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Provides educational programs on bleeding disorders and coordinates care with Hemophilia Treatment Center at Toledo Children's Hospital's Hemophilia Clinic (4th Tuesday of each month). Provides educational materials to providers and consumers. Family resource meetings provide education, networking and support. Youth Leadership holds bi-monthly meetings with youth ages 12 and older to discuss management of bleeding disorder, teach leadership skills, education and mentoring. Direct Client Service meets at Hemophilia Treatment Center to provide medical identifications, family support, educational materials and other services on an as-needed basis.
Provides educational programs on bleeding disorders and coordinates care with Hemophilia Treatment Center at Toledo Children's Hospital's Hemophilia Clinic (4th Tuesday of each month). Provides educational materials to providers and consumers. Family resource meetings provide education, networking and support. Youth Leadership holds bi-monthly meetings with youth ages 12 and older to discuss management of bleeding disorder, teach leadership skills, education and mentoring. Direct Client Service meets at Hemophilia Treatment Center to provide medical identifications, family support, educational materials and other services on an as-needed basis.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
The Bipolar Peer Support Group is an opportunity for people living with this disorder to connect, find validation, and potentially learn some new coping strategies. Two trained co-facilitators will maintain a safe environment for people of all backgrounds to share space. Please feel free to come and talk—or just listen—as we discuss the ups and downs of living with bipolar disorder and how to make the most out of life.
The Bipolar Peer Support Group is an opportunity for people living with this disorder to connect, find validation, and potentially learn some new coping strategies. Two trained co-facilitators will maintain a safe environment for people of all backgrounds to share space. Please feel free to come and talk—or just listen—as we discuss the ups and downs of living with bipolar disorder and how to make the most out of life.
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Peer Counseling
Peer to Peer Networking
Mental Health Issues
People With Disabilities/Health Conditions
Provides an opportunity for those who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis of any type to discuss issues with someone who has survived their type of cancer diagnosis. Program also serves caregivers of those with a cancer diagnosis.
Provides an opportunity for those who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis of any type to discuss issues with someone who has survived their type of cancer diagnosis. Program also serves caregivers of those with a cancer diagnosis.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Provides a peer support program to match adults coping with severe mental illness with a community volunteer for friendship and social skill building. Provided through a partnership with Compeer International. Opportunties in the program may include:
- One-to-One Friendship Program: Offers face-to-face contact with adult volunteer.
- Compeer Calling: Provides telephone support (may be offered in addition to face-to-face support).
- Compeer Community: Offers group events and celebrations among Compeers to strengthen social skills.
- Peer-to-Peer: Matches clients with one another in supportive, one-on-one friendships.
- Skillbuilders Program: Promotes social ties through structured life skills training.
Provides a peer support program to match adults coping with severe mental illness with a community volunteer for friendship and social skill building. Provided through a partnership with Compeer International. Opportunties in the program may include:
- One-to-One Friendship Program: Offers face-to-face contact with adult volunteer.
- Compeer Calling: Provides telephone support (may be offered in addition to face-to-face support).
- Compeer Community: Offers group events and celebrations among Compeers to strengthen social skills.
- Peer-to-Peer: Matches clients with one another in supportive, one-on-one friendships.
- Skillbuilders Program: Promotes social ties through structured life skills training.
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Friendly Visiting
Life Skills Education
Mental Health Issues
Peer to Peer Networking
Friendly Telephoning
Friendly Telephoning Volunteer Opportunities
Buddy Program Volunteer Opportunities
Provides assistance dealing with trauma in a variety of ways. Services may include counseling, advocacy, support groups (peer led), peer to peer support, and other services, depending on the trauma experienced. Helps with navigating compensation services for those eligible for assistance through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) .Provides trauma-focused counseling staffed by a social work professional for crime victims as well as social work care coordination.
Provides assistance dealing with trauma in a variety of ways. Services may include counseling, advocacy, support groups (peer led), peer to peer support, and other services, depending on the trauma experienced. Helps with navigating compensation services for those eligible for assistance through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) .Provides trauma-focused counseling staffed by a social work professional for crime victims as well as social work care coordination.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Peer to Peer Networking
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Crime Victim Support
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Coordinates and provides supportive services to help young people who are facing housing instability and homelessness find or maintain stable housing. Also provides information and referral for employment assistance, mentoring, financial capability, and emergency financial assistance. The program is offered through peer Youth Navigators who use their personal experiences and knowledge of systems to support youth in accessing a variety of resources on their paths to stability.
