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Compeer Calling |
Reach Out and Touch Someone
It's 3:00 in the afternoon and 
Jim picks up the phone to place a call. Albert is home when he receives the call and the next fifteen minutes are filled with support and encouragement. Jim and Albert are part of
Compeer Calling.
This program is another service of Compeer, which matches volunteers with a person diagnosed with a mental or emotional illness for support and friendship.
Compeer Calling, which involves a weekly fifteen minute phone call, provides interim support for the client until a one-to-one match is made. These calls help to "bridge the gap " between the time a person is referred and the time they are matched.
The program can help reduce social isolation and loneliness. It also gives clients a chance to improve interpersonal skills and prepare for their Compeer match.
To assure program effectiveness, volunteers attend a free Compeer Calling training session and receive additional educational sessions about mental health and mental illnesses throughout the year.
This program is a great opportunity for people with time and activity constraints who would like to volunteer .
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Teri Birch
Executive Director