Finding Our Power Together

June 13 is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day.

This day raises awareness about the mental health challenges faced by men and boys, and the importance of making support easier to access.

Need support?

Finding Our Power Together offers free support and low-cost counselling for Indigenous community members, including men, boys, fathers, uncles, grandfathers, and Two-Spirit relatives.

Get started today:
[email protected]
416-536-3676
www.findingourpowertogether.com

✨ Welcome back, Kaitlyn Wilcox! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome Kaitlyn Wilcox back to the FOPT team as our Training & Curriculum Officer! 🌿

Kaitlyn Wilcox (she/they) is a mixed Potawatomi social worker, researcher, and artist. Their Bodéwadmi ancestors come from Beausoleil First Nation and Moose Deer Point First Nation. They hold a BSW and MSW and are a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

Kaitlyn’s work is grounded in Indigenous knowledges, wellness, and cultural resurgence. Through research, academic writing, teaching, curriculum development, training, and community engagement, they support culturally safe, anti-oppressive, and Indigenous-led approaches across health, education, and social services. As both an artist and social worker, Kaitlyn is committed to creating meaningful opportunities for learning, healing, and connection while uplifting Indigenous voices, perspectives, and ways of knowing.

We’re grateful to have Kaitlyn’s brilliance, creativity, care, and leadership back at FOPT as we grow our training, curriculum, research, and community learning work. 🤎

Kaitlyn’s training and curriculum work will also support learning coming out of our Bridging the Gaps Study, which explores Indigenous youth journeys through the GTA mental health system and identifies opportunities for systems change.

📣 Want to learn more or bring this work to your team?

Visit our website to learn more about the Bridging the Gaps Study, or get in touch to explore a custom organizational training for your team.

🔗 www.findingourpowertogether.com
📧 [email protected]
📞 416-536-3676

Please join us in welcoming Kaitlyn back to the team! 👏🏽✨

🔥 Youth Sweat Lodge is open for registration!! 🌿

Indigenous youth ages 12 to 29 are invited to join FOPT for Healing Together: Indigenous Youth Sweat Lodge Ceremony: a powerful evening of culture, ceremony, community, grounding, and connection.

This is a chance to slow down, step away from the noise, reconnect with yourself, and be held in a sacred space for prayer, teachings, reflection, healing, and community. Whether this is your first time coming to ceremony or you are returning to it, you are welcome here. 🤎

Guided by respected lodge conductor Nyle Johnston, we’ll gather together to reconnect with culture, land, spirit, self, and each other.

📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
🕒 3 PM to 8 PM
📍 Orono, ON
💸 Free to attend
👥 Indigenous youth ages 12 to 29
✅ Registration required

Exact location will be shared after registration.

🚗 Transportation
You are welcome to meet us there, or connect with our team for transportation support.

Transportation will depart from the FOPT office:
664 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON
Please arrive at FOPT for 1 PM.

For transportation support, email:
[email protected]
Subject line: Youth Sweat Transportation
Or call: 416-536-3676

🌿 What to bring
• A dish to share for the potluck after the sweat
• Reusable water bottle, plate, and cutlery
• 1 to 2 towels
• Comfortable change of clothes
• Hat, sunscreen, bug spray, and a light jacket or sweater
• Camping chair, if you have one
• Blanket for sitting on the ground, if preferred

👕 What to wear
• Comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing
• Closed-toe shoes and/or sandals
• Ribbon skirt, regular skirt or long shorts, and a t-shirt for the sweat lodge ceremony

Spots are available!! Come as you are, bring your spirit, and join us for this meaningful evening of ceremony, healing, and community. 🔥🌿🤎

Register here:
https://app.amilia.com/store/en/finding-our-power-together/shop/activities/6983383

🧡 Come say hi! 🧡

Our Orange Shirt Pop-Up is set up at the FOPT office today. Drop by, cool off for a minute, say hi to our team, and grab your orange shirt for Indigenous Peoples Day!

📍 664 Bloor St. W
👕 Orange shirts available in person
🧡 Come by and connect with us!

Not in Toronto? No problem!! We also have orange shirts available online with direct shipping. Order soon so your shirt arrives in time for Indigenous Peoples Day.

Every shirt purchased through FOPT helps support Indigenous community members impacted by residential schools, colonialism, and ongoing systemic harm. Proceeds support our culture-based programs, counselling, research, ceremony, and youth wellness work.

