Important progress in the fight against fentanyl. We’re proud to see ARMOUR Families co-founder Collin Gage recognized in this article highlighting emerging research into a fentanyl vaccine, an innovation that could help prevent overdose and poisoning before they occur. While still in development, this type of science represents a critical shift toward prevention. By potentially blocking fentanyl from reaching the brain, approaches like this could reduce the number of fatal overdoses/poisoning and offer new hope to families across the country. As synthetic drugs continue to evolve, solutions must evolve with them. Innovations like this may open new pathways to address fentanyl and other synthetic substances, helping stop deaths and strengthen the tools available to both communities and those working to protect them. This is one step forward, but meaningful progress matters. 🔗 Read more: mensjournal.com/news/scienti… #FacingFentanyl #ARMOURfamilies #PreventionMatters #NotOneMore @KamalB

This partnership represents an important step forward for all of us. Through this work, we at ARMOUR Families/Facing Fentanyl have the honor of connecting with families across the United States who have been impacted by the fentanyl crisis. So many of you have shared your stories and your desire to be part of meaningful change, especially in education, prevention, and legislation. We hear you. We carry your voices with us. And we are grateful for your continued strength and support. Our partnership with the National Fraternal Order of Police not only strengthens our shared commitment to advancing legislation that makes our communities safer, but it also creates a powerful pathway to share life-saving education and prevention resources with law enforcement agencies nationwide. Through FOP networks, these tools can reach officers on the ground and the communities they serve every day. We believe this collaboration will help amplify awareness, support law enforcement with the tools they need, and ensure that the voices of impacted families are part of shaping real solutions. As this initiative progresses, we will continue to keep you informed about opportunities to engage, because your voice matters in creating change. We deeply value the National FOP and its members for their dedication and service, and we are proud to stand together in this work. @KamalB @codruginvest @GLFOP @ColoradoFOP einpresswire.com/article/908…

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍- 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐘𝐂 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟎 & 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔📷™ From Denver to New York City, the message is clear: mental health matters in the fight against fentanyl. Love Like Lake, a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting youth mental health awareness and fentanyl prevention, is proud to serve as the Facing Fentanyl Gold Sponsor of our NYC flagship event. Prevention doesn’t start with substances, it starts with support. When young people have access to safe spaces, education, and mental health resources, we reduce risk, build resilience, and save lives. Join us as we bring this conversation to the national stage at the National Fentanyl Prevention & Awareness Day Flagship Event in New York City, August 20–21, 2026. Together, we can turn awareness into action and protect the next generation. #FentanylAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #LoveLikeLake #PreventionStartsHere #nycevents @KamalB @collingage_

Proud to present at the Education 2.0 Conference in Las Vegas this week. Hearing from educators around the world confirmed what we’ve long known. They are facing real challenges every day, from mental health and social media to drug prevention. In this clip, a teacher from Oklahoma shares just a glimpse of those realities. Her story is one of many. We were honored to receive an Excellence in Education Award for our fentanyl prevention work, but this recognition belongs to impacted families across the nation whose voices are being heard. Educators need support. Together, we can keep building awareness and protecting our youth.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6K3hLU-… #Education #FentanylAwareness @KamalB

Hi Andrea, I'm heading to The 2.0 Conferences this April and looking forward to conversations that will offer fresh perspectives on how things are evolving across education, healthcare, business, leadership, and tech. Not just what's trending, but what's truly changing and what that means for how we build, lead, and create going forward. Hoping to meet like-minded professionals at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino from April 7–9, 2026. If you're attending, let's connect! 📷 #The2Conf #Health2Conf #CXO2Conf #Education2Conf #Tech2Conf #Founders2Conf #facingfentanyl #ARMOURfamilies @KamalB @GageCollin Warm regards, The 2.0 Conferences Team

We are grateful to Colegio CAD in Uruguay for their leadership in addressing the dangers of drugs and for the opportunity to be part of this important international conversation. At the event, ARMOUR Families Chairman Kamal Bherwani participated in the program, helping highlight the urgent need for global collaboration to prevent the spread of synthetic drugs. During the presentation, a video was shared that underscores the devastating human toll of contaminated and illicit fentanyl 📷 including the recent tragedies affecting families in Argentina 📷. Stories like these continue to remind the world why prevention, accountability, and education must remain at the forefront of this fight. Facing Fentanyl continues to elevate the voices of families impacted by this crisis, while ARMOUR Families works to advance prevention strategies, innovation, and global awareness aimed at protecting communities before tragedy occurs. Together, through advocacy, prevention, and international collaboration, we are working to ensure that the lessons learned from loss lead to meaningful change and saved lives. Thank you to Colegio CAD for helping bring this critical discussion to Uruguay and for standing with families across Argentina, Uruguay, the United States, and beyond who are working toward safer communities. #FacingFentanyl #ARMOURFamilies #FentanylAwareness #GlobalPrevention #Uruguay #Argentina #ColegioCAD youtube.com/shorts/rDhr1189Y…

❣️It’s a new chapter for Facing Fentanyl. Today, as we celebrate the launch of the new ARMOUR Families website, we also acknowledge something bigger. Facing Fentanyl has formally merged into ARMOUR Families to build greater, smarter, and more scalable solutions to the fentanyl crisis. ❣️Facing Fentanyl was founded by families who turned unimaginable loss into action. Together, we built one of the largest family-led fentanyl awareness movements in the nation. We educated communities. We stood beside law enforcement. We advanced legislation. We united over 200 organizations. We created National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. 🌐Now we are expanding that foundation. Through ARMOUR Families, our mission grows beyond awareness into infrastructure. Beyond advocacy into innovation. Beyond response into prevention systems designed to stop poisoning before it happens. This merger strengthens our ability to: • Advance science and breakthrough prevention strategies • Partner with leaders in data, technology, and innovation • Build real-time response tools • Strengthen supply reduction, awareness, harm reduction, and justice reform efforts • Unite families with researchers, policymakers, and public safety leaders To every family who has stood with Facing Fentanyl, this is your movement evolving. Your voice remains central. Your loved ones remain our why. To those working in science, technology, research, public safety, education, and policy, we invite you to engage with us at a deeper level. The crisis demands bold collaboration. We are not stepping back. We are building forward. Visit the new website. armourfamilies.org/ Stay connected. Join the next phase of this fight. Together, we continue to honor lives by saving lives. #FacingFentanyl #ARMOURFamilies #FamiliesUnited #PreventionFirst #StrongerTogether @collingage_ @KamalB @ONDCP

WHO IS ARMOUR Families? Impacted families created this movement. It was built through grief, courage, late-night calls, testimony, advocacy, education events, and standing shoulder to shoulder when it felt like no one else understood. 🔷Facing Fentanyl is not just a name, it is a family. 🔷That does not change. Our Facing Fentanyl team remains intact. The same families, the same mission, the same commitment to education, legislation, partnership with law enforcement, and lifting up voices across the country. What is changing is our capacity. Through ARMOUR Families, we now have the opportunity to take this work to the next level, expanding prevention efforts, investing in innovation, strengthening supply reduction strategies, increasing reduction of harm access, and building long-term solutions that protect future generations. Facing Fentanyl remains the heart. ARMOUR Families becomes the expansion. This is growth ❣️not replacement. This is strengthening ❣️not stepping away. And together, ❣️we continue forward. Thank you to Allison and the Play It Forward Podcast for supporting families and helping us share this evolution with clarity and care. Families protecting families-always. vimeo.com/1168920382?share=c… @collingage_ @KamalB @JaimePuerta62 @ONDCP @DEAWashingtonDC

Facing Fentanyl and ARMOUR Families are joining forces, expanding prevention beyond awareness and into real, scalable solutions. For years, Facing Fentanyl has led with education, advocacy, and the voices of impacted families across the nation. Now, through ARMOUR Families, we are building the next layer: 🔷 innovation, early-warning intelligence, 🔷 rapid-response education tools, 🔷 and bold prevention strategies designed to stop deaths before they happen. By merging lived experience with cutting-edge solutions, we expand our impact. Awareness sparked the movement. 🔑 Infrastructure will sustain it. Together, we are building the future of fentanyl prevention. #ARMOURfamilies #facingfentanyl #Innovation #EarlyWarning #RapidResponse @collingage_ @KamalB

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 This PSA represents a collaborative effort between ARMOUR Families and The Black Poster Project, whose memorial display grounds this message in the reality of lives lost and the urgency of prevention. The Black Poster Project has powerfully honored those taken too soon. Their work ensures that the human cost of illicit fentanyl and synthetic drugs is visible, not abstract, not political, not distant. Visible. 𝐀𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐥, 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥. As our work continues to evolve alongside ARMOUR, we see firsthand how aligned stakeholders can amplify one another’s impact. When organizations share the same mission, saving lives through prevention, awareness, and accountability, collaboration strengthens the outcome. This type of partnership enables a unified message to reach farther and resonate more deeply in communities nationwide. It brings awareness to the realities of illicit drugs and the irreversible consequences they cause, while urging others to act. No single organization can confront this crisis alone. ✅ But aligned coalitions can build momentum. ✅ Aligned coalitions can build infrastructure. ✅ Aligned coalitions can build prevention. Facing Fentanyl has always stood for education, advocacy, and bringing families to the forefront of solutions. Working in alignment with initiatives like ARMOUR strengthens that commitment by expanding the tools, innovation, and long-term prevention strategies available to protect families.youtube.com/watch?v=i2dXZBYQ… #FacingFentanyl #ARMOURFamilies #BlackPosterProject #CoalitionStrength #PreventionFirst #EndFentanylPoisoning @collingage_ @KamalB @JaimePuerta62

Strengthening the Mission ARMOUR Families and Facing Fentanyl are united by one clear understanding: today’s drug crisis is complex, evolving, and multifaceted. To effectively address the entire battlefield, from prevention and education to innovation and policy, strategic alignment is essential. That is why this merger matters. We are proud to highlight two exceptional leaders serving on the ARMOUR Families Board: 🔷Hareesha Boyagodage is the Founder and President of H&B Premier Group, a full-service accounting and advisory firm. A CPA, Chartered Accountant, IRS Enrolled Agent, and attorney, Hareesha brings over 20 years of experience and serves on several nonprofit boards. His commitment to disciplined leadership and strong governance helps ensure our mission is sustainable and built for long-term impact. Beyond his professional work, he is active in wellness initiatives and mentoring, has completed 6 marathons, and enjoys boating and time with his 4 children. 🔷We are also honored to have Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, Vice President at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, where he leads the FutureSafe: AI and Emerging Technology initiative. He previously served as Under Secretary for Science and Technology at DHS and held senior roles at the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration. A former Yale physics professor, he earned his Ph.D. from Princeton and dual B.A. degrees from UC Berkeley. As synthetic drugs evolve and global threats accelerate, prevention requires foresight, structure, and collaboration. The merger of ARMOUR Families and Facing Fentanyl strengthens our ability to confront this crisis from every angle -education, innovation, policy, accountability, and community engagement. This is how we meet the moment. #FacingFentanyl #ARMOURFamilies #Prevention #BoardLeadership #UnitedFront #familiesfirst @collingage_ @KamalB

Experienced Leadership Guiding Prevention At ARMOUR Families, we believe bold prevention requires experienced leadership — and we are honored to have two extraordinary leaders helping guide our mission. 🔷Linda Gibbs serves as Principal for Social Services at Bloomberg Associates, where she advises mayors across the country on innovative urban solutions. Her distinguished career includes serving as New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, where she oversaw initiatives addressing poverty, juvenile justice, homelessness, and public health. She also served as Commissioner of Homeless Services and held senior leadership roles in the Administration for Children’s Services and the Office of Management and Budget. Linda brings deep expertise in systems change, cross-sector collaboration, and evidence-based policy — insight that is critical as we work to prevent fentanyl poisoning and protect families nationwide. 🔷We are also proud to have Tom Allon on our board. Tom is the Founder and Publisher/GM of City & State, the premier media platform covering politics and policy in New York and Pennsylvania. With more than 30 years of media leadership experience — including roles at The Hill and Manhattan Media — Tom understands the power of information, narrative, and public engagement in driving meaningful change. Beyond publishing, Tom has taught journalism at Stuyvesant High School and Hunter College. A graduate of Cornell University and Columbia Journalism School, he lives in Brooklyn Heights with his three children. Together, Linda and Tom bring policy depth, media expertise, and a shared commitment to protecting communities. ARMOUR Families is building a board that reflects experience, courage, and urgency — because prevention demands nothing less. #ARMOURFamilies #PreventionLeadership #PublicPolicy #FentanylPrevention #BoardLeadership #FamiliesFirst🔷

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day 5th Anniversary – Observed Nationwide August 21 This year, we unite once again as One Nation. One Fight. Facing Fentanyl. Together. 🗽 NYC Flagship Event 📍 Father Duffy Square – Times Square 📣 August 20, 2026 ⏰ 12 PM – 2 PM Two days. One mission. Five years ago, this national day began as a movement of grieving families who refused to stay silent. Today, it is a united voice across the country demanding awareness, accountability, and change. ❣️More special event details are coming soon for both August 20th and August 21st in NYC. In recognition of this milestone year, additional special events will be added for both August 20th and August 21st. These moments are being thoughtfully planned to significantly honor our loved ones, elevate family voices, and strengthen our national impact. This anniversary will not be just another year. It will be a defining moment. We hope families, advocates, law enforcement, community leaders, and supporters from across the country will join us. Together, we educate. Together, we act. Together, we prevent. #facingfentanyl #OneNationOneFight #FentanylAwareness #August21 #TimesSquare #educateactprevent Adrienne Sautter Jaime Ignacio Puerta Gonzalez Michael Fiore

