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Peer Recovery Support

Encouragement, mentorship, accountability, and genuine human connection — from individuals who have walked the path of recovery themselves.

Peer support from lived experience · Recovery Empowerment Specialists · 24/7 availability · Seattle & Tacoma, WA

Peer Support That
Comes from Lived Experience

Peer Recovery Support at Hope & Chance is provided by individuals who have walked the path of recovery themselves. This lived experience is not incidental — it is the foundation of everything that makes peer support meaningful.

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Our Recovery Empowerment Specialists provide consistent encouragement, accountability check-ins, mentorship, and a genuine human connection that reminds residents they are not on this journey alone.

Peer support is not a supplement to our other services — it is woven through all of them. Every resident in our housing program has access to peer support throughout their stay.

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What Peer Support Provides

Recovery MentorshipGuidance from someone who has navigated recovery personally
Regular Wellness Check-insConsistent connection throughout your recovery journey
AccountabilityCompassionate structure that keeps recovery moving forward
EncouragementGenuine belief in your capacity to heal and grow

Peer-to-Peer Mentorship

Guidance, encouragement, and shared wisdom from individuals with genuine lived recovery experience.

Consistent Check-ins

Regular, structured wellness check-ins keep you connected, supported, and accountable throughout your stay.

Crisis De-escalation

Trained peer supporters respond to emotional crises with calm, experience, and compassion — stabilizing difficult moments without judgment.

Goal Setting & Accountability

Work alongside a peer supporter to set meaningful recovery goals, celebrate milestones, and address setbacks constructively.

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Support from someone who truly understands.

Meet Our Recovery
Empowerment Specialists

Our peer support staff — known as Recovery Empowerment Specialists (RES) — are trained professionals with lived recovery experience, led by our Director of Programs and Tacoma Area Supervisor.

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Director of Programs

Jeremy Vargas

Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight across all peer support programs in both Seattle and Tacoma.

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Tacoma Area Supervisor

Kyambadde Andrew

Oversees all peer support activities across the Tacoma area, ensuring culturally responsive, community-rooted support.

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