First Nations Outreach, Inc.

It's Monday!!!! You all know what that means ...

Mental Health and Wellness challenge!

From Memorial Day through September known as National Su***de Awareness Month, and into the 1st full week in October which marks the beginning of Emotional Wellness Month, a time of year for Depression and Mental Health Screenings, and in Honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10th.

As part of our "Sacred Circle" Mental Health and Wellness Program we have created we would like everyone to focus on the 4 Aspects of Life found within the Sacred Medicine Wheel Teachings.

The 4 Aspects of Life teach us about Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness.

The Challenge for everyone is to make every Monday a Mental Health Monday!

Don't forget to share with us a picture of you focusing on one of the 4 Aspects of Life include in your post .

Each photo you post throughout the challenge will equal an entry into a random drawing that will be held on October 10th.

Join Us in this Challenge and by making small changes each week you will start to see a huge positive impact on your health and wellness!

Calling All Indigenous Women.... come join us at Festival Foods in Menasha as we gather together in the Community Room for our "Circle of Women" Gathering.

A special bonus this month, you can capture a photo while you are here and post it to our Sacred Circle" Mental Health and Wellness "Mental Health Monday Challenge", that we are holding from Memorial Day thru World Mental Health Day on October 10th, and be entered into a random surprise drawing.

We hope to see you there!

Next Week Wednesday we kick-off our Summer Programming in bringing back for another year "A Time to Gather" Health and Wellness Events as part of our Sacred Circle Mental Health and Wellness Programming.

Every 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the month we look forward to coming together with other community members! We will walk for a half hour followed by sitting together, sharing stories, making memories, and creating friendships while eating our lunch.

Brand New*** Mental Health and Wellness challenge!

From Memorial Day through September known as National Su***de Awareness Month, and into the 1st full week in October which marks the beginning of Emotional Wellness Month, a time of year for Depression and Mental Health Screenings, and in Honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10th.

As part of our "Sacred Circle" Mental Health and Wellness Program we have created we would like everyone to focus on the 4 Aspects of Life found within the Sacred Medicine Wheel Teachings.

The 4 Aspects of Life teach us about Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness.

The Challenge for everyone is to make every Monday a Mental Health Monday!

Share with us a picture of you focusing on one of the 4 Aspects of Life include in your post .

Each photo you post throughout the challenge will equal an entry into a random drawing that will be held on October 10th.

Join Us in this Challenge and by making small changes each week you will start to see a huge positive impact on your health and wellness!

We would like to thank all of those who donated during the Native Non-profit Day Event...

The Native Ways Federation reported there were 642 Donors who gave 743 donations and raised $67,591 for a list of 402 Native Non-profit Organizations.

This was our first year participating in this event.

We appreciate all the love and support First Nations Outreach, Inc. has received since re-establishing this non-profit charitable organization in July of 2022.

We would love to provide more programming and services to the community.

If you would like to Support First Nations Outreach, Inc. please check out the Letter of Support we are currently gathering signatures for. We hope to show those is positions that are able to make huge change within our community, that there is: a need, a want, and support for a dream of a Community and Cultural Center we would like to open in the Fox Cities Area.

You can click on the link below or scan the QR Code.
https://www.change.org/FirstNationsOutreachInc_CommunityCultureCenterSupport

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What did you do during the month of May...

First Nations Outreach, Inc. and the Title VI Indian Education Program of the Appleton Area School District partnered up for a MMIW & MMIP 3k/5k Awareness Walk.

We attended an Educational Night up in Oneida and learned about the Strawberry Ceremony an event that was put on by Oneida Cultural Heritage and TAP.

We spent part of the day with the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council up in Mole Lake.

We hosted a Women's Warrior Mental Health and Wellness Event as part of Mental Health Awareness Month.

This May we were added to a list of over 400 Native led Non-profit Organizations on the GiveNative.Org platform, and were able to be included in Native Non Profit Day.

First Nations Outreach, Inc. partnered up with Omaeqnomenew Maeqtekos Otameskaw for this year's Menominee Canoe Journey up on Legend Lake in Keshena.

This month thanks to the Great Lakes Inter-tribal Food Coalition and Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin, First Nations Outreach, Inc. was able to provide Tribal Elder Food Boxes to the Elders within the Fox Cities and Surrounding Areas.

Tribal Elder Food Box Program - Reminder

Today is the day - Distribution 4 pm

We just sent reminder emails to all those who signed up with distribution information. We look forward to seeing you.

We are thankful for this partnership with the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council and Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin.

Just a reminder this Thursday, May 28th at 4 pm is our very first Tribal Elder Food Box Distribution!

Anyone who signed up please check your inbox as we sent out a reminder email today with instructions for pick up.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tribal Elder Food Box Program!!!

We are pleased to announce we will be supplying Tribal Elders Food Boxes through a partnership with the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council and Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin.

For those who expressed interest and signed up check your email as distribution information was sent out this afternoon.

For those who did not sign up, but may be interested feel free to go to our website and sign up on our services pages under the Tribal Elder Food Box Program, and we will see if it is still possible to add you to this year's distribution.

Reminders... Memorial Day Weekend starts First Nations Outreach, Inc.'s Summer Hours!

From Now until Labor Day we will be closed every first and last week of the month.

But Not To Worry, We will be hosting our "A Time To Gather" Health and Wellness Events again this Summer at various parks throughout the Fox Cities Every 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the Month between 12:00 and 1:00 pm. Stay Tuned!

Also We will be Launching our Tribal Elder Food Box Program starting May 28th, if you signed up check your email to find out more information regarding distribution.

To end this year's Mental Health Awareness Month we are launching a new community challenge!

It will run today through September known as National Su***de Awareness Month, and into the 1st full week in October which marks the beginning of Emotional Wellness Month, a time of year for Depression and Mental Health Screenings, and in Honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10th.

As part of our "Sacred Circle" Mental Health and Wellness Program we have created we would like everyone to focus on the 4 Aspects of Life found within the Sacred Medicine Wheel Teachings.

The 4 Aspects of Life teach us about Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness.

The Challenge for everyone is to make every Monday a Mental Health Monday!

Share with us a picture of you focusing on one of the 4 Aspects of Life include in your post .

Each photo you post throughout the challenge will equal an entry into a random drawing that will be held on October 10th.

Join Us in this Challenge and by making small changes each week you will start to see a huge positive impact on your health and wellness!