Myrna Méndez, founder of Comadres Unidas de Dallas y Más, is fueled by the loss of her own brother. She wants to prevent other families from suffering by...
He left behind his children. It destroyed an entire family. We lost a brother, friend, husband and father. It was heartbreaking to see my nephew raise his hands at the sky, asking for his dad. He was just 3 years old.It’s been more than 30 years since my brother’s death. Then whispers of fentanyl overdoses began to spread in Dallas. I knew I had to do what no one did for us, for my brother.
Three years ago, I recruited a group of women volunteers and created Comadres Unidas de Dallas y Más. I wanted to educate the Hispanic community about different topics. Topics families might not be comfortable talking about.We’ve since connected families with resources and information in Spanish about labor exploitation, domestic violence and autism, for example.Toward the end of last year, we started organizing educational meetings about fentanyl at schools.
We knocked in Carrollton. Farmers Branch. Pleasant Grove. Throughout North Dallas. It was cold, but that didn’t stop us. Just like lack of money hasn’t stopped us. I knocked on 80 doors. All together we probably knocked on more than 400.While knocking, we noticed about six police cars parked nearby. I approached the home to figure out what had happened.I asked a woman nearby if she’d overheard anything. She didn’t answer, so I just handed her one of our flyers. The woman began to weep.
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