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Compeer program grows in Kansas driven by female volunteers
In six months Lawrence’s Compeer program has become Kansas second largest, pairing 24 Bert Nash clients with volunteers. Most matches are female. male volunteers are scarce. Training precedes matches, which are strictly one on one and weekly for a year. The program aims to ease loneliness for mentally ill adults through outside contact and friendship.
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Lawrence
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Bert Nash
Wichita
Kelly Merrick
Merrick
Elisabeth Holladay
Eudora
Betty
Pete Wright