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Gabriel Challenge urges 36 days of community action to counter fentanyl losses in Spokane
Summary
Organizer Katara Johnson Jones described the Gabriel Challenge — a 36-day community engagement effort starting on Mother's Day and ending on Father's Day — and urged neighbors to map local crisis resources, show up in public spaces, and build recovery supports after her son Gabriel died of a fentanyl overdose.
"Hi. I'm Katara Johnson Jones, and this is the Gabriel Challenge," Johnson Jones told attendees, framing the initiative as "a wake up call wrapped in love." She described the challenge as a 36-day effort to "educate, engage, and empower" families and neighborhoods, beginning on Mother's Day and ending on Father's Day.
Why it matters: Johnson Jones said fentanyl is killing local residents and that community connection, not only clinical services, is essential to long-term recovery support. She read a passage from a letter her son wrote describing a lack of sober friends and community supports: "Love…
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