[music] the mission of the penn north recovery center is to improve the quality of life, well-being of individuals and communities struggling to overcome substance abuse, poverty, homelessness, and crime, as well as health inequalities. after 20 years, we see on average 400 people a day come into the building to partake in some form of service, whether that's our housing program, our ged program, our job readiness program, treatment, peer support, or 12 step meetings. penn north happens to be in the center of baltimore city. there's a lot of history because i'm a native baltimorean, and what it means to me is, i have the opportunity to come in one of the most historic communities and help it get better, the same community that a lot of things happened for me, so that i can get better at my life. that's what this place means to me. the definition of peer recovery support in my mind starts from the basis of friendship. it's about credibility, a trusting relationship, mutually beneficial, where the helper and the person being helped both receive therapeutic value. well, peer support recov