{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170124","rtpr_id":"nNFC5pM5Dl-20261015","ticker":"EK","exchange":"","all_tickers":["EK"],"title":"Everkind Launches Pilot Program with Cornerstone to Recovery to Support the Team Behind York Region's Recovery Community","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-10-15T11:30:19.950Z","article_body":"Pilot program brings Everkind's daily wellness platform to the administrative\nand support staff of Cornerstone to Recovery, a York Region charity supporting\npeople impacted by addiction and mental health\n\nToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 15, 2026) - Everkind Wellness Inc.\n(TSXV: EK) (FSE: CG30) (OTCQB: EKWIF) (\"Everkind\" or the \"Company\"), a\nwellness platform built for emotional self-care, and Cornerstone to Recovery\n(\"Cornerstone\"), a Newmarket-based charitable organization that supports\npeople experiencing, and impacted by, addiction and mental health, today\nannounced the signing of a Pilot Program Services Agreement. The pilot will\nmake Everkind's AI wellness platform available to Cornerstone's clinical,\nadministrative, and support staff — the team members who keep Cornerstone's\nprograms, facilities, and social enterprises running every day.\n\nFounded in 2004 and run by people in recovery, Cornerstone uses a community\ntreatment model in which everyone who walks through its doors has the\nopportunity to both receive and give help. All Cornerstone staff members, from\nthe clinical team to administration are the driving force behind the\norganization's mission.\n\nEverkind provides guided journaling, personalized meditation, offering a\nprivate, low-barrier way for staff to care for their emotional wellbeing every\nday. The platform is grounded in evidence-based practices and is designed to\ncomplement, not replace, the employee supports and professional care available\nto Cornerstone's team. Use of the platform is entirely voluntary and is not a\ncondition of employment.\n\n\"Everyone on our team is deeply committed to serving our community and walking\nalongside individuals on their recovery journey,\" said Carleen Riffle,\nClinical Director of Cornerstone to Recovery. \"They give a great deal to the\npeople who walk through our doors, while simultaneously working to maintain\ntheir own wellbeing. Everkind gives them a private, everyday place to do so,\nexpanding their personal wellness strategies.\"\n\n— Carleen Riffle, Clinical Director, Cornerstone to Recovery\n\nCornerstone will also receive access to Everkind's business dashboard,\nproviding administrative oversight and de-identified, aggregate reporting on\nplatform engagement. Consistent with Everkind's privacy-first approach, no\nindividually identifiable user data is shared with Cornerstone, and no staff\nmember's platform usage is used in connection with any employment decision.\n\n\"Addiction recovery is one of the most collective efforts we've seen —\nclinicians, peer support workers, family, and the person in recovery\nthemselves, all pulling in the same direction. We're grateful for the chance\nto support the team behind that collective effort, and to serve as yet another\ntool that supports the kind of meaningful self-reflection and expression that\nthis work asks of people every single day.\"\n\n— Timothy Ko, Head of Partnerships & Business Development, Everkind\n\nThe pilot deepens Everkind's presence in high-need, high-impact frontline\nsectors, and reflects the Company's broader commitment to making private,\nnon-clinical, everyday mental wellness support accessible to the people and\ncommunities who need it most.\n\nAbout Everkind Wellness Inc.\n\nEverkind Wellness Inc. is a Toronto-based emotional wellness company making\nmental and emotional support accessible, affordable, and stigma-free. Its\nplatform combines AI-powered journaling and personalized meditations, acting\nas an intelligent companion that learns and adapts with each user, grounded in\nevidence-based practices and built for daily habit formation. Private,\nnon-clinical, and designed for real life. Learn more at www.everkind.com.\n\nAbout Cornerstone to Recovery\n\nCornerstone to Recovery is a registered charity headquartered in Newmarket,\nOntario that supports people experiencing, and impacted by, addiction and\nmental health. Since opening its doors in 2004, Cornerstone has grown into a\ngrassroots recovery community operating across five pillars - Pathways,\nConnections, Residential, Wellness, and Social Enterprise - including\nthree-month, abstinence-based residential programs and York Region's first\ndrop-in recovery community centre. Cornerstone holds a four-year accreditation\nfrom the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. For more information, visit\nhttps://cornerstonetorecovery.com/.