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Our Mission |
Hello, and welcome to the official website of Compeer of Lebanon County!
The mission of Compeer of Lebanon County is to complement professional care by providing acceptance and friendship for consumers of mental health services so that they may achieve a higher level of functioning and a sense of belonging in the community.
A "compeer" is defined as a person in a relationship with
another peer or
equal.
Compeer of Lebanon County matches caring, sensitive, and trained volunteers with people in recovery from a mental illness in a one-to-one
friendly relationship.
Volunteers and their Compeer friend are asked to make a commitment of four hours a month for one year to see each other on a regular basis to do what friends do -
mall walking, fishing, attending a community event or worship service,
enjoying a cup of coffee, or just talking.
Compeer's Faith in Action project inspires individuals to demonstrate their faith and altruism by offering the simple gift of friendship to people in recovery from mental illness. In every neighborhood of our Lebanon Valley, there are people struggling to continue independent, dignified lives, but who do not have the social supports in place to do so. Your powerful gift of friendship can help them on their journey towards recovery.
Faith in Action programs do not discriminate against anyone. You can be of any faith (or none at all) to volunteer or to receive care. In keeping with the interfaith nature of the program, proselytizing is not permitted.
Please take a moment to browse our website and take a look at the Compeer Program. You'll get a lot more out of it than you put into it.
Put your faith into action--the life you change may be your own!
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL:
Teri Birch
Executive Director