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The attached Virtual Community News Digest is a collection of news for the peer workforce in New York State, including deadlines, upcoming events, online resources, opportunities to participate in discussions and research and the latest job openings. Here's a quick summary of what's highlighted in this issue:

Deadline

• October 10 is the deadline for applying for a scholarship for the Inaugural Peer Specialist Certification Board Conference, in White Plains on October 26 and 27. To learn more, visit the New York Peer Specialist Certification Board website. 
  

• New York City Peer Support and Community Health Workforce Consortium is conducting a survey. Share the link with other peer specialists. 
  
• Academy of Peer Services is recruiting participants who will be attending the Inaugural Peer Specialist Certification for several opportunities to participate in research on peer support and supervision. To learn more, click here.

Recent Job Openings

If you have any job openings or announcements, send email to academy.virtual.community@gmail.com.  

You can find this and back issues of the Virtual Community News Digest by clicking “News” in the heading of the Virtual Community site: https://aps-community.org