Substance Prevention, Resources and Empowerment Expo (SPREE)

Schedule

Fri Oct 16 2026 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00
Location

Berna Facio Professional Development Center | Albuquerque, NM

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Free community prevention event featuring resource tables, Narcan training, face painting and therapy ponies, keynote, goodie bags + more!
About this Event

3rd Annual Substance Prevention Resource and Empowerment Expo (SPREE)

Join us for SPREE, a free community event sponsored by CABQ, BernCO, NMHealth and APS---it's a fall festival of prevention!

Attendees can explore 25+ community resource tables, participate in face painting, brushing the therapy ponies and learn about the dangers of social media and substances from our keynote speaker, Amy Neville, from the Alexander Neville Foundation.

The event will also feature live student performances, free food truck meals, free Narcan with training, and goodie bags for attendees.

Friday, October 16, 2026 | 4:00–7:00 PM
APS Berna Facio Professional Development Center
3315 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Come connect, learn, and discover the resources available to support individuals, families, and our community.


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Agenda

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Resource tables, Narcan training and all activities are open!
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Keynote: Hidden Dangers
Host: Amy Neville

Info: oin us for a powerful presentation confronting the hidden dangers of social media: from addictive design, sextortion, and drug trafficking on platforms like Snapchat through the heartbreaking story of Alexander Neville, a 14 year old lost to online harm, to the data driven reality facing our kids today.
This is a call to actions for parents, educators and community members alike; leave equipped ith real tools to protect the young people in your life and a voice in the fight for safer social media.
Amy Neville is president of the Alexander Neville Foundation (anfhelp.org) and has committed herself since the death of her son to doing the uncomfortable work necessary to effect change, and her advocacy has reached over 300,000 people through school assemblies, community education nights and national conferences. She has also been featured on podcasts and news outlets such as CNN, CBS, ABC and Fox News.


🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Narcan Training, Activities and Food Trucks open
🕑: 07:00 PM
End of Event: Resource Tables, All Activities and Food Trucks Close
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Where is it happening?

Berna Facio Professional Development Center, 3315 Louisiana Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, United States

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