\n\nContacts:\n*\nEverkind contact: Harrison Newlands — hello@everkind.com — 647-366-2795\n*\nCornerstone to Recovery contact: Carleen Riffle\n— criffle@cornerstonetorecovery.com — 705-734-4519\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking\ninformation within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any\nof the words \"expect\", \"anticipate\", \"continue\", \"estimate\", \"objective\",\n\"ongoing\", \"may\", \"will\", \"project\", \"should\", \"believe\", \"plans\", \"intends\"\nand similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information\nor statements. The forward-looking statements and information are based on\ncertain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company. Although the\nCompany believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such\nforward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue\nreliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and\ninformation because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to\nbe correct. By its nature, such forward-looking information is subject to\nvarious risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results and\nexpectations to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations\nexpressed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this\nforward-looking information, which is given as of the date hereof, and to not\nuse such forward-looking information for anything other than its intended\npurpose. These statements assume the successful rollout, user adoption, and\nongoing performance of the pilot program with Cornerstone to Recovery, and\nthat no material adverse change occurs in the Company's business or in general\nmarket conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or\nrevise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319149","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC5pM5Dl-20261015","title":"Everkind Launches Pilot Program with Cornerstone to Recovery to Support the Team Behind York Region's Recovery Community","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"EK","created":"2026-10-15T11:30:19.950Z","tickers":["EK"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Pilot program brings Everkind's daily wellness platform to the administrative\nand support staff of Cornerstone to Recovery, a York Region charity supporting\npeople impacted by addiction and mental health\n\nToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 15, 2026) - Everkind Wellness Inc.\n(TSXV: EK) (FSE: CG30) (OTCQB: EKWIF) (\"Everkind\" or the \"Company\"), a\nwellness platform built for emotional self-care, and Cornerstone to Recovery\n(\"Cornerstone\"), a Newmarket-based charitable organization that supports\npeople experiencing, and impacted by, addiction and mental health, today\nannounced the signing of a Pilot Program Services Agreement. The pilot will\nmake Everkind's AI wellness platform available to Cornerstone's clinical,\nadministrative, and support staff — the team members who keep Cornerstone's\nprograms, facilities, and social enterprises running every day.\n\nFounded in 2004 and run by people in recovery, Cornerstone uses a community\ntreatment model in which everyone who walks through its doors has the\nopportunity to both receive and give help. All Cornerstone staff members, from\nthe clinical team to administration are the driving force behind the\norganization's mission.\n\nEverkind provides guided journaling, personalized meditation, offering a\nprivate, low-barrier way for staff to care for their emotional wellbeing every\nday. The platform is grounded in evidence-based practices and is designed to\ncomplement, not replace, the employee supports and professional care available\nto Cornerstone's team. Use of the platform is entirely voluntary and is not a\ncondition of employment.\n\n\"Everyone on our team is deeply committed to serving our community and walking\nalongside individuals on their recovery journey,\" said Carleen Riffle,\nClinical Director of Cornerstone to Recovery. \"They give a great deal to the\npeople who walk through our doors, while simultaneously working to maintain\ntheir own wellbeing. Everkind gives them a private, everyday place to do so,\nexpanding their personal wellness strategies.\"\n\n— Carleen Riffle, Clinical Director, Cornerstone to Recovery\n\nCornerstone will also receive access to Everkind's business dashboard,\nproviding administrative oversight and de-identified, aggregate reporting on\nplatform engagement. Consistent with Everkind's privacy-first approach, no\nindividually identifiable user data is shared with Cornerstone, and no staff\nmember's platform usage is used in connection with any employment decision.\n\n\"Addiction recovery is one of the most collective efforts we've seen —\nclinicians, peer support workers, family, and the person in recovery\nthemselves, all pulling in the same direction. We're grateful for the chance\nto support the team behind that collective effort, and to serve as yet another\ntool that supports the kind of meaningful self-reflection and expression that\nthis work asks of people every single day.\"\n\n— Timothy Ko, Head of Partnerships & Business Development, Everkind\n\nThe pilot deepens Everkind's presence in high-need, high-impact frontline\nsectors, and reflects the Company's broader commitment to making private,\nnon-clinical, everyday mental wellness support accessible to the people and\ncommunities who need it most.