City Program Connects New Yorkers In Recovery To Full-time Positions As Peer Advocates With NYC Health + Hospitals
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New York - NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop and NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that graduates of a City program will be hired to help individuals seeking or sustaining recovery from a substance use disorder. The SBS Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) Training Program has led to full-time employment offers for 14 recent graduates of the program. The program, a product of SBS’ New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (NYACH), provides professional training to unemployed or underemployed New Yorkers with a personal history of, or experience with, substance use recovery. Graduates become certified to support, guide, and motivate others who are seeking or sustaining recovery from a substance use disorder. The 14 graduates will work in the emergency departments at NYC Health + Hospitals facilities….