Our Community Response Against Fentanyl

Our mission is  to convene and collaborate across sectors to close life-threatening gaps in care, so no one is dropped, dismissed, or forgotten in Spokane County’s response to fentanyl and substance use.

Gabriel’s Challenge is a community-led Accountable Community of Health focused on ending preventable deaths from fentanyl and substance use among youth and young adults ages 14 to age 25 in Spokane County.

At the heart of Gabriel’s Challenge is a simple but urgent truth:

No person should die trying to live.

Not for being ten minutes late to an appointment. Not for falling through the cracks. Not because the system wasn’t ready to care.

We don’t replace systems. We bring people together families, public officials, healthcare providers, educators, faith leaders, first responders, public safety, and community members to face the truth, confront what’s broken, and take shared responsibility for fixing it.

A COME-UNITY Care Collaborative is a locally organized partnership that brings together people across sectors,  including families, healthcare providers, public safety, educators, and other community voices — to address complex health and social challenges together, not in isolation. It’s not a formal agency or service provider. It’s not a replacement for existing systems.

It’s a neutral convener 

a space where:

• Voices are heard
• Silos are broken down
• Solutions are built together
• Accountability is shared

At its heart, a Community Care Collaborative says:

“We’re all responsible for the health and safety of our community — and no one should be left to solve this crisis alone.”