Coordinates and provides supportive services to help young people who are facing housing instability and homelessness find or maintain stable housing. Also provides information and referral for employment assistance, mentoring, financial capability, and emergency financial assistance. The program is offered through peer Youth Navigators who use their personal experiences and knowledge of systems to support youth in accessing a variety of resources on their paths to stability.
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Homelessness Advocacy Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides telephone calling by trained volunteer survivors of a variety of blood cancers to those who are newly-diagnosed.
Provides telephone calling by trained volunteer survivors of a variety of blood cancers to those who are newly-diagnosed.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Provides one-on-one peer support to individuals that are HIV positive.
Provides one-on-one peer support to individuals that are HIV positive.
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Peer to Peer Networking
AIDS/HIV
Operates a peer network made up of foster care alumni. Network members meet regularly, offer peer-to-peer support, meet with policymakers, and participate in child welfare advocacy opportunities.
Operates a peer network made up of foster care alumni. Network members meet regularly, offer peer-to-peer support, meet with policymakers, and participate in child welfare advocacy opportunities.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Former Foster Children
Provides individual visiting with patients who are about to undergo or who have undergone ostomy surgery for purposes of support and information on day-to-day living with a urinary or intestinal diversion.
Provides individual visiting with patients who are about to undergo or who have undergone ostomy surgery for purposes of support and information on day-to-day living with a urinary or intestinal diversion.
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Colostomy Patients
Peer to Peer Networking
Disease/Disability Information
Provides a Peer to Peer volunteer phone connection for blood cancer patients and their families.
Provides a Peer to Peer volunteer phone connection for blood cancer patients and their families.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Provides a peer mentoring program for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers; individuals meet face-to-face or can communicate via telephone, text or Skype.
Provides a peer mentoring program for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers; individuals meet face-to-face or can communicate via telephone, text or Skype.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Physical Disabilities
Connects families and caregivers of children with type I diabetes, as well as individuals with the disease, to others facing similar life circumstances. Trained mentors answer non-medical questions, share personal experiences, and lend specialized support.
Connects families and caregivers of children with type I diabetes, as well as individuals with the disease, to others facing similar life circumstances. Trained mentors answer non-medical questions, share personal experiences, and lend specialized support.
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Diabetes
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides telephone calling by trained volunteer survivors of a variety of blood cancers to those who are newly-diagnosed.
Provides telephone calling by trained volunteer survivors of a variety of blood cancers to those who are newly-diagnosed.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Connects families and caregivers of children with type I diabetes, as well as individuals with the disease, to others facing similar life circumstances. Trained mentors answer non-medical questions, share personal experiences, and lend specialized support.
Connects families and caregivers of children with type I diabetes, as well as individuals with the disease, to others facing similar life circumstances. Trained mentors answer non-medical questions, share personal experiences, and lend specialized support.
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Diabetes
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides a free IOS/Android app that connects people with substance use disorder. It instantly connects people to a global sober community in their neighborhood and around the globe. It allows people to build strong sober support networks and inspire others. Sober rid also offers 24/7 certified peer coaches to assist individuals in there recovery. Our peer coaches are trained and certified to help people get sober and stay sober.
Provides a free IOS/Android app that connects people with substance use disorder. It instantly connects people to a global sober community in their neighborhood and around the globe. It allows people to build strong sober support networks and inspire others. Sober rid also offers 24/7 certified peer coaches to assist individuals in there recovery. Our peer coaches are trained and certified to help people get sober and stay sober.
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Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides one-on-one emotional support, mentoring, and companionship to those living with a mental health condition or their friends, family members, and caregivers.
Provides one-on-one emotional support, mentoring, and companionship to those living with a mental health condition or their friends, family members, and caregivers.
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Adult Mentoring Programs
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Peer to Peer Networking
Links parents of children with albinism to a trained parent liaison. Parent liaisons offer information, guidance about resources, and peer support.
Links parents of children with albinism to a trained parent liaison. Parent liaisons offer information, guidance about resources, and peer support.
