Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 23, 2026) - Everkind Wellness Inc. (TSXV: EK) ("Everkind" or the "Company"), a wellness platform built for emotional self-care, and Freeport Recovery Group Inc. ("Freeport"), an Ontario-based organization that operates Twelve Mile Recovery, a Niagara-region residential addiction recovery program, today announced the signing of a Pilot Program Services Agreement. The pilot will make Everkind's AI wellness platform available to all current staff of Freeport and Twelve Mile Recovery, as well as to program participants across Twelve Mile Recovery's full continuum of care — from residential treatment, through a six-week post-discharge program, to outpatient and alumni support.

Twelve Mile Recovery combines evidence-based clinical treatment with a lived-experience-informed approach to addiction recovery across two St. Catharines campuses. Founded by two people out of their own recovery, the organization runs 29 beds across two locations, both accredited by CARF International. Its continuum is designed so that clients move from residential treatment into a six-week post-discharge program and on into virtual outpatient care and lifetime alumni support, without transferring between providers — all coordinated on a purpose-built clinical and aftercare platform the organization developed in-house.

Everkind provides guided journaling, personalized meditation, and acts as an intelligent companion that learns and adapts with each user over time — offering a private, low-barrier way for staff and program participants to care for their emotional wellbeing every day. The platform is grounded in evidence-based practices and is designed to complement, not replace, the clinical treatment, counselling, and peer support already in place across Twelve Mile Recovery's continuum of care. Use of the platform is entirely voluntary and is not a condition of admission, treatment, or discharge.

"Twelve Mile was built by people who needed it first, and that shapes how we think about what happens after discharge," said Ryan Connacher, Chief Executive Officer of Freeport Recovery Group Inc. "We already run our own aftercare platform and our alumni live on it. Everkind adds a different thing — a private, everyday place to do the emotional work, for clients, alumni and our own team. It sits alongside the clinical and peer work rather than in place of it. That's the point of it."

— Ryan Connacher, Chief Executive Officer, Freeport Recovery Group Inc.

Freeport will also receive access to Everkind's business dashboard, providing administrative oversight and de-identified, aggregate reporting on platform engagement. Consistent with Everkind's privacy-first approach, no individually identifiable user data is shared with Freeport, and no program participant's platform usage is used in connection with any treatment, discharge, or continuing-care decision.

"Addiction recovery is one of the most collective efforts we've seen — clinicians, peer support workers, family, and the person in recovery themselves, all pulling in the same direction. We're grateful for the chance to support that ongoing collective effort, and to serve as yet another tool that supports the kind of meaningful self-reflection and expression that recovery asks of people every single day."

— Timothy Ko, Head of Partnerships & Business Development, Everkind

The pilot deepens Everkind's presence in high-need, high-impact frontline sectors, and reflects the Company's broader commitment to making private, non-clinical, everyday mental wellness support accessible to the people and communities who need it most.

About Everkind Wellness Inc.

Everkind Wellness Inc. is a Toronto-based emotional wellness company making mental and emotional support accessible, affordable, and stigma-free. Its platform combines AI-powered journaling and personalized meditations, acting as an intelligent companion that learns and adapts with each user, grounded in evidence-based practices and built for daily habit formation. Private, non-clinical, and designed for real life. Learn more at www.everkind.com.

About Freeport Recovery Group and Twelve Mile Recovery

Freeport Recovery Group Inc. is an Ontario corporation headquartered in Toronto that operates Twelve Mile Recovery, a private-pay residential addiction treatment provider in St. Catharines, Ontario. Twelve Mile Recovery was founded by two people out of their own recovery, with nearly thirty combined years of sobriety between them, and delivers its program alongside master's-level therapists under a medical director and program director. It runs 29 beds across two St. Catharines locations — Rodman Hall at 109 St. Paul Crescent and a second residence at 125 Lake Street — both accredited by CARF International. The program spans residential treatment, a six-week post-discharge program, virtual outpatient care, and lifetime alumni aftercare delivered on software Twelve Mile built and owns, with Canadian data residency throughout. For more information, visit https://twelvemilerecovery.ca/.

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