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Essential Workers First

PEER SUPPORT FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS
You keep America running. We keep you going.
Confidential peer support for essential workers and their families. Call the 24/7 peer support line, join free online support groups, or just find someone to talk to who knows shift work.
CONFIDENTIAL · PEER-LED · FREE TO TALK
WHAT YOU GET
Peer support that fits around your shift
24/7 peer support line
Call any hour. A trained peer picks up, listens and helps you find next steps.
Peer support groups
Free online support groups by trade and by shift, including late-night check-ins.
Training courses with certificates
Stress management, de-escalation and night shift courses through EWF University.
Wellness toolkits
Printable and digital tools for the break room, the cab or the kitchen table.
Family support
Resources for spouses, partners and kids who live with the schedule too.
Member discounts
Savings on training, conferences and events, plus scholarships and pilot programs.
WHO WE SERVE
Support for frontline workers on the floor, the route and the line

Healthcare support

Grocery and retail

Transport and logistics

Utilities and energy

Sanitation and public works

Childcare and education

Agriculture and food

Manufacturing and trades
PEER STORIES
Hear it from people who do the job
Short videos from essential workers about the shift that got to them, and who they called.

Home health aide
“I didn’t need advice. I needed someone who got it.”

Long-haul driver
“Three weeks on the road gets loud in your head.”

Grocery cashier

