2026-02-02T11:09:35-08:00 2025-06-30 850884480 Cathy Root CPA & Associates Inc 1970 Broadway Ste 525 Oakland CA 94612 990 2024-07-01 710867031 PEERS ENVISIONING AND ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES PEER 5108327337 8393 CAPWELL DRIVE 240 OAKLAND CA 94621 Nancy Lee Financial Director 2026-02-02 true true Cathy Root CPA P01589560 5108589588 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 8393 CAPWELL DRIVE 240 OAKLAND CA 94621 3097705 false X http://www.peersnet.org/ X 2001 CA PEERS mission is to build a diverse community of people with mental health experiences who provide culturally responsive, peer-based wellness strategies and work together to eliminate stigma and discrimination. 6 6 41 6 0 315368 140050 3059331 2947898 7533 9757 0 3382232 3097705 0 0 2239977 2280345 0 1613 784839 789302 3024816 3069647 357416 28058 1390741 1479938 357857 624770 1032884 855168 PEERS mission is to build a diverse community of people with mental health experiences who provide culturally responsive, peer-based wellness strategies and work together to eliminate stigma and discrimination. false false 2427118 Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) Program Description and AccomplishmentsFY 2024-2025From July 2024 through June 2025, PEERS served a diverse group of 996 unduplicated participants across all of our programs, plus an additional 3,300 people reached through outreach, speaking engagement events, and webinars, whose names we did not capture. Peer support groups are the core of our work. In 2024-25, we offered 392 peer support group sessions, including:Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing: Following an evidence-based curriculum, peers share stories, ideas and insights and come up with a personal plan for getting well and staying well.Youth Collective: Leadership development and wellness for young people.Buried in Treasures: An evidence-based curriculum focuses on support and skill-building to give participants tools to manage moderate to severe hoarding/cluttering.Special Messages: Peer support around hearing voices and receiving other messages that others dont.Hope & Faith: Peer support around wellness among members of African American faith communities.Healing Our Past and Expectations (HOPE): Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for Asian Americans from an evidence-based curriculum.Latine Community Mental Wellness: Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for Latine communities from an evidence-based curriculum.Black Wellness and Resilience: Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for African Americans from an evidence-based curriculum.Impact example: 92% of PEERS participants reported that the group or workshop helped them have hope.Participants gain new information, skills, and tools to support their wellness through PEERS programs. In 2024-25, we offered 79 workshops and presentations, served 53 older adults through individual services, and reached 316 community members with anti-stigma speaking engagements, including:Transition-age youth wellness workshops: Youth-developed workshops on multiple topics.Other wellness workshops: Presented where community members gather; topics included youth mental health, the SAMHSA Eight Dimensions of Wellness, spirituality and peer support, and more.Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their recovery stories in the community.Program for Encouraging Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS): A holistic, evidence-based service focused on skill building and problem-solving that supports isolated older adults who have depression.Impact example: 93% of participants see themselves using what they learned from PEERS in the future and 92% understand more about their mental health and wellness.Leadership development among people with mental health challenges combats internalized stigma. In 2024-25, PEERS offered the following leadership development opportunities:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members develop public speaking and advocacy skills and tell their stories in the community.Taking Action Facilitator Training and Mentoring: Certification and ongoing support for peers leading Taking Action groups.Everyone Counts Campaign: Latine Community Mental Wellness Fellows group plans and leads anti-stigma efforts.Impact example: 85% reported that they feel better about their life as a result of PEERS services.Positive images and stories about people with mental health experiences help change community members attitudes. In 2024-25, PEERS reached 316 community members through anti-stigma speaking engagements:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their stories in the community.Media: Email blasts, blog posts, social media, and traditional media stories countering stigma.Community Outreach: Disseminating anti-stigma messages through visibility at community events.Impact example: 95% of audience members in speakers bureau presentations reported that after the presentation, they feel people with mental health experiences can grow, change, and recover.Peers Organizing Community Change (POCC)Peers Organizing Community Change (POCC) is a group of mental health consumer advocates. PEERS provided fiscal and administration support that included logistics for POCC members to attend the annual conferences and provided assistance to coordinate POCC meetings, conferences, and other events. 2427118 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 55 0 true 41 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false true false true false false false false true true true true true true true false CA X NANCY LEE FINANCE DIRECTOR 5108327337 8393 Capwell Drive Ste 240 OAKLAND CA 94621 X NANCY LEE FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 124367 0 0 Jennifer Vanaman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 112448 0 0 Rolonda Jackson Vice President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAX DERENONCOURT President 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kamaldeep Kaur MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katherine Norris MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GAURAV GUPTA Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROSALIND SMITH Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 236815 2 false false false 0 140050 140050 BHCS - MENTAL HEALTH 2155715 2155715 BHD REENTRY 69889 69889 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 119929 119929 PEARLS 576717 576717 SERVICES 17333 17333 8315 8315 2947898 9757 9757 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3097705 2957655 X 0 0 0 0 242303 84806 157497 0 1572597 1278121 293226 1250 0 465445 353442 111678 325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391541 362464 29077 0 17884 13285 4599 0 0 45658 30642 15016 13100 12907 155 38 0 63504 63504 0 0 0 8993 3560 5433 POCC COMMITTEES 99380 99380 OFFICE OF PEERS SUPPORT 35800 35800 TRAINING & WORKSHOPS 30288 28548 1740 COMMUNICATION 29435 21401 8034 53719 39258 14461 3069647 2427118 640916 1613 0 387065 1057190 0 919035 375038 0 0 0 0 0 115634 115634 0 0 0 0 0 84641 47710 1390741 1479938 264235 578957 10083 83539 45813 357857 624770 X 1032884 855168 1032884 855168 1390741 1479938 28058 -205774 X X false true X true false X 1699840 2191648 2267082 3374699 3087948 12621217 0 0 1699840 2191648 2267082 3374699 3087948 12621217 0 12621217 2204 1663 2713 7533 9757 23870 0 0 12645087 0.99810 0.99870 X 115634 115634 Operating Lease Obligations 45813 45813 3097705 3097705 3097705 3069647 3069647 3069647 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of income tax returns is sent to board president and treasurer for review before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c PEERS Conflict of Interest PolicyRatified March 15, 2016PEERS Conflict of Interest Policy deems that no board of director member or officer shall directly benefit from PEERS contracts. If there is the potential for a conflict of interest, the board member will be recused from any vote or decision making processes. We may make an exception for temporary contract work, if it is decided that a board member/officer has an expertise that benefits the organization and requires payment for services. This decision will be made on a case by case basis by majority vote of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board of directors reviews, evaluates, and determines Executive Director's compensation using market comparability data and performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR reviews, evaluates, and determines THE employees compensation using market comparability data and performance. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes governing documents (policies) available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The Executive Director and Finance director oversee the compilations of financial statements to the independent auditor and all findings are shared with Board members.