Compeer and CompeerCORPS: Adapting Programs to Meet People Where They Are—at HOME!
This blog was contributed by Olga Antonyuk, Compeer Program
Director and Jonathan Bittner, CompeerCORPS Program Director
In
Delaware County, Compeer of Suburban Philadelphia serves people in the
community with mental health challenges, and CompeerCORPS specifically focuses
on the veteran community by making co-equal friendship matches for support,
camaraderie, and quite simply, friendship. Both programs’ purpose and model thrive
on human connection to combat isolation and loneliness. However,...