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The Peer Company

Our Vision: MHAAO is committed to promoting self-directed recovery and wellness for all individuals. We honor lived experiences.

The Peer Company (formerly Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon) is an inclusive peer-run organization dedicated to self-direction honoring the voice of lived experience. We support people wherever they are on their journey, free from judgment, or agenda. We support these aims through education, advocacy, recovery peer services, training, technical assistance, community collaboration, and through developing the peer workforce and leadership.

06/02/2026

🎨 PDX ARTISTS: we’re calling on you!

The Peer Company is teaming up with for our 4th Annual Art Auction, and we want your work in the room.

This event brings together community, creativity, and recovery—and Portland’s artists are at the heart of it. We’re especially looking for artists whose work explores mental health, healing, and the recovery journey, though all Portland-area artists are welcome to submit.

Whether you paint, sculpt, illustrate, photograph, or create in ways we haven’t thought of yet—if your art tells a story about the human experience, we want to hear from you.

✦ Open to all Portland-area artists
✦ All mediums welcome
✦ Priority consideration for work touching on mental health & recovery
✦ Art that builds connection and supports a good cause

Interested? Send an email to our Director of Development and Community Engagement, Tarra McCarthy, at [email protected]

06/01/2026

Our community is showing up in the biggest way!

This week, the Behavioral Health Resource Center (BHRC) has been overwhelmed with clothing donations—from local companies to generous individuals—and every single item is going directly to those who need it most.

The Portland community continues to prove that when we come together, we take care of our own.

📦 Want to help? Portland businesses and community members: we’d love your donations! Drop off clothing at any of our 3 locations:

📍Behavioral Health Resource Center (BHRC): 333 SW Park Ave, Portland
📍Recovery Campus: 8935 SE Powell Blvd, Portland
📍CATT: 5250 NE Elam Young Pkwy, Hillsboro

Every coat, shirt, and pair of shoes makes a difference. Let’s keep it going!

05/26/2026

FREE Drop-In Legal Clinic THIS Wednesday!

The Peer Company has partnered with Clear Clinic to bring free legal services directly to our community. Come as you are. Leave with support.

📍 The Peer Company – Hillsboro Office
5193 NE Elam Young Pkwy, Suite D
Hillsboro, OR 97124
🕛 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
🅿️ Free parking available

Services offered at no cost:
✅ Criminal record relief
✅ Eviction expungement
✅ Court fine & fee waivers
✅ Legal name & gender marker changes

Your past doesn’t have to define your future. Drop in anytime between 12–4 and let us help you take the next step. Share with anyone who might need this!

05/22/2026

This one’s for the people who show up for everyone else. 💚

If you work in peer recovery, you know what it means to hold space: for someone’s hardest moments, their breakthroughs, their setbacks, their hope. That’s sacred work. And it asks a lot of you.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re turning the check-in around!

Swipe through and take a moment—not for your caseload, not for your next shift—just for you. 👉

You can’t pour from an empty cup. Your mental health isn’t separate from the work. It IS the work.

We see you! We’re grateful for you! Take care of you!

05/20/2026

Your story has the power to change someone’s life.

We’re now enrolling for our Peer Wellness Specialist Trainings this summer and we’d love to have you join us!

As a PWS, you’ll draw on your own lived experience to support others in their physical and mental health journeys, connecting them to the resources and community care they need. No diagnosis required—just your story and your heart.

✨ 80 hours of live instruction
📍 In-Person at our Recovery Campus (8935 SE Powell Blvd) or 💻 Virtual via Zoom

🗓 JUNE: Virtual 6/1–17 | In-Person 6/1–12
🗓 JULY: Virtual 7/6–22 | In-Person 7/6–17
🗓 AUGUST: Virtual 8/3–19 | In-Person 8/3–14

All trainings run 9 AM–3:30 PM (virtual) or 9 AM–5 PM (in-person).

Completion qualifies you to apply for your Peer Wellness Specialist and/or Certified Recovery Mentor certifications. 🎓

Link in bio to register or learn more!

05/19/2026

Tomorrow’s the day! ⏰💙

The Community Good Job Fair is TOMORROW: Wednesday, May 20 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at SE Works (6401 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR).

Meet organizations hiring in behavioral health and community service and take the first step toward a career that makes a difference.

Free to attend. No registration required. Just show up!

05/18/2026

Big things are happening for behavioral health in Oregon!

Our Executive Director, Janie Gullickson, was at the Capitol on May 7 as Governor Tina Kotek signed five new laws to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, protect young people from harmful AI, and cut the red tape keeping providers from the people who need them.

As a member of the Behavioral Health Talent Council, Janie has been part of the work that made two of these bills possible: HB 4083, Cutting Red Tape for Behavioral Health Workers, is a direct result of the Council’s recommendations, and Janie spoke at the signing event about HB 4115, Streamlining Background Checks for Behavioral Health Workers, sharing her own experience navigating a system that too often treats lived experience as a liability instead of an asset.

📋 The bills:
•HB 4083 – Cutting Red Tape for Behavioral Health Workers
•HB 4115 – Background Check Streamlining for Behavioral Health Workers
•HB 4069 – Behavioral Health Worker Safety
•SB 1547 – Ballmer Institute Behavioral Health Credential
•SB 1546 – AI Chatbot Safeguards for Youth Mental Health

Grateful to be at the table and ready to keep going!💚💜

05/16/2026

Come along with us as we table at Alano Club’s Open House! A great mix of folks and community partners for a warm evening of connection!

05/15/2026

Join us next week at our Recovery Campus!

We’re hosting four incredible groups at 8935 SE Powell Blvd. Whether you’re looking for connection, support, or a little creativity, there’s something for you.

📅 Monday | 12–1 PM 🤱 Moms in Recovery A safe, welcoming space for moms in recovery to connect, share, and build meaningful community.

📅 Tuesday | 3–4 PM 🌿 Alternatives to Suicide A harm reduction approach to suicide—open, welcoming, and judgment-free.

📅 Wednesday | 12–1 PM 🌱 Rooted in Recovery An NA support group grounded in community and shared experience.

📅 Thursday | 12–1 PM 🎨 Canvas of Hope Get creative and build your own vision board! Visualizing your future is a powerful tool in recovery—when we can see where we’re going, we’re more likely to believe we can get there.

📍 8935 SE Powell Blvd All are welcome! We’ll save a seat for you!

05/14/2026

A massive thank you to our incredible emcee, Alex Green Sr.! 🙌✨

Alex brought so much more than a mic to Peerpocalypse, he brought lived experience, genuine heart, and the kind of energy that makes a room come alive. As a person in recovery and a former running back for the Green Bay Packers, Alex knows what it means to push through, get back up, and show up fully—and that’s exactly what he did for our community!

The smiles in every photo say it all. Whether he was on stage hyping the crowd or taking pictures with attendees, Alex lit up every corner of this conference. Recovery is better together, and having folks like Alex in the room reminds us why lived experience is one of the most powerful forces in this movement. 💚

Thank you, Alex, you made Peerpocalypse unforgettable!

*(Caption written with love by a Chicago Bears fan who, despite everything, would have to admit Alex made even a Packers jersey look good. Almost. 🐻⬇️🧀)*

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8935 SE Powell Boulevard
Portland, OR
97266

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+15039222377

Website

https://www.mhaoforegon.org/

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