without sustained support.

03/30/2026

We talk about mental health awareness, but awareness without accurate information is just noise.

Bipolar disorder affects 5.7 million adults in the U.S. — and is still routinely misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and stigmatized in the communities that need support the most.

Here is what the research actually tells us:

→ Most people are diagnosed in their teens or twenties, but many go years without an accurate diagnosis
→ Bipolar II is frequently missed because hypomanic episodes appear functional
→ Co-occurring substance use disorder, anxiety, and ADHD are common — not exceptions
→ Early, consistent treatment dramatically changes outcomes

Education is a harm reduction strategy.

02/07/2026

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and we’re calling our community in.
Get tested. Get informed.
Get c***ected. Get supported.
Right now, Save Our Families offers FREE take-home HIV test kits.
Starting April 2026, we’re launching FREE rapid, on-site HIV testing. Confidential. Judgment-free. Community-rooted.
HIV is preventable. Treatment is effective.
Undetectable = Untransmittable.

02/02/2026

Stop by our office for some produce and other supplies. We are located at 4394 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 44109.

Must be a Cleveland resident. We cannot service areas outside of Cleveland at this time.

01/12/2026

Stop by our office at 4394 Pearl Road to pick up free produce and bakery items while supplies last!