What Indiana Recovery Alliance does

Indiana Recovery Alliance is a Bloomington, Indiana-based nonprofit (founded 2009, 1-10 employees) that operates a Syringe Service Program (SSP) and adjacent harm reduction services under the philosophy of drug-user human rights advocacy. Its core product is a needs-based (not one-for-one) supply distribution model delivering sterile syringes and safer use supplies, naloxone training and kits, rapid HCV and HIV testing, wound care, and street outreach to encampments. Services are delivered through a hybrid model: fixed-site hours at the IRA office (1710 W 3rd Street) and the Shalom Community Center (620 S Walnut St), plus mobile outreach led by Primary Street Outreach Coordinator Lauren Dunkelbarger. The organization's stated core technology is a harm reduction service delivery platform, with operational infrastructure supported by a website, social media channels, and partner referral networks.

The business model is donation-driven and non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge to participants, and the organization is funded through individual donations via credit card, PayPal, and an Amazon Wishlist, with no fee-for-service revenue, no disclosed foundation grants, and no commercial pricing. The customer base is narrowly defined as People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) and unhoused individuals in Bloomington and Monroe County, served through trauma-informed, low-barrier engagement. Strategic partnerships extend the organization's reach: Operating With Love, LLC provides harm reduction therapy; Middle Way House serves survivors of domestic and sexual violence; Shalom Community Center hosts satellite SSP hours; Positive Link (IU Health) provides HIV service referrals; and the organization operates in compliance with Indiana Department of Health SSP guidelines. The organization was previously known as Hoosier Harm Reduction Coalition and is not publicly traded, has no parent company, and discloses no funding rounds or formal financial statements.

Name

Indiana Recovery Alliance

Legal name

Indiana Recovery Alliance

Website

https://indianarecoveryalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Indiana Recovery Alliance is a Bloomington, Indiana-based nonprofit operating a needs-based syringe service program and harm reduction services, including naloxone distribution, HIV/HCV testing, wound care, and street outreach, primarily serving people who use drugs and unhoused individuals in Monroe County through free, donation-funded services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Harm Reduction Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

Keywords

• Harm reduction services
• Syringe service programs
• Overdose prevention services
• HIV testing services
• Drug user advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Financial donations received via credit card or PayPal through their website. Recurring donations encouraged.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Indiana Recovery Alliance operates a Syringe Service Program providing sterile syringes and safer use supplies on a needs-based (not one-for-one) distribution model through fixed-site and mobile outreach in Bloomington and Monroe County, Indiana. Services include rapid HCV and HIV testing, wound care and treatment, naloxone training and distribution, street outreach to encampments, and harm reduction therapy and group support delivered in partnership with Operating With Love, LLC. All services are provided free of charge and are accompanied by advocacy for drug-user rights.

Product overview

Indiana Recovery Alliance is a drug-user human rights advocacy organization offering a spectrum of harm reduction services centered around its Syringe Service Program (SSP). The organization operates on a needs-based distribution model, providing sterile syringes, rapid HCV and HIV testing, wound care, naloxone training, and safer use supplies through both fixed-site and mobile outreach. The organization also partners with Operating With Love, LLC to offer harm reduction therapy, group therapy, and mutual support meetings. These services collectively address overdose prevention, infectious disease transmission, and community health while respecting individual dignity and autonomy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• People who engage with syringe service programs are five times more likely to enter drug treatment than people who do not participate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Operating With Love, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Aly Grider, a local harm reduction therapist who founded Operating With Love, LLC. OWL provides therapy for individuals and staff, low-barrier harm reduction group therapy, and mutual support meetings for anyone impacted by substance use. Group therapy held Fridays at 1pm EST at 1710 W 3rd Street or virtually.
• Middle Way HouseminorOthersLocal non-profit partner organization serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Listed as a partner in the organization's network.
• Shalom Community CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHost site for SSP outreach hours on Mondays 12-2pm and Fridays 1-3pm (pending 12-3pm). Located at 620 S Walnut St, Bloomington, IN.
• Indiana Department of HealthcoreOthersOperates in compliance with Indiana state laws and guidelines for syringe service programs. Referenced in policy documentation about law enforcement partnerships and program guidelines.
• Positive Link (IU Health)minorOthersHIV services provider referenced in the organization's referral network for HIV-related care and services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Regional players

• Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance: OKHRA is a regional harm reduction organization providing syringe services, naloxone, and advocacy in Oklahoma, comparable in service mix but operating in a different state.
• Beacon Inc. Beacon Inc. is a Bloomington, Indiana-based social services and recovery organization that provides overlapping services with IRA, including addiction and homelessness support in the same regional ecosystem.
• Texas Harm Reduction Alliance: Texas Harm Reduction Alliance delivers harm reduction services and advocacy in Texas, with a similar needs-based distribution philosophy and outreach approach to IRA.
• Access Point GA: Access Point GA provides harm reduction services including syringe access and linkage to care in Georgia, comparable to IRA's community-based, needs-based service model in a different geography.
• Amethyst House: Amethyst House is an Indiana-based nonprofit providing addiction recovery and housing services, overlapping with IRA's substance use focus and serving the same regional participant population.

Direct peers

• NY Recovery Alliance: NY Recovery Alliance is a New York-based harm reduction organization providing syringe services, naloxone, and outreach to people who use drugs, directly comparable to IRA's service mix and needs-based model.
• North Carolina Survivors Union: North Carolina Survivors Union is a drug-user union operating harm reduction programs including syringe distribution and naloxone in North Carolina, making it a direct functional peer to IRA's syringe service and outreach model.
• Southwest Recovery Alliance: Southwest Recovery Alliance operates syringe service programs and harm reduction supplies distribution in the Southwest U.S., closely mirroring IRA's core SSP and outreach activities.

Emerging players

• New Leaf New Life: New Leaf New Life is an emerging harm reduction and recovery organization providing direct services and referral pathways, with a partial overlap in service mix versus IRA's needs-based syringe distribution.

Broad incumbents

• National Harm Reduction Coalition: National Harm Reduction Coalition is the largest U.S. harm reduction umbrella organization providing training, advocacy, and resources to SSPs including IRA, serving as a broad incumbent and ecosystem leader.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/2980359652050773
• Instagraminstagram.com/bloomington_homeless_coalition

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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