Panelists will engage the audience with their knowledge, experience, and expertise in doing outreach work. In order to effectively engage with people who use drugs, it is important to understand the reasons behind and social context of drug use. This means we must be able to have healthy dialogue with people who use drugs. We also need to build a trusting relationship with participants because of that stigma. We will also discuss different strategies to engage other community stakeholders, such as local businesses and faith based institutions, to provide additional support for your program and its participants.