Provides information and referral, peer support, advocacy, and independent living skills to persons with disabilities. Provide Braille transcription and lessons. Recreational activities (Game Day, Computer class, ILS and Peer Support Classes, and Consumer Advocacy Team). Linking guidance available for consumers seeking nursing home and youth transition.
Provides information and referral, peer support, advocacy, and independent living skills to persons with disabilities. Provide Braille transcription and lessons. Recreational activities (Game Day, Computer class, ILS and Peer Support Classes, and Consumer Advocacy Team). Linking guidance available for consumers seeking nursing home and youth transition.
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Braille Instruction
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Older Adults
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Holiday Programs
Peer to Peer Networking
Braille Transcription
Life Skills Education
Specialized Information and Referral
People With Disabilities/Health Conditions
Advocacy
Links parents of children with albinism to a trained parent liaison. Parent liaisons offer information, guidance about resources, and peer support.
Links parents of children with albinism to a trained parent liaison. Parent liaisons offer information, guidance about resources, and peer support.
Provides mentors for parents whose newborn children are hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Mentors are parents who have experienced the hospitalization of their own newborns. They are matched with parents currently in similar situations. Mentors provide support, share resources, and listen to parents going through the experience. Mentors receive training to ensure they can assist.
Provides mentors for parents whose newborn children are hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Mentors are parents who have experienced the hospitalization of their own newborns. They are matched with parents currently in similar situations. Mentors provide support, share resources, and listen to parents going through the experience. Mentors receive training to ensure they can assist.
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Peer to Peer Networking
New Parents
Matches adult individuals that have or have had cancer with a survivor of the same cancer, treatment, and side-effects. Also matches caregivers and family members with trained volunteer caregivers who themselves have undergone a similar experience. One-on-one emotional support and encouragement is provided via telephone by more than 500 survivors and caregivers representing over 80 types of cancer.
Matches adult individuals that have or have had cancer with a survivor of the same cancer, treatment, and side-effects. Also matches caregivers and family members with trained volunteer caregivers who themselves have undergone a similar experience. One-on-one emotional support and encouragement is provided via telephone by more than 500 survivors and caregivers representing over 80 types of cancer.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Families/Friends of People With Cancer
Cancer
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides mental health support services to wounded veterans via group activities, online mental health screening/support and one to one peer mentoring. Group activities include Project Odyssey which is a 5-day outdoor retreat for wounded veterans and military couples aimed at helping them cope with combat stress by learning stress management techniques and cultivating helpful attitudes about their mental affliction. Restore Veterans offers veterans online mental health screening and support tools such as self-help guides and online videos of other veterans sharing their personal experiences. One to one peer support is also available and all peer mentors are alumni of the Wounded Warrior program and are certified by Wounded Warrior to perform their duties.
Provides mental health support services to wounded veterans via group activities, online mental health screening/support and one to one peer mentoring. Group activities include Project Odyssey which is a 5-day outdoor retreat for wounded veterans and military couples aimed at helping them cope with combat stress by learning stress management techniques and cultivating helpful attitudes about their mental affliction. Restore Veterans offers veterans online mental health screening and support tools such as self-help guides and online videos of other veterans sharing their personal experiences. One to one peer support is also available and all peer mentors are alumni of the Wounded Warrior program and are certified by Wounded Warrior to perform their duties.
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Peer to Peer Networking
Disease/Disability Information
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers free one-on-one peer support to cancer patients and caregivers. Provides connections with trained peer mentors who have a shared diagnosis, similar treatments, or shared life experiences.
Offers free one-on-one peer support to cancer patients and caregivers. Provides connections with trained peer mentors who have a shared diagnosis, similar treatments, or shared life experiences.
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Cancer
Peer to Peer Networking
Offers a peer mentorship program which pairs a new parent in need of mental health support with a trained volunteer who has experienced and fully recovered from a Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD). Over a period of six months, peer mentors may provide education, guidance, and other assistance by phone, video call, text messaging, and/or email.
Offers a peer mentorship program which pairs a new parent in need of mental health support with a trained volunteer who has experienced and fully recovered from a Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD). Over a period of six months, peer mentors may provide education, guidance, and other assistance by phone, video call, text messaging, and/or email.
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Peer to Peer Networking
New Parents