Peer Project

The Peer Project

Program Philosophy

 

Understanding that recovery is an ongoing process, we at The Peer Project encourage positive interaction as means for growth.  We also understand that the Project offers a time and a place for healing. And so we share our experiences, with the hope that they will contribute to the process of recovery. When we share our experiences, the greatest healing occurs.

 

Mission

 

Our mission is to provide support, peer-to-peer support. We do that by providing a place for support groups to meet and by providing links to community resources.

 

We also educate.  In both structured and unstructured forums, we provide learning opportunities which take into account the unique challenges faced by those who live with a mental illness.

 

In addition, we employ those who participate in our Program. For every applicable position we need to fill, we actively work to hire competent, stable and professional consumers to provide support and empowerment services.

 

We are unique. The services we offer to mental health consumers cannot be obtained elsewhere.

 

We are barrier free. Because we have eliminated prevocational activities and unnecessary barriers to employment, our participants are able to work at their own pace, with support from Peer Advocates.