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About Us
PEER Wellness Center is a Recovery Community Center that has been supporting and advocating for RECOVERY in Boise and our surrounding communities since 2015. The peer-based (non-clinical) programs and services offered provide free & confidential support to:
a)people who are living with a substance use and/or mental health disorders,
b)the friends and family who love us, and
c)our community, at large.
In gratitude for our recovery and fueled by a purpose and a passion for helping others find & maintain their recovery (in all its forms and paths), the staff/volunteers/participants at PEER strive to make our recovery community center an inclusive, non-judgemental and empowering place where
isolation becomes inclusion,
problems find solutions, and
strangers become friends.
We "remove barriers to recovery" by:
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providing free and confidential support
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being a safe place to heal and connect
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bridging the gaps between services/system navigation
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providing connection to community resources
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distributing overdose prevention supplies
We support recovery by:
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acknowledging all pathways/"No Wrong Door" to recovery
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encouraging & empowering each other (peer support)
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providing volunteer & community service opportunities
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offering a variety of peer-led support groups
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meeting people where they are at (figuratively and literally)
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hosting recovery-friendly social activities/events
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supporting our friends & family members
We advocate for our recovery community by:
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"recovering out loud" (so others do not die quietly)
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celebrating recovery with community events
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promoting "person-first" language
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reducing stigma through community education
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participating in collaborative community committees and groups
