Institutional Peer Support Group
Fri, Nov 17
|Her Majesty's Penitentiary
The core group is based on a peer support, self-help model of care and programming. Membership is comprised of incarcerated persons who often have justice system histories due to ongoing experiences and/or challenges, and non-criminalized community volunteers committed to social justice work.
Time & Location
Nov 17, 2023, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Her Majesty's Penitentiary, 89 Forest Rd, St. John's, NL A1A 1E3, Canada
About the event
Eligibility
The Core Group offers ongoing peer support. Membership is comprised of incarcerated persons and non-incarcerated/community volunteers.
Any person who meets the criteria is eligible to apply for a membership of a Core Group, with the following exception:
The Core Group shall not include any individual as a member if that membership would in any way deter the participation of the primary target group from involvement.
Criteria for Core Group Membership
Applicant is sincere in the desire to move away from the activities and associations that led to justice system involvement.