What Are Peer Navigation Services?
Peer Navigation Services are a variety of support services provided by trained Arizona Youth Leaders, who work as Peer Navigators, assisting teens and young adults as they work through their unique journeys. Each request received is carefully reviewed to ensure that each participant is matched with a Peer Navigator, who through their own life experience, has the skills necessary to provide individualized support to the teen and/or young adult they are matched with.
Through our partnership with Raising Special Kids up to 20 youth annually will receive our Peer Navigation Services free of charge. Contact us today to learn if you qualify for this opportunity. Additional fees may apply.
What Type of Services Are Provided?
If you do not see the specific Peer Navigation Service you need, please let us know. This is not an exhaustive list.
- Education
- Employment
- Financial
- Health and Wellness
- Independent Living
- What to Expect: Navigating ``Firsts``
- Researching/applying for scholarships/applying for FAFSA
- Registering for classes or programs
- Study skill development/tutoring/assistance with studying for a test
- Student-led IEPs
- Transition to postsecondary education/Disability Resource Centers
- Completing a job application
- Searching for new job opportunities
- Practicing for a job interview
- Talking to your employer about a problem
- Seeking accommodations/disclosure
- Dealing with problem co-workers
- Asking for a raise
- Establishing a bank account
- Setting up direct deposit
- Online banking
- Sending and receiving money via apps/security/safety
- Withdrawing money from the bank or ATM
- Creating a monthly budget
- Saving money/investing
- Paying bills on time (setting up online payments if needed)
- Healthy lifestyle choices
- Healthy relationships
- Managing/scheduling medical appointments
- Self-advocacy with health practitioners
- Filling out medical forms/personal and family history
- Managing medical prescriptions and schedules; refilling prescriptions
- Contacting insurance company/understanding medical benefits
- Making a grocery list; shopping for groceries at the store
- Ordering at a restaurant or take-out
- Preparing healthy food at home
- Time management skills
- Taking public transportation or other transport systems; requesting transportation services
- Advocating for self with parents and others
- Managing important documents (or items) and their security
- Dealing with adversity
- Personal safety (in public settings, on social media, etc.)
- Applying for a state ID
- Studying for a driver’s permit or license test
- Housing research/applying for apartment or other housing
- Determining accommodations that may be needed in areas of life
- Organization/cleaning/establishing homelife routines
- Economic self-sufficiency (not relying on benefits/public assistance)
Exploring opportunities to gain and practice independence skills, working through the first time, or the first few times engaging in activities, such as:
- Medical appointment
- Party
- Grocery store
- Small group
- Professional meeting
- Banking
- Shopping for clothes
- Taking an Uber (or similar)
- Restaurant
- Starting high school/college
- Starting a job