This peer-led session highlights the unique synergy between recovery and harm reduction efforts in New Jersey’s evolving peer ecosystem. Focusing on Hunterdon County’s Community Peer Recovery Center (CPRC) and Harm Reduction Center (HRC)—operated by Prevention Resources, Inc.—the presentation centers the lived and living experience of peers navigating both recovery and substance use support.

Although recovery and harm reduction services have often operated in separate spheres—and at times in tension—the collaborative efforts of these two programs demonstrate a powerful model of integration with promising implications for communities across New Jersey. We will examine the intersection of recovery support and harm reduction through the lens of these innovative, peer-driven programs. Presenters will share program overviews, strategies for meeting grant requirements, and candid reflections on both successes and challenges. They will also highlight the evolution of cross-sector partnerships and community collaboration, offering a broader vision of how recovery and harm reduction efforts can work hand-in-hand to better serve individuals and communities statewide.

Participants will gain insight into:

• Collaborative outreach strategies, including rural mobile models

• Building trust through consistent community presence

• Navigating philosophical differences without compromising peer identity

• Developing meaningful partnerships that expand support networks

This session embodies peer voice by showing how authentic relationships and shared experience can unite diverse peer-led programs for stronger, more inclusive community care. Attendees will leave inspired by the importance of collaboration to transform recovery and harm reduction landscapes across New Jersey.