Offers online support, education, and awareness programs for individuals with, caregivers of, and those affected by cancer.

Pairs breast cancer survivors with recently diagnosed patients to offer one-on-one peer support. Contact may be either in person, by phone, or online, based on location and the individual's needs. All volunteers are trained and certified by Reach to Recovery standards.

Offers online support, education, and awareness programs for individuals with, caregivers of, and those affected by cancer.

Pairs breast cancer survivors with recently diagnosed patients to offer one-on-one peer support. Contact may be either in person, by phone, or online, based on location and the individual's needs. All volunteers are trained and certified by Reach to Recovery standards.

Places calls to consumers at a specific pre-arranged time in order to provide support or to check-in.

Provides referral and support for individuals with mental health struggles and their families. All phone calls received are kept confidential and callers may remain anonymous.

Offers connection to a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), who is an individual with lived mental health experience who has been trained and certified in the state of Pennsylvania on how to assist others in recovery and wellness.

Certified Peer Specialists can:

A) Assist in the development of strengths-based individual goals

B) Serve as an advocate, mentor, or facilitator for resolution of issues that a peer is unable to resolve on their own

C) Help to develop community supports

D) Provide education on ways to maintain personal wellness and recovery

E) Provide education on navigating the mental health system

Offers social activities, pool tournaments, classes, community activities, and a safe place for adults with a mental health diagnosis to give and receive support. Offers advocacy services, peer support, and a free nutritious lunch.

Offers children with spina bifida and other related disabilities the opportunity to develop social, motor, sensory, and cognitive skills by interacting with peers in a fun and stimulating environment in a play group for children age 2 to 5. The program provides a place where parents and children can interact in a play/support group setting under the careful supervision of a professional.

Offers a wide variety of services, including: respite care; movement monitors; seizure response dogs; training for teachers/school nurses on seizure recognition, and first aid training; educational conferences; sleep and movement monitors/assistance with care coordination and more. Provides patient education, information and support for adults, young adults, and children with epilepsy and their families, and those working with individuals living with seizures.

Offers a wide variety of support programs for parents and guardians of children with mental health and behavioral challenges. Services include peer-to-peer support, education, and advocacy.

Supports parents in affirming their child who identifies as LGBTQI+.

The support of peers who struggled to accept and affirm their own child’s identity has been found to be helpful to parents who are facing the same emotional challenge. The goal is to strengthen the bond between parent and child and keep the family together.

Prepares foster parents to meet the challenges of fostering adolescents.

Using their own experiences in fostering adolescents, the Foster Family peers help parents understand how the traumas their foster child has experienced impacts their behavior and helps them build understanding relationships

Connects volunteers who have served in the military and share similar interests and life experience with veterans in mental health recovery. Volunteers provide supportive friendship and mentoring relationships to promote wellness and inclusiveness.

Veteran volunteers can promote the camaraderie that exists between two veterans.

Provides Peer Support Specialists (individuals who are self-identified current/former consumers of mental health services) who review participants’ progress in identifying and developing natural supports and social networks, identify and develop strategies to increase self-help and self improvement, and identify any additional areas that the participant feels they need additional support with in order to aide in their recovery.

Provides a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for individuals with and recovering from mental health issues, with opportunities for socializing and providing mutual support within a peer group. Also offers a wide range of educational workshops that help individuals to handle emotions and manage illness.

Shared/Supportive Housing is a peer support based housing option for individuals of Butler County who are afflicted with persistent symptoms of mental illness, but wish to return to the least restrictive form of independent and community based housing. Supportive Housing is often used for individuals who graduate from the Partial Care CRR but are still in need of a reduced level of support to maintain within the community. Common intervention includes landlord/tenant relations, conflict resolution with peers/roommates, liaison with utility providers and treatment team, etc.

Through supportive/shared housing, residents form a natural support system of their peers. Staff is available 24/7 for conflict resolution and independent living skills support and training. Staff monitors involvement in community resources to ensure that residents receive the maximum level of available benefits/supports. Staff networks with local and reputable landlords to ensure residents are offered a fair lease and secure a sound,

Offers special therapeutic interactions conducted by self-identified current or former consumers of behavioral health service who are trained and certified to offer support and assistance in helping others in their recovery and community integrations process.

Provides an opportunity for individuals who have achieved significant progress to assist others in their recovery journeys with appropriate social networking, education and employment support, and to supplement existing treatment with providing ways to navigate the system to success.

