Punks on The Street Grand Rapids

Punks on The Street Grand Rapids POTS provides meals, first aid, and essential supplies to the unhoused and disabled communities of Grand Rapids MI.

Click our google docs link to fill our interest form if you'd like to work with us or shoot us an email if you need personal assistance!

Hi everyone! Long time no see. Our core team is going through some personal issues so we have been less active on social...
03/04/2026

Hi everyone! Long time no see. Our core team is going through some personal issues so we have been less active on socials, but still out doing distributions weekly 🥰

Our donations allowed us to purchase a large catering hot water container recently, and our little coffee and treat bar has become quite popular among our friends at Heartside and Mel Trotter. Lately we have gotten multiple dessert and soup requests, so if you have some extra time on your hands and like to cook or bake, please message us for details and coordination.

We'll be sliding into spring soon, where we will be scaling up meals again as more folks are out and about, so every bit helps.

03/04/2026

Since 1998, Red Project has been providing free and equitable access to the tools, knowledge and support to live healthier lives. Supplies that help prevent the spread of bloodborne illnesses like Hepatitis C and HIV, and support to keep people coming back.

Due to these efforts, the rate of HIV acquired from injection drug use in Kent County has dropped from 25% to just 8%. That's something to celebrate, and something to build upon.

To learn more about the services we offer, the impact they have, or how Red Project could make your life a little more harm reductive - give us a call or visit our website at:

616.456.9063 | redproject.org

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01/09/2026

Be on the lookout for our new Naloxone boxes!

Naloxone from our sites is always free and confidential, and we are reducing the barriers to naloxone access by delivering (and continuing to fill) these stations around Grand Rapids and Kent County ☀

Do you own a business or live near a location you believe needs better access to this life saving emergency medication? Comment below or send us a message:

redproject.org | 616.456.9063

01/09/2026

The ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning should enrage us all. Good was acting as a legal observer and work with the local Rapid Response group that attempts to inter…

12/15/2025

Be on the lookout for our new Naloxone boxes around Kent County and Grand Rapids!

If you see a box, take a look inside, grab a kit, and help keep our community safer. Each box is stocked with free, intranasal naloxone to help prevent overdose deaths.

Every kit taken could help save a life!

For more information about Naloxone, our harm reduction services, or our other programming like HIV testing and case management, please call us or visit our website at:

redproject.org | 616.456.9063

Thanks to our donors we were able to get this neat wagon and waterproofing spray for our distributions! We were also abl...
12/14/2025

Thanks to our donors we were able to get this neat wagon and waterproofing spray for our distributions! We were also able to offer multiple drink, snack, & winter wear options this weekend with your donations including:

❄️ Winter Gloves
❄️ Body Warmers
❄️ Hot Chocolate
❄️ Hot Cider
❄️ Instant Coffee
❄️ Half/Half & Vanilla creamer cups
❄️ Sugar packets
❄️ Blistex medicated chapstick
❄️ Homemade Banana Bread

Thank you SO MUCH for helping us with not having to carry everything all the time! It has been incredibly helpful as we continue to better serve the community. IRL wagon not pictured as it is covered in snow currently ❤️❄️

12/14/2025

Mutual aid exists in nature, so why not in our communities?

Bees pollinate flowers.
Clownfish protect sea anemones.
Small fish clean sharks to survive.

That’s mutual aid - and harm reduction is natural, too.

We practice harm reduction every day, but we typically only name it when talking about drug use. The truth is, harm isn’t created by people - it’s created by policy, stigma, and criminalization. And just like in nature, we can choose to protect each other.

One powerful way we do this is through community-based Naloxone. The more Naloxone that’s accessible, the more overdose deaths we can prevent.

Shouldn’t we keep our friends and neighbors safe?

Red Project provides 100% free Naloxone and free overdose prevention trainings across West Michigan - because when we show up for each other, people stay alive.

We can’t do it alone. Please consider supporting The Grand Rapids Red Project this holiday season and help us remove barriers to health in our community:

redproject.org/donate | 616.456.9063

Huge thanks to Planty Peeps Party Bus and Albatross Aviary for letting us attend their event this past Saturday to chat ...
11/24/2025

Huge thanks to Planty Peeps Party Bus and Albatross Aviary for letting us attend their event this past Saturday to chat about the work we do and share some of our cookies. Thanks to them we were able to raise almost a hundred dollars in donations! We look forward to using these funds to help with more winter foods and necessities in the coming weeks ❤️

Yesterday 4 different households came together to make a full Thanksgiving meal for the unhoused, where we served 25-30 (photo is only a fraction of the food). Here's what we served:

🍁 Brown Sugar Ham
🍁 Honey Ham
🍁 Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
🍁 Green Bean Casserole
🍁 Corn Pudding
🍁 Rolls
🍁 Roasted Chicken Sliders
🍁 Mini Pumpkin, Apple, and Pecan Pies
🍁 Hot Chocolate and Hot Apple Cider
🍁 Misc snacks

Thanks to everyone who has helped us make this work possible! As we gain more members we will continue to scale up so we can serve as many folks as we can.

People often feel overwhelmed thinking about what they can do to help their community, but the truth is you can do a lot...
11/19/2025

People often feel overwhelmed thinking about what they can do to help their community, but the truth is you can do a lot with a little! Here's a brief guide that will hopefully make helping your unhoused neighbors this winter seem less overwhelming.

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