Types of Programs
The Compeer Model matches trained volunteers with one individual in mental health recovery. These one-to-one relationships are the foundation for all Compeer affiliates. However, each affiliate also offers other programs that expand Compeer’s mission of decreasing the sense of loneliness and isolation that an individual with a mental health diagnosis can experience.
At Compeer, we know the healing power of friendship and seek to offer that “medicine” in various ways. To volunteer with one of these programs, please contact the affiliate closest to you.
Please click on a program below to view details.
Compeer Friend
Compeer Friend matches a volunteer with an individual in mental health recovery. Volunteers meet with their Compeer friend an average of four hours a month, roughly one hour per week.
Affiliates:
- Butler County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh Valley
- Pittsburgh
- Suburban Philadelphia
CompeerCORPS
Similar to Compeer Friend, CompeerCORPS builds on the affinity many who have served in the military have with one another. CompeerCORPS matches veteran volunteers with veterans in mental health recovery.
Affiliates:
- Butler County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh Valley
- Pittsburgh
Compeer Calling
A Compeer caller makes reassuring phone calls to one or more persons in mental health recovery once a week for 15 minutes for a one-hour-per-month commitment.
Affiliates:
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Suburban Philadelphia
E-Buddy
An E-Buddy provides supportive outreach through email, texting, and/or other forms of electronic communication.
Affiliates:
- Chester County
- Suburban Philadelphia
Pen Pal
A Pen Pal uses written correspondence (letters, cards) to offer support to one or more persons.
Affiliates:
- Butler County
- Chester County
- Suburban Philadelphia
Small Groups
Compeer small groups encourage socialization when one-to-one matches may be impractical, providing meaningful peer relationships among group members.
Affiliates:
- Chester County
- Pittsburgh
- Suburban Philadelphia
Recreational Centers
Recreational Centers provide frequent socialization in a group setting. Participants can make meaningful peer relationships, practice communication skills and learn new skills.
Affiliates:
- Pittsburgh
Student for a Semester
College students who need to do 30 hours of volunteer work in the community visit and socialize with clients in a facility setting.
Affiliates:
- Butler County