Matches clients with certified peer specialists who have:
A) Physical disability and/or experience working with persons who have physical disabilities
B) lived experience managing behavioral health challenges.
Services may include building a network of natural supports; developing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan; facilitating collaboration with service providers, healthcare providers, transportation, and other resources; and assistance with nursing home transition planning.

The Work Ordered Day Program consists of six work units: Clerical, Food Service, Education, Administrative, and Transitional Employment. New members may choose to experience each unit during an orientation period in order to determine which area is of greatest interest to them.

The Clerical Unit’s duties involve receptionist work, scheduling of appointments, outreach, and member intakes and orientation. Computers are available for training in word processing, database development, preparation of monthly newsletters, and research. Additional responsibilities include Database Management, Network Management, Internet Services, Web site Administration and Computer User Technical Support. Finally, this unit is also responsible for the ordering of supplies, photocopying and filing.

The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit’s responsibilities include meal preparation, grocery shopping, menu planning, outreach, cashiering, bank deposits, financial procedures, and operation of food service equipment and maintenanc

Camp for teens and young adults with varying disabilities. Provides instruction on a variety of skill to help participants achieve their personal goals while having fun. Sign up for full weeks or select days throughout the summer.

Hospice care can be provided at home, in long term care facilities or in St Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. Hospice also provides bereavement support and guidance for anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one, regardless of where their loved one died. Bereavement support services are free-of-charge, open to all and include support groups, workshops for adults and children, lectures/discussions and services of remembrance. Ryan's Tree is a six-week guided peer support program designed for children and adolescents, age 5 - 18, who are grieving the loss of a family member or friend. Call for current schedule of bereavement programs.

Home health care is provided by nurses and health aides to help patients recover from illness or injury. Serves individuals from infancy to adulthood. PATH program provides visiting nurses to families who need support with daily tasks and parenting. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) provides visiting nurses who work with low income, first time mothers on parenting, nu

Hospice care can be provided at home, in long term care facilities or in St Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. Hospice also provides bereavement support and guidance for anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one, regardless of where their loved one died. Bereavement support services are free-of-charge, open to all and include support groups, workshops for adults and children, lectures/discussions and services of remembrance. Ryan's Tree is a six-week guided peer support program designed for children and adolescents, age 5 - 18, who are grieving the loss of a family member or friend. Call for current schedule of bereavement programs.

Offers support recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings. The group atmosphere provides help from peers and offers an ongoing support network for addicts who wish to pursue and maintain a drug-free lifestyle.

Offers a leadership development and mentoring program. Participants break into age-appropriate groups led by trained mentors and focus on self-awareness, character building, goal setting, time management, communication, social engagement, networking, conflict resolution, developmental skills, peer mentoring, and leadership skills.

Serves as a statewide network of people who use their own experiences with mental health and substance use to support others. Provides training and education about peer support and recovery, helps create peer support networking groups, and advocates for the needs of people who provide peer support.

Offers peer support and education in pain management skills to people with pain, family and friends, and health care professionals. Information and tools available can help individuals and their support network to better understand chronic pain and work more effectively with individual healthcare teams toward a higher quality of life.

Offers email support, resources and groups that meet online and in person geared primarily towards adult family members of LGBTQ+ children of any age. We also welcome allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community.. PFLAG does not work directly with youth but aims to improve their lives by supporting families and educating communities. PFLAG National also offers virtual Comunidad Latina / Latino Community groups for those who speak Spanish. Volunteers welcome to contact us for current opportunities.

Offers a statewide program that links families of children and adults with disabilities or special needs. Parents are connected one-on-one with another parent called a Peer Supporter, who can assist with a variety of issues: physical, developmental, educational, special healthcare, and behavioral health concerns.

Provides civic opportunity that gives individuals a chance to network with other like-minded peers, explore leadership possibilities, learn new skills, and have fun. Volunteers choose how, where, and how often they want to serve, with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week. RSVP volunteers do not receive any monetary incentive or stipend, but the RSVP project may reimburse volunteers for certain out-of-pocket costs

Assists individuals with mental health issues in developing their path to recovery. Individuals work with peer specialists who are or have been the recipients of mental health services. Peer specialists assist individuals in basic living skills, support and advocacy, development of social networks, and with linking individuals to other services.

Peer specialists assists adults with mental health issues in basic living skills, support and advocacy, developing a social network and linking them to other services.

Peer specialists assists support on basic living skills, support and advocacy, developing a social network, and connecting clients to other services