Eight programs that provide peer support for addiction recovery have been awarded grants by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The Recovery Community Support Program grants were made to peer-to-peer programs that "help prevent relapse among people in recovery, promote timely reentry into treatment if relapse occurs, and promote sustained recovery and an enhanced quality of life," according to SAMHSA. Each winning program will receive up to $350,000 for up to four years; total funding for this round of awards could total $11.2 million, subject to availability.

Recipients included Community Bridges, Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz., which provides recovery support to homeless individuals; Women in New Recovery of Mesa, Ariz; the AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan; Exponents, Inc., of New York, which supports long-term recovery through mentoring circles, group social and strategy development activities, skills training, and recovery-community and family support; the Bucks County (Pa.) Council on Alcoholism for its PRO-ACT Peer to Peer Recovery Support Project; Serving Children and Adolescents in Need of Laredo, Texas for its Futuros Saludables Recovery Services Program; SAARA of Virginia, Inc., for its "Reach 1, Teach 1" project; and Multifaith Works of Seattle/King County, Wash.