Peer Education & Evaluation Resource Center
No one understands the reality of HIV better than someone who lives with it every day.
Peers – specially trained members of the community who are living with HIV/AIDS – have the power to serve as an important role model to others who are learning to cope with the daily challenges of living with HIV.
The PEER Center helps Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees, clinics, AIDS Service Organizations and other training organizations develop peer programs to support HIV-positive individuals as they enter and stay in care, adhere to treatment protocols, and improve their quality of life. We help plan and implement successful, sustainable peer programs by offering the resources, support and experience that help health care organizations launch a peer program, or strengthen one that's already in place.
Building Blocks to Peer Success Training of Trainers Toolkit now available
The first-of-its-kind toolkit for training peers to support PLWHA is now available. This tookit combines the experience of four training centers with years of experience training HIV-positive peers to provide best practices, guidelines, curricula and specific lesson plans for training prospective peers in every aspect of peer work.
View Building Blocks to Peer Success TOT Toolkit
Funding for the PEER Center is through the Health Resources and Services Administration's HIV/AIDS Bureau, which is a program within the federal U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Funding is through the Minority AIDS Initiative.