Still Here.
20 Days of Care.
That is a wrap. We opened Aug 31 with Still Here: A Night of Awareness and closed Sept 19 with the Care Before Crisis™ Community Wellness Fest, where we served over 300 neighbors with food, groceries, resources, and community. Twenty days of care in between.
We opened with a night of remembrance and closed with CareFest: over 300 neighbors served.
Food, groceries, resources, trainings, and community, all free, on September 19 at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center. Thank you to every neighbor, vendor, partner, and volunteer who showed up.
Still Here: A Night of Awareness
International Overdose Awareness Day. The names were read aloud, candles were lit, and neighbors learned overdose response. This is where the twenty days began.
Care Before Crisis™ Community Wellness Fest
Over 300 neighbors came through for free food, free groceries, free mental health and community resources, free trainings, haircuts, and family fun. Twenty days of care, out in the open. This was the day we rose together.
One candle to twenty. Tap any day.
Day 1 is Aug 31, lit like a candle. The ribbon fills toward sunrise, day by day, until Sept 19.
Say a name out loud
Come to the Night of Awareness. Bring a photo or a name for the Memory Wall. If you cannot come, say the name where you are, to someone who will hear it.
A Night of
Awareness.
Held Monday, August 31, 2026 · West Dallas Multipurpose Center
Still Here: A Night of Awareness was a success. We honored those lives lost to overdose and suicide. We trained community members on Narcan and overdose prevention. We made room for grief and recovery.
What happened that night
- 01We honored lives lost to overdose and suicide. Their names were read aloud, together, and candles were lit for each of them.
- 02We trained community members on Narcan and overdose prevention, and sent free naloxone home with the people who wanted it.
- 03We made room for grief and recovery. Nobody was asked to speak. Everybody was welcome to simply sit.
- 04The City of Dallas recognized the evening with an official proclamation.
Thank you
To every family who shared a name, every neighbor who learned to carry Narcan, every partner who staffed a table, and everyone who simply showed up and sat with us: thank you. The twenty days continue, and we close them together at CareFest on September 19.
See how it ends: CareFest, Sept 19
Twenty days.
Twenty acts.
One concrete act per day. Nothing you cannot do from where you are. Every day, all twenty, is up in the light ribbon at the top — tap any of them.
Bro Chill™ weekly
One hour, no fixing. Men, one room. Wednesdays through the campaign. Location and RSVP posted to Live updates.
Pop-up naloxone training
15 minutes, free kit at the end. Barbershops, churches, corner stores across West and South Dallas. Watch Live updates for pop-up spots and times.
howufeel.org screening
A five-minute private mental health check. No account. No cost. No record you filled it out.
If someone is in crisis right now
- 988 — Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Call or text.
- 911 — If someone is unresponsive, call 911 and give naloxone if you have it.
- You do not have to know what to say. You just have to stay.
Care Before Crisis™
Wellness Fest.
Free food, free haircuts, free screenings, live music, a neighborhood that showed up for itself. Eight zones, one door.
Run of show
- 11:00 AMGates open
- 11:30 AMOpening from the Stage
- 12:00 PMBro Chill™ Live
- 12:30 PMLive naloxone demonstration
- 1:00 PMRecovery testimony
- 1:30 PMFour Minute Hero challenge
- 2:15 PMYouth showcase
- 2:45 PMCandle to Sunrise, rebuilt
The facts
- Date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Time
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Venue
- West Dallas Multipurpose Center · 2828 Fish Trap Rd
- Cost
- Free · everything on site
- Parking
- On-site, free · overflow signage posted
- DART
- Day passes available at the Front Porch
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible · ASL · shaded seating
- Weather
- Rain or shine
The eight zones
What your day looks like
- 1You arrive.Someone at the Front Porch says hello and asks: what do you need today. A Navigator walks with you.
- 2You get what you came for.A haircut, a hot meal, a screening, a naloxone kit, a form filled out, a legal question answered. Or all of the above.
- 3You learn one thing.A 20-minute skill in the Training Room. Or the Four Minute Hero challenge. You walk out able to do something you couldn't do this morning.
- 4You stay for a minute.You listen to a song at the Stage. You watch the Candle to Sunrise get rebuilt from that first Monday night. You leave lighter than you came.
Register
Seven ways to be part of this. Pick one. If none quite fit, email info@amindfulresource.org and tell us what you had in mind.
Underwrite something specific
Sponsor names and logos are due August 24, 2026 for printed signage. In-kind is recognized identically to cash.
Sponsorship tiers
- Changing the StoryPresenting$25,000
- Trust$15,000
- Prevent — Naloxone Underwriter$10,000
- Screen$5,000
- Connect$2,500
- Village Table$1,000
- Neighbor$500
A la carte
- Food$4,000
- Stage + sound + DJ$3,500
- Youth zone$3,000
- Memory Wall$2,000
- Interpretation$1,600
- Transportation$1,200
Not seeing the right fit? Say so on the sponsor form and we'll build one with you.
Thank you to our partners
Your support helps us change the story on mental health in our communities. Together we are building healthier, stronger, safer neighborhoods.
Lead partners
Dallas County Health and Human Services
Texas Health Resources
City of Dallas
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
West Dallas Multipurpose Center
Community partners
5 Loaves 2 Turkeys Outreach
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Cooking for the Crowd
Unity Recovery
Narcan Near Me
Walmart Spark Good
Our shared focus
- Mental health & wellness
- Prevention & early support
- Youth & family strength
- Community connections
- Education & resources
Sponsor and partner names are due August 24, 2026 for printed signage. In-kind support is recognized identically to cash.
Stronger together · Healthier communities · Brighter futures
Live updates
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How we know it worked
We ask everyone a five-item pre/post instrument, scored 1–5. It's how you move from a nice event to a measurable shift.
- Overdose response knowledge
- Confidence using naloxone
- Willingness to tell someone you are struggling
- Stigma toward people who use drugs
- Knowing where to get help
Final counts publish September 22, 2026.
Press
All press inquiries — interviews, credentials, b-roll, fact sheet — go through the Media tab in Register. We answer within two business days.