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The P.E.E.R. Center RECEIVES $220,000.00 IN FUNDING To Support The P.E.E.R. Center Expansion Program!
The P.E.E.R. Center has received $220,000.00 in grant funding to support its efforts in fighting addiction by delivering needed recovery support services, Juliet C. Dorris-Williams, Executive Director, announced today. “
5 Awesome Recovery Toolbox Items
What supportive items are in your recovery toolbox? As we grow in our recovery, we add specific tools (skills) to our boxes. Below is a list of items geared to have supportive purposes to add to your toolbox.
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 – May
How I survived in my recovery dealing with Covid-19 – the greatest pandemic in my lifetime: I work at The P.E.E.R. Center where being available to our Associates is my life’s mission. I appreciate my job so much, then the pandemic grew all over the world. I remember Governor DeWine announcing that C
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 – April
My Covid-19 recovery story. I was very anxious; I felt uncertain, so I had to get staying busy working from home. We closed the centers, extended hours on the Warmline, added more staff to the Warmline schedule; I worked with other supervisors to help our staff use their peer support skills over the
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - March
My story about coping with the COVID pandemic that started last March: At first I was working from home, which I did not mind, but I had to re-adjust to using a laptop and not having my big monitor screen. I also had to adjust to working off a TV tray and not having a copier-just my fax and printer
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - February
As of March, 2020, when the news broke about Covid 19, I made the decision to temporarily move from my nine-person, four-generational home to a three-person home with friends who were as careful as I was about remaining free of this deadly virus. We all were careful to follow CDC guidelines to wear
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - January
The last few months we have been featuring “Recovery During Covid” stories from our awesome TPC team, seemed fitting that on our “14th anniversary” newsletter issue that I should share what recovery during COVID looks li
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - December
Since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, I have discovered many things about myself and how to maintain and manage my recovery. When it all began, I was very scared, anxious and stressed about what it would mean for mys
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - November
In March 2020, I started a new chapter in my life. I was hired as a Peer Support Specialist at The P.E.E.R. Center. This was so new to me. I started my orientation which was a week long. By my last day of orientation, th
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - October
My recovery story in coping with Covid-19 is unique in a lot of ways. I started reading about coronavirus (Covid-19) in December 2019. I was watching the news one night and they reported in China people were coming down
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - September
As Covid-19 took many people by surprise I was no exception. I have been working two jobs, going to school, and managing recovery for dual-diagnose for about a year. When the pandemic hit Ohio my life took a drastic turn
Recovery Stories: Coping with Covid-19 - August
As news of this virus began to spread, my anxiety did increase a bit. I have a family to worry about and underlying health conditions. Fueled in part by the massive amount of news coming in, I quickly stopped the news wa
Why is coffee important to The P.E.E.R. Center?
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are ground and then brewed with near-boiling water to produce the beverage we all know – and many of us worship — known by names like cup of joe or java. Howeve
PEERdance & Walk 2018 Was a HUGE Success
The chance of rain could not stop what would become a record-breaking event in The PEER Center’s history. Moreover, it did not stop the celebration of recovery. Our community responded overwhelmingly as the 5th Annual PE
Five Ways to Support Someone in Need
Listen – Active listening is crucial to understanding what help is needed. Ask yourself: Is this person in danger or in crisis? Is this person a threat to themselves or others? Is this person wanting something specific?
The PEER Center Top 10 of 2017
2017 was a record setting year. Below is our 2017 Top 10 accomplishments for The PEER Center. #10 Celebrated the 4th Annual PEERdance & Walk event with music and entertainment provided by: DJ Michael Porter, The WellJam
Six reasons to attend a support group
While going to a group might seem uncomfortable, unnecessary, or something for “those people”, have you been to a group? Not all groups are alike, facilitated by the same people, 12-step, nor require participation from p
Model the way of Recovery
How does one model the way of recovery? This differs from person to person. Often, the term is used to describe individuals who set standards, apply skillsets in diverse environments to make the most out of life on their
5 Awesome Recovery Toolbox Items
What supportive items are in your recovery toolbox? As we grow in our recovery, we add specific tools (skills) to our boxes. Below is a list of items geared to have supportive purposes to add to your toolbox. 5. Voluntee
Why Celebrating Recovery Publicly Matters
I used to think I was alone, that no one cared. This was supported by when I screwed up, everyone pointed it out. When I excelled well beyond their expectations, I got silence! In fact, it was as if nobody cared by the a
What is The P.E.E.R. Center and PEERdance?
Simply put, The PEER Center is a consumer operated drop-in center for people living with mental illness, addiction, and/or trauma. We operate two centers in Columbus, Ohio, and are open 365 days a year. All of our servic
PEERhugs Project
It’s that time of year again! All the leaves are off the trees, the weather suddenly got much colder, and every store is filled with decorations and twinkling lights. The holidays are here – and that means PEERhugs is ba