In a moving Spectrum TV interview, Tahira Malik, founder of Samad’s House, and Caroline Gatson, a former resident turned Chief Ambassador, shared their deeply personal journeys of resilience, recovery, and the life-saving power of harm reduction. Their stories underscore the critical need for sustained harm-reduction funding to save lives and rebuild communities.

Over the past five years, Samad’s House has offered hope and inspiration for women and families in Milwaukee County. What began in 2020 as a single sober living home has grown into a network of three homes and a behavioral health clinic, offering comprehensive services to help women and families recover and stay sober. To date, Samad’s House has empowered over 75 women and nearly a dozen families to reclaim their lives, showing its profound impact on the community.

“We focus on the mind, body, and spirit while unifying with our families and children,” Malik explained during the interview. Samad’s House also provides compassionate harm reduction tools and resources to the community, such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips, to prevent overdoses and save lives.