Strengthening Our Impact Through Strategic Partnership Facing Fentanyl was built by families. ARMOUR Families was built to strengthen prevention. Today, we are proud to introduce two distinguished board members of ARMOUR Families - leaders whose experience and governance strengthen the next phase of our work through strategic partnership and alignment. 🔹 Alfred W. Zollar With over 45 years in business and technology, including 34 years at IBM, Al has served on the boards of BNY, Nasdaq, and IBM. A Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow, he is deeply committed to advancing education, economic opportunity, and the arts through nonprofit leadership and community service. 🔹 Donna Morea With more than 40 years of global leadership experience, Donna served as President of CGI, leading multi-billion-dollar operations worldwide. She currently chairs the SAIC Board, serves on the Truist Board, and advises major private equity firms. She is also a passionate mentor and community leader dedicated to empowering future women executives. Facing Fentanyl and ARMOUR Families are strategically aligned to build stronger, smarter prevention solutions. Facing Fentanyl will continue to lead national awareness, legislative advocacy, and family mobilization. ARMOUR Families expands that work by building structural prevention platforms, an innovation strategy, and long-term impact infrastructure. Together, we are merging strength with strategy — ensuring that families are not only heard, but supported by leadership capable of building sustainable change. This is not a shift away from our mission. It is an expansion of it. More to come. #FacingFentanyl #ARMOURFamilies #StrategicPartnership #PreventionLeadership #FamiliesFirst #StrongerTogether @collingage_ @KamalB

For years, Facing Fentanyl has been powered by families who turned unimaginable loss into relentless action. Today, we are proud to introduce the leadership team of ARMOUR Families — a next-generation prevention platform born from that same commitment to protect others. 🔹 Kamal Bherwani Co-Founder & Chairman, ARMOUR Families 📷 Andrea Thomas Co-Founder & CEO, ARMOUR Families Founder, Facing Fentanyl 📷#FacingFentanyl #ARMOURFamilies #PreventionFirst #FamiliesInAction #FentanylAwareness #StrongerTogether @collingage_ @KamalB

The Foundation Built by Families Two missions. One strategy. United for strategic strength. For years, Facing Fentanyl has stood at the intersection of grief, policy, and prevention. We have worked alongside families, law enforcement, educators, and lawmakers to bring visibility to the dangers of counterfeit pills and illicit fentanyl. We’ve: • Helped pass legislation • Trained communities • Partnered with federal and local law enforcement • Created National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day • Built a national alliance of over 200 organizations Facing Fentanyl was built by families who refused to stay silent. But awareness alone cannot stop a rapidly evolving synthetic drug crisis. #FacingFentanyl #FamiliesLeadingChange #PreventionMatters #PublicSafety #SyntheticDrugs @collingage_ @SaraCarterDC @ONDCP

Prevention is not passive. It is proactive. Strategic. Relentless. At ARMOUR Families, we believe the fentanyl crisis requires more than awareness alone. It demands innovation, intelligence, and action. We are building a nonprofit platform designed to invest in high-impact, nontraditional prevention strategies — because the threat has evolved, and so must the response. That means: ▪️ Advancing next-generation prevention tools ▪️ Supporting early warning systems ▪️ Strengthening education that equips youth before exposure ▪️ Bridging public health, law enforcement, and technology ▪️ Backing bold solutions that challenge the status quo ARMOUR stands for hope, determination, intelligence, boldness, precision, integrity, honor, urgency, and unity. We are not just responding to tragedy. We are engineering protection. Families who have lost loved ones understand something deeply: seconds matter. Systems matter. Accountability matters. This is not about politics. It is about protection. Prevention must be built with the same seriousness and innovation as the threat we face. If you believe we need smarter systems, stronger collaboration, and courageous leadership in this fight, we invite you to stand with ARMOUR Families. Together, we build what should have existed before the loss. #ARMOURFamilies #FentanylPrevention #InnovationForImpact #PublicHealth #AIforGood #DrugPolicy #PreventionMatters #facingfentanyl