Rural Outreach

Every week the Rural Outreach Project brings harm reduction resources and support to people who use drugs in rural and small-town communities across PEI.   

What’s available from the Rural Outreach Team?  

  • Safer injection equipment (syringes, cookers, cottons, water, ties, sharp boxes)

  • Safer smoking equipment (pipes, mouth pieces, screens, push sticks, alcohol swabs)

  • Naloxone and naloxone training 

  • Overdose prevention information and education 

  • Drug testing services

  • Sharps (and consumption waste) collection and disposal

  • Survival equipment as available (snacks, water, socks, blankets, first aid kits, etc.) 

  • Referrals to housing, health, and other services  

On Mondays, our outreach team travels West from Charlottetown and makes regular stops at the following locations: 

  • Borden area: 10am-10:30am

  • Summerside area: 11am-12pm

  • O'leary area: 2:15pm-2:35pm

  • Alberton area: 3pm-3:25pm

  • Tignish area: 3:45pm-4:15pm

** Stop requests on the routes can be made! Call or text Lauren at (902) 388-5306.

On Thursdays, our outreach team travels East from Charlottetown and makes regular stops at the following locations: 

  • Morell area: 10:30am-10:45am

  • Souris area: 11:25 am-11:45 am

  • Montague area: 1:30pm-2:30pm

  • Belfast area: 3:15 pm-3:45 pm

** Stop requests on the routes can be made! Call or text Lauren at (902) 388-5306.

Call or text to request a stop along the way!

The outreach team will also make stops along the way! To request harm reduction supplies or support, or to find out when outreach staff are next in your area, please call text or email: 902-388-5306 / lauren@peersalliance.ca. Drop offs must be scheduled before 4pm on Mondays and Thursdays.

Arrival times for scheduled stops may vary slightly depending on route demand and road conditions. Please call or text 902-388-5306 for location updates.