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In crisis? If you are in immediate danger, call or text 988 or call 911.   |   24/7 peer line: +1 (564) 227-3872

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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

ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS

Free online support groups, led by peers who get the job

Join a live, judgment-free conversation with peers who have worked the doubles, covered the no-shows and still made it home. Burnout, a rough shift, trouble at home, or you just need to talk. Camera optional.

Online Meeting Session

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

Doctor and Patient

Healthcare support

Paying at the Store

Grocery and retail

Delivery Person Driving

Transport and logistics

Worker Using Equipment

Utilities and energy

Garbage Collection Vehicle

Sanitation and public works

Teacher With Children

Childcare and education

Fresh Vegetable Harvest

Agriculture and food

Factory Worker Portrait

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.

Doctor and Patient

Home health aide

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

Truck Driver Portrait

Long-haul driver

“Three weeks on the road gets loud in your head.”

Supermarket Checkout Interaction

Grocery cashier

“You smile all day. Then you sit in the parking lot.”

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THE EWF APP

Support in your pocket, between shifts

Call the peer line in one tap, join a session from your break, and keep your toolkits and courses in one place.

24/7 PEER LINE · +1 (564) CARE-USA

+1 (564) 227-3872

For essential workers and their families. Confidential. A trained peer picks up, day or night.

IN IMMEDIATE DANGER? CALL OR TEXT 988, OR CALL 911.

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