I am currently a Justice Catalyst Fellow at the Legal Action Center (LAC), an organization that combats discrimination, builds health equity, and restores opportunities for people with arrest and conviction records, substance use disorders, and HIV or AIDS. My project aligns closely with LAC’s mission and builds on their legacy of advocacy for people who use or have used drugs. Funded by the Justice Catalyst Fellowship, which supports innovative, high-impact social justice projects, I am leading a project aimed at dismantling discriminatory barriers to healthcare for people who use or have used drugs. The primary objective of this initiative is to broaden healthcare access by enforcing anti-discrimination protections through a multi-faceted approach that includes educational trainings, policy development, direct legal services, and litigation. Temple Law played a pivotal role in equipping me with the legal skills and expertise necessary to achieve my goal of advocating in the public interest field. As a Fellow, I’m working on multiple aspects of my project simultaneously. I’m developing community partnerships to identify individuals recently denied health care due to …