Our award winning HTH Peer Training Program will provide an intensive 14-week classroom-based training and 12 week internship experience to specifically train people in mental health recovery to work as Peer Providers in Human Services.  With your full participation and commitment to our program, you will be able to:

•Establish and sustain your own self-directed recovery and care.

•Provide effective peer support services in Human Services.  

•Choose, get, and keep competitive employment.

Application and attendance to HTH’s Peer Training Program is free of charge to all participants. We are funded by: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Office of Mental Health (OMH), ACCES-VR Adult Career and Continuing Education Services, Social Security's Ticket to Work, and donor sponsorships.

To be eligible, applicants must:

•Have a clinical mental health diagnosis 

•Reside in the NYC metropolitan area

•Have at least a high school diploma (or the equivalent)

•Be able to work in the U.S.


The HTH Peer Training Program consists of three parts:

I. 14 week classroom training (approx. 280 hours)

II. 12 week internship (work max. 24 hours per week)

III. Competitive employment obtainment support

Next Term Dates:

Class Term: Monday, November 20, 2023 - Thursday, February 22, 2024

Deadline to Apply: Sunday, October 15, 2023

Internship Begins: March/April 2024

The next session of the Howie The Harp Training Program will start in November 2023. If you are interested in applying, please fill out the application here.

Informational Sessions:

We are holding informational sessions for HTH's training, Assisted Competitive Employment (ACE), and Ongoing Integrated Supportive Employment (OISE) programs regularly. These informational sessions are open to both potential program participants, as well as to staff working in the social service/mental health field. To learn more about when informational sessions take place, and to sign up, please click here.

Employment Opportunities:

If you have open peer employment positions you are looking to fill, please complete the attached form and we will share the jobs with our graduates.

HTH Office is located at 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. 12th Floor.  For directions, please click here.

For immediate questions, please contact Anthony (Tony) Wright, Coordinator of Training at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .