Empowering Community Alliance

06/05/2026

🌿🧡 **WOODFORDS WASHOE WELLNESS TOUR 2026** 🧡🌿

The Woodfords Washoe Community and Native Dads Network invite you to join us for a day of healing, learning, and community connection as we come together to address the opioid and fentanyl crisis through a culturally grounded approach.

📅 **Saturday, June 27, 2026**
⏰ **10:00 AM – 3:00 PM**
📍 **Woodfords Community Gym**
Corner of Washoe Blvd & Diamond Valley Road, Woodfords, CA 96120

✨ **This FREE community event includes:**
• Opioid & Fentanyl Education
• Naloxone (Narcan) Training
• Local Resource Panel & Q&A
• Narcan Overdose Response Skit
• Testimonies from Survivors
• Community Wellness Circle
• Light Breakfast & Lunch Provided

🎁 **Participants will also have opportunities for:**
• Raffle Prizes
• Free Event Shirts
• $25 Gift Card Incentives

At Native Dads Network, we believe healing begins by reconnecting with our traditional teachings, cultural strengths, and community relationships. Together, we can strengthen resilience, support recovery, and create healthier futures for our families and communities.

📲 **Register today by scanning the QR code on the flyer or clicking on the link: https://forms.gle/8TkMyrrVrnpSomSFA**

For more information:
📞 (916) 910-7663
📞 (916) 834-6312

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06/04/2026

We'd like to thank all of people for coming to the Mental Health Awareness event yesterday evening. 💚 It was a beautiful day to release any negative energy and do a little self-affirmation. The family vibes were strong!

Thank you to Michelle Castillo for grilling hamburgers and hotdogs! We appreciate all the help!

Here are some helpful activities to exercise at home:

Practice the 3-3-3 rule: When feeling overwhelmed, identify three things you see, three sounds you hear, and move three body parts to ground yourself in the moment.

Journal: Spend 10 minutes writing down your thoughts to clear your mind and track emotional patterns.

Practice gratitude: Write down or reflect on 3 specific things you are grateful for each day to rewire your brain toward positivity.

06/02/2026

Sending out a friendly reminder of the Mental Health Awareness event happening today at 6:30 p.m. at the Schurz playground, near the BBQ pits! 💚

We'll have free food for all participants, goodie bags, and a few selected winning prizes!

See you there!

05/26/2026

Good afternoon, due to the wind advisory today, the Alliance will be rescheduling the Mental Health Awareness event to Tuesday, June 2nd at 6:30 p.m.

Please view the revised flyer and a map of the stations, with our starting point near the playground. All participants will receive a goodie bag and a free BBQ dinner! We'll also have drawings for a few self-care items. 🎟🎉🤗

05/12/2026

05/12/2026

🧠 We're very excited to be present at the Tribal Health Fair on Wednesday, May 13, at the Agai Dicutta Gymnasium! The Empowering Community Alliance will be bringing in a guest presenter and a Mega Brain Inflatable to demonstrate to the attendees the effects of substance abuse/misuse on the brain. This educational demonstration is provided through the Tribal Opioid Settlement funds granted to the Alliance for the Walker River Paiute Tribal community!

Please come take a look at this demonstration between 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13!

05/06/2026

The Empowering Community Alliance is proud to present the revised Bylaws adopted by the Alliance members and the Walker River Paiute Tribal Council to govern their operations, management, and structure. The Alliance has always had bylaws to help in its existence, and will continue to improve decision-making and remove outdated practices. Foundation is key!

We will be working on an Empowering Community Alliance website tab within the Walker River Paiute Tribe's official website for more information. Stay tuned!

04/24/2026

Just sending a friendly reminder that the Alliance will be hosting this event today from 1-4 pm! Set up will take place outside the Tribal Health Clinic entrance. Come on down!

04/21/2026

ECA will be tabling at the Earth Day event on Wednesday, April 22! Come check out all that we do plus ongoing projects!

Reminder, we'll also be hosting a Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Friday, April 24 at the Tribal Health Clinic!

04/04/2026

📌💊➕️ The Empowering Community Alliance will be hosting an event for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Friday, April 24, from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Walker River Tribal Health Clinic main entrance. This event is held each year to provide space for people to dispose of their old/unused medications safely to the Tribe's MedSafe receptacle. Please view the flyer for more information.

Now is a good time to clean out cabinets for spring cleaning and be an example of disposing of medications safely. We will also be handing out pamphlet information and cupcakes to everyone who participates on this day!

Feel free to contact Sara Twiss, Chair of the Empowering Community Alliance for any questions regarding this event.

We look forward to seeing you there!