It’s a purchase you can feel good about! 🧡🌿

Order online or learn more:
findingourpowertogether.com

🧡 TODAY!! Orange Shirt Pop-Up is happening at FOPT! 🧡

Need an orange shirt for Indigenous Peoples Day or want to get ahead for Orange Shirt Day? Come by today and grab yours!

📍 664 Bloor St. West
🕦 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
💵 $35 each

Every shirt helps support FOPT’s culture-based programs, including mental health and counselling, research, land-based ceremony, and youth wellness work that helps Indigenous youth not only survive, but thrive.

Come visit us, pick up a shirt, and support Indigenous-led care, culture, and community! 🧡🌿

Bulk orders are also available. Email us to inquire:
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

🌿 Only a few spots remaining! 🌿

Cultural Counselling with Nyle Miigizi Johnston is happening on Tuesday, June 16, and spots are almost full!

If you’ve been looking for culturally grounded support, guidance, reflection, or connection, this is your reminder to book your session.

🪶 Cultural Counselling with Nyle Miigizi Johnston
📅 Tuesday, June 16
⏰ 10 AM to 6 PM
📍 664 Bloor St. West or Online through Jane
🌿 New participants welcome

These one-on-one sessions offer space to reconnect with culture, explore identity, move through life challenges, and receive support rooted in Indigenous knowledge, traditional teachings, storytelling, and holistic wellness.

Don’t wait! Book your spot before sessions fill up!

🔗 findingourpowertogether.com
📧 [email protected]
📞 416-536-3676

🧡 Orange Shirt Pop-Up Shop at FOPT! 🧡

Drop by, say hi, and grab your FOPT orange shirt for Indigenous Peoples Month!

📅 June 11
🕦 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
📍 664 Bloor St. W, Tkaronto
👕 Orange shirts available in person or online

All proceeds go back into FOPT’s national programming, supporting Indigenous youth to thrive through culture, land, connection, mental health supports, counselling, research, and ceremony.

Need shirts for your workplace, school, team, or organization? Bulk order discounts are available!

📧 Email [email protected] to inquire.

Come by and support Indigenous-led care, culture, and community! 🧡🌿

🌿✨ June at Finding Our Power Together is here!! ✨🌿

We’ve got a full month of counselling, culture, ceremony, and connection!

🧠 Mental Health Intakes
Monday to Friday | Online | 10 AM to 10 PM EST
Looking for counselling or mental health support? Start here!

📞 Support On Demand
Monday to Friday | Online | 10 AM to 10 PM EST
Need someone to talk to today? Same-day support is available!

🧡 Orange Shirt Pop-Up
June 10 and 11 | 11:30 AM to 3 PM
664 Bloor St. W, Unit 201
Grab your orange shirt for Indigenous Peoples Day! Shirts are $35 and support FOPT’s counselling, culture-based programs, research, ceremony, and youth wellness work. Bulk orders available by email!

🪶 Cultural Counselling with Nyle Johnston
June 16 | 10 AM to 6 PM
664 Bloor St. W or Online
One-on-one culturally grounded support. New participants welcome!

🌈 Pride Vendor Market
June 17 | 4 PM to 7 PM
Humber College, Lakeshore Campus
Come say hi, learn about our programs, and grab FOPT merch!

🔥 Healing Together: Indigenous Youth Sweat Lodge
June 27 | 3 PM to 8 PM
Orono, Ontario
For Indigenous youth ages 12 to 29. Free to attend. Registration required!

🤍 Come connect with us this month. There’s a place for you here!

🔗 www.findingourpowertogether.com
📧 [email protected]
📞 416-536-3676

Wear your blue jean jacket this June 6th to show your support, spark conversations, and ensure these individuals are never forgotten. 💙

If you or someone you know needs support, you don't have to walk alone. Finding Our Power Together offers free support and professional counselling & peer support:

📧 [email protected]
📞 416-536-3676
🌐 www.findingourpowertogether.com

✨️Meet Kady! One of our new Program Assistants at Finding Our Power Together. ⁠
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Kady is Ojibwe from Batchewana First Nation and is a student currently pursuing a double major in Business and Sociology. Her end career goal is to open her own a business one day that reconnects traditional values to the social economy. ⁠
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Her current position within Finding Our Power Together (FOPT) is Program Assistant, committed to supporting the organization’s programs, initiatives, and community impact. ⁠
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👀You'll find Katy working on uplifting others, creating welcoming environments, and helping people feel seen, valued, and supported. She is inspired by strong community leaders, resilience, and the power of people coming together to create change.