Pima Prevention Partnership (PPP), a nonprofit, youth and family services agency based in Tucson, Arizona, is working in collaboration with the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Arizona, the Pima County Juvenile Court, and COMPASS Health Care’s Clean and Sober Theater, with pro bono assistance from the Journal Broadcasting Group, to create and develop a peer-based recovery community model for youth ages 14-18 that can be replicated nationwide.

PPP will recruit and train a 10-member core group of peer leaders in recovery who will develop and implement services. The program will target marginalized and/or adjudicated youths from multi-ethnic communities (approximately 60% Hispanic, 17% White, non-Hispanic, 10% Native American, 10% African American, 3% Asian/Pacific Islanders). Peer recovery support services will be offered at the Pima Prevention Partnership Learning Center, a newly remodeled 17,500 square foot site that will also house a Cyber Café for the youth recovery community. The Learning Center will offer peer-led emotional, informational, instrumental, and affiliational support services five afternoons and evenings per week plus Saturdays.