\n\nAbout Everkind Wellness Inc.\n\nEverkind Wellness Inc. is a Toronto-based emotional wellness company making\nmental and emotional support accessible, affordable, and stigma-free. Its\nplatform combines AI-powered journaling and personalized meditations, acting\nas an intelligent companion that learns and adapts with each user, grounded in\nevidence-based practices and built for daily habit formation. Private,\nnon-clinical, and designed for real life. Learn more at www.everkind.com.\n\nAbout Cornerstone to Recovery\n\nCornerstone to Recovery is a registered charity headquartered in Newmarket,\nOntario that supports people experiencing, and impacted by, addiction and\nmental health. Since opening its doors in 2004, Cornerstone has grown into a\ngrassroots recovery community operating across five pillars - Pathways,\nConnections, Residential, Wellness, and Social Enterprise - including\nthree-month, abstinence-based residential programs and York Region's first\ndrop-in recovery community centre. Cornerstone holds a four-year accreditation\nfrom the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. For more information, visit\nhttps://cornerstonetorecovery.com/.\n\nContacts:\n*\nEverkind contact: Harrison Newlands — hello@everkind.com — 647-366-2795\n*\nCornerstone to Recovery contact: Carleen Riffle\n— criffle@cornerstonetorecovery.com — 705-734-4519\n\nFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking\ninformation within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The use of any\nof the words \"expect\", \"anticipate\", \"continue\", \"estimate\", \"objective\",\n\"ongoing\", \"may\", \"will\", \"project\", \"should\", \"believe\", \"plans\", \"intends\"\nand similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information\nor statements. The forward-looking statements and information are based on\ncertain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company. Although the\nCompany believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such\nforward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue\nreliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and\ninformation because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to\nbe correct. By its nature, such forward-looking information is subject to\nvarious risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results and\nexpectations to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations\nexpressed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this\nforward-looking information, which is given as of the date hereof, and to not\nuse such forward-looking information for anything other than its intended\npurpose. These statements assume the successful rollout, user adoption, and\nongoing performance of the pilot program with Cornerstone to Recovery, and\nthat no material adverse change occurs in the Company's business or in general\nmarket conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or\nrevise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319149"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-15T11:30:19.998919145Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792063819998},"received_at":"2026-10-15T11:30:20.049Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319149"},"analysis":{"id":"158328","press_release_id":"170124","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Health Care Providers & Services","sector":"Health Care"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Everkind Wellness signed a Pilot Program Services Agreement with Cornerstone to Recovery, a Newmarket, Ontario charity, to offer its AI wellness platform to the charity's clinical, administrative, and support staff.\n\nThe pilot is voluntary for staff, includes a business dashboard with de-identified aggregate reporting, and shares no individually identifiable user data.\n\nNo financial terms were disclosed; the deal primarily builds Everkind's presence in frontline, high-need sectors rather than providing immediate revenue.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Micro-cap wellness platform signs a goodwill pilot with a local charity — low commercial signal."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"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.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Carleen Riffle","role":"Clinical Director, Cornerstone to Recovery"},{"name":"Timothy Ko","role":"Head of Partnerships & Business Development, Everkind"},{"name":"Harrison Newlands","role":"Everkind contact"}],"products":["Everkind AI wellness platform","Everkind business dashboard"],"companies":[{"name":"Everkind Wellness Inc.","ticker":"EK","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Cornerstone to Recovery","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"A small pilot program with a local charity, no revenue figures, deal value, or commercial terms disclosed. 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