About our organization

Founded by a longtime community member and veteran PEER Support Specialist, our purpose is to provide advocacy and acceptance for individuals in the community who have survived the pain and trauma of living with mental and emotional health problems. The goal of a peer-run program is to provide empathetic support and assistance to individuals living in the community and assist them with attaining resources, education, and opportunities, that allow them to achieve wellness and recovery within their lives.

We are a 501c3 organization and we are entirely grant funded, under EIN 47-3806954.

To provide all members and attendees with a safe environment where they can socialize, receive peer support, and enjoy a variety of activities and events in a stigma and judgment free space.

We are able to provide individuals with opportunities to support, mentor and assist members to achieve community inclusion, participation, independence, recovery, resiliency and/or productivity. Peers are Individuals who have a unique background and skill level from their experience in utilizing services and supports to achieve their personal goals of community membership, independence and productivity. Peers have a special ability to gain trust and respect of other beneficiaries based on shared experience and perspectives with disabilities, and with planning and negotiating human services systems.