Challenges Inc SC

11/25/2025

We’ll be closed for mobile services and our office on the listed holiday dates. This gives our staff time to rest, reset, and recharge so we can continue showing up fully for our community. 💛

Thank you for understanding, and we hope everyone has a safe and peaceful holiday season.

11/24/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our new SSP office in Greenville on Monday, December 1st! We’ll have harm reduction supplies, support, and a safer space for anyone who needs us, and there’s more to come as we continue expanding services.

We’re ready to serve, support, and keep showing up for our community.

11/20/2025

Today, we observe Transgender Day of Remembrance 🕯️, honoring the lives of transgender individuals lost to anti-transgender violence.

At Challenges Inc., we stand in solidarity with the transgender community and acknowledge the vital role transgender advocates have played in advancing the Harm Reduction movement.

11/10/2025

SC just got another naloxone box! Happy to share this one.

11/01/2025

Thanks for the invite !!!

10/30/2025

🚨 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.

10/29/2025

With the current government shutdown and SNAP benefits temporarily frozen, we know many in our community are feeling the impact. We’ve put together a list of Upstate Food Resources to help connect you with local support: https://tinyurl.com/yht7j7hy (Link in bio)

Please call or visit their website a resource to confirm services and availability before visiting. We cannot guarantee availability for any of the resources on this page. If you know of additional resources or updates, please let us know so we can keep this list current and accessible to everyone!

10/29/2025

The Challenges team was all over the upstate today with tabling at the Center for Collegiate Recovery Fall for Recovery fair, the Regional Health Policy Fellows Program, and at the usual Wednesday location! Happy to be seen!

10/23/2025

Challenges Inc SC was represented in 4 sessions and an exhibit in this year’s SC HIV STD & Viral Hepatitis conference in Columbia. We are grateful for our whole team to be able to attend and represent Harm Reduction in our state and look forward to more great drug user health discussions next year!

10/15/2025

Today is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day. ❤️💛💚
This day reminds us of the power of community, culture, and connection in the fight against HIV. At Challenges Inc SC, we stand with our Latinx community members, raising awareness, promoting testing, and ensuring access to compassionate, stigma-free care.

10/13/2025

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WOO-WOO, help us shout-out one of our partners in recovery, Challenges Inc SC!!! You can see our friends at our S**T Trunk-or-Treat event on Friday, October 31st from 6-8pm onsite at South Carolina Addiction Treatment to learn more about their amazing work in the Upstate community!! 🎃

We're welcoming any Upstate businesses, organizations, community groups, and individuals who are interested in participating in our first annual S**T Trunk-or-Treat!

📩 Interested in getting involved? Contact April Barksdale at april@scaddictiontreatment.com OR send us a DM and we'll get you to the right place!!!

How can you get involved?
🚗 Decorate a trunk & join the fun!
🎁 Drop off promotional items to include in our swag bags (free of charge!!!)
🙌 Showcase your business or organization while giving back.
🍭 Donate Candy
🤝 Volunteer

We're so excited to be hosting more community partners for our special Halloween event this year!!! Come get involved and get in the Halloween spirit(s) with S**T this year!!! 👻

10/02/2025

The Needle and the Narrative; Episode 2: Not a Statistic with Margaret Bordeaux. BIPOC Health & Harm Reduction”, a podcast by Challenges Inc SC.
Listen here or on your favorite podcast platform.

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