Care Before Crisis™ | Presented by A Mindful Resource Inc.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM | West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd, Dallas, TX 75212 | Free admission.
Plan your day
08 Main Stage, Atrium
Dominique Johnson, MSN, RN, Founder and Executive Director
Check in at the Front Porch, take the free howufeel.org screening, pick a zone. First sessions begin at 11:30.
08 Main Stage, Atrium
Dominique Johnson, MSN, RN, Founder and Executive Director
Check in at the Front Porch, take the free howufeel.org screening, pick a zone. First sessions begin at 11:30.
Sessions run 11:30 to 11:50
What We Don't Say
Opening conversation at the chairs, Bro Chill™ facilitators, A Mindful Resource Inc.
Free Haircuts
Dorothy Bowling Barron and volunteer barber team, men's space
Benefits Screening and Application Help
The Senior Source, Crusita Galvan (bilingual)
Healthcare Navigation and Enrollment
United Way Healthcare Navigators
Care Connections™ Resource Navigation
Walk up support and warm referrals
Martial Arts and Self Defense Demo
Premier Martial Arts, Monique Glass
Real Talk. Real Skills.™ Youth Activity
AMRI youth activity team, 11:30 to 11:50
Bounce Houses
Playground lawn
Games and Field Play
Youth activity team
Guided Breathwork and Grounding
Girl Breathe, Jazmine Peacock, LPC
Pondering the Thwart of AntiBlackness on the Journal Pages
VGB Journals, Chimene
Guided Meditation
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Texas
Rest & Restore Chair Yoga & Sound Bath
Well With Sabine, 11:30 to 12:00, capacity 15
Prayer, Presence, and Grief Support
Kingdom Full Tabernacle International Ministries
Narcan and Overdose Response 101
A Mindful Resource Inc., Real Talk. Real Response.™, free kits
Share Your Message to Grow Your Mission
The Author's Pen, Lindsy Bivens
60 Second Hands Only CPR Challenge
Pumpin' Chest CPR
Youth Coding + AI Experience
TechBelt Academy
11:50 to 12:00
Community Voices: Real Talk on Substance Use and Stigma
HHM Health, Stephanie Christian, followed by Donate Life: One Story, Gynovel
Sessions run 12:00 to 12:20
Chairs and Open Floor
Free haircuts continue, volunteer barber team
Frauds and Scams: How to Spot One
The Senior Source, Lynne Johnson, MSW
Benefits Screening and Application Help
The Senior Source
Care Connections™ Resource Navigation
Walk up support and warm referrals
Move Your Mood
Youth activity team, through 12:15
Bounce Houses
Playground lawn
Games and Field Play
Youth activity team
Teen Chill
Opens at 12:15, teen only space
Coloring and Journaling for Mental Health, at Any Age
Author Qwin Chiana, Chimere Winton
Drop In Meditation Demos
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Texas
Guided Reset Practices
Moment of Mindfulness, Curtis Smith, rotating, walk in
Quiet Room and Grounding Space
Low stimulation seating and support
Blood Pressure and the Signs of Stroke
Restoration of Health Medical Care, Vera Arrington, RN
The Mentally Mended Reset: Recognize the Stress. Reset Your Response.
Mentally Mended, Mikia Robinson, MA, BSN, RN
60 Second Hands Only CPR Challenge
Pumpin' Chest CPR
Youth Coding + AI Experience
TechBelt Academy
12:10 to 12:15
Recovery Speaks
Victoria Wilson, The Vixen Method, lived experience: grief, mental health, and recovery, five minute testimony
12:20 to 12:30
We've Got Something to Talk About
Author Alfonza Scott, HBCU legacy, for young people and their parents
Sessions run 12:30 to 12:50
"You Good, Bro?" Check In Round
Bro Chill™ facilitator
Free Haircuts
Volunteer barber team, chairs pause at 1:00 for Bro Chill™ Live
Healthcare.gov and Your Texas Benefits, Live
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Ivan Guerrero, CHW
Benefits Screening and Application Help
The Senior Source
Care Connections™ Resource Navigation
Walk up support and warm referrals
Healing In My Hoops: Movement and Play
Alberta Harris
Teen Chill
BRO RISE™ affirmations and journaling
Bounce Houses
Playground lawn
Games and Field Play
Youth activity team
Youth Showcase Preparation
Youth crew
Come Back to Yourself
Soul Obsessed, Alisha Anguiano, capacity 20
Sound Bowl Reset and Breath
Mind Your Energy, Shakti
Guided Meditation
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Texas
Quiet Room and Grounding Space
Low stimulation seating and support
Warning Signs of Suicide and What You Can Do
Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas, Lavida Davison, MS
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Suite 111 Counseling and Consulting, Zahara Williams
60 Second Hands Only CPR Challenge
Pumpin' Chest CPR
Youth Coding + AI Experience
TechBelt Academy
12:50 to 1:00
Live Naloxone Demonstration
A Mindful Resource Inc., two minutes, then stay in the Atrium for Bro Chill™ Live
08 Main Stage, Atrium
A real men's circle, held in public. All activities pause: every zone, every table, every chair. Everyone is invited into the Atrium. Sessions resume at 1:30. The Quiet Room in the Sanctuary stays open.
