A Mindful Resource Inc. presents Still Here — 20 Days of Care. September is National Recovery Month and National Suicide Prevention Month.
A Mindful Resource Inc. · Dallas

Still Here.
20 Days of Care.

August 31 through September 19, 2026 in West Dallas. A night of remembrance, twenty days of concrete care, and a free festival where the neighborhood shows up for itself.

We Remember.We Recover.We Rise.
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The 20-day light ribbon

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.

Day 1Aug 31, 2026We Remember

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.

Part One · We Remember

A Night of
Awareness.

International Overdose Awareness Day. A remembrance for the people we've lost, and the skills to keep the ones who are still here.

Multi-generational Black and Latino families holding candles at a community vigil
West Dallas · Candle to Sunrise

How the evening moves

  • 01Doors open early so you can arrive gently, find a seat, and add a name or photo to the Memory Wall.
  • 02A welcome, then a reading of the names — aloud, together.
  • 03Real stories from the people they belong to.
  • 04Overdose response training for anyone who wants it.
  • 05A short look at what the twenty days will ask of us.
  • 06Candle to Sunrise. Close.

The facts

Date
Monday, August 31, 2026
Time
6:00 – 8:30 PM · Doors 5:30 PM
Venue
West Dallas Multipurpose Center · 2828 Fish Trap Rd, Dallas 75212
Cost
Free
Parking
On-site, free
DART
Nearest stops: West Dallas / Sylvan
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible · ASL on request
Children
Welcome. Quiet space available.

What to bring

A photo or a name for the Memory Wall. Someone you love who is holding a lot. Yourself, as you are.

What you leave with

Naloxone. The First 5 Minutes™. Three phone numbers. One person you called and one person you plan to call.

You can just sit there

Nobody will make you speak. Nobody will make you cry. There will be tissues, water, and a chair with your name on it if you need one.

Memory Wall

Send us the name of someone you love who is no longer here.

We will say it aloud and light a candle for them on August 31. You do not have to be in the room. You do not have to write a story. A name is enough.

Add a name to the Memory Wall

On Monday, August 31, we will read names aloud and light a candle for each one. If you cannot be there in person, we will hold your loved one in that room for you.

Start with their name. The rest of the form will open once you begin.

A Black community health nurse teaches Black and Latino neighbors how to use naloxone
Days 2 – 19 · We Recover

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.
Black barber giving a fresh fade at a West Dallas community wellness festival with Black and Latino families sharing a meal
Part Two · We Rise
West Dallas, showing up for itself.

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

  1. 1
    You arrive.
    Someone at the Front Porch says hello and asks: what do you need today. A Navigator walks with you.
  2. 2
    You 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.
  3. 3
    You 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.
  4. 4
    You 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.

Come to Still Here

Free. No ticket required, but signing up helps us plan food, seating, and childcare.

Wheelchair, hearing loop, sensory-friendly, anything else.

Sponsors

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 Story
    Presenting
    $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.

Sponsors & partnerships

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 logoDallas County Health and Human Services
  • Texas Health Resources logoTexas Health Resources
  • City of Dallas logoCity of Dallas
  • United Way of Metropolitan Dallas logoUnited Way of Metropolitan Dallas
  • West Dallas Multipurpose Center logoWest Dallas Multipurpose Center

Community partners

  • 5 Loaves 2 Turkeys Outreach logo5 Loaves 2 Turkeys Outreach
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline logo988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  • Cooking for the Crowd logoCooking for the Crowd
  • Unity Recovery logoUnity Recovery
  • Narcan Near Me logoNarcan Near Me
  • Walmart Spark Good logoWalmart Spark Good

Our shared focus

  • Mental health & wellness
  • Prevention & early support
  • Youth & family strength
  • Community connections
  • Education & resources
Put your name on this wall

Sponsor and partner names are due August 24, 2026 for printed signage. In-kind support is recognized identically to cash.

Become a sponsorBecome a partner

Stronger together · Healthier communities · Brighter futures

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Impact

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.

  1. Overdose response knowledge
  2. Confidence using naloxone
  3. Willingness to tell someone you are struggling
  4. Stigma toward people who use drugs
  5. Knowing where to get help
Target
500
Naloxone kits distributed
Target
250
People trained in overdose response
Target
250
Free health screenings
Target
30
Volunteers

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.

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