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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.
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.
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.
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.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
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.
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.
Cancer Wellness' monthly discussion groups allow patients and family members to share information with otherswith similar diagnoses. These groups focus on peer-to-peer sharing related to the physical aspects of living with the diagnosis. These groups are professionally facilitated and meet monthly on a drop-in basis.
Cancer Wellness' monthly discussion groups allow patients and family members to share information with otherswith similar diagnoses. These groups focus on peer-to-peer sharing related to the physical aspects of living with the diagnosis. These groups are professionally facilitated and meet monthly on a drop-in basis.
Services
Patient to Patient Networking
Pancreatic Cancer
Multiple Myeloma
The Family Link Mentor Program: Provides supportive services to parents of recently diagnosed children with diabetes.
The Family Link Mentor Program: Provides supportive services to parents of recently diagnosed children with diabetes.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Participants are paired with a trained peer who serves as a mentor, sharing personal experiences and providing support, information, resources, and encouragement.
Participants are paired with a trained peer who serves as a mentor, sharing personal experiences and providing support, information, resources, and encouragement.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides an open forum layout that serves as a safe space to youth to engage in a peer to peer setting.
Provides an open forum layout that serves as a safe space to youth to engage in a peer to peer setting.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
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.
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.
Peer Consultation Program: Matches up individuals with similar disabilities to empower each other through encouragement, support and socialization.
Peer Consultation Program: Matches up individuals with similar disabilities to empower each other through encouragement, support and socialization.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
New parents of children born with Down Syndrome can be matched with a mentor.
New parents of children born with Down Syndrome can be matched with a mentor.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
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.
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.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Program for children and families of children with special needs, includes networking.
Program for children and families of children with special needs, includes networking.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
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.
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.
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
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
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
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.
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.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Offers support to veterans, military personnel, and their families to address challenges related to deployments and reintegration. This program is staffed by certified veteran peer support specialists. Peer-to-peer mentoring, group support, and therapeutic counseling are available. Veterans and their family members are encouraged to drop in or call with any concern; if the agency does not have a way to assist, we are part of a network that can.
Programs offered Voices of Veterans writing group meets monthly, a support group for Vietnam veterans is held weekly, OIF/OEF veterans meet for food/comradery Wednesdays at 5:30 pm.
Other support meetings are started as the need arises.
Offers support to veterans, military personnel, and their families to address challenges related to deployments and reintegration. This program is staffed by certified veteran peer support specialists. Peer-to-peer mentoring, group support, and therapeutic counseling are available. Veterans and their family members are encouraged to drop in or call with any concern; if the agency does not have a way to assist, we are part of a network that can.
Programs offered Voices of Veterans writing group meets monthly, a support group for Vietnam veterans is held weekly, OIF/OEF veterans meet for food/comradery Wednesdays at 5:30 pm.
Other support meetings are started as the need arises.
Services
Veteran Reintegration Counseling
Peer to Peer Networking
Veteran Support Groups
Military Family Support Groups
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.
Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.
Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.
People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.
Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.
Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.
Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.
People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.
Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.
Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.
Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.
People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.
Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.
Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.
Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.
People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.
Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.
Services
Disability Related Sports
Peer to Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disability Rights Groups
Center for Independent Living.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Center for Independent Living.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Services
Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Driver Training
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries
Peer-to-peer program connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and understand the process.
Peer-to-peer program connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and understand the process.
Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Center for Independent Living.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Center for Independent Living.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Services
Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Driver Training
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries
Peer-to-peer program connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and understand the process.
Peer-to-peer program connects newly diagnosed patients and their families with trained volunteers who have experienced blood cancer firsthand and understand the process.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Over half of employees have some type of disability. As individuals work to become more independent, staff can share experiences of having a disability, encountering and overcoming barriers to independence.
Over half of employees have some type of disability. As individuals work to become more independent, staff can share experiences of having a disability, encountering and overcoming barriers to independence.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
R Place Peer Recovery Center offers NAMI Peer-to-Peer (P2P) class for adults experiencing mental illness(es), including substance use disorder. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is an eight session course available completely FREE through the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Johnson County (NAMI JC).
P2P is taught by "Peers," which is how we refer to adults with mental illness at NAMI. Two or three trained Peer Instructors volunteer to teach the 2 hour per session, 8 week course. The class allows Peers to learn about common mental illness diagnoses, teaches effective ways to deal with them, and empowers attendees with Self Advocacy skills to get the best care.
P2P is taught by "Peers," which is how we refer to adults with mental illness at NAMI. Two or three trained Peer Instructors volunteer to teach the 2 hour per session, 8 week course. The class allows Peers to learn about common mental illness diagnoses, teaches effective ways to deal with them, and empowers attendees with Self Advocacy skills to get the best care.
R Place Peer Recovery Center offers NAMI Peer-to-Peer (P2P) class for adults experiencing mental illness(es), including substance use disorder. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is an eight session course available completely FREE through the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Johnson County (NAMI JC).
P2P is taught by "Peers," which is how we refer to adults with mental illness at NAMI. Two or three trained Peer Instructors volunteer to teach the 2 hour per session, 8 week course. The class allows Peers to learn about common mental illness diagnoses, teaches effective ways to deal with them, and empowers attendees with Self Advocacy skills to get the best care.
P2P is taught by "Peers," which is how we refer to adults with mental illness at NAMI. Two or three trained Peer Instructors volunteer to teach the 2 hour per session, 8 week course. The class allows Peers to learn about common mental illness diagnoses, teaches effective ways to deal with them, and empowers attendees with Self Advocacy skills to get the best care.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Independent Living Center offers Independent living skills training, independent living transitional services, peer counseling/support, and advocacy and advocacy training.
Independent Living Center offers Independent living skills training, independent living transitional services, peer counseling/support, and advocacy and advocacy training.
Services
Peer to Peer Networking
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Center for Independent Living.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Center for Independent Living.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Services
Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Driver Training
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries