What is Peer Support

Though there is not one specific definition of peer support there is a broad understanding that peer support is when two or more people with similar lived experience connect to learn, share, support and grow together. Peers do this through a combination of skills, knowledge and personal experience.

Peer Support is when two or more people with similar lived experiences connect to learn, share, support, and grow. Peers do this through a combination of skills, knowledge, and empathy. Each peer-to-peer encounter is unique to the individuals experiencing it. Below our staff and members share how they’ve benefited from peer support:

Voices of Peers

  • “I feel like I'm sort of passing the baton to our students and our graduates to be authentically you because the people that we serve also look like us.”

    -Mary Mojica, Workforce Development Manager, reflecting on her experience being a peer trainer passing down tools to show up as you are.

  • "PRPSN made sure I was able to get my Drivers license which gave me the ability to be independent... being a facilitator keeps me afloat mentally because I can help people."

    - Marcus T., Member and Volunteer Facilitator

  • "I witnessed the power of hope in a place that needed it most. It was truly life-changing and a privilege to be a small part of their journey"

    -Kerry Leonard, Director of the Training Institute after reflecting on first in person CDCR cohort