Sessions run 1:30 to 1:50
Chairs Resume
Free haircuts continue, volunteer barber team
Cooking with Spice
Lavender Collection, Rachelle Cooper, live cooking demo
Benefits Screening and Application Help
The Senior Source
Care Connections™ Resource Navigation
Walk up support and warm referrals
Youth Showcase
Main Stage, Atrium, 1:30 to 1:50
Teen Chill
Youth wellness and journaling
Bounce Houses
Playground lawn
Games and Field Play
Youth activity team
Girl Breathe Women's Circle
Girl Breathe, Jazmine Peacock, LPC
Inner Inventory: A Guided Practice in Emotional Awareness, Reflection & Release
The Vixen Method, Victoria Wilson
Body Reacts Before Logic
Let's Talk Openly, Dr. Thuydy Nguyen
Guided Meditation
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Texas
Lung Cancer Screening: Are You Eligible?
ALCSI Dallas, Aanya Boghara
Ten Minute Movement and Mindfulness Reset
Dauntless Source, Dulani Stephens
60 Second Hands Only CPR Challenge
Pumpin' Chest CPR
Youth Coding + AI Experience
TechBelt Academy
1:30 to 1:45
Stop the Bleed: What to Do Before Help Arrives
Pumpin' Chest CPR, Robyn Wagner, straight after Bro Chill™ Live, in the Atrium
1:50 to 2:00
Live Music: Jurelle
Clean, family friendly set
Sessions run 2:00 to 2:20
Fatherhood, Pressure, and Who Carries You
BRO RISE™, Marsalis Byrd
Free Haircuts
Volunteer barber team
Medicare and Health Benefits, Plain Language
Aetna, Monica Maya (bilingual)
Benefits Screening and Application Help
The Senior Source
Care Connections™ Resource Navigation
Walk up support and warm referrals
Real Talk. Real Skills.™ Big Feelings Toolkit
AMRI youth activity team with BRO RISE™
Teen Chill
Youth wellness and journaling
Bounce Houses
Playground lawn
Games and Field Play
Youth activity team
Two Anxiety Management Techniques
Portia On Purpose, Portia Hopkins, LCSW
Coloring and Journaling for Mental Health, at Any Age
Author Qwin Chiana, Chimere Winton
Rest & Restore Chair Yoga & Sound Bath
Well With Sabine, 2:00 to 2:30, capacity 15
Drop In Meditation Demos
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Texas
Quiet Room and Grounding Space
Low stimulation seating and support
Mental Health and Wellness
Reflexive Truths, Corby Ryan Jackson, MA, LPC
How To Find A Licensed Therapist: Let's Take The First Step Together
TOTAL Counseling, Miranda Jackson, LPC
60 Second Hands Only CPR Challenge
Pumpin' Chest CPR
Youth Coding + AI Experience
TechBelt Academy
2:20 to 2:30
The Importance of Living Unsilenced
Living Unsilenced, Phyliceia Brown, one voice, one story
Sessions run 2:30 to 2:50
Last Chairs and Closing Round
Volunteer barber team, Bro Chill™ facilitators
Benefits Screening and Application Help
The Senior Source, last call for enrollment
Care Connections™ Resource Navigation
Walk up support and warm referrals
Martial Arts Round Two and Free Play
Premier Martial Arts
Giveaways and Family Sign Ups
Final youth zone activity
Teen Chill
Youth wellness and journaling
Bounce Houses
Playground lawn
Closing Breath: The One You Take Home
Girl Breathe, Jazmine Peacock, LPC
Come Back to Yourself
Soul Obsessed, Alisha Anguiano, capacity 20
Guided Meditation
Sahaja Yoga Meditation Texas
Quiet Room and Grounding Space
Low stimulation seating and support
CHECK IN™ and Getting Connected to Real Care
AADHAR Mental Wellness, Ahundry Gonzalez, with AMRI Care Connections™
Teens and Responsible Social Media Usage
T.O.R.C.H. Teens, Lontage Woods
60 Second Hands Only CPR Challenge
Pumpin' Chest CPR
Youth Coding + AI Experience
TechBelt Academy
08 Main Stage, Atrium
Dominique Johnson, MSN, RN
Grocery pickup continues in the Corner Store until 3:00.
We remember. We recover. We rise.
08 Main Stage | Atrium
11:00 to 11:30
Welcome, check in, and what CareFest means
Dominique Johnson, MSN, RN
11:50 to 12:00
Community voices
HHM Health (Stephanie Christian) and Donate Life (Gynovel)
12:10 to 12:15
Recovery Speaks
Victoria Wilson, grief, mental health, and recovery
12:20 to 12:30
We've Got Something to Talk About
Alfonza Scott
12:50 to 1:00
Live Naloxone Demonstration
A Mindful Resource Inc., two minutes, then stay in the Atrium for Bro Chill™ Live
1:00 to 1:30
Bro Chill™ Live
All activities pause
1:30 to 1:45
Stop the Bleed: What to Do Before Help Arrives
Pumpin' Chest CPR
1:30 to 1:50
Youth Showcase
1:50 to 2:00
Live music
Jurelle
2:20 to 2:30
The Importance of Living Unsilenced
Phyliceia Brown
2:50 to 3:00
Closing, community awards, and send off
Dominique Johnson, MSN, RN
One stage today: the Main Stage, indoors in the Atrium. Music and announcements by Amplified DFW (Ken Taylor). The DJ calls every bell.
Find your place
Zones 01 Front Porch and 07 Corner Store, plus the all day stations, never close for a bell. They pause only for Bro Chill™ Live, 1:00 to 1:30 PM.
No cost, no catch
Arrival and safety
Keep care free
A Mindful Resource Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 93-4976788. Gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
After CareFest
Bro Chill™ every other Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, West Dallas Multipurpose Center.
We remember. We recover. We rise.
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