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Recovery Support Services: Provides peer-based recovery support services to individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use disorder recovery.

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Provide trained volunteers, usually parents, through Sharing our Strengths (SOS) program. You are not alone. Our parent to parent/peer support network for parents of children/adult children with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, special healthcare needs or individuals with disabilities can help.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Reach to Recovery: Women currently facing breast cancer are paired with breast cancer survivors for moral support, literature and resources. Efforts are made to pair women with similar treatment courses and with similar life situations.

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Family Networking is a program of Children's Craniofacial Association in Family members are connected with other family members to share emotional support, discuss problems and identify resources. Many families that have a member with a craniofacial condition feel alone and secluded. Being able to communicate with other parents, siblings, or patients can help family members feel part of a larger community with others who are ready to help them through rough times. CAPACITY No Restrictions

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Program for children and families of children with special needs, includes networking.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Reach to Recovery: Women currently facing breast cancer are paired with breast cancer survivors for moral support, literature and resources. Efforts are made to pair women with similar treatment courses and with similar life situations.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Reach to Recovery is a one-to-one program in which trained volunteer breast cancer survivors give support, information, and mentorship to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

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The Family Link Mentor Program: Provides supportive services to parents of recently diagnosed children with diabetes.

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Peer to Peer Counseling: Offers the opportunity for individuals with disabilities to meet other individuals with the same disability or similar life challenges to discuss expression of problems, feelings and solutions. Independent living and advocacy skills are often other tools learned as a result of connecting with peers.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Reach to Recovery: Women currently facing breast cancer are paired with breast cancer survivors for moral support, literature and resources. Efforts are made to pair women with similar treatment courses and with similar life situations.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Participants are paired with a trained peer who serves as a mentor, sharing personal experiences and providing support, information, resources, and encouragement.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Peer Consultation Program: Matches up individuals with similar disabilities to empower each other through encouragement, support and socialization.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Provides an open forum layout that serves as a safe space to youth to engage in a peer to peer setting.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Reach to Recovery: Women currently facing breast cancer are paired with breast cancer survivors for moral support, literature and resources. Efforts are made to pair women with similar treatment courses and with similar life situations.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Provides peer to peer support of exploitation survivors. Services are centered around recovery, rebuilding and relationships.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Peer to Peer Counseling: Offers the opportunity for individuals with disabilities to meet other individuals with the same disability or similar life challenges to discuss expression of problems, feelings and solutions. Independent living and advocacy skills are often other tools learned as a result of connecting with peers.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

VA has developed a Caregiver Peer Support Mentoring Program to connect Caregivers to one another, to provide support, and to learn from each other. Peer Support Mentoring provides an opportunity for Caregivers to share their experience, wisdom, skills and passion with each other and benefit from the guidance of others.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

RCIL provides a Peer Support group where individuals who all experience disability and meet monthly for peer counseling to address disability needs and issues in the community, such as health and wellness, safety, transportation and direct support workers concerns. The group also meet on a monthly basis for crafts and recreational activities. RCIL Friends groups are located in El Dorado, Emporia, Eureka, Osage City. RCIL also offers Online Friends group via computer or phone.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Stroke survivors, their family and caregiver can speak with someone "who has walked a mile in their shoes" via the "Warmline".

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

First Connection is a program, usually for people newly diagnosed, where participants are matched with a peer support volunteer.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Modern Family Alliance organizes social activities and events which invite LGBTQ+ families to meet one another, network, find mutual support and share experiences that may be beneficial to other families.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211

Peer-to-peer support provided by trained volunteers to provide emotional support and information about local services for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and multiple myeloma.

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New parents of children born with Down Syndrome can be matched with a mentor.

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Peer mentors are trained leaders who volunteer to offer lived experiences on how to use community services and resources available to people with I/DD.

United Way of Greater Kansas City 211